Three players, Darrell Evans, Ron Reed and Frank Tepedino, batted in four runs apiece as the Braves piled up 17 hits and walloped the Pirates, 18-3. Evans hit a grand-slam homer in the fourth inning. Reed helped his own cause with three singles. Tepedino, who entered the game as a pinch-runner in the fourth and remained in the lineup at first base, collected his first two hits in an Atlanta uniform.

Richie Hebner homered to account for all of the Pirates' runs in the fourth before the Braves came back with six in their half, four scoring on Evans' slam. Another six-run outburst followed in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 18, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      13, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Braves       2  0  0    6  1  6    0  3  x  -  18 17  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .228      Oates c               4   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Cash 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .309        Casanova c          1   1   1   0     0   0   .172
Oliver cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .301      Jackson lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Stargell lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .291        Dietz ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .290
  Davalillo lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .170        Tepedino pr,1b      3   1   2   4     0   0   .667
Sanguillen rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Evans 3b              4   3   2   4     2   0   .282
Robertson 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .291      Lum 1b,lf             4   2   1   0     2   0   .279
Hebner 3b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .277      Baker cf              5   1   2   2     0   1   .277
May c                 3   0   2   0     1   0   .283      Garr rf               4   2   1   0     1   0   .248
Ellis p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .103      Johnson 2b            3   2   2   1     1   0   .263
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goggin 2b           1   1   1   0     0   0   .304
  Blass p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .421      Perez ss              4   2   2   2     1   1   .253
  Johnson p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Reed p                5   3   3   4     0   0   .205
  Clines ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .268

Totals               34   3  10   3     2   4             Totals               40  18  17  17     9   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  9,553
Left on Base: Pirates 7, Braves 7
DP: Pirates 1, Braves 2
Errors: Oliver
Doubles: Goggin (2), Casanova (2)
Home Runs: Hebner (6), Evans (14)
Stolen Bases: Evans (2), Garr (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (4)
GIDP: Sanguillen (9), Clines (4), Evans (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(5-7)            3.1   7   7   7   3   2   0  20   3.70
R. Hernandez            0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3   3.63
Blass                   1.1   5   7   7   6   0   0  15   9.34
Johnson                 2.2   4   3   3   0   0   0  11   5.08
Totals                  8    17  18  18   9   2   1  49

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(4-7)             9    10   3   3   2   4   1  37   3.84
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   4   1  37

Wild Pitches: Ellis (2), Blass 3 (8)

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (first unassisted); Cash
grounded out (third to first); Oliver made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Lum singled to
center [Evans to third (error by Oliver)]; Ellis threw a wild
pitch [Evans scored, Lum to second]; Baker singled to center
[Lum scored]; Garr flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell singled to center; Sanguillen grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stargell out
at second]; Robertson made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); Perez
struck out; Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner singled to right; May singled to center
[Hebner to second]; Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Hebner to third, May to second]; Stennett grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson flied
out to left; Evans singled to right; Evans stole second; Lum
walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Braves 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Stargell struck out;
Sanguillen lined to center; Robertson walked [Oliver to second];
Hebner homered [Oliver scored, Robertson scored]; May walked;
Ellis singled to shortstop [May to second]; Stennett popped to
first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled; Johnson singled to center [Garr to
third]; Perez singled to center [Garr scored, Johnson to
second]; Reed singled to center [Johnson scored, Perez to
second]; Oates grounded out (first unassisted) [Perez to third,
Reed to second]; DIETZ BATTED FOR JACKSON; Dietz was walked
intentionally; TEPEDINO RAN FOR DIETZ; R. HERNANDEZ REPLACED
ELLIS (PITCHING); Evans homered [Perez scored, Reed scored,
Tepedino scored]; Lum flied out to center; Baker flied out to
left; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 8.

PIRATES 5TH: TEPEDINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LUM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cash grounded out (third to first);
Oliver singled to right; Stargell grounded out (third to first)
[Oliver to second]; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: BLASS REPLACED R. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Garr walked;
Garr stole second; Blass threw a wild pitch [Garr to third];
Johnson walked; Perez singled to center [Garr scored, Johnson to
second]; Reed forced Perez (pitcher to shortstop) [Johnson to
third]; Oates made an out to catcher; Tepedino grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 9.

PIRATES 6TH: Robertson grounded out (third to first); Hebner
flied out to center; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 9.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans walked; Blass threw a wild pitch [Evans to
second]; Lum walked; Baker singled to left [Evans scored, Lum to
second]; Garr grounded out (first unassisted) [Lum to third,
Baker to second]; Johnson singled to pitcher [Lum scored, Baker
to third]; Perez walked [Johnson to second]; Reed singled to
left [Baker scored, Johnson scored, Perez to third]; Blass threw
a wild pitch [Reed to second]; Oates walked; Tepedino singled to
right [Perez scored, Reed scored, Oates to third]; JOHNSON
REPLACED BLASS (PITCHING); Evans grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Tepedino out at second]; 6 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 15.

PIRATES 7TH: CASANOVA REPLACED OATES (PLAYING C ); Johnson
struck out; Stennett struck out; Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 15.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum made an out to third; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 15.

PIRATES 8TH: GOGGIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stargell struck out;
Sanguillen singled to left; Robertson singled to left
[Sanguillen to second]; Hebner flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 15.

BRAVES 8TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); Goggin
doubled to left; Perez grounded out (second to first) [Goggin to
third]; Reed singled to left [Goggin scored]; Casanova doubled
to center [Reed to third]; Tepedino singled to center [Reed
scored, Casanova scored]; Evans flied out to right; Lum flied
out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 18.

PIRATES 9TH: May singled to left; CLINES BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Clines grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [May out
at second]; Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 3, Braves 18.