Hank Aaron hit the 689th homer of his career to account for three runs as the Braves defeated the Pirates, 9-7. The Braves, after scoring twice in the second inning, erupted for six runs in the fourth. Davey Johnson homered with a man on base and Johnny Oates drove in a run with a single before Aaron delivered his three-run blast. Carl Morton was the winner, but the Braves had to call on four relievers to stop the comeback efforts of the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7
Game Played on Monday, June      11, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  2  0    3  2  0  -   7 13  1
Braves       0  2  0    6  0  1    0  0  x  -   9 13  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett ss           5   1   2   0     0   1   .237      Oates c               5   1   2   1     0   0   .250
Cash 2b               5   0   1   2     0   0   .317      Garr rf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .252
Oliver cf             3   1   2   3     1   1   .296      Evans 3b              1   1   1   1     2   0   .271
Stargell lf           3   0   1   1     2   0   .291      Aaron lf              4   1   1   3     0   0   .224
Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Lum 1b                4   1   1   0     0   1   .278
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Baker cf              4   2   2   1     0   0   .273
Robertson 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .298      Johnson 2b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .262
Sanguillen rf         4   1   3   0     0   0   .300        Goggin 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
May c                 3   1   1   1     0   0   .279      Perez ss              3   1   1   0     1   1   .253
Blass p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .421      Morton p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .212
  Rooker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gonzalez ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .240        Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        House p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Clines ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .278        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davalillo ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .174
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               36   7  13   7     4   3             Totals               34   9  13   9     3   4

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  6,878
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Braves 5
DP: Pirates 1, Braves 2
Errors: Oliver, Oates
Doubles: Oliver (9), Davalillo (1), Cash (11), House (1)
Triples: Sanguillen 2 (7)
Home Runs: Johnson (11), Aaron (16)
Stolen Bases: Garr (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliver (5), May (1), Evans (3)
GIDP: Robertson (8), Oates (6)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blass L(3-4)            3.1   8   5   5   2   1   1  18   8.50
Rooker                  0.2   2   3   3   1   0   1   5   3.90
Dettore                 2     2   1   1   0   3   0   8   4.50
R. Hernandez            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.00
Giusti                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.14
Totals                  8    13   9   9   3   4   2  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(6-4)           6.1   9   5   5   3   2   0  30   3.27
Hoerner                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2  12.27
Panther                 1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   1.80
House                   0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   2.84
Schueler SV(2)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.67
Totals                  9    13   7   7   4   3   0  42

Wild Pitches: Blass (5)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop
to first); Oliver walked; Stargell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Oates grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Garr singled to first; Garr was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Evans singled to center; Aaron popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Hebner walked; Robertson grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Hebner out at second];
Sanguillen singled to third; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled to center [Lum to second (error by
Oliver)]; Baker singled to left [Lum scored]; Johnson flied out
to left; Perez singled to center [Baker to third]; Morton
singled to right [Baker scored, Perez to second]; Oates grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Morton out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Blass popped to third in foul territory; Stennett
flied out to center; Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (third to first); Evans walked;
Aaron made an out to second; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Stargell walked [Oliver to
second]; Hebner flied out to left; Robertson flied out to right;
Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates
0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker singled to shortstop; Blass threw a wild pitch
[Baker to second]; Johnson homered [Baker scored]; Perez walked;
Morton grounded out (third to first) [Perez to second]; ROOKER
REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Oates singled to right [Perez
scored]; Garr forced Oates (shortstop to second); Garr stole
second; Evans walked; Aaron homered [Garr scored, Evans scored];
Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 8.

PIRATES 5TH: May singled to right; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR ROOKER;
Gonzalez singled to right [May to second]; Stennett singled to
right [May to third, Gonzalez to second]; Cash forced Stennett
(shortstop to second) [May scored, Gonzalez to third]; Oliver
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Gonzalez scored]; Stargell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: DETTORE REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Baker grounded
out (third to first); Debut game for Tom Dettore; Johnson
struck out; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 8.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); Robertson
struck out; Sanguillen tripled to right; May flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: Morton was called out on strikes; Oates singled to
right; Garr singled to right [Oates to third]; Evans hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Oates scored]; Aaron forced Garr
(second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 9.

PIRATES 7TH: CLINES BATTED FOR DETTORE; Clines singled to right;
Stennett singled to left [Clines to second]; Stennett was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Oates [Clines to third,
Stennett to second]; Cash flied out to center; Oliver doubled to
right [Clines scored, Stennett scored]; HOERNER REPLACED MORTON
(PITCHING); Stargell singled to right [Oliver scored]; Hebner
popped to first in foul territory; PANTHER REPLACED HOERNER
(PITCHING); Robertson flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Braves 9.

BRAVES 7TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLINES (PITCHING); Lum flied
out to left; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 9.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen tripled to center; May hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Sanguillen scored]; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR R.
HERNANDEZ; Davalillo doubled to right; Stennett flied out to
left; Cash doubled to left [Davalillo scored]; Dave Johnson
injured on Cash double; GOGGIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING
2B); HOUSE REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING); Oliver was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 9.

BRAVES 8TH: GIUSTI REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Perez grounded
out (second to first); House doubled to left; Oates flied out to
right; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 9.

PIRATES 9TH: Stargell walked; ZISK BATTED FOR HEBNER; SCHUELER
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Zisk lined into a double play (third
to first) [Stargell out at first]; Robertson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 7, Braves 9.