The Giants, who lost the first game of a doubleheader, 6-4, in 10 innings, although smashing three homers, came back with a two-run wallop by Bobby Bonds in the second game to defeat the Braves, 2-1. Chris Arnold, Ed Goodson and Dave Kingman rapped round-trippers for the Giants in the lidlifter and they added a run in the eighth on singles by Dave Rader and Arnold, around a sacrifice, to tie the score at 4-4. In the 10th, Earl Williams doubled for the Braves and crossed the plate on a single by Darrell Evans, who drove in his third run of the game. Evans took third on a single by Mike Lum and scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker.

A walk, single by Baker and wild pitch gave the Braves a 1-0 lead in the second inning of the nightcap. Ron Reed held the Giants to two hits unti lthe eighth when Rader singled and Bonds blasted his homer. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0    2  -   6 15  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  1  0    1  1  0    0  -   4  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Arnold ss             5   1   2   2     0   1   .306
Garr lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Aaron 1b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .287      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
Williams c            5   2   3   1     0   0   .256      Kingman 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .242
Evans 3b              4   1   2   3     1   0   .256      Goodson 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .400
Lum rf                5   0   1   0     0   0   .177      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .226
Baker cf              4   0   2   2     0   0   .283        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .223      B. Williams lf        4   0   0   0     0   2   .192
Schueler p            3   0   2   0     0   1   .333      Rader c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .250
  Nash p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .500        Healy pr,c          0   1   0   0     0   0   .115
                                                            Hart ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .211
                                                          Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Howarth ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176
                                                            Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Henderson cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .165

Totals               40   6  15   6     2   1             Totals               34   4   7   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: Braves 8, Giants 3
DP: Braves 2, Giants 1
Doubles: Aaron (3), Schueler (1), Williams (6)
Home Runs: Arnold (1), Goodson (1), Kingman (8)
Caught Stealing: Lum (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (1), Howarth (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (1)
GIDP: B. Williams (1), Arnold (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler                7.2   7   4   4   1   4   3  30   2.52
Nash W(1-0)             2.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   7   7.94
Totals                 10     7   4   4   2   5   3  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                8    10   4   4   2   1   0  35   3.03
Barr L(0-1)             1     4   2   2   0   0   0   6   2.96
Cumberland              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   9.68
McMahon                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.63
Totals                 10    15   6   6   2   1   0  44

Wild Pitches: Nash (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr flied
out to center; Aaron doubled to center; Williams singled to
center [Aaron scored]; Williams was picked off first (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Arnold grounded out (third to first); Fuentes popped
to third in foul territory; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Lum grounded
out (third to first); Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: On a bunt Kingman made an out to third; Goodson
grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez made an out to shortstop; Schueler doubled to
left; Millan flied out to left; Garr grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: B. Williams struck out; Rader flied out to left;
Marichal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron made an out to second; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to first); Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Arnold homered; Fuentes flied out to left; Bonds
flied out to center; Kingman popped to first in foul territory;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Baker popped to
third in foul territory; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Goodson homered; Maddox flied out to right; B.
Williams flied out to left; Rader walked; Marichal grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Schueler singled to right; Millan made an out to
second; Garr forced Schueler (second to shortstop); Aaron walked
[Garr to second]; Williams singled to pitcher [Garr to third,
Aaron to second]; Evans singled to center [Garr scored, Aaron
scored, Williams to third]; Lum grounded out (first unassisted);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Arnold struck out; Fuentes flied out to left; Bonds
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker singled to left; Perez made an out to second;
Schueler struck out; Millan singled to pitcher [Baker to
second]; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Kingman homered; Goodson grounded out (second to
first); Maddox singled to third; B. Williams grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron singled to center; Williams forced Aaron
(first to second); Evans walked [Williams to second]; Lum flied
out to left; Baker singled to center [Williams scored, Evans to
second]; Perez forced Evans (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader singled to center; HEALY RAN FOR RADER;
HOWARTH BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Howarth out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Healy to second]; Arnold singled to center
[Healy scored]; Fuentes flied out to left; Bonds singled to
center [Arnold to third]; NASH REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING);
Nash threw a wild pitch [Bonds to second]; Kingman popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Giants 4.

BRAVES 9TH: HEALY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BARR REPLACED
HOWARTH (PITCHING); Nash singled to right; Millan out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Nash to second]; Garr
singled to second [Nash to third]; Aaron hit into a double play
(shortstop to third) [Nash out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
flied out to left; B. Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 4, Giants 4.

BRAVES 10TH: Williams doubled to right; Evans singled to center
[Williams scored, Evans to second (on throw)]; CUMBERLAND
REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Lum singled to center [Evans to
third]; MCMAHON REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); HENDERSON REPLACED
CUMBERLAND (PLAYING CF); Baker hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Evans scored]; Perez flied out to left; Lum was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 10TH: HART BATTED FOR HEALY; Hart walked; Henderson made
an out to second; Arnold grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Hart out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Giants 4.