After driving in two runs previously with a homer and double, Dave Rader hit for the circuit again in the eighth inning to enable the Giants to edge the Braves, 6-5. Rader's first homer and a run-scoring single by Garry Maddox gave the Giants a 2-0 lead in the third inning, but the Braves came back with three runs in the fifth on a homer by Ralph Garr, single by Dick Dietz, double by Mike Lum and single by Johnny Oates.

An error led to another run for the Braves in the sixth before the Giants scored three times in their half on a triple by Maddox, singles by Ed Goodson, Gary Matthews and Chris Speier and double by Rader. The Giants' catcher then hit his second homer of the game in the eighth, leaving the Braves still one run short when Lum connected for the circuit in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      27, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  1  -   5  8  0
Giants       0  0  2    0  0  3    0  1  x  -   6 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oates c               5   0   1   2     0   1   .242      Thomasson rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
  Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Maddox cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .331
Evans 3b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .280      Goodson 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .330
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Matthews lf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .312
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .199
Garr rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .256      Speier ss             4   0   3   1     0   0   .277
Dietz 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .302      Rader c               4   2   3   3     0   0   .229
Lum lf                4   2   2   1     0   1   .282      Bryant p              3   1   0   0     1   0   .140
Devine p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .500        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Goggin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .223

Totals               36   5   8   4     2   6             Totals               33   6  11   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  4,744
Left on Base: Braves 6, Giants 7
DP: Braves 0, Giants 0
Errors: Goodson
Doubles: Lum (13), Rader (9)
Triples: Maddox (6)
Home Runs: Garr (5), Lum (5), Rader 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: Evans (3)
Caught Stealing: Speier (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomasson (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Devine L(0-1)           5     7   5   5   2   2   1  23   9.00
Frisella                1     2   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.92
House                   2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   4.56
Totals                  8    11   6   6   3   4   2  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant W(12-5)          8     8   5   4   2   5   2  35   2.63
Sosa SV(5)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.91
Totals                  9     8   5   4   2   6   2  38

Passed Balls: Oates (8)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Oates popped to third in foul territory; Debut
game for Adrian Devine; Perez flied out to center; Evans was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson flied out to center; Fuentes walked;
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fuentes to second];
Goodson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Johnson popped
to first in foul territory; Garr grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews was called out on strikes; Kingman struck
out; Speier singled; Speier was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Dietz flied out to center; Lum flied out to center;
Devine singled; Oates struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader homered; Bryant walked; Thomasson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bryant to second]; Fuentes
flied out to center; Maddox singled to center [Bryant scored];
Goodson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez flied out to right; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Kingman
grounded out (third to first); Speier singled; Rader grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson flied out to left; Garr homered; Dietz
singled; Lum doubled [Dietz to third]; Devine struck out; Oates
singled to center [Dietz scored, Lum scored]; Perez was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Fuentes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans singled; Baker flied out to left; Evans stole
second; Johnson walked; Garr flied out to left; Dietz reached on
an error by Goodson [Evans scored (unearned) (no RBI), Johnson
to second, Dietz to first]; Lum struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Maddox tripled; Goodson singled [Maddox scored];
Matthews singled [Goodson to second]; FRISELLA REPLACED DEVINE
(PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Speier singled to center
[Goodson scored, Matthews to second]; Rader doubled [Matthews
scored, Speier to third]; Bryant reached on a fielder's choice
[Rader out at third (shortstop to second), Speier stayed at
third]; Thomasson walked [Bryant to second]; Fuentes grounded
out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants
5.

BRAVES 7TH: GOGGIN BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Goggin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Oates grounded out (second to first); Perez
singled; Evans walked [Perez to second]; Baker popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: HOUSE REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); Maddox flied out
to left; Goodson singled to center; Matthews flied out to left;
Oates allowed a passed ball [Goodson to second]; Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Johnson flied out to left; Garr grounded out (third
to first); Dietz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier grounded out (third to first); Rader homered;
Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Lum homered; AARON BATTED FOR HOUSE; SOSA REPLACED
BRYANT (PITCHING); Aaron was called out on strikes; Oates
grounded out (second to first); TEPEDINO BATTED FOR PEREZ;
Tepedino grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Giants 6.