Atlanta's Dave Johnson became the major leagues' leading home run hitter, drilling a grand slam in leading the Braves to an 8-6 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Johnson, the Atlanta second baseman, hit his 36th homer in the fourth inning off loser Dock Ellis, (11-13). Wilver Stargell of the Pirates has 35 home runs. [ap]



Atlanta Braves 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6
Game Played on Sunday, August    26, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  2  -   6  9  1
Braves       2  0  0    4  0  2    0  0  x  -   8  9  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines cf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .275      Garr rf               4   1   3   1     1   0   .302
Cash 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .263      Jackson ss,lf         5   1   2   0     0   0   .217
  Morlan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .280
  May ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Baker cf              2   1   1   1     1   0   .297
Oliver 1b             5   1   1   3     0   0   .285      Lum lf                1   1   0   0     1   0   .298
Stargell lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .295        Perez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Zisk rf               5   0   0   0     0   4   .335      Johnson 2b            3   2   1   4     1   0   .265
Hebner 3b             3   0   2   1     1   0   .270      Tepedino 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Dietz c               3   1   1   1     1   1   .315
Maxvill ss            2   1   1   0     1   0   .216      Harrison p            3   0   0   0     0   2   .054
  Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215        Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  J. Hernandez ss     0   0   0   0     0   0   .229        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Ellis p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .113        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Alley ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .069
  Stennett ph,2b      2   1   1   0     0   1   .246

Totals               38   6   9   5     3  10             Totals               30   8   9   8     6   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 26,113
Left on Base: Pirates 8, Braves 6
DP: Pirates 1, Braves 0
Errors: Maxvill, Perez, Johnson
Doubles: Hebner (21), Clines (7), Jackson (5), Dietz (6)
Home Runs: Oliver (17), Johnson (36)
Stolen Bases: Garr (28)
Sacrifice Hits: Neibauer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (7)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(11-13)          4     6   6   6   1   3   1  18   3.11
Walker                  2     3   2   2   2   0   0  11   4.38
Morlan                  2     0   0   0   3   0   0   9   3.21
Totals                  8     9   8   8   6   3   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(8-4)         7     5   4   3   3   8   1  31   3.78
Neibauer                1     4   2   1   0   0   0   7   4.91
House                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.70
Devine SV(4)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.91
Totals                  9     9   6   4   3  10   1  41

Passed Balls: Dietz 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


PIRATES 1ST: Clines struck out; Cash struck out; Oliver grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to pitcher; Jackson doubled [Garr to
third]; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Garr scored,
Jackson to third]; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Jackson
scored]; Lum lined to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Braves 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Stargell popped to third in foul territory; Zisk
struck out; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Tepedino grounded out
(second to first); Dietz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Maxvill singled to center; On a bunt Ellis struck out; Dietz
allowed a passed ball [Maxvill to second]; Clines grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Harrison struck out; Garr singled to left; Jackson
lined into a double play (right to first) [Garr out at first]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Braves 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Cash walked; Oliver reached on an error by Johnson
[Cash to second, Oliver to first]; Stargell forced Oliver
(second to shortstop) [Cash to third]; Zisk struck out; Hebner
singled to right [Cash scored (unearned), Stargell to third];
Sanguillen flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans singled to center; Baker singled to third
[Evans to second]; Lum walked [Evans to third, Baker to second];
Johnson homered [Evans scored, Baker scored, Lum scored];
Tepedino grounded out (second to first); Dietz struck out;
Harrison struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 6.

PIRATES 5TH: PEREZ REPLACED LUM (PLAYING SS); JACKSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Maxvill reached on an error by Perez
[Maxvill to first]; ALLEY BATTED FOR ELLIS; Alley struck out;
Clines forced Maxvill (third to second); Cash forced Clines
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves
6.

BRAVES 5TH: WALKER REPLACED ALLEY (PITCHING); Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson singled to center; Evans grounded
out (second to first) [Jackson to second]; Baker was walked
intentionally; Perez forced Baker (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 6.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver flied out to left; Stargell singled to
right; Zisk struck out; Hebner walked [Stargell to second];
Sanguillen grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson walked; Tepedino made an out to third; Dietz
doubled to left [Johnson scored, Dietz to third (error by
Maxvill)]; Harrison made an out to shortstop; Garr singled to
right [Dietz scored]; Garr stole second; Jackson flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 8.

PIRATES 7TH: Maxvill walked; STENNETT BATTED FOR WALKER;
Stennett struck out; Clines singled to right [Maxvill to
second]; Cash lined to right; Oliver homered [Maxvill scored,
Clines scored]; Stargell popped to third in foul territory; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: STENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MORLAN
REPLACED CASH (PITCHING); Evans walked; Baker made an out to
shortstop; Perez made an out to first; Johnson lined to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 8.

PIRATES 8TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Zisk made an
out to second; Hebner doubled to left; Sanguillen flied out to
right; PARKER BATTED FOR MAXVILL; Parker made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: J. HERNANDEZ REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING SS); Tepedino
grounded out (second to first); Dietz walked; Neibauer out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Dietz to second]; Garr was
walked intentionally; Jackson forced Garr (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 8.

PIRATES 9TH: Stennett singled to center; Clines doubled to right
[Stennett to third]; MAY BATTED FOR MORLAN; May singled to left
[Stennett scored, Clines to third]; HOUSE REPLACED NEIBAUER
(PITCHING); Oliver made an out to shortstop; Stargell struck
out; DEVINE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Dietz allowed a passed
ball [Clines scored (unearned), May to second]; Zisk was called
out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves
8.