Philadelphia Phillies vs Atlanta Braves
April 24, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1973 at Atlanta 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, Atlanta Braves 11

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Unser cf 3 0 1 1
Montanez rf 4 0 2 1
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 2 0
Doyle 2b 4 1 2 0
Christenson p 1 0 0 0
  Brett p 1 0 0 0
  Anderson ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 2 1
Oates c 5 1 2 3
Aaron rf 4 1 1 0
  Gilbreath 3b 1 0 0 0
Evans 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Lum 1b,rf 4 2 2 1
Baker cf 3 2 2 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 1 2
Perez ss 3 1 1 1
Morton p 3 1 1 3
  Schueler p 1 1 1 0
Totals 36 11 13 11
Philadelphia 100 000 100290
Atlanta 044 002 01x11131
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (1-2) 1.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Brett   4.1 6 6 6 1 1
  Lersch   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
11
11
3
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Morton  W (1-1) 7.0 8 2 1 1 7
  Schueler  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
1
10

  E–Aaron (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Morton (1,off Christenson); Garr (1,off Christenson).  HR–Atlanta Lum (2,2nd inning off Christenson 0 on, 1 out); Oates (2,6th inning off Brett 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Unser (1,off Morton).  SB–Baker (2,2nd base off Christenson/Boone).  WP–Lersch (1).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:30.  A–3,405.
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