In a sudden eruption, the Braves scored five runs on homers by Clete Boyer and Hank Aaron in the eighth inning and defeated the Giants, 5-2. Marty Perez walked and Boyer hit his homer as a pinch-hitter for Ron Reed.

Dusty Baker and Rakph Garr followed with singles to kayo Ron Bryant. Jerry Johnson relieved and on his first pitch, Aaron hit for the circuit. The Giants' runs scored on homers by Willie Mays and Ken Henderson. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  5  0  -   5  9  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker cf,rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .176      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Garr lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .405      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .297
H. Aaron rf           4   1   2   3     0   0   .272      Mays cf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .388
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Dietz c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Williams 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Henderson lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .256
Garrido 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .211      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Perez ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .219      Lanier 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .191
Didier c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .189        Rosario ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .189
Reed p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .118      Bryant p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Boyer ph            1   1   1   2     0   0   .182        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson cf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .306

Totals               34   5   9   5     2   4             Totals               34   2   6   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 10,751
Left on Base: Braves 4, Giants 6
DP: Braves 0, Giants 2
Errors: Williams
Doubles: Fuentes (4)
Home Runs: Boyer (1), H. Aaron (12), Mays (6), Henderson (3)
GIDP: Cepeda (3), Perez (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(4-2)             7     4   1   1   1   1   1  27   3.56
Upshaw SV(3)            2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   2.77
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   2   2  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(2-1)           7.1   7   4   4   1   4   1  29   1.73
J. Johnson              1.2   2   1   1   1   0   1   7   0.84
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   4   2  36

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ken Burkhart


BRAVES 1ST: Baker flied out to center; Garr singled; H. Aaron
singled to left [Garr to third]; Cepeda grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [H. Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds reached on an error by Williams; Speier
grounded out (third to first) [Bonds to second]; Mays flied out
to left; McCovey was walked intentionally; Dietz forced McCovey
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrido
grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson singled to right; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson to second]; Lanier grounded out
(third to first); Bryant grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Didier grounded out (pitcher to first); Reed struck
out; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr popped to first in foul territory; H. Aaron
made an out to third; Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to center; Dietz flied out to
center; Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams singled to left; Garrido singled to left
[Williams to second]; Perez forced Garrido (first to shortstop)
[Williams to third]; Didier was called out on strikes; Reed
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes doubled; Lanier singled to left [Fuentes to
third]; Bryant struck out; Bonds made an out to second; Speier
forced Lanier (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Garr grounded
out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays homered; McCovey flied out to center; Dietz
grounded out (second to first); Henderson grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Cepeda flied out to left; Williams popped to first
in foul territory; Garrido flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Lanier grounded out
(second to first); Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez walked; Didier flied out to right; BOYER
BATTED FOR REED; Boyer homered [Perez scored]; On a bunt Baker
singled; Garr singled [Baker to second]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED
BRYANT (PITCHING); H. Aaron homered [Baker scored, Garr scored];
Cepeda flied out to left; Williams grounded out (second to
first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED BOYER (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); UPSHAW REPLACED H. AARON (PITCHING);
Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mays singled to right; McCovey grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants
1.

BRAVES 9TH: Garrido walked; Perez grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Garrido out at second]; Didier
singled; Jackson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
homered; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); ROSARIO BATTED
FOR LANIER; Rosario struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Giants 2.