The batting of Earl Williams and Ralph Garr carried the Braves to a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals behind the relief pitching of Pat Jarvis. Williams drove in a run with a single in the first inning and iced the decision with a two-run homer in the seventh. In between, Garr broke a 2-2 tie with a double that sent two runs across the plate in the fourth.

A pulled hamstring muscle forced Jim Hardin off the mound after four innings. Jarvis gave up a homer by Ted Simmons in the fifth and then blanked the Cardinals the rest of the way. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      20, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Braves       1  1  0    2  0  0    2  0  x  -   6 12  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .323      Baker cf              5   2   2   0     0   1   .330
Crosby 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Garr lf               4   0   1   2     0   0   .318
Carbo rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .243      Aaron 1b              2   1   2   0     2   0   .257
Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .305      Williams c            4   1   3   3     0   1   .266
Simmons c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .285      Lum rf                3   0   0   0     1   3   .233
Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Cruz cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .209      Perez ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .215
Maxvill ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .244      Blanks 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .429
Santorini p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .105      Hardin p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Clendenon ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .192        Jarvis p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Durham p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Sizemore ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   2     2   4             Totals               32   6  12   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  8,840
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Braves 8
DP: Cardinals 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Cruz (8), Alou (13), Brock (12), Garr (9)
Home Runs: Simmons (9), Williams (15)
Stolen Bases: Brock (35)
Caught Stealing: Evans (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (5), Hardin (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Brock (3)
GIDP: Hardin (1)
Hit by Pitch: Crosby (2,by Hardin)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Santorini               3     6   2   2   2   2   0  16   4.90
Durham L(0-2)           2     3   2   2   1   2   0  10   5.00
Cumberland              2     3   2   2   1   0   1   9   7.90
Palmer                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.38
Totals                  8    12   6   6   4   6   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hardin                  4     5   2   1   2   1   0  20   3.54
Jarvis W(8-4)           5     5   1   1   0   3   1  20   3.94
Totals                  9    10   3   2   2   4   1  40

Passed Balls: Williams (16)
Hit by Pitch: Hardin (2)
Wild Pitches: Hardin 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Crosby flied out to
center; Carbo singled to right; Torre singled to left [Carbo to
second]; Simmons forced Torre (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Baker singled to center; Garr out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Baker to second]; Aaron singled to
shortstop [Baker stayed at second]; Williams singled to left
[Baker scored, Aaron to second]; Lum struck out; Evans grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Braves 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Alou flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right;
Maxvill flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez walked; Blanks singled to right [Perez to
third]; Hardin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Perez scored (no RBI), Blanks out at second]; Baker
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves
2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Santorini struck out; Brock grounded out (third
to first); Crosby was hit by a pitch; Carbo singled to right
[Crosby to second]; Hardin threw a wild pitch [Crosby to third,
Carbo to second]; Torre walked; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); Aaron walked;
Williams singled to left [Aaron to second]; Lum struck out;
Evans singled to pitcher [Aaron to third, Williams to second];
Perez forced Williams (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou flied out to right; Cruz doubled to left;
Maxvill singled to right [Cruz to third]; CLENDENON BATTED FOR
SANTORINI; Hardin threw a wild pitch [Cruz scored, Maxvill to
second]; Williams allowed a passed ball [Maxvill to third];
Clendenon walked; Brock hit a sacrifice fly to left [Maxvill
scored (unearned)]; Crosby flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: DURHAM REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); Blanks singled
to left; Hardin out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Blanks to second]; Baker singled to right [Blanks to third];
Garr doubled to right [Blanks scored, Baker scored]; Aaron was
walked intentionally; Williams struck out; Lum struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: JARVIS REPLACED HARDIN (PITCHING); Carbo grounded
out (second to first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first);
Simmons homered; Alou doubled to right; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves
4.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans popped to third in foul territory; Perez flied
out to right; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Maxvill grounded out (second to first); ALYEA
BATTED FOR DURHAM; Alyea struck out; Brock singled to right;
Brock stole second; Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: CUMBERLAND REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); Jarvis popped
to second; Baker grounded out (third to first); Garr grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Braves 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Carbo struck out; Torre flied out to right;
Simmons flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron singled to left; Williams homered [Aaron
scored]; Lum walked; Evans forced Lum (first to shortstop);
Evans was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Perez
singled to left; Blanks flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 3, Braves 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Cruz struck
out; Maxvill singled to left; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR CUMBERLAND;
Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: PALMER REPLACED SIZEMORE (PITCHING); Jarvis struck
out; Baker struck out; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Brock doubled to right; Crosby flied out to right
[Brock to third]; Carbo flied out to right; Torre flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Braves 6.