Dick Dietz homered with two out in the 12th inning to give the Giants a 5-4 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Braves came back to win the second game, 4-2, with the aid of two unearned runs on errors by Don Carrithers and by Jimmy Rosario. Before winning the opener with his homer, Dietz doubled in the eighth inning and scored the tying run on a two-bagger by Ken Henderson.

In the nightcap, the Braves took a 2-0 lead and then tacked on what proved to be their winning margin in the fifth inning. Ralph Garr led off with a single, took second on a throwing error by Carrithers and advanced to third after Mike Lum flied out. Darrell Evans hit a fly to Rosario [sic], who dropped the ball, Garr scoring. Evans, who was credited with a sacrifice fly, reached third on the error and scored on a single by Hal King. Willie Mays hit a homer to account for the Giants' runs. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      18, 1971 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5 11  2
Braves       0  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Speier ss             6   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .310
Fuentes 2b            6   0   2   2     0   0   .270      Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .323
Bonds rf              5   0   1   0     1   2   .310      H. Aaron 1b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .311
Dietz c               6   2   2   1     0   1   .284      Evans 3b              5   1   1   0     0   2   .276
Henderson lf          6   0   1   1     0   0   .249      Lum rf                4   1   1   1     1   1   .278
Goodson 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .212      Williams c            5   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Mays ph,1b          1   0   0   0     1   0   .289      Jackson cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .278
Rosario cf            3   0   0   0     2   0   .241      Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .198
Gallagher 3b          5   1   3   1     0   0   .259        King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Carrithers p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nash p                1   0   1   1     0   0   .179
  Duffy ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .138        Upshaw p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Healy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .350        Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lanier ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   5  11   5     5   5             Totals               41   4   6   3     3   8

Time of Game: 3:25
Left on Base: Giants 9, Braves 5
DP: Giants 0, Braves 2
Errors: Speier 2, Garr, Perez
Doubles: Fuentes (15), Dietz (15), Henderson (10), Evans (7)
Triples: Lum (1)
Home Runs: Dietz (9)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (7), Bonds (15), Gallagher (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (2)
GIDP: Dietz (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers              4     4   4   4   1   0   0  17   4.82
Robertson               2     2   0   0   2   1   0  10   4.45
Hamilton                2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6   3.14
McMahon                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.08
J. Johnson W(9-4)       2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.53
Totals                 12     6   4   4   3   8   0  45

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash                    4.2   6   3   3   3   2   0  21   5.53
Upshaw                  5.1   3   1   1   1   2   0  20   3.90
Priddy L(3-6)           2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9   3.78
Totals                 12    11   5   5   5   5   1  50

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


GIANTS 1ST: Speier grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
doubled; Bonds walked; Dietz grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded
out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson made an out to second; Goodson walked;
Rosario walked [Goodson to second]; Gallagher singled to center
[Rosario to third, Goodson scored]; Carrithers flied into a
double play (right to first to third) [Rosario out at third]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Lum
grounded out (first unassisted); Williams popped to shortstop in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier made an out to third; Fuentes flied out to
left; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson singled; Perez grounded out (first
unassisted) [Jackson to second]; Nash singled [Jackson scored,
Nash to second (on throw)]; Millan flied out to center; Garr
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson
grounded out (second to pitcher); Goodson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron walked; Evans doubled to center [H. Aaron
scored (error by Speier)]; Lum tripled to right [Evans scored];
Williams flied out to right; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Lum scored]; Perez flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Rosario grounded out (second to first); Gallagher
singled; DUFFY BATTED FOR CARRITHERS; Duffy singled to left
[Gallagher to third (error by Garr), Duffy to second]; Speier
struck out; Fuentes singled to right [Duffy scored, Gallagher
scored]; Fuentes stole second; Bonds singled [Fuentes to third];
UPSHAW REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Bonds stole second; Dietz
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED DUFFY (PITCHING); Upshaw struck
out; Millan singled to center; Garr grounded out (first
unassisted) [Millan to second]; H. Aaron was walked
intentionally; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 3, Braves 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Henderson popped to first in foul territory; Goodson
flied out to left; Rosario flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum walked; Williams flied out to right; Jackson
flied out to left; Perez singled to shortstop [Lum to third
(error by Speier)]; Upshaw flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Gallagher lined to first; HEALY BATTED FOR
ROBERTSON; Healy grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED HEALY (PITCHING); Millan flied out
to center; Garr struck out; H. Aaron made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes made an out to second; Bonds struck out;
Dietz doubled to right; Henderson doubled to left [Dietz
scored]; MAYS BATTED FOR GOODSON; Mays was walked intentionally;
Rosario grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: MAYS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Evans struck out;
Lum struck out (catcher to first); Williams struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Williams singled to shortstop [Williams to
second (error by Perez)]; Speier flied out to left; Fuentes
lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: MCMAHON REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Jackson popped
to first in foul territory; Perez flied out to right; Upshaw
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 10TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Dietz
grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 10TH: Millan popped to first in foul territory; Garr made
an out to second; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 11TH: PRIDDY REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Mays flied out
to center; Rosario walked; Gallagher singled to left [Rosario to
third]; LANIER BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Gallagher stole second;
Lanier struck out; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 11TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED LANIER (PITCHING); Evans struck
out; Lum flied to right in foul territory; Williams grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 12TH: Fuentes flied out to right; Bonds flied out to
center; Dietz homered; Henderson flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 12TH: Jackson struck out (catcher to first); KING BATTED
FOR PEREZ; King flied out to right; CEPEDA BATTED FOR PRIDDY;
Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Braves 4.