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Homers by Orlando Cepeda and Ralph Garr started the Braves off to a 6-1 victory over the Pirates. Cepeda, batting for just the third time this year, slammed a pitch into the left field stands in the second inning. Garr connected for the circuit in the third. Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1972 (Day game) at Three Rivers StadiumBraves 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 0
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 1
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .273 Cash 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Garr rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 .365 Oliver cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .382
Lum cf,lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .195 Clemente rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255
Carty lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .438 Stargell lf,1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .208
Baker cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Hebner 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .319
Williams c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .281 Sanguillen c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .396
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .200 Davalillo 1b,lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .375
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Alley ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 .417
Perez ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .288 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Niekro p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .100 Clines ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .150
Kison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
May ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Stennett ph,ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Totals 32 6 7 6 4 6 Totals 34 1 8 1 2 5
Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 12,264
Left on Base: Braves 5, Pirates 8
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Stennett
Doubles: Perez (3), Garr (3), Clines (1), Clemente (2), Davalillo (1)
Home Runs: Cepeda (1), Garr (2), Hebner (3)
Stolen Bases: Garr (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1)
GIDP: Garr (1)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(2-2) 9 8 1 1 2 5 1 36 2.84
Totals 9 8 1 1 2 5 1 36
Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Johnson L(0-1) 5 7 6 6 2 4 2 24 4.50
Walker 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 7.71
Kison 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 8.44
Totals 9 7 6 6 4 6 2 38
Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Mel Steiner
BRAVES 1ST: Millan walked; Garr forced Millan (catcher to
shortstop); Garr stole second; Lum made an out to catcher; Carty
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Cash struck out; Oliver grounded out (third to
first); Clemente flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (third to first); Cepeda
homered; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Perez struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Stargell walked; Hebner forced Stargell (first to
shortstop); Sanguillen flied out to center; Davalillo singled to
center [Hebner to second]; Alley walked [Hebner to third,
Davalillo to second]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 3RD: DAVALILLO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); STARGELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Niekro struck out; Millan made
an out to shortstop; Garr homered; Lum lined to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to left; Clemente hit into a double play (pitcher to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2,
Pirates 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Williams
singled to left; Cepeda struck out; Evans lined to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Stargell struck out; Hebner made an out to first;
Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2,
Pirates 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Perez doubled to right; Niekro singled to shortstop
[Perez stayed at second]; Millan flied out to left; Garr doubled
to left [Perez scored, Niekro to third]; Lum was walked
intentionally; Carty singled to right [Niekro scored, Garr
scored, Lum to third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Lum scored]; Cepeda struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
6, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 5TH: Davalillo grounded out (first unassisted); Alley
singled to center; STENNETT BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Stennett flied
out to right; Cash flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 6, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 6TH: STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WALKER
REPLACED ALLEY (PITCHING); Evans walked; Perez popped to first;
Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Evans to
second]; Millan walked; Garr popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 6TH: Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente
flied out to right; Stargell grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); Carty flied out
to center; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 7TH: BAKER REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING CF); LUM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher);
Sanguillen singled to shortstop; Davalillo flied out to right;
CLINES BATTED FOR WALKER; Clines doubled to left [Sanguillen to
third]; Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 8TH: KISON REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Cepeda grounded
out (third to shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 8TH: Cash flied out to left; Oliver flied out to right;
Clemente doubled to left; Stargell flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0.
BRAVES 9TH: Niekro struck out; Millan reached on an error by
Stennett [Millan to first]; Garr grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 9TH: Hebner homered; Sanguillen struck out; Davalillo
doubled to left; MAY BATTED FOR KISON; May struck out; Stennett
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Pirates 1.
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