The Braves erupted for four runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Giants, 7-4. The rally started with the tying run on a walk to Darrell Evans, infield hit by Mike Lum and single by Ralph Garr. Lum took third on Garr's hit. After Garr stole second, Hank Aaron was passed intentionally to load the bases. Earl Williams singled to drive in two runs and Dusty Baker followed with another single to add the final tally.

Aaron and Dave Kingman of the Giants each hit a two-run homer. Aaron's blow was his 31st of the season and 670th of his career. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Braves       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  4  x  -   7 12  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds cf,rf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .252      Garr rf,lf            5   3   3   1     0   0   .321
Fuentes 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272        Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Hart 3b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .329        Garrido ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Henderson lf          3   1   2   1     1   0   .257      Aaron 1b              3   2   1   2     2   0   .266
Kingman 1b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .219      Williams 3b           5   0   1   2     0   2   .264
Matthews rf           2   0   0   0     2   1   .240        Blanks pr,2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .328
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baker cf              4   0   4   2     1   0   .327
Rader c               3   1   2   0     1   0   .266      Carty lf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .274
Bryant p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .177        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .228
  Maddox cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Evans ph,3b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .249
                                                          Didier c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .357
                                                          Freeman p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .100
                                                            Millan ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Hardin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
                                                            Lum ph,rf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .231

Totals               32   4   8   4     4   4             Totals               37   7  12   7     5   9

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance:  7,130
Left on Base: Giants 7, Braves 11
DP: Giants 0, Braves 2
Errors: Hart, Williams, Freeman
Doubles: Rader (12), Hart (4)
Home Runs: Kingman (26), Aaron (31)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (40), Henderson (14), Garr (23)
Caught Stealing: Henderson 2 (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Bryant (6)
GIDP: Fuentes (8)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (4,by House)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant                  6.1   7   3   3   3   7   1  30   2.83
Moffitt L(1-5)          1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6   3.95
Johnson                 0.2   3   2   2   1   2   0   6   4.33
Totals                  8    12   7   7   5   9   1  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freeman                 6     7   4   4   2   2   1  27   4.82
Hardin W(4-2)           2     1   0   0   2   2   0   8   3.76
House SV(2)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   4   1  38

Hit by Pitch: House (1)
Wild Pitches: Freeman 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Stan Landes


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Fuentes reached on
an error by Williams [Fuentes to second]; Speier grounded out
(third to first); Hart flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath
struck out; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson singled to center; Kingman made an out to
shortstop; Matthews struck out while Henderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Baker singled to first; Carty
singled to left [Baker to second]; Perez walked [Baker to third,
Carty to second]; Didier was called out on strikes; Freeman was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader doubled to right; Bryant grounded out (second
to first) [Rader to third]; Bonds singled to left [Rader
scored]; Fuentes flied out to left; Bonds stole second; Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to right; Gilbreath flied out to
center; Aaron homered [Garr scored]; Williams struck out; Baker
walked; Carty popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Hart flied out to left; Henderson made an out to
second; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez was called out on strikes; Didier made an out
to shortstop; Freeman singled to right; Garr forced Freeman
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
singled to center; Bryant out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Rader to second]; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath flied out to left; Aaron made an out to
second; Williams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Speier grounded out
(third to first); Hart doubled to left; Freeman threw a wild
pitch [Hart to third]; Henderson singled to right [Hart scored];
Henderson stole second; Freeman threw a wild pitch [Henderson to
third]; Kingman homered [Henderson scored]; Matthews walked;
Matthews was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Freeman [Matthews to second]; Rader was walked intentionally;
Bryant popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker singled to second; Carty was called out on
strikes; Perez reached on an error by Hart [Baker to third,
Perez to second]; Didier made an out to second; MILLAN BATTED
FOR FREEMAN; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 2.

GIANTS 7TH: HARDIN REPLACED MILLAN (PITCHING); Bonds singled to
left; Fuentes grounded out (second to first) [Bonds to second];
Speier flied out to center; Hart struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr singled to right; Gilbreath flied out to right;
Aaron walked [Garr to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED BRYANT
(PITCHING); Williams flied out to center; Baker singled to right
[Garr scored, Aaron to second]; Carty made an out to second; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Henderson walked; Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Kingman struck out; Matthews walked;
Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: EVANS BATTED FOR PEREZ; Evans walked; Didier made an
out to third; LUM BATTED FOR HARDIN; Lum singled to first [Evans
to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); MADDOX
REPLACED MOFFITT (PLAYING CF); BONDS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Garr singled to right [Evans scored, Lum to third];
BREAZEALE BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Garr stole second; Breazeale
struck out; Aaron was walked intentionally; Williams singled to
left [Lum scored, Garr scored, Aaron to second]; BLANKS RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Baker singled to center [Aaron scored, Blanks to
second]; Carty was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 7.

GIANTS 9TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARRIDO REPLACED
BREAZEALE (PLAYING SS); EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LUM
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); HOUSE REPLACED CARTY (PITCHING); Maddox made an out to
shortstop; Bonds was hit by a pitch; Fuentes grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 7.