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Wednesday May 30, 1973
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The Pirates broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Braves, 4-2. Al Oliver opened the stanza with a single and stole second with one out, leading to an intentional pass to Milt May. Jackie Hernandez wrecked the move with a single to drive in Oliver. Dave Cash added a single after two out to score May with the final run. [The Sporting News]


Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 30, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Braves       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Pirates      0  0  2    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson lf            4   0   2   0     1   0   .180      Cash 2b               4   1   2   1     0   0   .351
Garr rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .239      Sanguillen rf         4   0   1   1     0   2   .307
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .262      Hebner 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .278
Lum 1b                5   0   1   1     0   1   .288      Stargell lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .287
Baker cf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .251      Oliver cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .291
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .309
Oates c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .227      May c                 2   1   0   0     1   0   .285
Perez ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .255      J. Hernandez ss       4   1   2   1     0   1   .316
Reed p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .107      Moose p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .136
  Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   2     6   7             Totals               33   4   9   4     1   8

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  7,963
Left on Base: Braves 11, Pirates 7
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 1
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Baker (7), Cash (8)
Stolen Bases: Garr 2 (7), Oliver (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (2)
GIDP: Perez (4), Oliver (9)
Hit by Pitch: May (1,by Reed)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(2-6)             7     9   4   3   1   8   0  32   4.00
Panther                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   4   3   1   8   0  35

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moose W(4-4)            9     8   2   2   6   7   0  40   3.68
Totals                  9     8   2   2   6   7   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Reed (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to right; Garr out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Jackson to second]; Evans walked; Lum
popped to shortstop; Baker walked [Jackson to third, Evans to
second]; Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
struck out; Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Oates singled to center; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oates out at
second]; Reed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell struck out; Oliver singled to center;
Robertson struck out; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Garr singled to left;
Garr stole second; Evans walked; Lum singled to center [Garr
scored, Evans to third, Lum to second (on throw)]; Baker was
walked intentionally; Johnson flied out to center; Oates flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez singled to shortstop; Moose struck
out; Cash reached on an error by Perez [J. Hernandez to second,
Cash to first]; Sanguillen singled to left [J. Hernandez scored,
Cash to second]; Hebner singled to left [Cash scored (unearned),
Sanguillen to second]; Stargell struck out; Oliver flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez singled to third; Reed struck out; Jackson
singled to right [Perez to third]; Garr forced Jackson (first to
shortstop) [Perez scored]; Garr stole second; Evans grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Robertson flied out to left; May was hit by a
pitch; J. Hernandez struck out; Moose flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum struck out; Baker doubled to left; Johnson flied
out to right [Baker to third]; Oates was walked intentionally;
Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Cash doubled to left; Sanguillen struck out; Hebner
grounded out (second to first) [Cash to third]; Stargell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Reed grounded out (second to first); Jackson walked;
Garr grounded out (first unassisted) [Jackson to second]; Evans
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to right; Oliver stole second;
Robertson flied out to left; May was walked intentionally; J.
Hernandez singled to center [Oliver scored, May to second];
Moose popped to pitcher; Cash singled to right [May scored, J.
Hernandez to third]; Sanguillen popped to catcher; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum flied out to right; Baker flied out to center;
Johnson singled to right; Oates grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner singled to second; Stargell struck out;
Oliver grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Pirates 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez struck out; MILLER BATTED FOR REED; Miller
struck out; Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 8TH: PANTHER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Robertson flied
out to left; May popped to first in foul territory; J. Hernandez
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Evans struck
out; Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Pirates 4.



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