Ernie McAnally, who had lost 14 games this season, gained his third victory with the help of Mike Marshall when the Expos defeated the Braves, 3-2. The Expos scored their first run in the opening inning on a single by Tim Foli, two wild pitches by Phl Niekro and a passed ball by Earl Williams.

Ron Woods homered in the second and the Expos then added what proved to be the deciding run when McAnally, Foli and Ken Singleton singled in the eighth. The Braves, who got their first run on a homer by Ralph Garr in the third, aroused themselves in the ninth when Williams homered and Darrell Evans singled, but Marshall relieved and put down the threat. [The Sporting News]



Montreal Expos 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    30, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Expos        1  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  1
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  0


Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bailey 3b             4   0   0   0     1   3   .238      Garr lf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .321
Foli ss               4   1   3   0     0   0   .241      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Singleton lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .267      Breazeale 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .258
Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Jorgensen cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Williams c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .264
Woods rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .247      Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .243
Humphrey c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .196      Lum rf                3   0   1   0     1   1   .232
Torres 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .156      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .221
McAnally p            3   1   1   0     1   1   .128        Aaron ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .260
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .185
                                                            Kelley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .094
                                                            Carty ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .295

Totals               34   3   9   2     3   7             Totals               33   2   8   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  3,110
Left on Base: Expos 7, Braves 7
DP: Expos 2, Braves 2
Errors: Bailey
Doubles: Millan (18)
Home Runs: Woods (7), Garr (10), Williams (23)
Stolen Bases: Woods (3), Garr (22)
Caught Stealing: Breazeale (1)
GIDP: Foli (4), Fairly (6), Baker (7)


Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAnally W(3-14)        8.1   8   2   2   2   7   2  33   4.13
Marshall SV(14)         0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.57
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   7   2  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(12-11)         7.1   7   3   2   1   7   1  30   3.09
Kelley                  1.2   2   0   0   2   0   0   7   4.54
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3   7   1  37

Passed Balls: Williams (25)
Wild Pitches: Marshall (7), Niekro 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Tom Gorman


EXPOS 1ST: Bailey struck out; Foli singled; Niekro threw a wild
pitch [Foli to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Foli to
third]; Singleton struck out but Foli advanced to home and
Singleton advanced to first on a passed ball; Fairly flied out
to left; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Bailey dropped a foul fly hit by Garr for an error;
Garr singled; Garr stole second; Millan flied out to right;
Breazeale walked; Baker grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Breazeale out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Expos 1, Braves 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Woods homered; Humphrey flied out to center; Torres
struck out; McAnally struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Evans struck out; Lum struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey struck out; Foli singled; Singleton flied out
to left; Fairly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez struck out; Niekro struck out; Garr homered;
Millan doubled; Breazeale grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Jorgensen lined to second; Woods singled; Woods stole
second; Humphrey struck out; Torres lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
made an out to first; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 1.

EXPOS 5TH: McAnally grounded out (third to first); Bailey
walked; Foli grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Bailey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum singled; Perez forced Lum (shortstop to second);
Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first) [Perez to second]; Garr
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 2,
Braves 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Fairly
flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan struck out; Breazeale singled; Baker struck
out while Breazeale was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Woods flied out to center; Humphrey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torres lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Expos 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams flied out to right; Evans singled; Lum
walked [Evans to second]; Perez flied out to right; Niekro
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Expos 2,
Braves 1.

EXPOS 8TH: McAnally singled; Bailey struck out; Foli singled
[McAnally to second]; Singleton singled [McAnally scored, Foli
to third]; KELLEY REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Fairly grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Singleton out
at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Breazeale flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

EXPOS 9TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; Woods walked; Humphrey
singled [Woods to second]; Torres singled to left [Woods out at
home (left to catcher), Humphrey to third, Torres to second (on
throw)]; McAnally walked; Bailey grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Williams
homered; Evans singled; MARSHALL REPLACED MCANALLY (PITCHING);
Marshall threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Lum flied out to
left; AARON BATTED FOR PEREZ; Aaron walked; CARTY BATTED FOR
KELLEY; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Expos 3, Braves 2.