Phil Niekro, working with two days of rest for the second time in succession, pitched the Braves to a 4-2 victory over the Pirates in a game in which all runs scored on homers. Johnny Oates, Mike Lum and Darrell Evans rapped round-trippers for the Braves, Oates' blow coming with a man on base, while Manny Sanguillen and Richie Hebner had circuit clouts for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      12, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
Braves       0  0  2    1  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  7  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Oates c               3   1   1   2     1   1   .251
Cash 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .315      Garr rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Oliver cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .297      Evans 3b              2   1   2   1     2   0   .278
Stargell lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .292      Aaron lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Sanguillen rf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .300        Jackson pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Robertson 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Baker cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Hebner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .272      Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257
May c                 2   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Lum 1b                3   1   1   1     1   1   .280
  Moose pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .107      Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  McNertney c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      P. Niekro p           4   1   1   0     0   1   .167
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Walker p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dettore p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .170

Totals               33   2   6   2     3   2             Totals               31   4   7   4     5   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 10,418
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Braves 8
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 1
Errors: Cash, Johnson
Home Runs: Sanguillen (7), Hebner (5), Oates (3), Lum (4), Evans (13)
Caught Stealing: Lum (4)
GIDP: Zisk (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walker L(2-4)           4.1   4   3   3   3   1   2  21   4.54
Johnson                 1.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.56
R. Hernandez            0.2   2   1   1   0   1   1   4   3.32
Dettore                 1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.70
Totals                  8     7   4   4   5   4   3  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(6-2)        9     6   2   2   3   2   2  36   2.55
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   2   2  36

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett flied out to center; Cash singled to
center; Oliver walked [Cash to second]; Stargell grounded out
(third to first) [Cash to third, Oliver to second]; Sanguillen
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Oates grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded
out (pitcher to first); Evans singled to center; Aaron lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson made an out to first; Hebner popped to
third in foul territory; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker made an out to second; Johnson lined to third;
Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Walker grounded out (pitcher to first); Stennett
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cash struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); P. Niekro
singled to center; Oates homered [P. Niekro scored]; Garr
grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver struck out; Stargell walked; Sanguillen
reached on an error by Johnson [Stargell to second, Sanguillen
to first]; Robertson lined to left; Hebner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum homered; Perez reached on
an error by Cash [Perez to first]; P. Niekro flied out to right;
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 3.

PIRATES 5TH: May made an out to shortstop; Walker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stennett singled to second; Cash flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Oates walked; Garr lined to center; Evans walked
[Oates to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); Aaron
made an out to shortstop; Baker walked [Oates to third, Evans to
second]; Johnson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver lined to center; Stargell flied out to left;
Sanguillen homered; Robertson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum flied out to right; Perez was called out on
strikes; P. Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 3.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner homered; May walked; MOOSE RAN FOR MAY; ZISK
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Zisk grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Moose out at second]; Stennett flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED ZISK (PITCHING); MCNERTNEY
REPLACED MOOSE (PLAYING C ); Oates struck out; Garr flied out to
left; Evans homered; Aaron singled to left; JACKSON RAN FOR
AARON; DETTORE REPLACED R. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Baker singled
to left [Jackson to second]; Johnson forced Baker (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 4.

PIRATES 8TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Cash grounded
out (third to first); Oliver singled to right; Stargell singled
to center [Oliver to second]; Sanguillen flied out to center
[Oliver to third]; Robertson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum walked; Lum was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Perez flied out to center; P. Niekro made an out
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 4.

PIRATES 9TH: Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); CLINES
BATTED FOR MCNERTNEY; Clines grounded out (third to first);
DAVALILLO BATTED FOR DETTORE; Davalillo grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 4.