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Hank Aaron hit his 718th homer, connecting with a man on base in the seventh inning, to lift the Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Pirates. Jerry Reuss, who was the loser in a duel with Ron Reed, was staked to a 2-0 lead in the third inning, but the Braves picked up a run in the fifth when Dusty Baker doubled, took third after a long fly by Davey Johnson and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ivan Murrell. Darrell Evans opened the seventh by drawing a walk. Aaron came up and smashed his winning homer on Reuss' first pitch. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2Game Played on Thursday, April 25, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumPirates 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 3 5 2 Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Stennett 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292 Garr rf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .346 Hebner 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .375 Robinson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Oliver 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .310 Evans 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .170 Stargell lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Aaron lf 2 1 1 2 1 0 .205 Popovich pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Parker cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Baker cf,rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .349 Zisk rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Clines cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Murrell 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Sanguillen c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .281 Oates c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .222 Taveras ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .414 Reed p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Reuss p 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Kirkpatrick ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .438 Bevacqua pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 7 1 2 2 Totals 25 3 5 3 3 3 Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 3,437 Left on Base: Pirates 4, Braves 2 DP: Pirates 1, Braves 4 Errors: Stargell, Robinson, Johnson Doubles: Oliver (3), Baker (7) Home Runs: Aaron (5) Stolen Bases: Taveras (3) Caught Stealing: Garr (4) Sacrifice Flies: Murrell (1) GIDP: Oliver (2), Taveras (1), Stennett (3), Johnson (3) Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(0-2) 7 5 3 3 3 3 1 26 7.25 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.60 Totals 8 5 3 3 3 3 1 29 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed W(4-1) 9 7 2 2 2 2 0 33 3.13 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 2 0 33 Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Art Williams PIRATES 1ST: Stennett grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner flied out to right; Oliver doubled to left; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Robinson flied out to center; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 2ND: Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk flied out to right; Sanguillen singled; Taveras forced Sanguillen (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Aaron walked; Baker flied out to left; Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Braves 0. PIRATES 3RD: Reuss walked; Stennett singled to right [Reuss to third]; Hebner singled to center [Reuss scored, Stennett to third]; Oliver grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stennett scored (no RBI), Hebner out at second]; Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Murrell flied out to left; Oates grounded out (second to first); Reed struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 4TH: Parker popped to first in foul territory; Zisk was called out on strikes; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Garr lined to left; Robinson singled to first; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first) [Robinson to second]; Aaron made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. PIRATES 5TH: Taveras reached on an error by Johnson [Taveras to first]; Taveras stole second; Reuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett lined to right; Hebner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Baker doubled to left; Johnson flied out to center [Baker to third]; Murrell hit a sacrifice fly to right [Baker scored]; Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to third; Stargell forced Oliver (second to shortstop) [Stargell to second (error by Robinson)]; Parker lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Stargell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Reed grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr singled to left; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. PIRATES 7TH: Zisk grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen singled to center; Taveras grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sanguillen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: PARKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CLINES REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING CF); Evans walked; Aaron homered [Evans scored]; Baker grounded out (third to first); Johnson struck out; Murrell singled to left [Murrell to third (error by Stargell)]; Oates was walked intentionally; Murrell was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher to third to catcher); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 3. PIRATES 8TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR REUSS; Kirkpatrick walked; BEVACQUA RAN FOR KIRKPATRICK; Stennett grounded into a double play (second to first) [Bevacqua out at second]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 3. PIRATES 9TH: Oliver grounded out (third to first); Stargell singled to center; POPOVICH RAN FOR STARGELL; Parker grounded out (third to first) [Popovich to second]; Clines grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Braves 3. |
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