Carl Morton not only pitched a five-hitter, but also drove in the deciding run with a double as the Braves defeated the Giants, 2-1. The Giants scored an unearned run on an error by Joe Pepitone in the second inning. The Braves struck back in their half, tying the score with a homer by Davey Johnson and then adding the winning run on a single by Pepitone, forceout by Johnny Oates and double by Morton. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       24, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .316      Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Perez ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Maddox cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .352      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Goodson 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .325      Aaron lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .230
Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .333      Baker cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Johnson 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .260
Kingman 1b            3   1   0   0     0   1   .170      Pepitone 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .283
Sadek c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .125      Oates c               2   1   1   0     0   0   .234
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Morton p              3   0   2   1     0   1   .200
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McDowell p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .200
  Rader c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .205

Totals               30   1   5   0     3   3             Totals               32   2  10   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  4,520
Left on Base: Giants 5, Braves 8
DP: Giants 1, Braves 1
Errors: Pepitone
Doubles: Morton (2)
Home Runs: Johnson (7)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Oates (4)
GIDP: Speier (2), Pepitone (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(1-2)         6     9   2   2   1   5   1  28   5.13
Sosa                    2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.05
Totals                  8    10   2   2   1   5   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(4-3)           9     5   1   0   3   3   0  33   2.52
Totals                  9     5   1   0   3   3   0  33

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled; Maddox stole
second; Goodson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

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

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Speier singled [Matthews to third];
Kingman reached on a fielder's choice [Matthews out at home
(third to catcher), Speier to second]; Sadek forced Speier
(third unassisted) [Sadek to second (error by Pepitone; assist
by Evans), Kingman scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; McDowell was
called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker made an out to second; Johnson homered;
Pepitone singled; Oates forced Pepitone (second to shortstop);
Morton doubled [Oates scored]; Garr grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); Maddox made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez singled; Evans struck out; Aaron struck out;
Baker forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Goodson singled; Matthews made an out to shortstop;
Speier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Goodson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Johnson walked; Pepitone singled [Johnson to
second]; Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Johnson to third, Pepitone to second]; Morton struck out; Garr
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Kingman struck out; Sadek was called out on strikes;
McDowell singled; Bonds walked [McDowell to second]; Fuentes
forced Bonds (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez singled; Evans flied out to left; Aaron lined
to third; Baker forced Perez (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Maddox flied out to right; Goodson grounded out
(second to first); Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson flied out to left; Pepitone was called out
on strikes; Oates singled; Morton singled [Oates to second];
Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman
flied out to left; THOMASSON BATTED FOR SADEK; Thomasson flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: SOSA REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); RADER REPLACED
MCDOWELL (PLAYING C ); Perez flied out to center; Evans flied
out to center; Aaron grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Rader made an out to shortstop; Bonds singled;
Fuentes forced Bonds (second unassisted); Fuentes was picked off
first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker singled; Johnson forced Baker (catcher to
shortstop); Pepitone grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Maddox walked; Goodson flied out to center; Matthews
made an out to second; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.