Saved from defeat by pinch-hitter Jim Breazeale in the ninth inning, the Braves scored a run in the 10th to defeat the Expos, 3-2. Tim McCarver hit his first homer since being acquired by the Expos in the first inning and another run scored when catcher's interference was called against Earl Williams with the bases loaded in the fourth.

However, Breazeale came through for the Braves with a two-run homer in the ninth to tie the score. In the 10th, after a single by Ralph Garr and a passed ball, the Expos walked Hank Aaron intentionally, but the move failed when Rico Carty singled to drive in the Braves' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      17, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Expos        1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2  7  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    1  -   3  9  1


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hunt 3b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Millan 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .225
Jorgensen 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Garr rf               5   1   3   0     0   0   .313
McCarver lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .238      Aaron 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .231
  Mashore pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Carty lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .333
Fairly rf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .229      Williams c            3   0   0   0     1   2   .259
Day cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Lum cf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Humphrey c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Gilbreath 3b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Foli ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .202      Perez ss              2   1   1   0     2   1   .237
xTorres 2b            3   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
McAnally p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Breazeale ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .200
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   2   7   2     0   3             Totals               34   3   9   3     4   8

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,191
Left on Base: Expos 6, Braves 10
DP: Expos 1, Braves 1
Errors: Torres, Williams
Doubles: Foli (6), Millan (10)
Home Runs: McCarver (3), Breazeale (1)
Caught Stealing: Foli (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (3)
GIDP: Lum (3)
Hit by Pitch: Foli (4,by Niekro), Gilbreath (1,by McAnally)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally L(1-8)         9     8   3   3   4   8   1  39   3.96
Marshall                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.81
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   8   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  9     7   2   1   0   3   1  35   3.46
Stone W(1-4)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7.71
Totals                 10     7   2   1   0   3   1  38

Passed Balls: Humphrey (3), Williams (12)
Hit by Pitch: McAnally (2), Niekro (3)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 3B - Frank Pulli


EXPOS 1ST: Hunt flied out to right; Jorgensen grounded out
(first to pitcher); McCarver homered; Fairly popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan lined to center; Garr singled to center;
Aaron flied out to center; Carty grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Day popped to second; Humphrey grounded out (third to
first); Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Lum struck out; Gilbreath flied
out to right; Debut game for Rod Gilbreath; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Torres flied out to left; McAnally popped to first in
foul territory; Hunt singled to left; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Perez to second]; Millan singled to center [Perez to
third]; Garr popped to third in foul territory; Aaron struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 4TH: McCarver grounded out (second to first); Fairly
singled to center; Day singled to right [Fairly to third];
Humphrey struck out; Foli was hit by a pitch [Day to second];
Torres reached on catcher's interference by Williams [Fairly
scored (unearned), Day to third, Foli to second]; McAnally
forced Foli (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Carty flied to right in foul territory; Williams
walked; Lum grounded out (third to first) [Williams to second];
Gilbreath was hit by a pitch; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

EXPOS 5TH: Hunt flied out to left; Jorgensen flied out to
center; McCarver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
doubled to second; Garr lined to shortstop; Aaron flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

EXPOS 6TH: Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Day grounded
out (second to first); Humphrey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty singled to center; Williams struck out; Lum
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carty out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

EXPOS 7TH: Foli doubled to center; Torres grounded out (second
to first) [Foli to third]; McAnally struck out while Foli was
caught stealing home (catcher to third to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath struck out; Perez singled to right; Niekro
struck out; Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

EXPOS 8TH: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen singled
to right; McCarver singled to right [Jorgensen to second];
MASHORE RAN FOR MCCARVER; Fairly lined to right; Williams
allowed a passed ball [Jorgensen to third, Mashore to second];
Day struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos
2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: MASHORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garr singled to
center; Aaron forced Garr (shortstop to second) [Aaron to second
(error by Torres)]; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first);
Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Expos 2, Braves 0.

EXPOS 9TH: Humphrey popped to first in foul territory; Foli
grounded out (third to first); Torres grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath struck
out; Perez walked; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Breazeale
homered [Perez scored]; Millan grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 2.

EXPOS 10TH: STONE REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); McAnally
grounded out (third to first); Hunt popped to first in foul
territory; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 10TH: Garr singled to right; Humphrey allowed a passed
ball [Garr to second]; Aaron was walked intentionally; MARSHALL
REPLACED MCANALLY (PITCHING); Carty singled to center [Garr
scored, Aaron to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves
3.