After catcher Dave Rader made an unassisted double play to kill off a Braves' rally in the 11th inning, Bobby Bonds homered in the Giants' half to account for a 4-3 victory. The Braves' threat developed when Sonny Jackson singled and Johnny Oates was safe on an error by Tito Fuentes. Tom House, attempting to sacrifice, lifted a little pop fly.

Rader caught the ball and ran across the diamond to second base to double up Jackson, who had broken for third and could not get back in time. The Giants' infielders had left the bag unprotected on the bunt attempt, Fuentes moving to cover first and Chris Speier racing over for a possible play at third. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   3  7  0
Giants       2  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gilbreath 3b          5   0   1   0     1   2   .271      Bonds rf              6   2   3   1     0   2   .311
Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .185      Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .344
Aaron rf              4   1   0   0     1   0   .121      Speier ss             5   0   2   1     0   1   .263
Johnson 2b            3   0   2   0     2   0   .311      McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     3   1   .281
Baker cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .260        Blanco pr,3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Evans 1b              2   1   0   0     3   0   .186      Goodson 3b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .378
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Matthews lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Maddox cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .375
  Jackson ss          1   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Thomasson lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .172
Oates c               4   0   0   0     1   1   .286        Kingman ph,1b       0   0   0   0     1   0   .150
Morton p              4   0   1   2     0   1   .125      Rader c               4   1   1   0     1   0   .190
  House p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McDowell p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barr p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3   7   2     8   7             Totals               40   4  11   3     5   6

Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance:  6,964
Left on Base: Braves 10, Giants 11
DP: Braves 0, Giants 2
Errors: Fuentes
Doubles: Bonds (7)
Home Runs: Bonds (3)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McDowell (1)
GIDP: Garr (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  9    10   3   3   3   6   0  39   3.68
House L(0-1)            1.1   1   1   1   2   0   1   7   3.00
Totals                 10.1  11   4   4   5   6   1  46

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell                3.2   3   3   3   4   5   0  18   4.76
Moffitt                 3     1   0   0   1   0   0  11   1.35
Barr W(1-1)             4.1   3   0   0   3   2   0  17   1.86
Totals                 11     7   3   3   8   7   0  46

Passed Balls: Oates (1), Rader (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Frank Pulli


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

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds doubled; Fuentes singled [Bonds to third];
Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonds scored, Fuentes
to second]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Goodson singled
[Fuentes to third, McCovey to second]; McCovey was picked off
second (pitcher to second); Maddox singled [Fuentes scored,
Goodson to second]; Thomasson flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson singled; Baker struck out; Evans walked
[Johnson to second]; Perez flied out to center; Oates struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Rader walked; McDowell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rader to second]; Bonds singled [Rader to
third]; Fuentes made an out to first; Speier singled [Rader
stayed at third, Bonds to second]; Oates allowed a passed ball
[Rader scored, Bonds to third, Speier to second]; McCovey was
walked intentionally; Goodson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton struck out; Gilbreath flied out to right;
Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants
3.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox singled; Thomasson flied out to right; Maddox
stole second; Rader made an out to second; McDowell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron walked; Johnson singled [Aaron to second];
Baker forced Johnson (second to shortstop) [Aaron to third];
Rader allowed a passed ball [Aaron scored, Baker to second];
Evans walked; Perez flied out to center; Oates walked [Baker to
third, Evans to second]; Morton singled [Baker scored, Evans
scored, Oates to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING);
Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
struck out; Speier singled; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron grounded
out (third to first); Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Goodson singled; Maddox made an out to shortstop;
Thomasson struck out; Rader singled [Goodson to second]; Moffitt
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker flied out to left; Evans made an out to third;
Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Oates flied out to right; Morton lined to third;
Gilbreath walked; Garr singled [Gilbreath to second]; BARR
REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Goodson
grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Johnson walked; Baker singled [Johnson to second,
Baker out at second (right to first to second to shortstop)];
Evans walked; LUM BATTED FOR PEREZ; Lum struck out; Oates
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED LUM (PLAYING SS); Thomasson made an
out to third; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Barr
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Morton flied out to right; Gilbreath singled; Garr
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Gilbreath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (second to
first); Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 10TH: Aaron flied out to left; Johnson walked; Baker
flied out to right; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 10TH: HOUSE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); McCovey walked;
BLANCO RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Goodson forced Blanco (pitcher to
shortstop); Maddox forced Goodson (shortstop to second); KINGMAN
BATTED FOR THOMASSON; Kingman walked [Maddox to second]; Rader
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 3.

BRAVES 11TH: BLANCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KINGMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MATTHEWS REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING LF);
Jackson singled; Oates reached on an error by Fuentes [Jackson
to second, Oates to first]; On a bunt House hit into a double
play (catcher unassisted) [Jackson out at third]; Gilbreath
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 11TH: ARNOLD BATTED FOR BARR; Arnold grounded out (third
to first); Bonds homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 4.