Coming back after the Reds scored two runs in the 11th inning, the Braves pulled the game out of the fire with a three-run rally that produced a 4-3 victory. Two were out when Darrell Evans ignited the rally with a homer.

Mike Lum followed with a single and pinch-hitter Jim Breazeale doubled to tie the score, Following a walk to Dusty Baker, Felix Millan singled and Gil Garrido, running for Breazeale, raced home with the winning marker. Hank Aaron homered for the Braves in the eighth to tie the score at 1-1. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Cincinnati Reds 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     23, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  -   3  7  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  -   4 12  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               6   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Millan 2b             6   0   2   1     0   0   .233
  McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Garr rf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .317
Morgan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Aaron 1b              5   1   2   1     0   1   .161
Tolan cf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .500      Carty lf              2   0   2   0     2   0   .500
Bench c               2   1   0   0     3   0   .045        Brown pr,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Menke 1b              3   0   0   1     1   1   .273      Williams c            5   0   0   0     0   3   .275
Uhlaender rf,lf       4   1   0   0     1   0   .000      Evans 3b              5   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Javier 3b             5   0   3   1     0   0   .571      Lum cf                5   1   1   0     0   1   .231
Concepcion ss         4   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Billingham p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Breazeale ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .375
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Garrido pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kelley p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .167
  McRae ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .000        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Geronimo rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Baker ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .045

Totals               37   3   7   3     7   3             Totals               42   4  12   4     4   9

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance: 13,377
Left on Base: Reds 10, Braves 10
DP: Reds 0, Braves 1
Doubles: Javier (2), Morgan (1), Tolan (3), Breazeale (1)
Home Runs: Aaron (2), Evans (3)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (5), Javier (1)
Caught Stealing: Garr (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Menke (1)
Sacrifice Flies: McRae (1)
GIDP: Uhlaender (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham              8     8   1   1   2   6   1  33   5.17
Hall                    2     0   0   0   1   2   0   6   1.13
McGlothlin L(0-1)       0.2   4   3   3   1   1   1   7   9.82
Totals                 10.2  12   4   4   4   9   2  46

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kelley                 10.1   6   3   3   7   3   0  43   3.18
Schueler W(1-0)         0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                 11     7   3   3   7   3   0  46

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


REDS 1ST: Rose flied out to left; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Tolan singled to right; Tolan stole second; Bench walked; Menke
forced Bench (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to right; Aaron singled to left [Garr to second]; Carty
walked [Garr to third, Aaron to second]; Williams struck out;
Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Uhlaender popped to shortstop; Javier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Concepcion popped to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum was called out on strikes; Perez grounded out
(third to first); Kelley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 3RD: Billingham grounded out (second to first); Rose
grounded out (third to first); Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan singled to center; Garr struck out; Aaron
grounded out (first unassisted) [Millan to second]; Carty
walked; Williams popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 4TH: Tolan grounded out (second to first); Bench popped to
center; Menke lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Lum grounded
out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 5TH: Uhlaender flied out to center; Javier doubled to left;
Concepcion flied out to center; Billingham grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Kelley singled to right; Millan popped to second;
Garr popped to second; Aaron struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose flied out to left; Morgan doubled to left; Tolan
was walked intentionally; Bench walked [Morgan to third, Tolan
to second]; Menke walked [Morgan scored, Tolan to third, Bench
to second]; Uhlaender grounded into a double play (third to
shortstop to second to first) [Menke out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty singled to center; Williams forced Carty
(shortstop to second); Evans flied out to left; Lum flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 7TH: Javier flied to left in foul territory; Concepcion
grounded out (second to first); Billingham struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez flied out to left; Kelley grounded out (first
unassisted); Millan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 1, Braves 0.

REDS 8TH: Rose flied out to left; Morgan grounded out (first to
pitcher); Tolan doubled; Bench flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr flied out to center; Aaron homered; Carty
singled to center; BROWN RAN FOR CARTY; Williams struck out;
Evans singled to right [Brown out at third (right to shortstop
to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 9TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Menke was called
out on strikes (catcher to first); Uhlaender grounded out
(second to first); Javier singled to center; Javier stole
second; Concepcion was walked intentionally; CARBO BATTED FOR
BILLINGHAM; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: HALL REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Lum grounded out
(third to first); Perez was called out on strikes; Kelley was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 10TH: Rose flied out to left; Morgan popped to second;
Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 10TH: Millan flied to left in foul territory; Garr
walked; Garr was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to second); Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 1.

REDS 11TH: Bench walked; Menke out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Bench to second]; Uhlaender was walked intentionally;
Javier singled to center [Bench scored, Uhlaender to second];
SCHUELER REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Concepcion singled to
center [Uhlaender to third, Javier to second]; MCRAE BATTED FOR
HALL; McRae lined out on a sacrifice fly to left [Uhlaender
scored]; Rose grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 11TH: GERONIMO REPLACED MCRAE (PLAYING RF); UHLAENDER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED ROSE
(PITCHING); Brown flied out to center; Williams struck out;
Evans homered; Lum singled to center; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR
PEREZ; Breazeale doubled [Lum scored]; BAKER BATTED FOR
SCHUELER; GARRIDO RAN FOR BREAZEALE; Baker walked; Millan
singled to left [Garrido scored, Baker to second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 4.