After piling up 20 hits to win the first game, 10-2, the Pirates were held to seven hits by Jim Hardin and lost the second game of a twi-night doubleheader to the Braves, 3-2. The outcome of the lidlifter never was in doubt after Gene Alley hit a three-run homer in the second inning. Milt May rapped five straight singles in the biggest game at bat of his major league career.

The young catcher followed with two more hits in the nightcap and drove in one of the Pirates' runs. Earl Williams homered for the Braves, who broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh when Dusty Baker singled to score Darrell Evans. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Atlanta Braves 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  3  2    0  0  1    3  1  0  -  10 20  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cash 2b               6   0   3   2     0   0   .275      Millan 2b             2   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Davalillo lf          6   2   2   0     0   1   .350        Garrido 2b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Clines rf,cf          6   0   3   1     0   1   .346      Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Stargell 1b           5   0   0   0     0   2   .295        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Hernandez pr,ss  0   1   0   0     0   0   .194      Aaron 1b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Oliver cf             5   2   3   1     0   1   .324        Casanova c          1   1   1   0     0   0   .225
  Robertson 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .151      Williams c,1b         4   1   3   0     0   0   .262
Hebner 3b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .294      Baker cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .320
May c                 5   2   5   2     0   0   .250      Lum lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Alley ss              5   2   2   4     0   1   .278      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .257
  Stennett rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Perez ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .223
Walker p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .000      Kelley p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
                                                            McQueen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Brown ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .239

Totals               46  10  20  10     1   9             Totals               33   2   9   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Pirates 11, Braves 7
DP: Pirates 3, Braves 0
Errors: McQueen
Doubles: Clines (6), Cash (17)
Home Runs: Alley (2)
Stolen Bases: Davalillo (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Walker (1)
GIDP: Lum (6), Aaron (10), Baker (2)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker W(3-4)           9     9   2   2   3   5   0  36   3.42
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   5   0  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kelley L(5-6)           2.2   8   5   5   0   1   1  16   4.04
McQueen                 5.1  11   5   5   1   7   0  28   5.33
Hoerner                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.71
Totals                  9    20  10  10   1   9   1  48

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (second to first); Davalillo
grounded out (third to first); Clines singled to center;
Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan struck out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to
first); Aaron walked; Williams forced Aaron (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver singled to center; Hebner flied out to left;
May singled to center [Oliver to second]; Alley homered [Oliver
scored, May scored]; Walker grounded out (third to first); Cash
flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker walked; Lum grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Baker out at second]; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Davalillo singled to center; Davalillo stole
second; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell flied
out to center; Oliver singled to left [Davalillo scored]; Hebner
singled to left [Oliver to second]; May singled to right [Oliver
scored, Hebner to third]; MCQUEEN REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING);
Alley forced May (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); McQueen
grounded out (second to first); Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Walker struck out; Cash singled to shortstop; Cash
was picked off first but was safe on an error by McQueen [Cash
to second]; Davalillo struck out; Clines struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to pitcher; Aaron grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Garr out at second];
Williams singled to center; Baker forced Williams (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell struck out; Oliver struck out; Hebner
singled to second; May singled to right [Hebner to second];
Alley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum struck out; Evans flied out to left; Perez made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 0.

PIRATES 6TH: GARRIDO REPLACED MILLAN (PLAYING 2B); Walker struck
out; Cash flied out to center; Davalillo singled to center;
Clines doubled to center [Davalillo scored]; Stargell grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: McQueen grounded out (first to pitcher); Garrido
flied out to center; Garr made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Oliver made an out to shortstop; Hebner walked; May
singled to right [Hebner to third]; Alley singled to left
[Hebner scored, May to second]; Walker out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [May to third, Alley to second]; Cash
doubled to left [May scored, Alley scored]; Davalillo made an
out to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 9, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron singled to center; Williams singled to right
[Aaron to second]; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Aaron stayed at second, Williams out at
second]; Lum made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 9, Braves 0.

PIRATES 8TH: CASANOVA REPLACED AARON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Clines singled to third;
Stargell forced Clines (first to shortstop); J. HERNANDEZ RAN
FOR STARGELL; Oliver singled to center [J. Hernandez to second];
Hebner flied out to right; May singled to right [J. Hernandez
scored, Oliver to third]; Alley struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 10, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 1B); J. HERNANDEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); STENNETT REPLACED ALLEY (PLAYING RF); Evans struck out;
Perez singled to shortstop; BROWN BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Brown
forced Perez (third to second); Garrido singled to left [Brown
to second]; Garr forced Garrido (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10, Braves 0.

PIRATES 9TH: BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HOERNER REPLACED
GARR (PITCHING); Walker struck out; Cash singled to left;
Davalillo flied out to center; Clines flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 10, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Casanova singled to left; Williams singled to third
[Casanova to second]; Baker singled to left [Casanova scored,
Williams to second]; Lum flied out to center; Evans walked
[Williams to third, Baker to second]; Perez forced Evans
(shortstop to second) [Williams scored, Baker to third]; Brown
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 10, Braves 2.