Bobby Bonds, who had only one hit in his last 29 times at bat and none in his last 18 trips, smashed a homer in the 10th inning to lift the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Braves. Chris Speier homered in the fourth and singled, stole second and scored the Giants' other run on a double by Dave Kingman in the eighth.

The Braves, after counting on a triple by Mike Lum and single by Marty Perez in the sixth, tied the game in the ninth on a walk to Orlando Cepeda, a wild pitch and single by Felix Millan that drove in pinch-runner Sonny Jackson. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      27, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  -   2 10  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0    1  -   3 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .258      Bonds rf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .246
Millan 2b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .251      Howarth cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Aaron 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .240      Speier ss             4   2   3   1     0   0   .280
Carty lf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .311      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .211
Williams c            5   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Kingman lf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .230
Lum cf                4   1   2   0     1   1   .239      Rader c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
Perez ss              5   0   1   1     0   1   .231      Gallagher 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Garrido 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Niekro p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .182      McDowell p            2   0   2   0     0   0   .163
  Cepeda ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .298        Johnson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .125
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   2  10   2     5   6             Totals               36   3  10   3     0   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  5,116
Left on Base: Braves 11, Giants 7
DP: Braves 0, Giants 2
Doubles: McDowell (1), Kingman (8)
Triples: Lum (2)
Home Runs: Speier (7), Bonds (11)
Stolen Bases: Speier (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (6), McDowell (4)
GIDP: Carty (5), Garrido (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  8     9   2   2   0   5   1  33   3.30
Upshaw L(1-3)           1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   5.14
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   5   2  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell                8.2   8   2   2   5   6   0  37   4.14
Johnson W(5-5)          1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.68
Totals                 10    10   2   2   5   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: McDowell 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming


BRAVES 1ST: Brown singled to left; Millan singled to left [Brown
to second]; Aaron flied out to left; Carty grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Howarth
grounded out (first unassisted); Speier singled to center;
McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams singled to left; Lum was called out on
strikes; Perez was called out on strikes; Garrido made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted); Gallagher made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to left; On a bunt Brown singled
[Niekro to second]; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Niekro to third, Brown to second]; Aaron made an out to
shortstop; Carty was walked intentionally; Williams flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes made an out to shortstop; McDowell doubled
to right; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Howarth
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez made an
out to second; Garrido was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier homered; McCovey struck out; Kingman flied
out to center; Rader singled to right; Gallagher flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
struck out; Millan walked; Aaron walked [Millan to second];
Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
McDowell singled; Bonds forced McDowell (third to second);
Howarth grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams flied out to center; Lum tripled to right;
Perez singled to center [Lum scored]; Garrido grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier made an out to second; McCovey made an out to
third; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Niekro struck out; Brown made an out to shortstop;
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Rader singled to right; Gallagher struck out;
Fuentes singled to right [Rader to second]; McDowell out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rader to third, Fuentes to
second]; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron singled to left; Carty flied out to right;
Williams was called out on strikes; McDowell threw a wild pitch
[Aaron to third]; Lum walked; Perez forced Lum (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Howarth grounded out (second to first); Speier
singled to center; McCovey struck out; Speier stole second;
Kingman doubled to right [Speier scored]; Rader flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); CEPEDA
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Cepeda walked while Cepeda advanced to second
on a wild pitch [Cepeda to second]; JACKSON RAN FOR CEPEDA;
Brown grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Jackson to
third]; JOHNSON REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Millan singled to
left [Jackson scored]; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Gallagher
grounded out (third to first); Fuentes flied out to center;
Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 2.

BRAVES 10TH: Carty flied out to center; Williams flied out to
right; Lum singled to center; Perez forced Lum (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 10TH: Bonds homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 3.