Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 16, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1971 at Veteran's Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 0 0 1
Garr lf 5 2 3 0
Aaron rf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 5 0 1 0
King c 3 1 0 0
Millan 2b 5 1 3 1
Williams 3b 4 1 2 2
Perez ss 3 1 2 2
Nash p 3 1 1 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 13 7
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 1 2 1
Money 3b 5 1 1 0
Montanez cf 3 0 1 0
  Hisle ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0
Briggs lf 1 1 0 1
Freed rf 4 1 2 1
McCarver c 5 1 2 2
Doyle 2b 2 0 0 0
  Taylor ph,2b 2 0 0 1
Bunning p 0 0 0 0
  Brandon p 2 0 1 0
  Lis ph 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Champion p 0 0 0 0
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 6
Atlanta 070 001 0008132
Philadelphia 010 013 0027100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Nash   4.0 7 2 1 5 3
  Stone   1.0 1 3 1 1 1
  Upshaw  W (3-0) 4.0 2 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
7
4
7
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (1-1) 1.1 6 7 7 2 1
  Brandon   3.2 4 0 0 1 2
  Reynolds   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Champion   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
5
3

  E–Perez 2 (4).  DP–Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 1.  PB–King (3).  3B–Atlanta Cepeda (1,off Reynolds).  HR–Philadelphia McCarver (1,9th inning off Upshaw 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Jackson (1,off Bunning); Taylor (1,off Stone); Freed (1,off Upshaw).  SB–Garr 2 (2,2nd base off Reynolds/McCarver,2nd base off Champion/McCarver).  CS–Williams (1,2nd base by Champion/McCarver).  WP–Nash (1), Reynolds (1).  BK–Upshaw (1).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:57.  A–15,099.
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