Two-run homers by Darrell Evans and Davey Johnson carried the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Expos. Evans' drive in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie. After the Expos came back to forge a new 3-3 deadlock, Johnson hit his homer in the eighth inning for the winning runs. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      6, 1973 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  2    0  2  0  -   5  9  1
Expos        0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  4  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson lf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .214      Hunt 2b               4   0   0   1     1   0   .290
Garr rf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .248      Woods cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Evans 3b              5   2   3   2     0   0   .263      Fairly lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .333
Lum 1b                5   0   1   1     0   0   .285      Singleton rf          2   0   1   0     2   0   .286
Baker cf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .254      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   1     0   1   .192
Johnson 2b            3   1   1   2     1   0   .245      xBoccabella c         2   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .231        Mashore pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Bailey 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .280
P. Niekro p           4   0   0   0     0   1   .176      Foli ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .235
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torrez p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Day ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .269
                                                            M. Scott p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Breeden ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .306
                                                            Frias pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               36   5   9   5     4   2             Totals               29   3   4   3     7   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 15,107
Left on Base: Braves 8, Expos 7
DP: Braves 2, Expos 1
Errors: Oates, Jorgensen
Doubles: Lum (7), Baker (9), Bailey (7)
Triples: Evans (4)
Home Runs: Evans (12), Johnson (8)
Stolen Bases: Garr (10), Jorgensen (4)
Caught Stealing: Singleton (5)
GIDP: Garr (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(4-2)        8     4   3   2   6   2   0  33   2.63
Frisella SV(2)          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.50
Totals                  9     4   3   2   7   2   0  37

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrez                  7     6   3   3   2   2   1  29   4.08
M. Scott L(0-1)         0.2   2   2   2   1   0   1   5   9.00
Walker                  1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.51
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   2   2  40

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled; Garr grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; Evans
tripled; Lum doubled [Evans scored]; Baker made an out to
second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Hunt grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods
grounded out (first to pitcher); Fairly flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to right; Oates flied out to
right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Singleton walked; Jorgensen struck out while
Singleton was caught stealing second (catcher to first to
shortstop); Boccabella grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
struck out; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Bailey doubled; Foli made an out to first; Torrez
grounded out (third to first); Hunt walked; Woods forced Bailey
(third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans flied out to left; Lum grounded out (second to
first); Baker doubled; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 0.

EXPOS 4TH: Fairly walked; Singleton singled [Fairly to third];
Jorgensen forced Singleton (second to shortstop) [Fairly
scored]; Jorgensen stole second; Boccabella flied out to right
[Jorgensen to third]; Bailey grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded
out (pitcher to first); P. Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli singled; On a bunt Torrez hit into a double play
(pitcher unassisted) [Foli out at second]; Hunt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr
singled; Garr stole second; Evans homered [Garr scored]; Lum out
on an unknown play; Baker walked; Johnson walked [Baker to
second]; Oates grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 6TH: Woods lined to left; Fairly grounded out (pitcher to
first); Singleton walked; Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); P. Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson reached on an error
by Jorgensen [Jackson to second]; Garr grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 1.

EXPOS 7TH: Boccabella reached on catcher's interference by
Oates; Bailey walked [Boccabella to second]; Foli singled
[Boccabella scored, Bailey to third]; DAY BATTED FOR TORREZ; Day
struck out; Hunt forced Foli (second to shortstop) [Bailey
scored (unearned)]; Woods flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 3.

BRAVES 8TH: M. SCOTT REPLACED DAY (PITCHING); Evans grounded out
(first unassisted); Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
walked; Johnson homered [Baker scored]; Oates singled; WALKER
REPLACED M. SCOTT (PITCHING); Perez forced Oates (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 8TH: Fairly grounded out (first to pitcher); Singleton
flied out to right; Jorgensen grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 3.

BRAVES 9TH: P. Niekro flied out to center; Jackson grounded out
(first unassisted); Garr walked; Evans singled [Garr to third];
Lum lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Expos 3.

EXPOS 9TH: Boccabella walked; MASHORE RAN FOR BOCCABELLA;
FRISELLA REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Bailey grounded out
(second to first) [Mashore to second]; Foli flied out to center;
BREEDEN BATTED FOR WALKER; Breeden walked; FRIAS RAN FOR
BREEDEN; Hunt made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 5, Expos 3.