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CAL  6
@BAL  3

KCR  5
@BOS  3

CHW 10
CLE  1

MIN  8
MIL  7

OAK  6
@NYY  1

DET  6
@TEX  4

NYM  6
@HOU  4

LAD  4
PIT  3

(10)
CIN  5
@MON  3

(10)
PHI  9
ATL  8

SDP  4
CHC  1

STL 17
@SFG  2

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 30,369

Saturday, May 17, 1975
Time of Game: 3:03
Braves
8
19-20
Lost 2
3rd, 6 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          4  1  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    8 12  1
Phillies        1  0  0   2  3  0   0  0  3    9 17  0
W: G Garber (4-2), L: P Niekro (3-4)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Phillies
9
19-14
Won 6
2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     4   1   3   0    1   0  .255  .651    0    1   0   
R Gilbreath 2B                5   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .780    0    4   3   3B
D Evans 3B                    3   1   1   3    2   0  .295  .870    0    2   3   HR
E Williams 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   4  .195  .559    0   11   1   
D Baker RF                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .252  .762    0    2   0   2·HR
M Lum CF                      5   0   1   0    0   2  .224  .609    0    1   0   
L Blanks SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .667    0    0   6   
V Correll C                   2   3   2   1    2   0  .250  .812    0    3   0   HR
C Morton P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .367    0    2   1   SH
  M Leon P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  P Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .469         0   0   
Totals                       36   8  12   7    5   7                    26  14
BATTING
3B: R Gilbreath (1, off T McGraw).
HR: V Correll (7, off J Hoerner; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); D Evans (7, off R Schueler; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs); D Baker 2 (7, off R Schueler, off J Hoerner; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: C Morton (1, off R Schueler); M Leon (1, off T McGraw).
TB: D Baker 8; V Correll 5; R Gilbreath 4; D Evans 4; R Garr 3; M Lum; E Williams.
RBI: D Evans 3 (26); D Baker 2 (19); R Gilbreath (1); V Correll (13).
2-out RBI: V Correll; R Gilbreath.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Gilbreath-E Williams.
PB: V Correll (5).
E: D Evans (9).
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Cash 2B                     6   1   2   2    0   0  .369  .874    0    2   2   
L Bowa SS                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .336  .820    0    0   0   
G Maddox CF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .202  .630    0    5   1   3B
G Luzinski LF                 5   2   2   1    0   0  .302  .913    0    2   0   3B,GDP
D Allen 1B                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .250  .646    0    7   0   
M Schmidt 3B                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .180  .674    0    0   2   2B
B Boone C                     4   1   3   1    1   1  .330  .800    0    7   0   2B
  T Harmon PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Anderson RF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .730    0    4   0   
R Schueler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Hoerner P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Hilgendorf P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .970    0    0   0   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .188         0   1   
  T Taylor PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .733    0    0   0   
  T McGraw P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  T Hutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .429    0    0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Brown PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .846    0    0   0   
Totals                       42   9  17   7    4   2                    27   6
BATTING
2B: B Boone (6, off M Leon); M Schmidt (8, off C Morton).
3B: G Maddox (2, off M Leon); G Luzinski (1, off C Morton).
TB: G Maddox 4; B Boone 4; G Luzinski 4; L Bowa 3; D Cash 2; M Schmidt 2; J Johnstone; M Anderson; D Allen; O Brown.
GIDP: G Luzinski (3).
RBI: D Cash 2 (15); D Allen (3); B Boone (3); G Luzinski (25); O Brown (4); J Johnstone (9).
2-out RBI: O Brown; D Cash.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 16.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Morton                       4.1   9   6   6    3   1   0   4.31   24     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 8     19    -     1.01  -0.20
M Leon                         3.2   6   2   2    0   0   0   4.05   17     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 4          1-1    1.65   0.01
P Niekro, BS (1), L (3-4)      0.2   2   1   1    1   1   0   2.86    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 2          2-2    5.64  -0.68
Totals                         8.2  17   9   9    4   2   0          46     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 3·14          3-3 
Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Schueler                     1.1   4   5   5    2   1   2   8.10   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4     25    -     0.73  -0.36
J Hoerner                      1.2   2   2   2    1   3   2   4.26    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          1-1    0.43  -0.07
T Hilgendorf                   1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.81    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.27   0.01
W Twitchell                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.78    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.02
T McGraw                       3     2   1   1    1   1   0   0.54   12     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 2          0-0    1.11   0.01
G Garber, W (4-2)              1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         9    12   8   8    5   7   4          43     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0·12          1-1 
M Leon faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: R Schueler (1).
WP: P Niekro (1); J Hoerner (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 30,369.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Philadelphia Phillies                
1. R Garr               LF    1. D Cash               2B 
2. R Gilbreath          2B    2. L Bowa               SS 
3. D Evans              3B    3. G Maddox             CF 
4. E Williams           1B    4. G Luzinski           LF 
5. D Baker              RF    5. D Allen              1B 
6. M Lum                CF    6. M Schmidt            3B 
7. L Blanks             SS    7. B Boone              C  
8. V Correll            C     8. M Anderson           RF 
9. C Morton             P     9. R Schueler           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  8-7  1-3      41%  61% O Brown         P Niekro        Single to LF; Allen Scores; Harmon to 2B
   b 9   2  8-8  12-      39% 100% D Cash          P Niekro        Single to CF; Harmon Scores; Brown to 2B
   b 9   1  8-7  1-3     -26%  20% M Anderson      P Niekro        Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -18%  23% D Evans         R Schueler      Home Run; Garr Scores; Gilbreath Scores
   b 9   0  8-6  -23     -16%  27% M Schmidt       P Niekro        Lineout: 3B; Luzinski Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Schueler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Garr          Single to RF
          1--      41%  R Gilbreath     Single to LF; Garr to 2B
   RRR    12-      23%  D Evans         Home Run; Garr Scores; Gilbreath Scores
   O      ---      24%  E Williams      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      17%  D Baker         Home Run
   O      ---      18%  M Lum           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      18%  L Blanks        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-4, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
