Getting the first hit of his major league career, Biff Pocoroba drove in two runs with a single in the second inning to enable the Braves to defeat the Phillies, 3-1. Earl Williams singled and Larvell Blanks doubled before the Braves' rookie catcher came through with his hit.

Greg Luzinski homered for the Phillies' run in the sixth, but the Braves added a tally in their half on a pass to Dusty Baker, a stolen base and single by Blanks. Roric Harrison, who doled out five hits, registered his third career victory over the Phillies without a defeat. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Friday, May       9, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  6  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .362      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Perez 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .267
Luzinski lf           3   1   2   1     1   0   .296      Baker rf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .250
Hutton 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Lum cf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .226
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .174      Williams 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .172
Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .342      Blanks ss             3   1   2   1     0   0   .263
Anderson rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Pocoroba c            3   0   1   2     0   0   .100
Underwood p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Harrison p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oates ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .211

Totals               34   1   5   1     3   3             Totals               28   3   6   3     4   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  7,444
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Braves 5
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 0
Errors: Bowa, Evans, Williams
Doubles: Maddox (4), Blanks (5)
Home Runs: Luzinski (6)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (2), Hutton (1), Baker (3)
Caught Stealing: Garr (3), Blanks (1)
GIDP: Baker (4)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood L(3-3)        6     6   3   3   4   1   0  25   3.32
Hilgendorf              2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.64
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   2   0  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(2-1)         9     5   1   1   3   3   1  37   2.67
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   3   1  37

Balks: Underwood (2), Harrison (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Bowa
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Maddox grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

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

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski walked; Harrison balked [Luzinski to
second]; Hutton grounded out (third to first); Schmidt struck
out; Boone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum popped to third; Williams singled to center;
Blanks doubled to left [Williams to third]; Pocoroba singled to
left [Williams scored, Blanks scored]; Harrison struck out; Garr
popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Anderson grounded out (third to first); Underwood
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
walked; Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Braves 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Bowa made an out to first; Maddox doubled to
center; Maddox stole third; Luzinski flied out to right; Hutton
walked; Hutton stole second; Schmidt walked; Boone grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum walked; Williams popped to second; Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lum to second]; Pocoroba
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson made an out to first; Underwood singled
to left; Cash flied out to right; Bowa singled to left
[Underwood to third]; Maddox flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Harrison singled to left; Garr forced Harrison
(first to shortstop); Underwood balked [Garr to second]; Garr
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Perez walked;
Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Braves 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski homered; Hutton popped to second; Schmidt
struck out; Boone popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker walked; Baker stole second; Lum flied out to
right; Williams grounded out (third to first); Blanks singled to
right [Baker scored]; Blanks was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Anderson reached on an error by Evans [Anderson to
first]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR UNDERWOOD; Johnstone forced
Anderson (pitcher to shortstop); Cash flied out to center; Bowa
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves
3.

BRAVES 7TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Pocoroba
flied out to center; Harrison flied out to left; Garr reached on
an error by Bowa [Garr to first]; Perez forced Garr (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Maddox flied out to center; Luzinski singled to
center; Hutton reached on an error by Williams [Luzinski to
second, Hutton to first]; Schmidt flied out to center; Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Baker flied out to
left; Lum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Anderson struck out; OATES BATTED FOR HILGENDORF;
Oates flied out to center; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 3.