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.