Dave Cash knocked in two runs with a triple in the ninth inning and scored on a passed ball to provide the Phillies with a 6-3 victory over the Braves. Steve Carlton, who started for the Phillies and singled to drive in one of their two runs in the second inning, pulled a hamstring and was forced to leave the mound. The Phillies used three relievers with the victory going to Pete Richert.

Vic Correll hit a three-run homer for the Braves in their half of the second, but the catcher had trouble handling Phil Niekro's knuckleball and was charged with four passed balls during the game. In the third, the Phillies tied the score on a double by Mike Schmidt and two passed balls. With one away in the ninth, Ralph Garr misplayed a fly ball by Bill Robinson for a three-base error. Tommy Hutton walked and Cash followed with his triple. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Friday, August    16, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Phillies     0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   6  9  1
Braves       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   1   3   3     0   0   .305      Garr rf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .360
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   2   .277      Perez 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Schmidt 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .307        Robinson pr,ss      1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
Johnstone rf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .361      Aaron lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .257
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Unser cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .267      Johnson 1b,2b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Robinson lf,rf,lf     4   2   1   0     0   1   .237      Foster ss             2   1   0   0     1   1   .174
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .239        Lum ph              0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Carlton p             1   0   1   1     0   0   .195        Murrell ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Schueler p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .116      Correll c             3   1   1   3     1   1   .218
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .228      P. Niekro p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .216
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Casanova ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .192
  Hutton lf           0   1   0   0     1   0   .233
  Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .257

Totals               35   6   9   4     2   9             Totals               31   3   4   3     6   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 12,686
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Braves 8
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 1
Errors: Schmidt, Garr
Doubles: Robinson (12), Schmidt (21), Aaron (14)
Triples: Cash (10)
Home Runs: Correll (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (14), P. Niekro (8)
GIDP: Perez (7)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 2     2   3   3   1   1   1   9   3.17
Schueler                4     0   0   0   3   2   0  15   3.33
Garber                  1.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   9   4.29
Richert W(2-1)          1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.70
Totals                  9     4   3   3   6   4   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro L(13-10)      9     9   6   3   2   9   0  38   2.60
Totals                  9     9   6   3   2   9   0  38

Passed Balls: Correll 3 (5)
Wild Pitches: P. Niekro (3)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bill Williams


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Bowa singled
to right; Schmidt flied out to center; Montanez grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied
out to right; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Johnstone struck out; Unser walked; Robinson
doubled to left [Unser to third]; Boone lined to third; Carlton
singled to right [Unser scored, Robinson to third]; Cash singled
to left [Robinson scored, Carlton to second]; Bowa struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron doubled to left; Baker flied out to left;
Johnson struck out; Foster walked; Correll homered [Aaron
scored, Foster scored]; P. Niekro grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 3RD: Schmidt doubled to right; Correll allowed a passed
ball [Schmidt to third]; P. Niekro threw a wild pitch [Schmidt
scored]; Montanez singled to center; Johnstone struck out; Unser
lined into a double play (second to first) [Montanez out at
first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: SCHUELER REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Garr grounded
out (first to pitcher); Perez walked; Evans flied out to left;
Aaron forced Perez (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Boone struck out; Schueler
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker flied out to left; Johnson grounded out (third
to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Braves 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash singled; Bowa out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Cash to second]; Schmidt grounded out (first
unassisted); Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll walked; P. Niekro reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Correll to second]; Garr forced P.
Niekro (second to shortstop) [Correll to third]; Perez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garr out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Aaron walked; Baker struck
out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone lined to pitcher; BROWN BATTED FOR SCHUELER;
Brown struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: GARBER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Foster grounded
out (third to first); Correll grounded out (third to first); P.
Niekro singled to left; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Schmidt
singled to left; Montanez grounded out (second to first)
[Schmidt to second]; Correll allowed a passed ball [Schmidt to
third]; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez reached on an error by Schmidt [Perez to
third]; ROBINSON RAN FOR PEREZ; Evans was walked intentionally;
Aaron reached on a fielder's choice [Robinson out at home
(shortstop to catcher), Evans to second]; Baker forced Aaron
(shortstop to second) [Evans to third]; Johnson was walked
intentionally [Baker to second]; LUM BATTED FOR FOSTER; RICHERT
REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); HUTTON REPLACED GARBER (PLAYING
LF); ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MURRELL BATTED FOR
LUM; Murrell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies
3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: MURRELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); Unser popped to catcher; Robinson reached on an error by
Garr; Boone struck out; Hutton walked [Robinson to second]; Cash
tripled to right [Robinson scored (unearned), Hutton scored
(unearned)]; Correll allowed a passed ball [Cash scored
(unearned)]; Bowa struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING RF); ROBINSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Correll struck out; CASANOVA
BATTED FOR P. NIEKRO; Casanova singled to center; Garr flied out
to left; Robinson forced Casanova (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 3.