Hank Aaron hit the 679th and 680th homers of his major league career, but the Braves nevertheless lost to the Expos, 9-6. Aaron's smashes accounted for three runs. Darrell Evans also drove in three runs with a homer in the sixth. Montreal Expos 9, Atlanta Braves 6Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumExpos 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 - 9 12 1 Braves 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 6 11 0 Expos AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hunt 2b 4 0 2 3 1 0 .309 Oates c 5 1 2 0 0 2 .280 Foli ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .221 Aaron rf 4 2 2 3 1 1 .150 Jorgensen 1b 5 1 1 2 0 0 .176 Baker cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .297 Fairly lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .400 Johnson 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .286 Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dietz 1b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .300 Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lum 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Singleton rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Evans 3b 5 1 1 3 0 2 .227 Woods cf,lf 3 2 2 0 2 0 .409 Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Boccabella c 3 0 2 1 0 1 .283 Perez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Bailey 3b 2 2 1 1 2 0 .136 Jackson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Laboy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Gentry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .385 Moore p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .154 P. Niekro p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Day ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Roque cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 Blanks ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Breeden ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .316 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mangual pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Totals 33 9 12 9 6 2 Totals 37 6 11 6 5 10 Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 3,391 Left on Base: Expos 6, Braves 9 DP: Expos 0, Braves 1 Errors: Foli Doubles: Moore (1), Oates (3), P. Niekro (1) Home Runs: Jorgensen (1), Aaron 2 (7), Evans (6) Caught Stealing: Woods (1), Jorgensen (1) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (6), Boccabella (1) Sacrifice Flies: Foli (2) GIDP: Moore (1) Expos IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore 6 7 5 5 4 8 2 28 4.30 Strohmayer 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1.04 Marshall W(2-3) 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 12 5.59 Totals 9 11 6 6 5 10 3 42 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gentry 3.1 6 4 4 2 1 0 17 3.83 P. Niekro L(1-1) 4 5 5 5 4 1 1 19 4.73 Schueler 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.56 Frisella 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 12 9 9 6 2 1 42 Passed Balls: Oates (3) Wild Pitches: Marshall (5) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John Kibler EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (third to first); Foli grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Oates grounded out (first unassisted); Aaron struck out; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. EXPOS 2ND: Fairly made an out to third; Singleton grounded out (first to pitcher); Woods singled; Woods was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Dietz walked; Evans struck out; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Braves 0. EXPOS 3RD: Boccabella struck out; Bailey walked; Moore doubled [Bailey to third]; Hunt singled [Bailey scored, Moore to third]; Foli hit a sacrifice fly to right [Moore scored]; Jorgensen flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Perez made an out to first; Gentry struck out; Oates doubled; Aaron homered [Oates scored]; Baker walked; Baker was picked off first but was safe on an error by Foli; assists by Moore and Jorgensen; Johnson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Braves 2. EXPOS 4TH: Fairly walked; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Fairly to second]; Woods singled [Fairly to third]; Boccabella singled [Fairly scored, Woods to second]; Bailey singled [Woods scored, Boccabella to second]; P. NIEKRO REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Moore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bailey out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Dietz flied out to center; Evans struck out; Garr made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 2. EXPOS 5TH: Hunt walked; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hunt to second]; Jorgensen reached on a fielder's choice [Hunt out at third (pitcher to shortstop)]; Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Perez walked; P. Niekro was called out on strikes; Oates struck out; Aaron walked [Perez to second]; Baker forced Aaron (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 2. EXPOS 6TH: Fairly lined to left; Singleton made an out to catcher; Woods walked; Boccabella singled [Woods to second]; Oates allowed a passed ball [Woods to third, Boccabella to second]; Bailey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Johnson singled; Dietz singled [Johnson to second]; Evans homered [Johnson scored, Dietz scored]; Garr flied out to center; Perez made an out to second; P. Niekro doubled; Oates singled to left [P. Niekro out at home (left to catcher)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Braves 5. EXPOS 7TH: LUM REPLACED DIETZ (PLAYING 1B); JACKSON REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING SS); DAY BATTED FOR MOORE; Day flied out to right; Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled; Jorgensen homered [Foli scored]; Fairly struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 5. BRAVES 7TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROQUE REPLACED DAY (PLAYING CF); Aaron homered; Baker singled; MARSHALL REPLACED STROHMAYER (PITCHING); Marshall threw a wild pitch [Baker to second]; Johnson walked; Lum made an out to first; Evans flied out to center; Garr grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 6, Braves 6. EXPOS 8TH: Singleton singled; Woods walked [Singleton to second]; Boccabella out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Singleton to third, Woods to second]; Bailey was walked intentionally; BREEDEN BATTED FOR ROQUE; Breeden singled [Singleton scored, Woods to third, Bailey to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hunt singled [Woods scored, Bailey scored, Breeden to second]; MANGUAL RAN FOR BREEDEN; Foli made an out to third; Jorgensen lined to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 9, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: LABOY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Jackson grounded out (second to first); BLANKS BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Blanks struck out; Oates struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 9, Braves 6. EXPOS 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED BLANKS (PITCHING); Marshall grounded out (first to pitcher); Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Expos 9, Braves 6. BRAVES 9TH: Aaron flied out to right; Baker singled; Johnson flied out to center; Lum singled [Baker to second]; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Expos 9, Braves 6. |
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