Aaron hit his 659th career homer, tying the record of Babe Ruth for most round-trippers with one club, but the Braves lost to the Pirates, 8-3. In addition to his 659 homers with the Yankees, Ruth also hit 49 with the Boston Red Sox and six with the Boston Braves for a total of 714. Aaron's round-tripper was more than offset by Gene Alley, Willie Stargell and Richie Hebner, who batted in two runs apiece for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2
Pirates      1  1  1    2  0  0    3  0  x  -   8 13  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker cf              4   0   3   1     0   0   .328      Clines rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .348
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .319      Stennett 2b           5   1   3   1     0   1   .301
Aaron 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .251      Oliver cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .318
Williams c            4   1   3   0     0   0   .260      Stargell 1b           3   1   1   2     1   1   .294
Lum rf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Sanguillen c          4   1   0   0     0   0   .326
Evans 3b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .244      Robertson lf          3   0   1   1     0   1   .170
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Davalillo lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .351
Blanks 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Hebner 3b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .294
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Alley ss              3   2   2   2     1   0   .279
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Briles p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .147
  McLain p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Walker p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .053

Totals               31   3   9   3     0   4             Totals               36   8  13   8     2   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 24,847
Left on Base: Braves 3, Pirates 8
DP: Braves 0, Pirates 3
Errors: Evans, Perez
Doubles: Williams 2 (17), Alley (8), Hebner (10)
Home Runs: Aaron (20), Alley (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (6), Stargell (5), Robertson (4)
GIDP: Garr 2 (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(9-8)           6    11   8   7   1   3   1  31   3.45
Upshaw                  1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.63
McLain                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   6.06
Totals                  8    13   8   7   2   6   1  40

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(9-3)           6     8   3   3   0   2   1  24   3.26
Walker SV(1)            3     1   0   0   0   2   0   9   3.72
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   4   1  33

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


BRAVES 1ST: Baker singled to third; Garr grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; Aaron
homered; Williams doubled to left; Lum grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Clines singled to center; Stennett reached on an
error by Perez [Clines to second, Stennett to first]; Oliver
flied out to left [Clines to third]; Stargell hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Clines scored (unearned)]; Sanguillen lined to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to left; Perez made an out to third;
Blanks made an out to second; Debut game for Larvell
Blanks; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson struck out; Hebner lined to right; Alley
homered; Briles grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro made an out to shortstop; Baker grounded out
(third to first); Garr singled to center; Aaron flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Clines flied out to left; Stennett singled to
right; Oliver singled to left [Stennett to second]; Stargell
singled to right [Stennett scored, Oliver to third]; Sanguillen
made an out to third; Robertson flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams doubled to center; Lum grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Williams to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Williams scored]; Perez grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to right; Alley doubled to center
[Hebner scored]; Briles made an out to first; Clines grounded
out (third to first); Stennett singled to left [Alley scored,
Stennett to second (on throw)]; Oliver grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Blanks to second]; Baker singled to left
[Blanks scored]; Garr lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Baker out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 5TH: Stargell made an out to first; Sanguillen grounded
out (shortstop to first); Robertson singled to right; Hebner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron struck out; Williams singled to left; Lum
struck out; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 6TH: Alley flied out to right; Briles struck out; Clines
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 5.

BRAVES 7TH: WALKER REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (second to first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first);
Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett singled to center; Oliver singled to
center [Stennett to third (error by Evans)]; Stargell walked
[Oliver to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Sanguillen forced Stennett (shortstop to catcher) [Oliver to
third, Stargell to second]; Robertson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Oliver scored]; Hebner doubled to right [Stargell
scored, Sanguillen scored]; Alley was walked intentionally;
Walker singled to second [Hebner to third, Alley to second];
Clines struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 8.

BRAVES 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING LF); Baker
singled to right; Garr grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; Aaron grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 8.

PIRATES 8TH: MCLAIN REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Stennett struck
out; Oliver flied out to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Pirates 8.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams flied out to right; Lum made an out to
catcher; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Pirates 8.