Homers by Richie Hebner, Willie Stargell and Manny Sanguillen accounted for all of the Pirates' runs in a 5-3 victory over the Braves. Hebner started the bombardment with a solo shot in the first inning. Stargell's homer came in the fifth and Sanguillen's in the eighth, each with a man on base. Dusty Baker hit a homer for one of the Braves' runs. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     24, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  2  0  -   5 13  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3  8  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Garr lf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .351
Hebner 3b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .383      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .143
Oliver 1b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .299        Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Stargell lf           5   1   2   2     0   2   .268      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .176
Parker cf             5   0   0   0     0   4   .346      Baker rf              4   2   3   1     0   0   .350
Zisk rf               3   0   1   0     1   2   .231      Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Clines pr,rf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .125      Tepedino 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   2     0   0   .241      Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Taveras ss            4   0   3   0     0   0   .462      Robinson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .160
Ellis p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Miller ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foster pr,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          P. Niekro p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .267
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Perez ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .400

Totals               40   5  13   5     1  11             Totals               34   3   8   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  3,395
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Braves 8
DP: Pirates 2, Braves 0
Errors: Oliver
Doubles: Taveras (1), Baker (6)
Home Runs: Hebner (6), Stargell (3), Sanguillen (2), Baker (1)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (2)
GIDP: Johnson (2), Evans (1)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(1-1)            6     5   2   2   2   2   1  23   4.42
Giusti SV(1)            3     3   1   1   2   1   0  15   5.65
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   3   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro L(3-2)        6.1  11   3   3   0   7   2  30   3.72
House                   0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   5.79
Capra                   2     2   2   2   1   2   1   9   3.86
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1  11   3  41

Wild Pitches: Ellis (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
homered; Oliver singled to center; Stargell forced Oliver (first
to shortstop); Parker struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Office flied
out to right; Evans walked; Baker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Zisk struck out; Sanguillen flied out to center;
Taveras singled to center; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Tepedino grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oates singled to center; Robinson forced
Oates (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1,
Braves 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Stennett singled to left; Hebner flied out to
right; Oliver lined to right; Stargell singled to right
[Stennett to second]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro singled to left; Garr popped to catcher in
foul territory; Office struck out; Evans lined to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Zisk struck out; Sanguillen grounded out (second to
first); Taveras doubled to left; Ellis was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker singled to center; Johnson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second];
Tepedino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Stennett grounded out (third to first); Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver singled to center;
Stargell homered [Oliver scored]; Parker popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Robinson
grounded out (pitcher to first); P. Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Zisk singled to left; Sanguillen grounded out
(third to first) [Zisk to second]; Taveras made an out to
second; Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr walked; Office singled to center [Garr to
second]; Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Garr to third, Office out at second]; Ellis threw a
wild pitch [Garr scored]; Baker homered; Johnson popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Braves 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Stennett singled to left; Hebner popped to third in
foul territory; Oliver singled to right [Stennett to second];
HOUSE REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Stargell struck out; Parker
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: GIUSTI REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Tepedino lined to
pitcher; Oates reached on an error by Oliver [Oates to first];
MILLER BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Miller walked [Oates to second];
FOSTER RAN FOR MILLER; MURRELL BATTED FOR HOUSE; Murrell flied
out to left; Garr singled to second [Oates to third, Foster to
second]; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 8TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CAPRA REPLACED
MURRELL (PITCHING); Zisk walked; CLINES RAN FOR ZISK; Sanguillen
homered [Clines scored]; Taveras singled to right; On a bunt
Giusti made an out to third; Taveras stole second; Stennett
flied out to center; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Evans struck
out; Baker doubled to right; Johnson flied out to center [Baker
to third]; Tepedino singled to center [Baker scored]; Oates
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
5, Braves 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Oliver flied out to center; Stargell was called out
on strikes; Parker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Foster popped to first in foul territory; PEREZ
BATTED FOR CAPRA; Perez walked; Garr forced Perez (first to
shortstop); AARON BATTED FOR OFFICE; Aaron popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 3.