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Braves
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 5, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 5, 1973 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Morton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 11,368 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: John McSherry |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oscar Brown | Right Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Hank Aaron | Left Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Dick Dietz | First Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Carl Morton | Pitcher |
| Eddie Mathews | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Cesar Tovar | Left Fielder |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Mike Anderson | Right Fielder |
| Denny Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 5, 1973
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Carlton
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carlton
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Carlton
Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Carlton
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Morton
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morton
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Morton
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Carlton
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Carlton
Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Carlton
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Morton
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Morton
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Morton
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Schmidt reaches second base with a double. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Anderson vs. Morton
Anderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Morton
Doyle is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carlton vs. Morton
Carlton hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Carlton
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Carlton
Morton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Carlton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Morton
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morton
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Morton
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Morton
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Morton
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carlton
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Carlton
Aaron hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tovar. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Carlton
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Carlton
Baker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Carlton
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez scores. Aaron moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dietz vs. Carlton
Dietz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Baker scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. Carlton
Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morton vs. Carlton
Morton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans scores. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Carlton
There's a wild pitch. Dietz moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Carlton
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Morton
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Morton
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Morton
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carlton
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Carlton
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Carlton
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlton vs. Morton
Carlton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Morton
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Morton
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Morton
Unser hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Carlton
Baker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Carlton
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Carlton
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Carlton
Casanova hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Carlton
Morton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Morton
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Morton
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Morton
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Selma
Mike Rogodzinski now playing left field. Dick Selma now pitching. Cesar Tovar now playing third base.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Selma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Selma
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Selma
Aaron hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Selma
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Selma
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Morton
Anderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Morton
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rogodzinski vs. Morton
Rogodzinski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Morton
Bowa is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tovar vs. Morton
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Selma
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Selma
Dietz hits a fly ball into left field. Rogodzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Selma
Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Rogodzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Morton
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Morton
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Morton
Boone takes first base on ball four. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Morton
Greg Luzinski pinch hits for Dick Selma.
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Morton
Anderson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Lersch
Greg Luzinski now playing left field. Mike Rogodzinski now playing right field. Barry Lersch now pitching.
Morton hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lersch
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Lersch
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aaron vs. Lersch
Aaron hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lersch
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Lersch
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Morton
Doyle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogodzinski vs. Morton
Rogodzinski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dietz scoops it up and throws to first, with Morton covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Morton
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1973 -- Atlanta at Philadelphia (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Brown O, rf 5 1 1 0 Bowa L, ss 5 0 0 0
Perez M, ss 4 1 1 0 Tovar C, lf-3b 4 0 1 0
Aaron H, lf 5 2 3 2 Unser D, cf 4 0 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 2 0
Baker D, cf 4 2 1 1 Boone B, c 2 0 0 0
Evans D, 3b 4 1 2 1 Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Dietz D, 1b 4 0 2 2 Selma D, p 0 0 0 0
Casanova P, c 4 0 0 0 Luzinski G, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Morton C, p 4 0 1 1 Anderson M, rf 4 0 1 0
Lersch B, p 0 0 0 0
Doyle D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0
Rogodzinski M, lf-rf 2 0 1 0
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38 7 12 7 34 0 7 0
Atlanta 100 401 001 -- 7
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Morton C (W) 9.0 7 0 0 3 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (L) 6.0 9 6 6 1 6
Selma D 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Lersch B 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Schmidt M, Aaron H, Brown O
HR -- Aaron H, Baker D
WP -- Carlton S
T -- 2:22
A -- 11368
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