Exploding for eight runs in the sixth inning, the Braves defeated the Pirates, 13-5. Hank Aaron ignited the outburst with a single and then, on his second trip to the plate in the stanza, singled again to drive in two runs. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  8    0  0  4  -  13 14  4
Pirates      1  0  2    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             6   2   3   3     0   2   .281      Cash 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Garr rf               5   2   3   1     1   1   .333      Davalillo rf          4   1   2   1     1   0   .333
Aaron 1b              5   2   3   2     1   1   .238      Oliver cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .370
Carty lf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .440      Stargell lf           3   1   1   1     2   1   .200
  Brown pr,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Hebner 3b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Williams c            3   0   1   1     2   0   .294      Sanguillen c          5   0   2   1     0   0   .400
Evans 3b              3   2   1   2     1   0   .300      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     1   1   .100
Lum cf                3   2   0   0     2   0   .189      J. Hernandez ss       4   1   0   0     0   0   .167
Perez ss              5   0   1   0     0   1   .273        Stennett ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .414
Jarvis p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moose p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Breazeale ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .400        Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McQueen p           2   1   1   1     0   0   .500        Pagan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Veale p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  13  14  12     9   5             Totals               39   5  11   4     4   4

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 12,804
Left on Base: Braves 8, Pirates 12
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 2
Errors: Millan, Brown, Evans 2, Oliver
Doubles: Millan (2), Oliver (6), Stargell (2), Cash (1)
Triples: Sanguillen (2)
Stolen Bases: Davalillo (1)
Caught Stealing: Perez (1), Garr (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Moose (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (1)
GIDP: Hebner (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis W(2-1)           5     7   3   2   2   2   0  25   4.96
McQueen SV(1)           4     4   2   0   2   2   0  19   3.18
Totals                  9    11   5   2   4   4   0  44

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose L(0-2)            5.2   8   8   8   4   3   0  29   7.32
Miller                  0.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   3.60
Veale                   3     4   4   4   3   2   0  14   6.00
Totals                  9    14  13  13   9   5   0  48

Wild Pitches: Moose (1), Veale (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (first to pitcher); Garr lined
to center; Aaron walked; Carty grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to center; Davalillo walked;
Davalillo stole second; Oliver reached on an error by Millan
[Davalillo to third, Oliver to first]; Stargell struck out;
Hebner singled to right [Davalillo scored (unearned), Oliver to
third]; Sanguillen made an out to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (third to first); Evans
grounded out (third to first); Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson walked; J. Hernandez flied out to center;
Moose out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Robertson to
second]; Cash grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez made an out to second; Jarvis flied out to
center; Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo flied out to left; Oliver doubled to
right; Stargell doubled to center [Oliver scored]; Hebner made
an out to third; Sanguillen tripled to right [Stargell scored];
Robertson made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to right; Aaron singled to left [Garr
to second]; Carty grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third,
Aaron to second]; Williams walked; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Garr scored, Aaron to third]; Lum flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: J. Hernandez flied out to right; Moose grounded out
(second to first); Cash doubled to center; Davalillo lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Jarvis
grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to right; Garr
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Oliver singled to second; Stargell made an out to
shortstop; Hebner struck out; Sanguillen singled to right
[Oliver to third]; Robertson made an out to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron singled to left; Carty walked [Aaron to
second]; Moose threw a wild pitch [Aaron to third, Carty to
second]; Williams grounded out (third to first); Evans singled
to center [Aaron scored, Carty to third, Evans to second (on
throw)]; Lum was walked intentionally; Perez struck out;
BREAZEALE BATTED FOR JARVIS; Breazeale singled to right [Carty
scored, Evans scored, Lum to third]; Millan singled to right
[Lum scored, Breazeale to second]; Garr singled to center
[Breazeale scored, Millan to third (error by Oliver), Garr to
second]; MILLER REPLACED MOOSE (PITCHING); Aaron singled to
center [Millan scored, Garr scored]; Carty walked [Aaron to
second]; BROWN RAN FOR CARTY; Williams singled to left [Aaron
scored, Brown to third]; Evans walked [Williams to second]; Lum
grounded out (second to first); 8 R, 7 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 9,
Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: MCQUEEN REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); BROWN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); J. Hernandez reached on an error by Evans
[J. Hernandez to first]; PAGAN BATTED FOR MILLER; Pagan struck
out; Cash flied out to left; Davalillo singled to right [J.
Hernandez to second]; Oliver forced Davalillo (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 7TH: VEALE REPLACED PAGAN (PITCHING); Perez singled to
right; McQueen made an out to third; Millan struck out while
Perez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Stargell walked; Hebner grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stargell out at second];
Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9,
Pirates 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr singled to left; Aaron struck out while Garr
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brown made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 8TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); J.
Hernandez reached on an error by Evans [J. Hernandez to first];
Veale flied out to center; Cash singled to left [J. Hernandez
scored (error by Brown) (unearned) (no RBI), Cash to third];
Davalillo singled to right [Cash scored (unearned)]; Oliver
singled to center [Davalillo to third]; Stargell walked [Oliver
to second]; Hebner flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  Braves 9, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams walked; Evans forced Williams (first to
second to shortstop); Lum walked [Evans to second]; Perez flied
out to center; McQueen singled to right [Evans scored, Lum to
third]; Millan doubled [Lum scored, McQueen scored, Millan to
third (on throw)]; Veale threw a wild pitch [Millan scored];
Garr walked; Aaron flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 13, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen grounded out (first unassisted);
Robertson struck out; STENNETT BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ; Stennett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
13, Pirates 5.