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Tuesday April 27, 1971
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Hank Aaron smashed the 600th homer of his major league career and his 542nd double, but Willie Mays stole the spotlight by driving in a run with a single in the 10th inning for his fourth hit of the game to send the Giants past the Braves, 6-5. Aaron whacked his homer off Gaylord Perry with a man on base in the third inning to become the third slugger to reach the 600 plateau in homers after Babe Ruth and Willie Mays.

Ralph Garr, who had four hits for the Braves, tied the score at 5-5 with a run-scoring single in the seventh. Mays' winning hit in the 10th followed singles by Hal Lanier and Chris Speier. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Tuesday, April 27, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Giants       0  0  3    0  1  0    1  0  0    1  -   6 14  2
Braves       2  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   5 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .369      Jackson cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .315
  Foster rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Garr lf               5   2   4   1     0   0   .434
Speier ss             6   2   3   0     0   0   .329      H. Aaron rf,1b        5   2   2   3     0   0   .233
Mays cf               6   1   4   2     0   1   .349      Cepeda 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .324
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   2     1   2   .250        Lum rf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Dietz c               5   0   2   2     0   1   .317      Millan 2b             5   0   3   1     0   0   .361
Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     3   0   .319      King c                4   0   0   0     1   2   .190
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .268      Williams 3b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .310
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reed p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  F. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Garrido ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Priddy p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Lanier 3b,2b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .182
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gallagher 3b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .243

Totals               43   6  14   6     5   8             Totals               41   5  11   5     2   6

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 13,494
Left on Base: Giants 13, Braves 8
DP: Giants 0, Braves 0
Errors: McCovey, Perry
Doubles: Mays (5), H. Aaron (2)
Triples: Perez (1)
Home Runs: McCovey (3), H. Aaron (8)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (3), Millan 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Garr (3)
Sacrifice Flies: McCovey (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   6.2   8   5   5   1   5   1  28   3.49
Hamilton                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
McMahon                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   6.75
Cumberland W(2-0)       1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.66
J. Johnson SV(2)        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.82
Totals                 10    11   5   5   2   6   1  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    7     9   5   5   4   4   1  34   4.78
Priddy L(0-1)           2.2   5   1   1   1   3   0  14   3.72
Barber                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1  15.43
Totals                 10    14   6   6   5   8   1  49

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Paul Pryor


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(third to first); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Garr singled; Garr was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Perry [Garr to second]; H. Aaron doubled to right [Garr
scored]; Cepeda struck out; Millan singled to left [H. Aaron
scored]; King popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Dietz grounded out (third to
first); Henderson walked; Fuentes singled [Henderson to second];
Lanier walked [Henderson to third, Fuentes to second]; Perry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams flied out to left; Perez popped to first in
foul territory; Reed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds singled; Speier singled to right [Bonds to
third]; Mays doubled to right [Speier to third, Bonds scored];
McCovey was walked intentionally; Dietz singled to right
[McCovey to second, Mays scored, Speier scored]; Henderson
forced Dietz (second to shortstop) [McCovey to third]; Henderson
stole second; Fuentes reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson
out at third (second unassisted)]; Lanier flied out to center; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Garr singled; H. Aaron
homered [Garr scored]; Cepeda grounded out (second to first);
Millan singled; Millan stole second; King walked; Williams
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
3, Braves 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Perry grounded out (second to first); Bonds grounded
out (third to first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Reed struck
out; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Braves 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Mays made an out to first; McCovey homered; Dietz
singled; Henderson flied out to left; Fuentes forced Dietz
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to right; Garr was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); H. Aaron grounded out (third to
first); Cepeda made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Lanier grounded out (third to first); Perry flied
out to right; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); King struck
out; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 7TH: LUM REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING RF); H. AARON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Speier singled; Mays singled to right
[Speier to third]; McCovey hit a sacrifice fly to left [Speier
scored]; Dietz grounded out (third to first) [Mays to second];
Henderson was walked intentionally; Fuentes struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez tripled to right; GARRIDO BATTED FOR REED;
Garrido struck out; Jackson flied out to left; HAMILTON REPLACED
FUENTES (PITCHING); LANIER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
GALLAGHER REPLACED PERRY (PLAYING 3B); Garr singled to center
[Perez scored]; H. Aaron made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 5.

GIANTS 8TH: PRIDDY REPLACED GARRIDO (PITCHING); Lanier grounded
out (first unassisted); Gallagher flied out to right; Bonds
singled to center; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: FOSTER REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Lum reached on
an error by McCovey; Millan forced Lum (third to second); King
was called out on strikes; MCMAHON REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING);
Millan stole second; Williams was walked intentionally; Perez
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Braves 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Mays singled to center; McCovey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mays to second]; Dietz was called out on strikes;
Henderson was walked intentionally; F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
MCMAHON; F. Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: CUMBERLAND REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Priddy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson singled; Garr flied
out to center; H. Aaron made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 5.

GIANTS 10TH: Lanier singled; Gallagher struck out; Foster struck
out; Speier singled to right [Lanier to second]; Mays singled
[Speier to third, Lanier scored]; BARBER REPLACED PRIDDY
(PITCHING); McCovey struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 10TH: Lum popped to third in foul territory; Millan
singled to center; King forced Millan (second to shortstop); J.
JOHNSON REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING); Williams forced King
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 5.



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