Sparked by Hank Aaron's tie-breaking double, the Braves scored four runs in the sixth inning to defeat the Giants, 6-2. Ralph Garr tripled and Darrell Evans singled for the Braves' initial run in the first and Davey Johnson homered for another run in the fifth. The Giants came up with matching tallies, but they had no answer to the Braves' outburst in the sixth. Garr and Evans started things going with singles. Dusty Baker forced Garr, but Aaron followed with his double, scoring Evans. After a walk to Mike Lum, Johnson singled to drive in Baker. Johnny Oates completed the scoring with a single, plating Aaron and Lum. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       22, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       1  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Giants       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               3   1   2   0     0   0   .368      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Tepedino 1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Fuentes 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .211
Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .250      Maddox cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .308
Baker cf,rf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .291      Goodson 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .324
Aaron lf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .258        Kingman 1b          3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
  Office cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .188      Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .241
Lum 1b,lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .208      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .256
Johnson 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .256      Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .228
Oates c               4   0   2   2     0   0   .246      Boccabella c          3   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Robinson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Rader ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
P. Niekro p           4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Barr p                1   1   1   0     1   0   .273
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
                                                            McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6  11   6     1   0             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  5,019
Left on Base: Braves 3, Giants 6
DP: Braves 1, Giants 1
Doubles: Aaron (4), Matthews (5), Barr (2)
Triples: Garr (6)
Home Runs: Johnson (6)
Stolen Bases: Oates (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (6)
GIDP: Garr (2), Speier (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(5-3)        9     7   2   2   2   5   0  35   2.98
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(1-2)             6     9   6   6   1   0   1  26   3.29
Williams                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.18
McMahon                 2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    11   6   6   1   0   1  36

Wild Pitches: McMahon (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr tripled to left; Evans singled [Garr scored];
Baker lined to third; Aaron flied out to center; Lum flied out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes struck
out (catcher to first); Maddox popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied out to center; Oates popped to third
in foul territory; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson flied out to left; Matthews doubled;
Ontiveros grounded out (shortstop to first) [Matthews to third];
Speier singled to left [Matthews scored]; Boccabella forced
Speier (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 1.

BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro singled; Garr grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [P. Niekro out at second]; Evans
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Barr doubled to left; Bonds was called out on
strikes; Fuentes flied out to left; Maddox made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 4TH: KINGMAN REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING 1B); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron flied out to left; Lum
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Matthews walked; Ontiveros
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Matthews to second]; Speier
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson homered; Oates grounded out (shortstop to
first); Robinson flied out to right; P. Niekro grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Boccabella flied out to center; Barr walked; Bonds
flied out to left; On a bunt Fuentes singled [Barr to second];
Maddox singled to right [Barr scored, Fuentes to second];
Kingman flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr singled; Evans singled to right [Garr to third,
Evans to second (on throw to 3b)]; Baker reached on a fielder's
choice [Garr out at home (third to catcher), Evans to third];
Aaron doubled to center [Evans scored, Baker to third]; Lum was
walked intentionally; Johnson singled [Baker scored, Aaron to
third, Lum to second]; Oates singled to center [Aaron scored,
Lum scored, Johnson out at third (center to first to third),
Oates to second (on throw to 3b)]; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: TEPEDINO REPLACED GARR (PLAYING 1B); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); LUM
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Matthews flied out to right;
Ontiveros singled to right; Speier grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

BRAVES 7TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); P. Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tepedino grounded out (third
to first); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Boccabella grounded out (third to first); ARNOLD
BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Arnold grounded out (third to first); Bonds
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

BRAVES 8TH: MCMAHON REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Baker flied out
to left; Office singled to right; McMahon threw a wild pitch
[Office to second]; Lum made an out to second; Johnson flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Fuentes singled to right; Maddox struck out; Kingman
struck out; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Oates singled to center; Oates stole second;
Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Oates to
third]; Oates was out trying to advance to home (catcher
unassisted); P. Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Ontiveros flied out to left; Speier flied out to
right; RADER BATTED FOR BOCCABELLA; Rader flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.