Victims again of Hank Aaron's slugging, the Giants lost to the Braves, 5-4, and had their West division lead trimmed to three games over the idle Dodgers. The Giants scored once in the first inning on singles by Chris Arnold, Al Gallagher and Bobby Bonds, but the Braves came back with four runs in their half. Ralph Garr singled and Aaron, who won the previous night's game with a three-run homer in the 11th, smashed another round-tripper.

With that spark, the Braves went on to add two more runs on singles by Earl Williams, Darrell Evans and Dusty Baker and a sacrifice fly by Sonny Jackson. The Giants got back in the game with three unearned runs in the eighth on two errors, a walk and singles by Jim Howarth and Willie Mays, but Aaron doubled in the Braves' half and scored the winning run on a single by Williams. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 11, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  6  0
Braves       4  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  7  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson rf,1b,lf    4   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .292
Arnold 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .333
Gallagher 3b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .293      H. Aaron 1b           4   2   2   2     0   0   .327
Bonds cf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .292      Williams c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .274
Hart lf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .276      Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .239
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239      Baker rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .194
Lanier 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Jackson cf            2   0   0   1     1   0   .261
  Howarth ph,rf       1   1   1   1     1   0   .222      Perez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Gibson c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Kelley p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .051
  Rader ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Carrithers p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Barr p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Healy ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .317
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mays ph,1b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .286

Totals               35   4   6   3     5   4             Totals               30   5   7   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 11,365
Left on Base: Giants 9, Braves 5
DP: Giants 0, Braves 0
Errors: Evans, Perez
Doubles: H. Aaron (21)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (41)
Stolen Bases: Mays (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (1,by Barr)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers              0.1   5   4   4   0   0   1   6   4.06
Barr                    5.2   0   0   0   1   1   0  19   4.03
Stone                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.10
McMahon L(10-5)         1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   3.66
Totals                  8     7   5   5   2   2   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kelley                  7.2   5   4   1   5   2   0  35   3.00
Upshaw W(10-6)          1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   3.81
Totals                  9     6   4   1   5   4   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Barr (1)
Wild Pitches: Carrithers (4)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); Arnold
singled to right; Gallagher singled to center [Arnold to third];
Bonds singled to left [Gallagher to second, Arnold scored]; Hart
walked [Gallagher to third, Bonds to second]; Speier made an out
to shortstop; Lanier flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan made an out to shortstop; Garr singled to
center; H. Aaron homered [Garr scored]; Williams singled to
left; Evans singled to center [Williams to third]; Carrithers
threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Baker singled to center
[Evans to third, Williams scored]; BARR REPLACED CARRITHERS
(PITCHING); Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Evans scored];
Perez grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Gibson grounded out (shortstop to first); Barr
grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson walked; Arnold flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Kelley grounded out (second to first); Millan struck
out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
grounded out (second to first); Hart singled to left; Speier
forced Hart (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Lanier grounded out (second to first); Gibson flied
out to left; Barr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
walked; Perez was hit by a pitch [Jackson to second]; Kelley
forced Jackson (first to third) [Perez to second]; Millan
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Henderson flied out to left; Arnold flied out to
right; Gallagher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr flied out to right; H. Aaron flied out to
right; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds made an out to second; Hart flied out to
center; Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans made an out to second; Baker grounded out
(second to first); Jackson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 7TH: HOWARTH BATTED FOR LANIER; Howarth walked; RADER
BATTED FOR GIBSON; Rader flied out to right; HEALY BATTED FOR
BARR; Healy walked [Howarth to second]; Henderson grounded out
(second to first) [Healy to second, Howarth to third]; Arnold
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: STONE REPLACED HEALY (PITCHING); RADER STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); HOWARTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Perez flied out to
left; Kelley was called out on strikes; Millan made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Gallagher was called out on strikes; Bonds reached
on an error by Evans; Hart walked [Bonds to second]; Speier
popped to third in foul territory; Howarth singled [Hart to
second, Bonds scored (unearned)]; Rader reached on an error by
Perez [Howarth to second, Hart scored (unearned)]; UPSHAW
REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); MAYS BATTED FOR STONE; Mays singled
to center [Rader to third, Howarth scored (unearned)]; Mays
stole second; Henderson flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: MAYS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HENDERSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MCMAHON REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Garr
grounded out (pitcher to first); H. Aaron doubled to center;
Williams singled to center [H. Aaron scored]; Evans walked
[Williams to second]; Baker flied out to left; Jackson popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves
5.

GIANTS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 3B); Arnold grounded
out (pitcher to first); Gallagher struck out; Bonds struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 5.