The Braves smashed four homers, including two by Hank Aaron, to overpower the Cardinals, 8-2. Aaron's pair gave him 688 for his career, 26 less than Babe Ruth's record of 714. Marty Perez and Davey Johnson hit the Braves' other round-trippers, each with a man on base. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      9, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  7  2
Braves       0  2  1    0  3  0    0  2  x  -   8 14  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .290      Oates c               5   0   2   1     0   0   .239
Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Garr rf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .254
Torre 3b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .325      Evans 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Simmons c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Aaron lf              3   2   2   2     1   1   .230
McCarver 1b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .325        Jackson lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Melendez cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Lum 1b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .291
J. Cruz rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .221      Baker cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Tyson ss              1   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Johnson 2b            3   3   3   2     1   0   .263
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Perez ss              4   2   2   2     0   0   .246
  Kelleher ss         1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      P. Niekro p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .150
Spinks p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182        House p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andrews p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reitz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               31   2   7   2     3   4             Totals               36   8  14   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  8,930
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Braves 7
DP: Cardinals 3, Braves 2
Errors: Tyson, Granger
Doubles: Torre (3), Lum (9), Johnson (8)
Home Runs: Perez (2), Aaron 2 (15), Johnson (10)
Stolen Bases: Garr (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Spinks (1)
GIDP: Simmons (14), Melendez (3), Baker (4), Garr (6)
Hit by Pitch: Tyson (1,by P. Niekro)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spinks L(1-5)           2     6   3   3   1   1   2  13   4.89
Andrews                 4     4   3   3   2   0   2  16   5.91
Granger                 2     4   2   1   0   2   0  10   3.51
Totals                  8    14   8   7   3   3   4  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(5-2)        7     7   2   2   3   2   0  31   2.63
House SV(1)             2     0   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.89
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: P. Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (pitcher to first); Sizemore
flied out to left; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Oates grounded out (second to first); Garr singled
to center; Evans singled to right [Garr to third, Evans to
second (on throw)]; Aaron was walked intentionally; Lum forced
Garr (pitcher to catcher) [Evans to third, Aaron to second];
Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to center; McCarver struck out;
Melendez grounded out (catcher unassisted) [Simmons to second];
J. Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson singled to center; Perez homered [Johnson
scored]; P. Niekro struck out; Oates grounded out (second to
first); Garr singled to center; Garr stole second; Evans popped
to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson was hit by a pitch; Spinks out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tyson to second]; Brock
grounded out (third to first) [Tyson to third]; Sizemore
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Aaron homered; ANDREWS REPLACED SPINKS (PITCHING);
Lum walked; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Lum out at second]; Johnson walked; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Torre singled to left; Simmons grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at
second]; McCarver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: P. Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates
reached on an error by Tyson [Oates to first]; Garr lined into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Oates out at first]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez singled to center; J. Cruz flied out to
right; Tyson struck out; Andrews popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Aaron homered;
Lum grounded out (second to first); Baker singled to left;
Johnson homered [Baker scored]; Perez grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock walked; Sizemore flied out to left; Torre
doubled to right [Brock scored]; Simmons flied out to center;
McCarver singled to center [Torre scored]; Melendez singled to
right [McCarver to third]; J. Cruz walked [Melendez to second];
CARBO BATTED FOR TYSON; Carbo popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: KELLEHER REPLACED CARBO (PLAYING SS); P. Niekro
grounded out (third to first); Oates singled to right; Garr
grounded into a double play (second to first) [Oates out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: STEIN BATTED FOR ANDREWS; Stein flied out to
right; Brock lined to pitcher; Sizemore flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: GRANGER REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); Evans struck out;
Aaron struck out; Lum doubled to right; Baker popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); Torre
singled to left; Simmons walked [Torre to second]; HOUSE
REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); McCarver was called out on
strikes; Melendez grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Johnson doubled to left; Perez singled to right
[Johnson to third]; Perez was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Granger [Johnson scored, Perez to third]; House
popped to shortstop; Oates singled to left [Perez scored
(unearned)]; Garr grounded out (first unassisted) [Oates to
second]; Evans grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: J. Cruz grounded out (second to first); Kelleher
was called out on strikes; REITZ BATTED FOR GRANGER; Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Braves 8.