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Braves 4 @ Phillies 5
Veterans Stadium
May 4, 1973

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 4, 1973 at Veterans Stadium. The home team Phillies beat the visiting Braves with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 4, 1973 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 4 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 27
Runs: 4
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 27
Home Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 5 H: 9 E: 4 LOB: 11
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherJim Lonborg  
Losing PitcherTom Kelley  
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Game Winning RBIJose Pagan 

Game Info

DateMay 4, 1973 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Visiting Starting PitcherRon Reed  
Home Starting PitcherDick Ruthven  
BallparkVeterans Stadium 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance10,158 
Time of Game5 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: John McSherry
1B: Ed Sudol
2B: Chris Pelekoudas
3B: Nick Colosi

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ralph Garr  Right Fielder 
Sonny Jackson  Shortstop 
Hank Aaron  Left Fielder 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Mike Lum  First Baseman 
Dusty Baker  Center Fielder 
Davey Johnson  Second Baseman 
Johnny Oates  Catcher 
Ron Reed  Pitcher 
Eddie Mathews  Manager 

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Larry Bowa  Shortstop 
Cesar Tovar  Left Fielder 
Del Unser  Center Fielder 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
Bob Boone  Catcher 
Mike Schmidt  Third Baseman 
Mike Anderson  Right Fielder 
Denny Doyle  Second Baseman 
Dick Ruthven  Pitcher 
Danny Ozark  Manager 

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Veterans Stadium
May 4, 1973

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         Game of 5/4/1973 -- Atlanta at Philadelphia (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Garr R, rf           11  0  1  0   Bowa L, ss            8  0  1  0   
Jackson S, ss         3  1  1  0   Tovar C, lf           6  0  1  0   
Perez M, ph-ss        4  0  0  0   Lersch B, p           0  0  0  0   
Aaron H, lf           3  0  1  0   Robinson B, ph        1  0  0  0   
Brown O, lf           4  1  2  0   Lonborg J, p          0  0  0  0   
Evans D, 3b           9  1  3  4   Pagan J, ph           0  0  0  1   
Lum M, 1b             8  0  3  0   Unser D, cf           7  0  0  1   
Baker D, cf           8  0  1  0   Montanez W, 1b        6  0  0  0   
Johnson D, 2b         8  0  2  0   Boone B, c            8  0  2  0   
Oates J, c            8  0  1  0   Schmidt M, 3b         7  0  0  0   
Reed R, p             4  1  0  0   Anderson M, rf        8  2  2  0   
Frisella D, p         0  0  0  0   Doyle D, 2b           7  2  2  1   
Gilbreath R, ph       1  0  0  0   Ruthven D, p          2  0  0  0   
Niekro P, p           0  0  0  0   Rogodzinski M, ph     0  0  0  0   
Dietz D, ph           0  0  0  0   Scarce M, p           1  0  0  0   
Pierce J, ph          1  0  0  0   Wilson B, p           0  0  0  0   
House T, p            0  0  0  0   Hutton T, ph          1  0  1  0   
Schueler R, p         2  0  1  0   Harmon T, pr          0  1  0  0   
Blanks L, ph          1  0  1  0   Twitchell W, p        0  0  0  0   
Kelley T, p           1  0  0  0   Luzinski G, ph-lf     2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     76  4 17  4                        64  5  9  3

Atlanta          002 000 000 000 200 000 00 --  4
Philadelphia     000 000 020 000 200 000 01 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reed R*               7.0  3  2  1  2  2
Frisella D            3.0  0  0  0  0  3
Niekro P              1.0  0  0  0  0  0
House T+              1.0  1  1  1  0  1
Schueler R            5.0  3  1  1  3  4
Kelley T (L)          2.1  2  1  1  2  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruthven D             8.0  6  2  0  3  6
Scarce M              3.2  2  0  0  3  4
Wilson B              1.1  3  2  2  0  2
Twitchell W           2.0  1  0  0  2  3
Lersch B              3.0  4  0  0  1  0
Lonborg J (W)         2.0  1  0  0  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 13th

E -- Schmidt M, Doyle D 2, Baker D, Lonborg J
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Atlanta 27, Philadelphia 11
2B -- Evans D, Tovar C, Johnson D, Anderson M, Lum M, Boone B
3B -- Doyle D
HR -- Evans D
CS -- Baker D, Johnson D
SH -- Rogodzinski M, Lum M, Brown O
SF -- Unser D, Pagan J
HBP -- by Ruthven D (Jackson S), by Scarce M (Lum M), by Twitchell W (Johnson D)
WP -- Schueler R
Balk -- Ruthven D
PB -- Oates J
T -- 5:16
A -- 10158

    

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