A homer by Willie Stargell with two men on base in the eighth inning lifted the Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Braves. Nelson Briles, who pitched for the Pirates, allowed only three hits, but singles by Mike Lum and Marty Perez around a walk to Dusty Baker gave the Braves their run in the fifth. The Pirates collected only four hits off Gary Gentry and were in danger of losing until the eighth when Manny Sanguillen singled, Richie Hebner walked and Stargell crashed his homer. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       31, 1973 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   3  4  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Cash 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .355
Garr rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Sanguillen rf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Hebner 3b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .274
Lum 1b                3   1   0   0     1   0   .281      Stargell lf           2   1   1   3     2   0   .290
Baker cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Oliver cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Robertson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Oates c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .224      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Perez ss              3   0   1   1     0   1   .257      J. Hernandez ss       2   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Gentry p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .241        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .162
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alley ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .223
                                                          Briles p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .250

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   5             Totals               27   3   4   3     6   4

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 10,446
Left on Base: Braves 3, Pirates 7
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 0
Errors: Oates
Doubles: Cash (9)
Home Runs: Stargell (14)
Caught Stealing: Jackson (1)
GIDP: Sanguillen (7)
Hit by Pitch: Oliver (2,by Gentry)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(4-5)           7.2   4   3   3   6   4   1  33   3.60
House                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.00
Totals                  8     4   3   3   6   4   1  34

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Briles W(3-5)           9     3   1   1   2   5   0  31   3.20
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   5   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Gentry (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to left; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to third; Sanguillen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cash out at second];
Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded
out (pitcher to first); Johnson popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell grounded out (second to pitcher); Oliver
walked; Oates dropped a foul fly hit by Robertson for an error;
Robertson flied out to left; May grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: J. Hernandez struck out; Briles grounded out
(second to first); Cash doubled to left; Sanguillen flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Jackson singled to center; Garr flied out to right;
Jackson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Evans
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); Stargell
walked; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first) [Stargell to
second]; Robertson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum walked; Baker singled to center [Lum to second];
Johnson flied out to center; Oates flied out to center; Perez
singled to center [Lum scored, Baker to third]; Gentry struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); J. Hernandez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Briles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Cash lined to shortstop; Sanguillen flied out to
right; Hebner walked; Stargell walked [Hebner to second]; Oliver
was hit by a pitch [Hebner to third, Stargell to second];
Robertson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
grounded out (third to first); Johnson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: May struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR J. HERNANDEZ;
Davalillo grounded out (pitcher to first); Briles struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 8TH: ALLEY REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING SS); Oates walked;
Perez was called out on strikes; Gentry struck out; Jackson
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 8TH: Cash grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen
singled to second; Hebner walked [Sanguillen to second];
Stargell homered [Sanguillen scored, Hebner scored]; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Robertson walked; HOUSE REPLACED
GENTRY (PITCHING); May lined to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Pirates 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lum grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 3.