Earl Williams singled in the 11th inning, scoring Darrell Evans, to give the Braves a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. Ralph Garr homered for the Braves' initial run in the first and Garry Maddox tied the score with a circuit clout for the Phillies in the sixth. Gene Garber, who followed Steve Carlton and Tug McGraw, was the loser in the 11th.

Evans singled to open the stanza and advanced on a sacrifice by Dusty Baker. Garber then passed Mike Lum intentionally, hoping to set up a double play, but Williams wrecked the move with his single to give the victory to Phil Niekro, who hurled the route. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       10, 1975 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  -   1  7  1
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   2  8  0


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .364      Garr lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .248
Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .212
Maddox cf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .183        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Luzinski lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .294        Gilbreath 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Brown pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Evans 3b              5   1   1   0     0   2   .264
Hutton 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Baker rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .243
Schmidt 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .168      Lum cf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .229
Boone c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .337      Williams 1b           3   0   1   1     2   1   .179
Anderson rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Blanks ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Carlton p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .071
  Johnstone ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Niekro p              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
  Bannister pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   7   1     2   8             Totals               35   2   8   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,510
Left on Base: Phillies 5, Braves 9
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 1
Errors: Luzinski
Home Runs: Maddox (2), Garr (1)
Caught Stealing: Bannister (1), Perez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lum (1), Baker (1)
GIDP: Bowa (1)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 7     4   1   1   2   6   1  26   5.40
McGraw                  2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   0.00
Garber L(1-2)           1.1   3   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.65
Totals                 10.1   8   2   2   5   6   1  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(2-3)          11     7   1   1   2   8   1  39   2.52
Totals                 11     7   1   1   2   8   1  39

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


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash singled to center; Bowa grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cash out at
second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr homered; Perez flied out to center; Evans
struck out; Baker flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski struck out; Hutton flied out to right;
Schmidt walked; Boone popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled to left [Lum to second (error by
Luzinski)]; Williams struck out; Blanks popped to catcher in
foul territory; Pocoroba was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Anderson walked; Anderson was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Carlton was called out on strikes; Cash
singled to left; Bowa singled to shortstop [Cash to second];
Maddox struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Garr singled
to left; Perez forced Garr (shortstop to second); Perez was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Hutton grounded out (second
to first); Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Baker flied out to right; Lum
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone struck out; Anderson flied out to left;
Carlton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams flied out to center; Blanks struck out;
Pocoroba struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 6TH: Cash struck out; On a bunt Bowa made an out to
pitcher; Maddox homered; Luzinski popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro flied out to center; Garr flied out to
center; Perez singled to shortstop; Evans grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 7TH: Hutton made an out to first; Schmidt popped to
second; Boone singled to right; Anderson forced Boone (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Lum grounded
out (second to first); Williams walked; Blanks walked [Williams
to second]; Pocoroba flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR CARLTON; Johnstone singled to
right; BANNISTER RAN FOR JOHNSTONE; Cash flied out to left;
Bannister was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Bowa popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves
1.

BRAVES 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Niekro singled
to left; Garr forced Niekro (pitcher to shortstop); Perez flied
out to left; Evans made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Maddox struck out; Luzinski singled to left; BROWN
RAN FOR LUZINSKI; Hutton flied out to right; Schmidt grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Baker walked; Lum
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Baker to second];
Williams was walked intentionally; Blanks lined into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 10TH: Boone popped to third in foul territory; Anderson
flied out to center; TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Taylor grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves
1.

BRAVES 10TH: GARBER REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Pocoroba
grounded out (second to first); Niekro singled to left; Garr
grounded out (second to first) [Niekro to second]; MAY BATTED
FOR PEREZ; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 1, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 11TH: GILBREATH REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 2B); Cash flied
out to center; Bowa grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 11TH: Evans singled to right; Baker out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Evans to second]; Lum was walked
intentionally; Williams singled to left [Evans scored, Lum to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Braves 2.