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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 3Game Played on Wednesday, July 19, 1972 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumBraves 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. |
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