Earl Williams and Ralph Garr each collected three of the Braves' 15 hits in an 8-4 victory over the Pirates. The Braves jumped off to a 4-0 lead, but Al Oliver homered with two men on base for the Pirates in the sixth.

The Braves decided the outcome with four runs in the seventh on five hits, including a pinch-double by Dusty Baker, plus an error by Oliver. Bob Robertson homered for the Pirates in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       10, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  1  -   4  9  2
Braves       1  2  1    0  0  0    4  0  x  -   8 15  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .298      Millan 2b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .277
Oliver cf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .345      Garr cf,lf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .320
Clemente rf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .329      Aaron rf              3   1   2   1     2   0   .288
Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Cepeda 1b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .378
Hebner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Williams c            5   2   3   2     0   0   .259
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .357      Lum lf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .182
Robertson 1b          4   1   1   1     0   1   .115        Baker ph,cf         1   1   1   1     0   0   .161
Alley ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Evans 3b              4   0   2   1     0   1   .239
Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Perez ss              4   1   0   1     0   1   .253
  Walker p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              4   1   1   0     0   0   .111
  Pagan ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .143
  Ellis pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .111
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     0   4             Totals               38   8  15   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  6,708
Left on Base: Pirates 4, Braves 9
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 0
Errors: Oliver, Giusti
Doubles: Oliver (7), Cash (4), Clemente (6), Niekro (1), Lum (2), Baker (2), Millan (4)
Home Runs: Oliver (2), Robertson (2)
Stolen Bases: Aaron (1)
Caught Stealing: Garr (3)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(0-2)          1.2   5   3   3   2   1   0  11   5.14
Walker                  3.1   4   1   1   1   2   0  15   6.10
Giusti                  1.1   3   2   2   0   0   0   6   5.84
R. Hernandez            0.1   2   2   1   0   0   0   4   0.87
Miller                  1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.86
Totals                  8    15   8   7   3   3   0  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(4-3)           9     9   4   4   0   4   2  35   3.08
Totals                  9     9   4   4   0   4   2  35

Passed Balls: Williams 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dick Stello


PIRATES 1ST: Cash flied out to right; Oliver doubled to right;
Oliver was picked off second (pitcher to second); Clemente
singled to center; Stargell made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan walked; Garr singled to second [Millan to
second]; Aaron walked [Millan to third, Garr to second]; Cepeda
struck out; Millan was out trying to advance to home and Garr
advanced to third and Aaron advanced to second (catcher to
pitcher); Williams singled to third [Garr scored, Aaron stayed
at second]; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner grounded out (second to first); Sanguillen
was called out on strikes; Robertson flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Perez grounded out (second
to first); Niekro doubled to right; Millan singled to center
[Niekro scored]; Garr singled to pitcher [Millan to second];
WALKER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Aaron singled to center
[Millan scored, Garr to third, Aaron to second (on throw)];
Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 3.

PIRATES 3RD: Alley grounded out (third to first); Walker made an
out to catcher; Cash flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Williams singled to third; Lum doubled to left
[Williams to third]; Evans singled to right [Williams scored,
Lum to third, Evans to second (on throw)]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Niekro made an out to catcher; Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 4.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to left; Clemente grounded out
(third to first); Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Aaron walked;
Cepeda flied out to right; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 4.

PIRATES 5TH: Hebner singled to center; Sanguillen struck out;
Robertson was called out on strikes; Alley flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (catcher to first); Evans struck
out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves
4.

PIRATES 6TH: PAGAN BATTED FOR WALKER; Pagan singled to third;
ELLIS RAN FOR PAGAN; Cash doubled to left [Ellis to third];
Oliver homered [Ellis scored, Cash scored]; Clemente singled to
left; Williams allowed a passed ball [Clemente to second];
Williams allowed a passed ball [Clemente to third]; Stargell
struck out; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen
flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Niekro lined to
second; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr singled
to shortstop; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Robertson made an out to catcher; Alley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Giusti grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron singled to left; Aaron stole second; Cepeda
flied out to left; Williams singled to center [Aaron scored];
Williams was picked off first but was safe on an error by Giusti
[Williams to second]; R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED GIUSTI (PITCHING);
BAKER BATTED FOR LUM; Baker doubled to left [Williams scored];
Evans singled to left [Baker to third]; Perez forced Evans
(second to shortstop) [Baker scored]; Niekro reached on an error
by Oliver [Perez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Niekro to first];
MILLER REPLACED R. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Millan doubled to right
[Niekro to third]; Garr flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 8.

PIRATES 8TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GARR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cash grounded out (third to first);
Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); Clemente doubled to
left; Stargell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Cepeda grounded
out (third to first); Williams grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 8.

PIRATES 9TH: Hebner flied out to center; Sanguillen made an out
to catcher; Robertson homered; Alley grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 8.