Two passes with the bases loaded enabled the Giants to win the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, but the Braves came back to take the nightcap in 11 innings, 7-6. Steve Stone, who pitched the lidlifter for the Giants, allowed only four hits. However, a homer by Ralph Garr in the third and an unearned run in the sixth gave the Braves a 2-1 lead going into the seventh when the Giants filled the sacks against Ron Schueler and scored the tying and winning tallies on walks to Tito Fuentes and Ed Goodson.

In the nightcap, the Braves loaded the bases in the 11th on a double by Rico Carty, single by Garr and intentional pass to Hank Aaron. Rico Carty and Earl Williams then grounded into successive forceouts at the plate before Dusty Baker singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       28, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  9  1
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .276      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .270
Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   2     1   0   .268      Garr lf               4   1   3   1     0   0   .305
Goodson 1b            3   0   1   1     1   1   .333      Aaron 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Kingman 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .242      Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Evans 3b              2   0   0   1     1   1   .282
Maddox rf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .248      Lum rf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   4   .163      Baker cf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .301
Healy c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .115      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Stone p               4   1   2   0     0   1   .200      Schueler p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Hardin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   3   9   3     3   9             Totals               29   2   4   2     3   2

Time of Game: 2:22
Left on Base: Giants 8, Braves 4
DP: Giants 1, Braves 0
Errors: Speier, Williams
Doubles: Maddox 2 (10)
Home Runs: Garr (4)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (7)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fuentes (2), Evans (3)
GIDP: Lum (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(2-4)            9     4   2   1   3   2   1  33   1.84
Totals                  9     4   2   1   3   2   1  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(1-1)         6.2   8   3   2   3   6   0  30   2.56
Hardin                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Upshaw                  2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.08
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   9   0  38

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled; Bonds stole second [Bonds to third
(error by Williams)]; Fuentes hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Bonds scored (unearned)]; Goodson flied out to center; Kingman
walked; Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan struck out; Garr singled to right [Garr out
at second (right to shortstop)]; Aaron walked; Williams forced
Aaron (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves
0.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier flied out to right; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Lum grounded out (second
to first); Baker walked; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Healy flied out to center; Stone singled to center;
Bonds made an out to shortstop; Fuentes flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Schueler flied out to left; Millan popped to catcher
in foul territory; Garr homered; Aaron grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Goodson struck out; Kingman struck out; Speier flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Evans walked; Lum grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Braves 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox doubled to center; On a bunt Henderson struck
out; Healy grounded out (third to first) [Maddox to third];
Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded
out (first to pitcher); Schueler flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds singled to left; Fuentes made an out to third;
Goodson singled to right [Bonds to third]; Kingman struck out;
Speier forced Goodson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan singled to right; Garr singled to center
[Millan to second]; Aaron popped to third in foul territory;
Williams reached on an error by Speier [Millan to third, Garr to
second, Williams to first]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Millan scored (unearned), Garr to third]; Lum lined to first; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Maddox doubled to right; Henderson struck out; Healy
singled to third [Maddox to third]; On a bunt Stone singled
[Healy to second, Maddox stayed at third]; Bonds forced Maddox
(third to catcher) [Healy to third, Stone to second]; Fuentes
walked [Healy scored, Stone to third, Bonds to second]; Goodson
walked [Stone scored, Bonds to third, Fuentes to second]; HARDIN
REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to center; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out
to left; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR HARDIN; Breazeale flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

GIANTS 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); Speier flied
out to right; Maddox struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr grounded
out (first to pitcher); Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Healy flied out to center; Stone was called out on
strikes; Bonds singled to center; Fuentes made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams flied out to center; Evans struck out; Lum
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.