After a wait of two hours, 19 minutes because of rain in the 11th inning, Hank Aaron smashed a three-run homer to carry the Braves to a 7-5 victory over the Giants, who went down to their sixth straight defeat. Chris Arnold hit his first major league homer for the Giants and Earl Williams whacked his 31st for the Braves before the game went into overtime.

After each club counted in the 10th, the Giants went ahead in the 12th when Ken Henderson was waved home from third on a balk by Jim Nash. In the Braves' half, Jim Breazeale singled and Felix Millan walked before rain intervened. When play resumed, Ralph Garr struck out, but Aaron ended the game with his 40th homer. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Friday, September 10, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Giants       0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  -   5  6  3
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0    1  3  -   7 13  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson rf,lf       5   2   1   0     1   1   .270      Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Howarth lf            5   0   1   1     0   2   .125      Garr lf               6   1   1   0     0   2   .333
  J. Johnson p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      H. Aaron 1b           6   3   3   4     0   0   .325
Mays 1b               5   0   0   0     1   2   .284      Williams c            3   1   1   2     1   0   .272
Bonds cf,rf,cf        3   1   0   0     2   2   .293      Lum rf                5   0   3   1     0   0   .278
xGallagher 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .000      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .237
Dietz c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Jackson cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Rosario cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Hart ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .259        King ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Williams pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .178        Foster pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Speier ss             4   1   1   0     1   0   .240        Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .109
Arnold 2b             4   1   1   2     1   1   .333        Baker ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
  Lanier 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .233        Nash p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .103        Breazeale ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
  Gibson c            2   0   0   0     0   2   .196        Brown pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               40   5   6   4     7  11             Totals               44   7  13   7     3   4

Time of Game: 3:41   Attendance:  8,403
Left on Base: Giants 10, Braves 10
DP: Giants 1, Braves 0
Errors: Mays, Arnold, Perry, Williams 2
Doubles: Howarth (1), H. Aaron 2 (20)
Triples: Henderson (6)
Home Runs: Arnold (1), Williams (31), H. Aaron (40)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (24), Henderson (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (4)
GIDP: Millan (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   7.1   8   3   3   0   2   1  31   3.04
Hamilton                1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.05
J. Johnson L(12-6)      1.2   4   4   4   3   2   1  12   2.82
Totals                 10.1  13   7   7   3   4   2  48

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  7     5   3   3   4   7   1  31   3.00
Jarvis                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   4.16
Nash W(9-7)             2     1   2   0   2   2   0  10   4.91
Totals                 11     6   5   3   7  11   1  48

Wild Pitches: Perry (7), Niekro (8)
Balks: Nash (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Howarth flied out to center;
Mays walked; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to left; Garr grounded out (third
to first); H. Aaron reached on an error by Arnold; Williams
forced H. Aaron (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Dietz
walked; Speier forced Dietz (second unassisted); Arnold homered
[Speier scored]; Perry struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled to left; Evans forced Lum (first to
shortstop); Jackson flied out to left; Perez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Henderson tripled to right; Howarth grounded out
(second to first) [Henderson scored]; Mays flied out to right;
Bonds struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Bonds
stole second; Bonds stole third; Gallagher popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro was called out on strikes; Millan singled to
right; Garr flied out to right; H. Aaron flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz flied out to center; Speier singled to center;
Arnold grounded out (shortstop to first) [Speier to second];
Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum made
an out to third; Evans reached on an error by Mays; Jackson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Howarth
struck out; Mays flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Niekro grounded out
(pitcher to first); Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds walked; Gallagher singled to left [Bonds to
second]; Dietz flied out to left [Gallagher to second, Bonds to
third]; Speier was walked intentionally; Arnold struck out;
Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr flied out to left; H. Aaron flied out to left;
Williams homered; Lum singled; Lum was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Perry [Lum to third]; Evans struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Henderson flied out to left; Howarth doubled to
right; Mays struck out; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Jackson singled to center; Perez forced Jackson
(second to shortstop); KING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; King singled to
center [Perez to second]; FOSTER RAN FOR KING; Millan grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Foster out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 1.

GIANTS 8TH: JARVIS REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Gallagher made an
out to shortstop; Dietz popped to first in foul territory;
Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr singled to center; H. Aaron doubled to left
[Garr scored]; Perry threw a wild pitch [H. Aaron to third];
Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center [H. Aaron scored];
HAMILTON REPLACED DIETZ (PITCHING); GIBSON REPLACED PERRY
(PLAYING C ); Lum flied out to left; Evans flied out to center;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Arnold walked; On a bunt Gibson struck out;
Henderson flied out to left; Howarth struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Jackson flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(first unassisted); BAKER BATTED FOR JARVIS; Baker singled to
center; J. JOHNSON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); ROSARIO REPLACED
HAMILTON (PLAYING CF); BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Millan forced Baker
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 3.

GIANTS 10TH: NASH REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Mays made an out to
second; Bonds walked; Gallagher reached on catcher's
interference by Williams [Bonds to second]; HART BATTED FOR
ROSARIO; Hart singled to center [Gallagher to second, Bonds
scored (unearned)]; WILLIAMS RAN FOR HART; Speier flied out to
center; Arnold flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 10TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LANIER
REPLACED ARNOLD (PLAYING 2B); BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); Garr struck out; H. Aaron doubled to left; Williams walked;
Lum singled [Williams to third, H. Aaron scored]; Evans was
walked intentionally [Lum to second]; Jackson forced Williams
(second to catcher) [Evans to second, Lum to third]; Perez flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 11TH: Gibson struck out; Henderson walked; J. Johnson
made an out to pitcher; Henderson stole second [Henderson to
third (error by Williams)]; Nash balked [Henderson scored
(unearned)]; Mays struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 11TH: BREAZEALE BATTED FOR NASH; Breazeale singled to
right; BROWN RAN FOR BREAZEALE; Millan walked [Brown to second];
Garr struck out; H. Aaron homered [Brown scored, Millan scored];
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 7.

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