Phil Niekro doubled and drove in the deciding run in the seventh inning while pitching the Braves to a 5-4 victory over the Phillies. The Braves took a 3-2 lead in the fourth when Earl Williams and Dusty Baker singled and Rowland Office homered, but the Phillies tied the score in the fifth with singles by Larry Bowa and Greg Luzinski and infield out by Dick Allen.

Larvell Blanks singled for the Braves in the seventh and counted the tie-breaking run on a double by Biff Pocoroba. Niekro followed with his two-bagger and the run proved decisive when the Phillies counted once in their half of the seventh on a double by Dave Cash, a flyout and a passed ball. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Game Played on Thursday, July      24, 1975 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    3  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  9  0
Phillies     0  2  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  5  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     1   0   .315
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Bowa ss               5   1   1   0     0   0   .318
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Brown rf              3   0   0   0     2   0   .347
Williams 1b           4   1   3   0     0   0   .252      Luzinski lf           4   0   2   0     0   1   .309
Baker rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .234      Allen 1b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .225
Office cf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .293      Schmidt 3b            1   1   0   0     3   0   .243
Blanks ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .237
Pocoroba c            2   1   1   1     1   0   .256      Oates c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .301
Niekro p              4   0   1   1     0   0   .185      Christenson p         3   0   1   2     0   0   .154
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   5   9   5     1   1             Totals               32   4   5   3     7   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 21,706
Left on Base: Braves 5, Phillies 8
DP: Braves 0, Phillies 0
Doubles: Pocoroba (3), Niekro (2), Cash (24)
Triples: Christenson (1)
Home Runs: Office (1)
Stolen Bases: Schmidt (16), Luzinski (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Pocoroba (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(10-7)          9     5   4   3   7   5   0  39   2.72
Totals                  9     5   4   3   7   5   0  39

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Christenson L(5-2)      6.1   7   5   5   1   0   1  27   3.39
McGraw                  1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.55
Hilgendorf              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.83
Totals                  9     9   5   5   1   1   1  37

Passed Balls: Pocoroba 2 (8)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out
to center; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Bowa flied out to left;
Brown walked; Luzinski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams popped to shortstop; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Allen struck out; Schmidt walked; Maddox struck
out; Schmidt stole second; Oates walked; Christenson tripled to
center [Schmidt scored, Oates scored]; Cash walked; Bowa forced
Cash (second to shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Phillies 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks flied out to center; Pocoroba walked; Niekro
flied out to center; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Brown grounded out (third to first); Luzinski
singled to third; Luzinski stole second; Allen flied out to
right; Schmidt walked; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Evans grounded out (first
to pitcher); Williams singled to third; Baker singled to center
[Williams to second]; Office homered [Williams scored, Baker
scored]; Blanks flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Oates struck out; Christenson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba flied out to right; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Bowa singled to left; Brown flied out to right;
Luzinski singled to center [Bowa to third]; Allen grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bowa scored, Luzinski to second]; Schmidt
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez flied out to right; Evans flied out to left;
Williams singled to center; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Maddox struck out; Oates grounded out (pitcher to
first); Christenson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Phillies 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Office flied out to left; Blanks singled to center;
Pocoroba doubled to center [Blanks scored]; Niekro doubled to
right [Pocoroba scored]; MCGRAW REPLACED CHRISTENSON (PITCHING);
Garr flied out to right; Perez flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Cash doubled to center; Bowa popped to second in
foul territory [Cash to third]; Brown walked; Pocoroba allowed a
passed ball [Cash scored (unearned), Brown to second]; Pocoroba
allowed a passed ball [Brown to third]; Luzinski struck out;
Allen flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
5, Phillies 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans flied out to center; Williams singled to
shortstop; Baker struck out; Office forced Williams (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Schmidt walked; Maddox forced Schmidt (shortstop
to second); Oates grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to
second]; MCCARVER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; McCarver grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Phillies 4.

BRAVES 9TH: HILGENDORF REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); Blanks
singled to center; Pocoroba out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Blanks to second]; Niekro grounded out (third to first);
Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: Cash flied out to right; Bowa grounded out (second
to first); Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Phillies 4.