          ---      21%  D Cash          Single to RF
          1--      26%  L Bowa          Single to 3B/Bunt; Cash to 2B
          12-      34%  G Maddox        Walk; Cash to 3B; Bowa to 2B
   ROO    123      24%  G Luzinski      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Cash Scores/No RBI; Bowa to 3B
          --3      26%  D Allen         Walk
   O      1-3      21%  M Schmidt       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Phillies 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Schueler facing 8-9-1
          ---      19%  V Correll       Walk
          1--      17%  C Morton        Balk; Correll to 2B
   O      -2-      18%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Correll to 3B
                  Joe Hoerner replaces Ron Schueler pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      16%  R Garr          Wild Pitch; Correll Scores
          ---      15%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      16%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
          1--      15%  D Evans         Walk; Garr to 2B
   O      12-      17%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-5, Carl Morton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      15%  B Boone         Strikeout
   O      ---      14%  M Anderson      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      13%  J Hoerner       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Phillies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Hoerner facing 5-6-7
   R      ---       9%  D Baker         Home Run
   O      ---       9%  M Lum           Strikeout
   O      ---      10%  L Blanks        Flyball: CF
   R      ---       6%  V Correll       Home Run
   O      ---       6%  C Morton        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-7, Carl Morton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       5%  D Cash          Lineout: P
          ---       6%  L Bowa          Single to RF
   O      1--       5%  G Maddox        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bowa to 2B
   O      -2-       4%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tom Hilgendorf facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Hilgendorf replaces Joe Hoerner pitching and batting 9th
          ---       4%  R Garr          Single to RF
   O      1--       4%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: CF
          1--       4%  D Evans         Walk; Garr to 2B
   O      12-       4%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      12-       5%  D Baker         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-7, Carl Morton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       4%  D Allen         Groundout: P-1B
          ---       5%  M Schmidt       Walk
          1--       7%  B Boone         Single to LF; Schmidt to 2B
          12-      10%  M Anderson      Single to RF; Schmidt to 3B; Boone to 2B
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Tom Hilgendorf batting 9th
   R      123      16%  J Johnstone     Single to CF; Schmidt Scores; Boone to 3B; Anderson to 2B
   RO     123      13%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Boone Scores; Johnstone to 2B
   O      12-       9%  L Bowa          Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-3, Wayne Twitchell facing 6-7-8
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Jay Johnstone pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      10%  M Lum           Strikeout
   O      ---      11%  L Blanks        Flyball: RF
          ---      10%  V Correll       Single to LF
   O      1--      11%  C Morton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-7, Carl Morton facing 3-4-5
          ---      14%  G Maddox        Single to CF
   R      1--      27%  G Luzinski      Triple to CF; Maddox Scores
   RO     --3      24%  D Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B; Luzinski Scores
          ---      30%  M Schmidt       Double to CF
                  Max Leon replaces Carl Morton pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      44%  B Boone         Double to LF (Line Drive); Schmidt Scores
   O      -2-      38%  M Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Tony Taylor pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell batting 9th
   O      -2-      33%  T Taylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-6, Tug McGraw facing 1-2-3
                  Tug McGraw replaces Tony Taylor pitching and batting 9th
          ---      30%  R Garr          Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      36%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      38%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 6-7, Max Leon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  D Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  L Bowa          Flyball: RF
          ---      37%  G Maddox        Triple to CF
   O      --3      30%  G Luzinski      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-6, Tug McGraw facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      32%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  M Lum           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  L Blanks        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 6-7, Max Leon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      30%  D Allen         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      27%  M Schmidt       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      30%  B Boone         Single to LF
   O      1--      25%  M Anderson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Phillies 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 7-6, Tug McGraw facing 8-9-1
          ---      21%  V Correll       Walk
   O      1--      22%  M Leon          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Correll to 2B
   O      -2-      26%  R Garr          Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      13%  R Gilbreath     Triple to CF; Correll Scores
   O      --3      15%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 6-8, Max Leon facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Hutton pinch hits for Tug McGraw batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  T Hutton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---       9%  D Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      11%  L Bowa          Single/Bunt
   O      1--       7%  G Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-6, Gene Garber facing 4-5-6
                  Gene Garber replaces Tom Hutton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---       8%  E Williams      Single to CF; Williams out at 2B/CF-2B
   O      ---       8%  D Baker         Flyball: LF
          ---       8%  M Lum           Single to RF
   O      1--       9%  L Blanks        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 6-8, Max Leon facing 4-5-6
          ---      18%  G Luzinski      Single to LF
          1--      32%  D Allen         Single to RF; Luzinski to 2B
                  Phil Niekro replaces Max Leon pitching and batting 9th
          12-      43%  M Schmidt       Passed Ball; Luzinski to 3B; Allen to 2B
   RO     -23      27%  " "             Lineout: 3B; Luzinski Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI
          -2-      41%  B Boone         Wild Pitch; Allen to 3B
          --3      45%  " "             Walk
                  Terry Harmon pinch runs for Bob Boone batting 7th
   O      1-3      20%  M Anderson      Strikeout
                  Ollie Brown pinch hits for Gene Garber batting 9th
   R      1-3      61%  O Brown         Single to LF; Allen Scores; Harmon to 2B
   R      12-     100%  D Cash          Single to CF; Harmon Scores; Brown to 2B
        3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Phillies 9.

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