A two-run round-tripper in the eighth by Chris Speier produced the tying and winning runs as the Giants took a 9-5 victory from the Braves in a seesaw, homer-filled contest. Braves' starter Jimmy Freeman held San Francisco to one hit over the first five innings. Atlanta went ahead in that same inning on Davey Johnson's 17th homer. The Giants tied it in the sixth when starter Jim Barr doubled and scored on Tito Fuentes' single.

Hank Aaron put the Braves back on top with a two-run shot in the sixth, his 21st, and No. 694, but homers by Gary Matthews and Bobby Bonds, the latter with one aboard, made it 4-3 Giants in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Dusty Baker's two-run single in the seventh gave Atlanta their last lead at 5-4. After Speier homered, the Giants added three insurance runs in the ninth, two scoring on Matthews' triple. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    3  2  3  -   9 14  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  2    2  0  0  -   5 10  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   2   2     0   2   .314      Jackson ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Fuentes 2b            5   1   3   1     0   0   .293        Baker ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .276
Maddox cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .325        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     3   2   .236        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kingman pr,1b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .205      Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Goodson 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Evans 3b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .279
  Phillips pr,3b      1   2   1   1     0   0   .240      Aaron lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .233
Matthews lf           4   1   2   3     1   1   .325      Lum cf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Speier ss             5   2   2   2     0   0   .277      Tepedino 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Rader c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Johnson 2b            3   1   2   1     0   0   .260
Barr p                2   1   1   0     0   0   .139        Goggin pr,2b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .237
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .266        Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .161
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Oates c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .246
  Morris p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Freeman p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Perez ph,ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .232

Totals               39   9  14   9     4   7             Totals               34   5  10   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance:  6,933
Left on Base: Giants 7, Braves 4
DP: Giants 2, Braves 3
Errors: Speier, Evans
Doubles: Barr (1), Fuentes (15)
Triples: Matthews (8)
Home Runs: Matthews (3), Bonds (22), Speier (8), Johnson (17), Aaron (21)
GIDP: Goodson 2 (8), Garr (11)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    6     6   3   3   1   3   2  24   3.44
Williams                0     3   2   2   0   0   0   3   6.75
Morris W(1-0)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   3  10.13
McMahon SV(1)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9    10   5   5   2   4   2  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freeman                 6     5   2   2   3   2   1  24   6.38
Devine                  1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   7.56
Hoerner L(1-2)          1     3   2   2   0   3   1   6   7.59
Frisella                1     3   3   3   1   2   0   7   4.44
Totals                  9    14   9   9   4   7   3  43

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to right; Fuentes popped to third in
foul territory; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to left; Garr singled; Evans
forced Garr (second to shortstop) [Evans to second (error by
Speier)]; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Goodson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [McCovey out at second]; Matthews
walked; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (second to first); Tepedino
grounded out (first to pitcher); Johnson popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader made an out to third; Barr flied out to
center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates struck out; Freeman singled; Jackson flied out
to left; Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes popped to third in foul territory; Maddox
reached on an error by Evans [Maddox to first]; On a bunt
McCovey struck out while Maddox was out trying to advance to
second (catcher to shortstop); Willie McCovey called for
interference; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans made an out to second; Aaron made an out to
shortstop; Lum singled; Tepedino struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Goodson singled; Matthews popped to first in foul
territory; Speier flied out to center; Rader grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson homered; Oates singled; Freeman forced Oates
(shortstop to second); Jackson hit into a double play (right to
first) [Freeman out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Barr doubled; Bonds singled [Barr to third]; Fuentes
singled [Barr scored, Bonds to second]; Maddox flied out to left
[Bonds to third, Fuentes to second]; McCovey was walked
intentionally; Goodson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [McCovey out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans walked;
Aaron homered [Evans scored]; Lum flied out to center; Tepedino
made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews homered; DEVINE REPLACED FREEMAN
(PITCHING); Speier singled; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Speier to second]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR BARR; Thomasson
grounded out (second to first) [Speier to third]; Bonds homered
[Speier scored]; Fuentes doubled; Maddox flied out to left; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Johnson
singled; GOGGIN RAN FOR JOHNSON; Oates singled [Goggin to
second]; PEREZ BATTED FOR DEVINE; Perez singled [Goggin to
third, Oates to second]; MORRIS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
BAKER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Baker singled [Goggin scored, Oates
scored, Perez out at third (left to third to shortstop)]; Garr
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Baker out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 5.

GIANTS 8TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GOGGIN STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOERNER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); McCovey
struck out; Goodson singled; PHILLIPS RAN FOR GOODSON; Matthews
struck out; Speier homered [Phillips scored]; Rader singled;
Morris struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Evans walked;
MCMAHON REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Evans to second]; Lum struck out; Tepedino
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 5.

GIANTS 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Bonds struck
out; Fuentes singled; Maddox struck out; McCovey walked [Fuentes
to second]; KINGMAN RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Phillips singled [Fuentes
scored, Kingman to second]; Matthews tripled [Kingman scored,
Phillips scored]; Speier flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: KINGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); HOWARD BATTED
FOR GOGGIN; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 5.