Two bases-empty homers by Mike Schmidt and a two-run blast by Dick Allen sparked the Phillies to a 6-3 triumph over the Braves, lifting the winners into a tie for first place in the N. L. East with idle Pittsburgh. Schmidt's first homer followed Allen's two-run belt in the second inning.

His second ignited the decisive three-run rally in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie. Singles by Garry Maddox and Tim McCarver, a sacrifice and Dave Cash's base hit then produced two insurance runs. The Braves scored a run in the first, Earl Williams chasing it home with a single, and added a pair in the third on Vic Correll's double. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Monday, August    18, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Phillies     0  3  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   6 12  2
Braves       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               5   0   2   2     0   0   .305      Garr lf               5   0   3   0     0   1   .276
Bowa ss               5   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Gilbreath 2b          1   1   0   0     0   0   .267
Johnstone rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .345        Blanks 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Anderson ph,rf      2   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Evans 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Luzinski lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .306      Williams 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .267
Allen 1b              4   1   1   2     0   2   .220      Baker rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .241
  Hutton 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Correll c             4   0   1   2     0   2   .210
Schmidt 3b            4   2   2   2     0   1   .252      Office cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .283      Belloir ss            3   0   1   0     1   1   .235
McCarver c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .175
  Boone c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .244        Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Carlton p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .145        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Hilgendorf p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .059

Totals               37   6  12   6     1   5             Totals               36   3   9   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  4,320
Left on Base: Phillies 6, Braves 10
DP: Phillies 1, Braves 1
Errors: Cash, Maddox, Belloir
Doubles: Correll (7), Garr (21)
Home Runs: Allen (8), Schmidt 2 (28)
Caught Stealing: Luzinski (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hilgendorf (2)
GIDP: Gaston (5)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (2,by Carlton)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton                 4     7   3   2   2   3   0  23   3.60
Hilgendorf W(4-3)       5     2   0   0   1   2   0  17   1.74
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   5   0  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(12-11)         6.1   9   6   6   1   2   3  28   3.10
Sadecki                 1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   4.17
Dal Canton              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.68
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   5   3  39

Hit by Pitch: Carlton (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Art Williams


PHILLIES 1ST: Cash reached on an error by Belloir [Cash to
first]; Cash was picked off first (pitcher to first); Bowa flied
out to left; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to shortstop; Gilbreath forced Garr
(third to second); Evans reached on an error by Maddox
[Gilbreath to second, Evans to first]; Williams singled to left
[Gilbreath scored (unearned), Evans to second]; Baker walked
[Evans to third, Williams to second]; Correll struck out; Office
forced Williams (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Phillies 0, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Luzinski singled to center; Allen homered
[Luzinski scored]; Schmidt homered; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); McCarver flied out to right; Carlton
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Belloir flied out to left; Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: BLANKS REPLACED GILBREATH (PLAYING 2B); Cash
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bowa singled to second;
Johnstone popped to catcher; Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); Williams was hit by a pitch;
Baker singled to right [Williams to second]; Correll doubled to
left [Williams scored, Baker scored]; Office walked; Belloir
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 4TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Schmidt
flied out to left; Maddox popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Garr doubled
to right; Blanks grounded out (first unassisted) [Garr to
third]; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3,
Braves 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: McCarver flied out to right; Carlton singled to
left; Cash popped to first; Bowa flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams singled to right; Baker singled to third
[Williams to second]; HILGENDORF REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING);
Correll flied out to center; Office flied out to center; Belloir
walked [Williams to third, Baker to second]; Niekro lined to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Johnstone grounded out (catcher to first);
Luzinski walked; Allen struck out while Luzinski was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr struck out; Blanks grounded out (pitcher to
first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Schmidt homered; Maddox singled to left; McCarver
singled to left [Maddox to second]; Hilgendorf out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Maddox to third, McCarver to
second]; Cash singled to center [Maddox scored, McCarver
scored]; SADECKI REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Bowa popped to
first; ANDERSON BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Anderson singled to second
[Cash to second]; Luzinski flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOONE REPLACED
MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); Baker grounded out (third to first); Correll struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: Allen struck out; Schmidt struck out; Maddox
singled to right; Boone flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: HUTTON REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Office flied out
to left; Belloir singled to left; GASTON BATTED FOR SADECKI;
Gaston grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Belloir out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies
6, Braves 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Hilgendorf
grounded out (second to first); Cash singled to center; Bowa
flied out to center; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr singled to center; Blanks popped to second;
Evans forced Garr (third to second) [Evans to second (error by
Cash)]; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Phillies 6, Braves 3.