Three stolen bases and three bunts were the keys to the Phillies' 3-2 victory over the Braves. In the first inning, Dave Cash singled, stole second, took third on a sacrifice bunt by Larry Bowa and scored on an infield out by Jay Johnstone. Mike Schmidt singled in the second, moved up on a passed ball, stole third and scored on a squeeze bunt by Bob Boone.

Then in the eighth with the score tied, 2-2, Greg Luzinski singled and stole second before giving way to pinch-runner Terry Harmon. After Harmon advanced to third on an infield out by Dick Allen, Schmidt laid down a bunt and beat it out for a hit as Harmon crossed the plate with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      23, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Phillies     1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   2   .316
Perez 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Bowa ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Evans 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .242      Johnstone rf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .347
Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243        Brown lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .362
  Gilbreath pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Luzinski lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Lum rf                2   1   1   0     2   1   .237        Harmon pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .200
Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Office cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Allen 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .229
Pocoroba c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .250        Anderson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Schmidt 3b            3   1   2   1     1   1   .243
Dal Canton p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Maddox cf             3   0   2   0     1   1   .242
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Boone c               3   0   0   1     0   0   .258
                                                          Lonborg p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .023

Totals               32   2   6   2     3   3             Totals               30   3   9   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 28,268
Left on Base: Braves 6, Phillies 8
DP: Braves 1, Phillies 0
Doubles: Office (8), Perez (13), Evans (14), Williams (8), Johnstone (12)
Stolen Bases: Cash (8), Schmidt 2 (15), Bowa (12), Luzinski (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Bowa (10), Boone (3)
GIDP: Boone (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dal Canton L(0-2)       7.1   9   3   2   3   5   0  34   6.19
Sosa                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.63
Totals                  8     9   3   2   3   5   0  35

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg W(8-6)          9     6   2   2   3   3   0  35   3.33
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   3   0  35

Passed Balls: Pocoroba 3 (6)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata


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

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to left; Cash stole second; Bowa out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cash to third];
Johnstone grounded out (second to first) [Cash scored]; Luzinski
walked; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Luzinski to second];
Allen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum
singled to right; Blanks struck out; Office doubled to left [Lum
scored]; Pocoroba walked; Dal Canton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt singled to third; Pocoroba allowed a
passed ball [Schmidt to second]; Maddox struck out; Schmidt
stole third; Boone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Schmidt scored (unearned)]; Lonborg grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr flied out to left; Perez doubled to center;
Evans doubled to right [Perez scored]; Williams flied out to
center; Lum walked; Blanks forced Lum (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Cash struck out; Bowa flied out to left; Johnstone
doubled to first; Luzinski lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 2, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 4TH: On a bunt Office grounded out (second to first);
Pocoroba singled to right [Pocoroba out at second (right to
pitcher)]; Dal Canton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Allen grounded out (third to first); Schmidt
walked; Maddox singled to right [Schmidt to third]; Pocoroba
allowed a passed ball [Maddox to second]; Boone reached on a
fielder's choice [Schmidt out at home (third to catcher), Maddox
to third]; Lonborg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Cash popped to third; Bowa singled to first;
Johnstone singled to right [Bowa to second]; Bowa stole third;
Luzinski lined to shortstop; Allen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams flied out to center; Lum was called out on
strikes; Blanks grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Schmidt struck out; Maddox singled to center;
Boone grounded out (first unassisted) [Maddox to second];
Lonborg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
flied out to center; Dal Canton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: Cash struck out; Bowa popped to third in foul
territory; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr made an out to third; Perez flied out to right;
Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 8TH: Luzinski singled to right; Luzinski stole second;
HARMON RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Allen grounded out (first unassisted)
[Harmon to third]; On a bunt Schmidt singled to pitcher [Harmon
scored]; Schmidt stole second; Maddox was walked intentionally;
SOSA REPLACED DAL CANTON (PITCHING); Boone grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 9TH: BROWN REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING LF); HUTTON
REPLACED HARMON (PLAYING 1B); ANDERSON REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING
RF); Williams doubled to left; GILBREATH RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Lum
walked; On a bunt Blanks forced Gilbreath (third to shortstop)
[Lum to second]; Office popped to third in foul territory; MAY
BATTED FOR POCOROBA; May lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 2, Phillies 3.