After homers by Ralph Garr and Leo Foster produced their first four runs, the Braves added a pair in the ninth inning to edge the Cardinals, 6-5. A single by Craig Robinson and two walks loaded the bases before Frank Tepedino delivered a run-scoring single to break a 4-4 tie. Rowland Office followed with a sacrifice fly, driving in what proved to be the winning run, offsetting a homer by Jim Hickman in the Cardinals' half. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Wednesday, May       1, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6  9  2
Cardinals    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  1  -   5  9  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf,lf            4   2   1   3     1   0   .347      Brock lf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .310
Foster 2b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .222      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Murrell 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Smith rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .366
  Tepedino ph,1b      1   0   1   1     0   0   .214      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .330
Aaron lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .218      McBride cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .310
  Office cf           0   0   0   1     0   0   .152      Reitz 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .420
Baker cf,rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .341      Torre 1b              4   0   1   0     0   3   .260
Perez 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .438      Tyson ss              3   0   0   1     0   0   .208
  Evans ph,3b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .194        McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Curtis p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Robinson ss           4   2   2   0     0   0   .200        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Morton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .053        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oates ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Hickman ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .333

Totals               35   6   9   6     4   2             Totals               35   5   9   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 14,202
Left on Base: Braves 8, Cardinals 6
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Foster, Casanova, Reitz, Tyson
Doubles: Brock (3), Torre (5)
Home Runs: Garr (1), Foster (1), Hickman (2)
Stolen Bases: Garr (3), Brock (14)
Caught Stealing: Foster (1), Sizemore (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Oates (2), Sizemore (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Office (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(3-2)           8     8   4   2   2   5   0  34   4.44
Frisella                1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.25
Totals                  9     9   5   3   2   5   1  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis                  7     7   4   4   1   2   2  30   5.73
Garman L(2-1)           1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.13
Folkers                 0.1   0   1   1   2   0   0   3   2.70
Pena                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.93
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   2   2  41

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Garr lined to pitcher; Foster popped to second;
Murrell singled to left; Aaron singled to left [Murrell to
second]; Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock doubled to right; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brock to third]; Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brock scored]; Simmons
walked; McBride singled to right [Simmons to second]; Reitz
singled to center [Simmons to third, McBride to second]; Torre
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez walked; Casanova flied out to center; Robinson
singled to right [Perez to second]; Morton was called out on
strikes; Garr homered [Perez scored, Robinson scored]; Foster
homered; Murrell grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); Curtis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brock singled to center;
Brock stole second; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Baker flied out
to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Smith flied out to center; Simmons flied out to
left; McBride flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Casanova flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(first unassisted); Morton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz singled to left; Torre doubled to right
[Reitz to third]; Casanova dropped a foul fly hit by Tyson for
an error; Tyson grounded out (second to first) [Reitz scored,
Torre to third]; Curtis struck out; Brock grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals
2.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr flied out to left; Foster singled to right;
Foster was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Murrell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore singled to third; Smith singled to right
[Sizemore to third]; Simmons struck out while Sizemore was
caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to third) [Smith to
second]; McBride flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron grounded out (second to first); Baker singled
to center; Perez flied out to right; Casanova flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz flied out to right; Torre struck out
(catcher to first); Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Morton
flied out to right; Garr reached on an error by Tyson; Garr
stole second; Foster reached on an error by Reitz [Garr to
third]; Murrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR CURTIS; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Aaron grounded out
(first unassisted); Baker flied out to center; EVANS BATTED FOR
PEREZ; Evans walked; Casanova popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE
REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Smith walked; Simmons
flied out to left; McBride reached on an error by Foster [Smith
scored (unearned) (no RBI), McBride to third]; Reitz grounded
out (pitcher to first) [McBride scored (unearned)]; Torre was
called out on strikes; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Robinson singled to right; OATES BATTED FOR MORTON;
FOLKERS REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Oates out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Robinson to second]; Garr walked; Foster
walked [Robinson to third, Garr to second]; PENA REPLACED
FOLKERS (PITCHING); TEPEDINO BATTED FOR MURRELL; Tepedino
singled to center [Robinson scored, Garr to third, Foster to
second]; Office hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garr scored,
Foster to third, Tepedino to second]; Baker grounded out (third
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 9TH: TEPEDINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FRISELLA
REPLACED OATES (PITCHING); MCCARVER BATTED FOR TYSON; McCarver
grounded out (first to pitcher); HICKMAN BATTED FOR PENA;
Hickman homered; Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Cardinals 5.