Sonny Jackson hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, driving in his fourth run of the game, to give the Braves an 8-7 victory in the second game of a doubleheader in a split with the Giants, who exploded for nine runs in the eighth inning to win the first game, 14-6. The Braves started the opener with four unearned runs in the first inning, but the Giants pulled ahead with the aid of homers by Bobby Bonds and Dave Rader before the Braves regained the lead at 6-5 with a two-run smash by Darrell Evans in the seventh. The Giants then erupted in the eighth, sending 11 men to bat against three Atlanta pitchers. After the first five runs crossed the plate, Garry Maddox homered with two men on base and Dave Kingman capped the outburst with another round-tripper.

In the nightcap, Gary Matthews hit a two-run triple in the ninth inning to put the Giants on top, 7-6, but the Braves began to rally in their half with a double by Ralph Garr and a tying single by Frank Tepedino. Johnny Oates followed with a single, sending Tepedino to third, and Dick Dietz drew a walk to load the bases before Jackson came to the plate and hit his winning sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 14, Atlanta Braves 6 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      1, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  2  1    0  1  0    1  9  0  -  14 15  2
Braves       4  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   6  8  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   2   3   1     1   0   .316      Garr rf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .262
  Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Perez ss              4   2   2   0     1   0   .230
Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .289      Evans 3b              3   2   1   2     1   0   .284
Maddox cf             3   2   2   4     2   0   .329      Aaron lf              4   0   2   0     0   2   .234
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .239        Jackson lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .210
  Kingman pr,1b       1   2   1   1     0   0   .205      Baker cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .277
Goodson 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .327      Johnson 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .255
  Phillips pr,3b      1   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Lum 1b                3   0   1   1     1   1   .288
Matthews lf           5   1   2   2     0   1   .318      Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Speier ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .276      Schueler p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Arnold c              2   0   0   1     0   0   .300        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rader c             2   1   1   1     0   0   .229        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bryant p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .132        House p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Thomasson ph,rf     2   1   2   2     0   0   .272

Totals               38  14  15  14     5   3             Totals               34   6   8   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:53
Left on Base: Giants 5, Braves 7
DP: Giants 2, Braves 1
Errors: Bonds, Goodson, Evans, Casanova
Doubles: Maddox (15), Matthews (13), Thomasson (1), Johnson (13)
Home Runs: Bonds (21), Rader (6), Maddox (4), Kingman (9), Evans (21)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (10)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Fuentes (4)
GIDP: Speier (7), Johnson (6), Baker (7)
Hit by Pitch: Rader (3,by House), Evans (1,by Bryant)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant W(13-5)          7     6   6   2   5   4   1  32   2.63
Moffitt SV(13)          2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.59
Totals                  9     8   6   2   5   4   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(3-4)         7     8   7   6   3   3   2  31   4.89
Hoerner                 0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   5.59
Frisella                0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   3.60
House                   2     5   4   4   1   0   2  12   5.16
Totals                  9    15  14  13   5   3   4  46

Hit by Pitch: Bryant (3), House (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Ken Burkhart


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled; Bonds was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Fuentes flied out to center; Maddox made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Perez singled [Garr to second]; Evans
walked [Garr to third, Perez to second]; Aaron struck out; Baker
flied out to right [Garr scored (error by Bonds) (unearned) (no
RBI), Perez to third, Evans to second]; Johnson reached on an
error by Goodson [Perez scored (unearned) (no RBI), Evans scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Johnson to second]; Lum singled [Johnson
scored (unearned)]; Casanova grounded out (pitcher to first); 4
R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 4.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Goodson singled [McCovey to third];
Matthews reached on an error by Evans [McCovey scored (RBI),
Goodson to second, Matthews to first]; Speier out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Goodson to third, Matthews to second];
Arnold grounded out (second to first) [Goodson scored
(unearned), Matthews to third]; Bryant grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Schueler grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds singled; Fuentes singled [Bonds out at third
(shortstop to second)]; Maddox doubled [Fuentes scored]; McCovey
struck out; Goodson popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans made an out to second; Aaron singled; Baker
walked [Aaron to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Speier
grounded out (third to first); Arnold flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: RADER REPLACED ARNOLD (PLAYING C ); Lum walked;
Casanova flied out to left; Schueler made an out to second; Garr
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Bryant grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
homered; Fuentes made an out to first; Maddox walked; Maddox
stole second [Maddox to third (error by Casanova)]; McCovey
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to center; Evans was hit by a pitch;
Aaron singled [Evans to second]; Baker grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Goodson grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews
was called out on strikes; Speier popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson struck out; Lum struck out; Casanova
singled; Schueler forced Casanova (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Rader homered; Bryant struck out; Bonds grounded out
(third to first); Fuentes flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
walked; Evans homered [Perez scored]; Aaron struck out; Baker
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
5, Braves 6.

GIANTS 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); Maddox walked;
McCovey singled [Maddox to third]; KINGMAN RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
HOERNER REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Goodson singled [Maddox
scored, Kingman to third]; PHILLIPS RAN FOR GOODSON; FRISELLA
REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Matthews doubled [Kingman scored,
Phillips to third]; Speier was walked intentionally; HOUSE
REPLACED FRISELLA (PITCHING); Rader popped to third in foul
territory; THOMASSON BATTED FOR BRYANT; Thomasson doubled
[Phillips scored, Matthews scored, Speier to third]; Bonds was
walked intentionally; Fuentes hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Speier scored]; Maddox homered [Thomasson scored, Bonds
scored]; Kingman homered; Phillips grounded out (first
unassisted); 9 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 14, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KINGMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
MOFFITT REPLACED BONDS (PITCHING); Johnson doubled; Lum made an
out to second; Casanova flied out to right; House grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 14, Braves 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Matthews singled; Speier grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; Rader was
hit by a pitch; Thomasson singled [Rader to third]; Moffitt
forced Thomasson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 14, Braves 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled;
Evans flied out to left; Jackson forced Perez (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 14, Braves 6.