Hank Aaron hit his 12th homer of the season and 685th of his major league career, but the Braves otherwise had nothing to cheer about in a 7-3 loss to the Giants. Bobby Bonds put on a sparkling show for the Giants, stealing three bases, including the first theft of home in his major league career. He walked in the first inning and doubled in the third, scoring each time.

After singling in the fourth, Bonds stole second. Tito Fuentes walked and was forced by Garry Maddox. Bonds took third on the play and followed with his successful theft of home. The Giants' outfielder crossed the plate for a fourth time with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 22, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Giants 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 14 0 Braves 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds rf 4 4 3 1 1 0 .316 Garr rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .244 Fuentes 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .296 Oates c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .230 Maddox cf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .352 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 McCovey 1b 1 1 0 0 1 1 .227 Aaron lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .237 Kingman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .176 Pepitone 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 Goodson 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .328 Baker cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Matthews lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .342 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Speier ss 4 0 3 2 0 1 .287 Perez ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .250 Rader c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Dobson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Marichal p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Schueler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dietz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Totals 35 7 14 6 4 5 Totals 35 3 9 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 8,846 Left on Base: Giants 6, Braves 6 DP: Giants 1, Braves 4 Errors: Dobson Doubles: Bonds (14), Matthews (9), Maddox (5) Home Runs: Bonds (10), Aaron (12) Stolen Bases: Bonds 3 (18), Maddox (6) Caught Stealing: Maddox (4) Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (4) GIDP: Marichal (2), Rader 2 (7), Kingman (3), Garr (4) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Marichal W(5-4) 9 9 3 3 1 2 1 36 2.83 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 2 1 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(2-7) 2.2 7 5 5 3 2 0 16 5.17 Schueler 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 10 4.50 Panther 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Frisella 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 8 3.97 Totals 9 14 7 7 4 5 1 40 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bonds to third]; Maddox singled [Bonds scored]; McCovey was called out on strikes; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates flied out to center; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. GIANTS 2ND: Goodson singled; Matthews singled [Goodson to second]; Matthews was picked off first but was safe on an error by Dobson [Goodson to third, Matthews to second]; Speier struck out; Rader was walked intentionally; Marichal grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Aaron flied out to left; Pepitone flied out to center; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. GIANTS 3RD: Bonds doubled; Fuentes singled [Bonds scored]; Maddox flied out to center; McCovey was walked intentionally [Fuentes to second]; Goodson flied out to center; Matthews doubled [Fuentes scored, McCovey to third]; Speier singled [McCovey scored, Matthews scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Rader flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: KINGMAN REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Johnson struck out; Perez flied out to right; Schueler grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 0. GIANTS 4TH: Marichal made an out to second; Bonds singled; Bonds stole second; Fuentes walked; Maddox forced Fuentes (shortstop to second) [Bonds to third]; Bonds stole home and Maddox stole second; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled; Oates singled [Garr to second]; Evans flied out to left; Aaron made an out to shortstop; Pepitone singled [Garr scored, Oates to second]; Baker forced Pepitone (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1. GIANTS 5TH: Goodson singled; Matthews flied out to center; Speier singled [Goodson to second]; Rader grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Johnson made an out to shortstop; Perez singled; JACKSON BATTED FOR SCHUELER; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Perez to second]; Garr singled [Perez scored]; Oates forced Garr (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. GIANTS 6TH: PANTHER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Marichal grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Evans struck out; Aaron homered; Pepitone singled; Baker made an out to second; Johnson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 3. GIANTS 7TH: Maddox singled; Kingman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Maddox out at second]; Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: Perez singled; GILBREATH BATTED FOR PANTHER; Gilbreath forced Perez (pitcher to second); Garr grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Gilbreath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 3. GIANTS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier singled; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Oates walked; Evans made an out to second; Aaron flied out to left; Pepitone made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 3. GIANTS 9TH: Marichal grounded out (second to first); Bonds homered; Fuentes struck out; Maddox doubled; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3. BRAVES 9TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled; DIETZ BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Dietz forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Braves 3.

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