Appearing in his fifth game since returning to action, Tito Fuentes drove in three runs for his first RBIs of the season to help the Giants defeat the Braves, 8-7. After falling behind, 2-0, the Giants erupted for six runs on six hits and two errors in the sixth inning. Fuentes capped the outburst with a two-run double. The Braves came back with a run in the seventh, but Fuentes accounted for his third RBI with a single in the eighth and another run, which proved decisive, scored on an error by Ralph Garr. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Saturday, May       11, 1974 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  6    0  2  0  -   8 11  4
Braves       1  0  0    1  0  2    1  2  0  -   7 10  4


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              3   2   1   1     2   2   .220      Garr lf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .348
Phillips 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Oates c               4   2   1   1     1   0   .238
  Fuentes ph,2b       2   0   2   3     0   0   .300      Evans 3b              5   2   3   0     0   0   .233
Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     1   2   .321      Tepedino 1b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .167
Ontiveros 3b          4   0   2   0     1   0   .280      Johnson 2b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .209
Matthews lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .246      Miller rf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .167
Thomasson 1b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .194      Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .146
  Kingman 1b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Robinson ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Perez ss            2   0   1   0     0   1   .417
Rader c               3   2   2   1     1   0   .290      Reed p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .150
Bradley p             3   1   0   0     0   1   .050        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Fuller ph           1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   8  11   6     6   7             Totals               38   7  10   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance:  7,271
Left on Base: Giants 7, Braves 6
DP: Giants 1, Braves 2
Errors: Matthews, Thomasson 2, Speier, Garr 2, Johnson, Aker
Doubles: Maddox (8), Fuentes (1), Garr (7)
Triples: Evans (1)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (3), Thomasson (1)
Caught Stealing: Fuentes (1), Kingman (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sosa (2), Matthews (2)
GIDP: Maddox (3), Kingman (3), Tepedino (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley W(4-3)          6.1   8   5   4   0   3   0  28   3.04
Sosa                    2     2   2   0   2   2   0  11   2.49
Moffitt SV(6)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.45
Totals                  9    10   7   4   2   5   0  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(5-3)             5.1   8   5   2   2   5   0  26   3.67
House                   1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   7   2.77
Frisella                1     1   2   1   2   1   0   6   2.63
Aker                    1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.55
Totals                  9    11   8   3*  6   7   0  42

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Shag Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Phillips grounded out (second to
first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Oates singled to left; Oates was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Thomasson [Oates
scored (error by Matthews) (unearned)]; Evans flied out to
center; Tepedino struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Ontiveros singled to left; Matthews forced Ontiveros
(shortstop to second); Matthews stole second; Thomasson flied
out to left; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Miller
grounded out (first unassisted); Office flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader flied out to center; Bradley popped to catcher
in foul territory; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Reed
struck out; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Phillips singled; Maddox grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Phillips out at second]; Ontiveros
singled to right; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Oates flied out to right; Evans tripled; Tepedino
reached on an error by Thomasson [Evans scored (RBI), Tepedino
to second]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomasson walked; Thomasson stole second; Speier
struck out; Rader singled [Thomasson to third]; Bradley was
called out on strikes; Bonds walked [Rader to second]; Phillips
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson
flied out to right; Reed flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 6TH: PEREZ REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING SS); Maddox doubled
to right; Ontiveros flied out to left; Matthews singled [Maddox
scored]; Thomasson singled to right [Matthews to second]; Speier
reached on an error by Johnson [Matthews scored (no RBI),
Thomasson to third, Speier to first]; Rader singled [Thomasson
scored (unearned), Speier to second]; HOUSE REPLACED REED
(PITCHING); Bradley reached on a fielder's choice [Speier out at
third (pitcher to third), Rader to second]; Bonds singled [Rader
scored (unearned), Bradley to second]; FUENTES BATTED FOR
PHILLIPS; Fuentes doubled to left [Bradley scored (unearned),
Bonds scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Fuentes to
third (error by Garr)]; Maddox walked; Fuentes was picked off
and caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); 6 R (3 ER), 6 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: FUENTES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KINGMAN
REPLACED THOMASSON (PLAYING 1B); Garr singled; Oates forced Garr
(first to shortstop); Evans singled to right [Oates to third];
Tepedino flied out to left; Johnson singled to left [Oates
scored, Evans to second]; Miller singled to right [Evans scored,
Johnson to third]; Office made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Matthews
grounded out (third to first); Kingman was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez singled; FULLER BATTED FOR HOUSE; Fuller
forced Perez (second to shortstop); Garr doubled [Fuller to
third]; SOSA REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Oates grounded out
(first unassisted) [Fuller scored, Garr to third]; Evans flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 5.

GIANTS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED FULLER (PITCHING); Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rader walked; Sosa out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Rader to second]; Bonds was walked
intentionally; Fuentes singled to left [Rader scored, Bonds
scored (error by Garr) (unearned), Fuentes to third]; Maddox
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Tepedino singled; Johnson walked [Tepedino to
second]; Miller was called out on strikes; Office reached on a
fielder's choice [Tepedino scored (error by Speier) (unearned),
Johnson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Office to third]; Perez was
called out on strikes; AARON BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Aaron flied
out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Braves 7.

GIANTS 9TH: AKER REPLACED AARON (PITCHING); Ontiveros walked;
Matthews reached on an error by Aker on a sacrifice bunt
[Ontiveros to second, Matthews to first]; Kingman grounded into
a double play (pitcher to third to shortstop) [Kingman to first,
Ontiveros out at third, Matthews out at second]; Kingman was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 8, Braves 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr made an out to shortstop; Oates walked; Evans
singled [Oates to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING);
Tepedino grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8,
Braves 7.