Although collecting 10 hits off Ron Reed, the Pirates lost to the Braves, 4-2, to end their five-game winning streak. The Braves also had 10 hits, seven off Steve Blass, who wound up with the loss when the Braves scored three runs in the fifth inning on singles by Gil Garrido and Reed, double by Ralph Garr, error by Jose Pagan and infield out by Mike Lum. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      18, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker cf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .319      Davalillo lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .351
Garr lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .319      Clines rf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .353
  Brown lf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Oliver cf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .317
Aaron 1b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .251      Stargell 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Williams c            5   1   1   2     0   0   .255      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Lum rf                5   0   1   1     0   1   .241      Stennett 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .248      Pagan 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .216      Alley ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Garrido 2b            2   1   2   0     2   0   .295        Hebner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Reed p                4   1   1   0     0   0   .167      Blass p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Mazeroski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               37   4  10   4     5   4             Totals               33   2  10   2     0   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 20,162
Left on Base: Braves 11, Pirates 6
DP: Braves 3, Pirates 1
Errors: Lum, Pagan
Doubles: Baker (12), Garr (8), Clines (9), Pagan (9), Stennett (8)
Home Runs: Williams (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Blass (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (6)
GIDP: Brown (3), Oliver (5), Sanguillen (5), Stennett (11)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(8-10)            9    10   2   2   0   2   0  35   3.22
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   2   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(10-4)           5.1   7   3   2   4   3   0  28   2.74
Johnson                 2.2   3   1   1   1   1   1  11   3.69
R. Hernandez            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.22
Totals                  9    10   4   3   5   4   1  42

Wild Pitches: Johnson (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Nick Colosi


BRAVES 1ST: Baker flied out to left; Garr grounded out (third to
first); Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Davalillo grounded out (second to first); Clines
singled to center; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Clines out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum
struck out; Evans singled to right; Perez singled to right
[Evans to second]; Garrido walked [Evans to third, Perez to
second]; Reed forced Garrido (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center; Sanguillen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out
at second]; Stennett made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker doubled to left; Garr lined to shortstop;
Aaron flied out to right; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Pagan singled to center; Alley struck out; Blass
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pagan to second];
Davalillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to center; Evans struck out; Perez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Clines doubled to right; Oliver singled to left
[Clines scored]; Stargell flied out to right; Sanguillen singled
to right [Oliver to second]; Stennett grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Sanguillen out at second];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Garrido singled to left; Reed singled to left
[Garrido to second]; Baker lined to left; Garr doubled to center
[Garrido scored, Reed to third]; Aaron was walked intentionally;
Williams reached on an error by Pagan [Reed scored (RBI), Garr
to third, Aaron to second, Williams to first]; Lum grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Garr scored (unearned), Aaron to third,
Williams to second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Perez lined
to shortstop; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Pagan doubled to left; Alley grounded out (second
to first) [Pagan to third]; Blass flied out to right; Davalillo
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garrido singled to left; Reed forced Garrido
(shortstop to second); Baker walked [Reed to second]; JOHNSON
REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Garr grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Reed to third, Baker to second]; Aaron flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Clines reached on an error by Lum [Clines to
first]; Oliver flied out to right; Stargell flied out to center;
Sanguillen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams homered; Lum singled to third; Johnson
threw a wild pitch [Lum to second]; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted) [Lum to third]; Perez struck out; Garrido walked;
Reed made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: BROWN REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Stennett flied
out to right; Pagan made an out to third; Alley grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker singled to left; Brown grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at second]; Aaron
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: MAZEROSKI BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Mazeroski grounded
out (third to first); Davalillo singled to left; Clines singled
to center [Davalillo to third]; Oliver hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Davalillo scored]; Stargell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 9TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED MAZEROSKI (PITCHING); Williams
flied out to right; Lum lined to left; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Sanguillen flied out to center; Stennett doubled to
right; Pagan flied out to center; HEBNER BATTED FOR ALLEY;
Hebner made an out to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Pirates 2.