Handed his first starting assignment of the season, Ron Schueler pitched 8 2/3 innings before requiring help from Danny Frisella as the Braves defeated the Giants, 9-2. Schueler was removed after the Giants scored their two runs in the ninth and Frisella struck out Dave Rader for the final out. Darrell Evans and Johnny Oates homered for the Braves and Evans also drove in another run with a double. Dusty Baker batted in a pair with a bases-loaded single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      26, 1973 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  1    4  3  0  -   9 14  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oates c               5   1   1   1     0   0   .243      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .309
Lum 1b                5   2   3   1     0   1   .278      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Evans 3b              3   2   2   2     2   1   .279      Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .328
Aaron lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .225      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
  Jackson pr,lf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .223      Goodson 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .328
Baker cf              4   0   2   2     1   1   .282        Blanco pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Garr rf               5   0   3   1     0   0   .256      Matthews lf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .313
Johnson 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Perez ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .233      Rader c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .219
Schueler p            4   1   1   1     0   1   .214      Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .138
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomasson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .224
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .136

Totals               40   9  14   8     3   5             Totals               31   2   6   1     4   8

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  7,668
Left on Base: Braves 7, Giants 6
DP: Braves 2, Giants 1
Errors: Bonds, Maddox
Doubles: Lum (12), Evans (14), Matthews (11)
Home Runs: Evans (17), Oates (4)
Stolen Bases: Baker (7), Perez (1)
GIDP: Speier (6), Maddox (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler W(3-3)         8.2   6   2   2   4   7   0  34   4.50
Frisella SV(5)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.04
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   8   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(6-6)          6.2   9   6   5   3   4   2  32   4.01
Morris                  1.1   4   3   3   0   0   0   8  12.46
Willoughby              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.03
Totals                  9    14   9   8   3   5   2  43

Wild Pitches: Schueler (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Oates grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum singled
to center [Lum to second (error by Maddox)]; Evans was called
out on strikes; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Maddox singled to center; McCovey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr made
an out to shortstop; Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson walked; Matthews singled to right [Goodson
to second]; Speier grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Goodson to third, Matthews out at second]; Rader was
walked intentionally; Bradley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (third to first); Schueler struck
out; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to
first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum struck out; Evans walked; Aaron forced Evans
(third to second); Baker walked [Aaron to second]; Garr singled
to left [Aaron scored, Baker to second]; Johnson made an out to
third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey struck out; Goodson grounded out (first
unassisted); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Schueler
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader
grounded out (third to first); Bradley flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum popped to third in foul territory; Evans
homered; Aaron was called out on strikes; Baker singled; Baker
stole second; Garr singled [Baker to third]; Johnson flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes walked;
Maddox grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants
0.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez flied out to center; Schueler grounded out
(second to first); Oates homered; Lum singled to center; Evans
walked [Lum to second]; Aaron singled [Lum to third, Evans to
second]; JACKSON RAN FOR AARON; Baker singled to right [Lum
scored, Evans scored, Jackson scored (error by Bonds) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; MORRIS REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Garr popped to
catcher in foul territory; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); McCovey struck
out; Goodson grounded out (second to first); Matthews struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
singled to right; Perez stole second; Schueler singled to right
[Perez scored]; Oates grounded out (pitcher to first) [Schueler
to second]; Lum doubled [Schueler scored]; Evans doubled [Lum
scored]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 9, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded
out (second to first); THOMASSON BATTED FOR MORRIS; Thomasson
walked; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
9, Giants 0.

BRAVES 9TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Baker
struck out; Garr singled; Johnson hit into a double play (right
to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 9,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Maddox
singled to left; McCovey flied out to left; Goodson singled
[Maddox to third]; BLANCO RAN FOR GOODSON; Schueler threw a wild
pitch [Maddox scored, Blanco to second]; Matthews doubled to
center [Blanco scored]; Speier singled [Matthews to third];
FRISELLA REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Rader was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Giants 2.