Although scoring seven runs in the second inning, the Braves needed another tally on a wild pitch in the sixth to stagger past the Phillies, 8-7. The Braves sent 13 men to bat in their big inning and collected eight hits, including a pair of run-scoring singles by Earl Williams. Two walks and a sacrifice fly also figured in the stanza. The Braves' deciding run in the sixth counted on a single by Ralph Garr, a stolen base, an infield out and a wild pitch by Ken Reynolds. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Game Played on Friday, April 16, 1971 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium

Braves 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 8 13 2 Phillies 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 - 7 10 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .265 Bowa ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 .371 Garr lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .410 Money 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .176 Lum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Montanez cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 H. Aaron rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .243 Hisle ph,cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .243 Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0 1 3 .129 King c 3 1 0 0 2 0 .265 Briggs lf 1 1 0 1 4 0 .150 Millan 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .375 Freed rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .296 Williams 3b 4 1 2 2 1 0 .571 McCarver c 5 1 2 2 0 0 .320 Perez ss 3 1 2 2 1 1 .241 Doyle 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Nash p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Taylor ph,2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 .231 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bunning p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brandon p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Lis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Reynolds p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Champion p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Browne ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 37 8 13 7 5 3 Totals 36 7 10 6 7 8 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 15,099 Left on Base: Braves 8, Phillies 11 DP: Braves 1, Phillies 1 Errors: Perez 2 Triples: Cepeda (1) Home Runs: McCarver (1) Stolen Bases: Garr 2 (2) Caught Stealing: Williams (1) Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (1), Taylor (1), Freed (1) GIDP: Williams (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Nash 4 7 2 1 5 3 0 23 1.38 Stone 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 7 3.12 Upshaw W(3-0) 4 2 2 2 1 4 1 15 1.42 Totals 9 10 7 4 7 8 1 45 Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bunning L(1-1) 1.1 6 7 7 2 1 0 12 8.31 Brandon 3.2 4 0 0 1 2 0 15 0.00 Reynolds 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 4.50 Champion 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 6.00 Totals 9 13 8 8 5 3 0 43 Passed Balls: King (3) Wild Pitches: Nash (1), Reynolds (1) Balks: Upshaw (1) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to right; Garr flied out to center; H. Aaron walked; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (first unassisted); Money singled to left; Montanez flied out to left; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Phillies 0. BRAVES 2ND: King walked; Millan singled to center [King to second]; Williams singled to left [King scored, Millan to third, Williams to second (on throw)]; Perez singled to left [Millan scored, Williams scored, Perez to second (on throw)]; Nash singled to first [Perez to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored]; Garr singled to left [Nash to second]; H. Aaron singled [Garr to second, Nash scored]; BRANDON REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Cepeda flied out to center; King walked [Garr to third, H. Aaron to second]; Millan singled to pitcher [King to second, H. Aaron to third, Garr scored]; Williams singled to left [Millan to second, King to third, H. Aaron scored]; Perez struck out; 7 R, 8 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 0. PHILLIES 2ND: Briggs walked; Freed singled to left [Briggs to second]; McCarver singled to center [Freed to second, Briggs to third]; Doyle flied out to center; Brandon was called out on strikes; Bowa walked [Briggs scored, Freed to third, McCarver to second]; Money was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1. BRAVES 3RD: Nash flied out to right; Jackson flied out to left; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 3RD: Montanez singled to left; Nash threw a wild pitch [Montanez to second]; Johnson singled to left [Montanez to third]; Briggs walked [Johnson to second]; Freed lined into a double play (third to second) [Johnson out at second]; McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1. BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); King flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 4TH: Doyle flied out to left; Brandon singled to left; King allowed a passed ball [Brandon to second]; Bowa singled to center [Brandon to third]; Money popped to third; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1. BRAVES 5TH: Millan singled to left; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at second]; Perez singled to center; Nash was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1. PHILLIES 5TH: Johnson walked; Briggs walked [Johnson to second]; STONE REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Freed struck out; McCarver reached on an error by Perez [Briggs to second, Johnson to third]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR DOYLE; Taylor hit a sacrifice fly to right [Briggs to third, Johnson scored (unearned)]; LIS BATTED FOR BRANDON; Lis lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 2. BRAVES 6TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); REYNOLDS REPLACED LIS (PITCHING); Jackson popped to second; Garr singled to center; Garr stole second; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garr to third]; Reynolds threw a wild pitch [Garr scored]; Cepeda tripled to right; King popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 2. PHILLIES 6TH: Bowa singled to center; Money reached on an error by Perez [Bowa to second]; HISLE BATTED FOR MONTANEZ; Hisle walked [Bowa to third, Money to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Briggs walked [Bowa scored, Money to third, Hisle to second]; Upshaw balked [Briggs to second, Hisle to third, Money scored (unearned)]; Freed hit a sacrifice fly to right [Briggs to third, Hisle scored (unearned)]; McCarver flied out to left; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 5. BRAVES 7TH: HISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Millan grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); Perez walked; Upshaw forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 7TH: Taylor flied out to right; STONE BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Stone grounded out (second to first); Bowa was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 5. BRAVES 8TH: CHAMPION REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Jackson lined to center; Garr singled to center; H. Aaron flied out to right; Garr stole second; Cepeda popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 8TH: Money popped to third; Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 5. BRAVES 9TH: King lined to shortstop; Millan lined to second; Williams walked; Williams was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 5. PHILLIES 9TH: LUM REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Briggs flied out to right; Freed singled to center; McCarver homered [Freed scored]; Taylor grounded out (second to first); BROWNE BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Browne struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 7.

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