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 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     25, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      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.