Using singles instead of homers, Hank Aaron drove in all of the Braves' runs to beat the Cardinals, 3-2. Dusty Baker drew a walk in the first inning and took third on a single by Ralph Garr. After Garr stole second, Aaron sent both runners home with a single.

The Cardinals bunched three singles with an error for the tying tallies in the eighth, but in the Braves' half Sonny Jackson beat out a grounder to Dal Maxvill and raced to third on a wild throw by the Cardinals' shortstop. With one out, Garr walked, bringing up Aaron, who singled to drive in Jackson with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      23, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2 10  1
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .318      Baker cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .327
Sizemore 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Garr lf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .315
Alou 1b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .322      Aaron 1b              3   0   2   3     1   0   .258
Torre 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .302      Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Simmons c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .290      Lum rf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  McNertney ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Perez ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .219
  Melendez rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Blanks 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .412
Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Niekro p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .207
Maxvill ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wise p                3   0   2   0     0   0   .190        Jackson ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .229
  Crosby ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225        Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               35   2  10   1     1   3             Totals               28   3   8   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 18,231
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Braves 4
DP: Cardinals 3, Braves 1
Errors: Maxvill, Evans
Stolen Bases: Garr (19)
Caught Stealing: Perez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (4)
GIDP: Maxvill (9), Lum (7), Williams (12)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(10-10)           8     8   3   3   3   3   0  31   3.71
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   3   0  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  7.2   9   2   2   1   2   0  32   3.40
Hoerner W(1-4)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.98
Jarvis SV(1)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.88
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Williams (17)

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


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock flied out to left; Sizemore flied out to
left; Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Baker walked; Garr singled to right [Baker to
third]; Garr stole second; Aaron singled to center [Baker
scored, Garr scored]; Williams flied out to left; Lum grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Aaron out at
second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre struck out; Simmons singled to center;
Carbo grounded out (second to first) [Simmons to second]; Cruz
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans popped to third in foul territory; Perez
singled to center; Blanks struck out while Perez was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); Wise
singled to center; Brock flied out to left; Sizemore forced Wise
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to right; Baker singled to right
[Niekro out at third (right to third), Baker to second (on
throw)]; Garr flied out to center; Aaron was walked
intentionally; Williams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Alou singled to second; Torre was called out on
strikes; Simmons flied out to center; Carbo flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to left; Evans grounded out (first to
pitcher); Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (first to second to first);
Maxvill singled to center; Wise singled to left [Maxvill to
second]; Brock flied out to left; Sizemore grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks singled to shortstop; On a bunt Niekro struck
out; Baker grounded out (third to first) [Blanks to second];
Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Torre lined
to third; Simmons grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
flied out to right; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Carbo singled to right; Cruz flied out to center;
Maxvill grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Carbo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans flied out to center; Perez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Blanks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Wise grounded out (third to first); Brock singled
to shortstop; Sizemore singled to third [Brock scored (error by
Evans) (no RBI), Sizemore to third]; Alou grounded out (second
to first) [Sizemore stayed at third]; Torre walked; Simmons
singled to right [Sizemore scored, Torre to second]; HOERNER
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); MCNERTNEY BATTED FOR CARBO;
McNertney struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves
2.

BRAVES 8TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED MCNERTNEY (PLAYING RF); JACKSON
BATTED FOR HOERNER; Jackson singled to shortstop [Jackson to
third (error by Maxvill)]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Jackson stayed at third]; Garr walked; Aaron singled to
left [Jackson scored, Garr to second]; Williams grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Aaron out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: JARVIS REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Cruz singled
to right; Williams allowed a passed ball [Cruz to second];
Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cruz to
third]; CROSBY BATTED FOR WISE; Crosby popped to second; Brock
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 3.