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Although held to only four hits, the Braves were able to beat the Pirates, 3-2, when Dusty Baker smashed a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Nelson Briles held the Braves to one hit in the first six frames before leaving the game with back trouble. Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2Game Played on Friday, August 24, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumPirates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 4 0 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Clines cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Garr rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Parker rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .222 Jackson lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .213 Oliver 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 .287 Goggin ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Zisk lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .342 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 Baker cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .297 Sanguillen c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Cash 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Tepedino 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .327 Maxvill ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Dietz c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Perez ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Briles p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Morton p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Robertson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Casanova ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069 Leon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J. Hernandez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 31 2 10 2 3 2 Totals 29 3 4 2 2 3 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 15,680 Left on Base: Pirates 6, Braves 4 DP: Pirates 0, Braves 4 Errors: Maxvill Home Runs: Baker (14) Caught Stealing: Cash (4) Sacrifice Hits: Cash (1) GIDP: Sanguillen (15), Parker (2), Zisk (5), Maxvill (6) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.67 Walker 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 11 4.29 Giusti L(6-2) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.90 Totals 8 4 3 2 2 3 1 31 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton 8 9 2 2 3 2 0 32 3.54 Devine W(2-3) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.99 Totals 9 10 2 2 3 2 0 35 Wild Pitches: Walker (7) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale PIRATES 1ST: Clines walked; Parker singled to left [Clines to second]; Oliver singled to right [Clines scored, Parker to third, Oliver to second (on throw)]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first) [Parker scored, Oliver to third]; Hebner walked; Sanguillen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hebner out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 2ND: Cash singled to center; Cash was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Maxvill flied out to center; Briles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled to center; Johnson made an out to second; Tepedino forced Baker (shortstop to second); Dietz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 3RD: Clines singled to center; Parker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Clines out at second]; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to center; Morton flied out to right; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 4TH: Zisk singled to center; Hebner flied out to center; Sanguillen walked [Zisk to second]; Cash flied out to center; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Evans made an out to shortstop; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 5TH: Briles grounded out (second to first); Clines grounded out (second to first); Parker made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Tepedino flied out to center; Dietz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to left; Zisk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; Hebner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Morton struck out; Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen singled to shortstop; Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sanguillen to second]; Maxvill grounded out (shortstop to first); ROBERTSON BATTED FOR BRILES; Robertson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: WALKER REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Jackson walked; Evans walked [Jackson to second]; Baker struck out; Johnson forced Jackson (third unassisted) [Evans to second]; Tepedino forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 8TH: Clines grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker singled to left; Oliver singled to center [Parker to second]; Zisk flied out to center [Parker to third, Oliver to second]; Hebner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Dietz grounded out (third to first); Perez singled to center; CASANOVA BATTED FOR MORTON; Casanova reached on an error by Maxvill [Perez to third, Casanova to first]; LEON RAN FOR CASANOVA; Walker threw a wild pitch [Perez scored (unearned), Leon to second]; Garr grounded out (third to first); GOGGIN BATTED FOR JACKSON; Goggin flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. PIRATES 9TH: DEVINE REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); GOGGIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash singled to right; Maxvill grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Evans singled to left; J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING SS); GIUSTI REPLACED MAXVILL (PITCHING); Baker homered [Evans scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 3. |
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