Ending a seven-game losing streak, the Giants erupted for six runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Braves, 7-6. Two-run doubles by Bobby Bonds and Garry Maddox were the biggest blows in the uprising that beat the Braves, who suffered their fourth straight setback. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Friday, May       19, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       4  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   6 13  1
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    6  0  x  -   7 12  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   1   3   0     1   1   .296      Arnold ss             5   1   2   1     0   0   .290
Garr lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .303      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Aaron rf,1b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .278      Bonds rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .269
Cepeda 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .345      Kingman 1b            3   1   1   0     1   2   .242
  Brown pr,rf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .286      Gallagher 3b          4   1   2   0     0   2   .286
Baker cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .289      Maddox cf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .211
Williams c            4   0   2   2     0   0   .241      B. Williams lf        4   1   1   0     0   0   .211
Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .232      Rader c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .258
Perez ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Cumberland p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Lum ph              1   0   0   1     0   0   .175        Carrithers p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Garrido ss          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Howarth ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .176
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .083        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goodson ph          1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000
  Carty ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .300        McMahon p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  13   6     3   2             Totals               35   7  12   7     1   8

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,652
Left on Base: Braves 7, Giants 6
DP: Braves 0, Giants 2
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Millan (6), Perez (5), Bonds (9), Maddox (6)
Triples: Arnold (1)
Home Runs: Evans (5)
Stolen Bases: Kingman (9)
Caught Stealing: Millan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (4)
GIDP: Williams (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(5-4)           6.1  11   6   6   0   6   0  30   3.32
Jarvis                  0.2   1   1   1   1   1   0   4   6.46
Upshaw                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Totals                  8    12   7   7   1   8   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cumberland              0     4   4   4   1   0   0   5   9.68
Carrithers              5     4   0   0   1   2   0  17   4.67
Johnson W(2-2)          2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8  11.37
McMahon SV(2)           2     3   1   1   1   0   0  10   3.86
Totals                  9    13   6   6   3   2   1  40

Passed Balls: Williams (7)
Wild Pitches: Jarvis (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan doubled to left; Garr singled to second
[Millan to third]; Aaron singled to left [Millan scored, Garr to
second]; Cepeda singled to right [Garr scored, Aaron to second];
Baker walked [Aaron to third, Cepeda to second]; CARRITHERS
REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING); Williams singled to center
[Aaron scored, Cepeda scored, Baker to second]; Evans made an
out to shortstop; Perez lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Williams out at first]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Arnold tripled to right; Fuentes made an out to
second; Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
walked; Millan was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher singled to shortstop; Maddox singled to
left [Gallagher to second]; B. Williams forced Maddox (second to
shortstop) [Gallagher to third]; Rader forced B. Williams
(second to shortstop) [Gallagher scored]; Williams allowed a
passed ball [Rader to second]; Carrithers struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Aaron singled to right; Cepeda flied out to right;
Baker singled [Aaron to third]; Williams grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Arnold flied out to center; Fuentes popped to
catcher in foul territory; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez
doubled to center; Niekro flied out to left; Millan struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Gallagher was called out on
strikes; Maddox made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron made an
out to second; Cepeda grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: B. Williams flied out to left; Rader singled to
center; HOWARTH BATTED FOR CARRITHERS; Howarth struck out;
Arnold forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 4, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Baker grounded
out (third to first); Williams grounded out (pitcher to first);
Evans homered; Perez flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes flied out to right; Bonds flied out to left;
On a bunt Kingman singled; Gallagher singled to center [Kingman
to second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Niekro flied out to center; Millan singled to
second; Garr flied out to right; Aaron forced Millan (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: B. Williams singled to third; Rader singled to
center [B. Williams to third]; GOODSON BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Goodson singled to right [B. Williams scored, Rader to second];
Arnold singled to center [Rader scored, Goodson to second];
Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Goodson to
third, Arnold to second]; Bonds doubled to left [Goodson scored,
Arnold scored]; JARVIS REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Jarvis threw
a wild pitch [Bonds to third]; Kingman walked; Kingman stole
second; Gallagher was called out on strikes; Maddox doubled to
center [Bonds scored, Kingman scored, Maddox to third (error by
Perez)]; B. Williams made an out to shortstop; 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 7.

BRAVES 8TH: MCMAHON REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Cepeda singled
to pitcher; BROWN RAN FOR CEPEDA; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; Williams singled to shortstop [Brown to second];
Evans walked [Brown to third, Williams to second]; LUM BATTED
FOR PEREZ; Lum forced Evans (third to second) [Brown scored,
Williams to third]; CARTY BATTED FOR JARVIS; Carty forced Lum
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED LUM (PLAYING SS); UPSHAW REPLACED
CARTY (PITCHING); BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); AARON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Rader flied out to right;
McMahon struck out; Arnold grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Millan singled to left; Garr forced Millan (second
to shortstop); Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Brown
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6,
Giants 7.