Hank Aaron homered off longtime adversary Bob Gibson in the second inning and drove in another run with a double in the third to start the Braves off to a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals. The homer was Aaron's 11th of the season and 724th of his career. Roric Harrison, who pitched the route for the Braves, joined in the attack with a two-run homer in the sixth. After the Cardinals picked up an unearned run on an error by Rowland Office in the eighth, the Braves loaded the bases in their half and counted their last two tallies on a walk to Darrell Evans and sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Friday, June      14, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0
Braves       0  1  1    0  0  2    0  2  x  -   6 10  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Garr rf,lf            3   0   1   0     2   0   .372
Sizemore 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Evans 3b              4   0   1   1     1   0   .248
McBride cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Baker cf,rf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .280
Simmons c             3   0   2   0     1   0   .289      Aaron lf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .246
Torre 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Office cf           0   0   0   0     1   0   .253
Cruz rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Lum 1b                5   0   0   0     0   2   .237
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .319      Johnson 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .242
Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Oates c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Robinson ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .213
  Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Harrison p            3   1   1   2     0   1   .143
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Gibson p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .212
  Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .345
  Heidemann ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               34   1   8   0     1   1             Totals               32   6  10   6     7   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 14,336
Left on Base: Cardinals 7, Braves 11
DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 1
Errors: Office
Doubles: Baker (11), Aaron (6)
Home Runs: Aaron (11), Harrison (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrison (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (4)
GIDP: Reitz (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gibson L(3-7)           6     9   4   4   3   2   2  30   5.19
Foster                  1.1   1   2   2   1   1   0   6   4.94
Richert                 0     0   0   0   2   0   0   2   2.89
Pena                    0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   0.79
Totals                  8    10   6   6   7   3   2  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(5-7)         9     8   1   0   1   1   0  35   4.40
Totals                  9     8   1   0   1   1   0  35

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock popped to shortstop; Sizemore singled to
center; McBride singled to left [Sizemore to second]; Sizemore
was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Simmons walked
[McBride to second]; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Evans flied out
to center; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz flied
out to center; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron homered; Lum was called out on strikes;
Johnson singled to left; Oates singled to right [Johnson to
second]; Robinson flied out to right; Harrison struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Gibson flied out to left; Brock grounded out
(first unassisted); Sizemore lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr lined to second; Evans flied out to center;
Baker doubled to left; Aaron doubled to left [Baker scored]; Lum
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride popped to catcher in foul territory;
Simmons singled to center; Torre forced Simmons (third to
second); Cruz forced Torre (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Johnson lined to shortstop; Oates grounded out
(pitcher to first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz singled to center; Tyson struck out; Gibson
singled to right [Reitz to third]; Brock popped to third;
Sizemore forced Gibson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Harrison grounded out (third to first); Garr singled
to center; Evans flied out to right; Baker walked [Garr to
second]; Aaron walked [Garr to third, Baker to second]; Lum
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: McBride grounded out (second to first); Simmons
singled to right; Torre flied out to right; Cruz flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson singled to left; Oates flied out to center;
Robinson flied out to center; Harrison homered [Johnson scored];
Garr walked; Evans singled to right [Garr to third]; Baker flied
out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz grounded out (second to first); MCCARVER
BATTED FOR TYSON; McCarver flied out to center; HEINTZELMAN
BATTED FOR GIBSON; Heintzelman grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: FOSTER REPLACED MCCARVER (PITCHING); HEIDEMANN
REPLACED HEINTZELMAN (PLAYING SS); Aaron popped to third in foul
territory; Lum struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Brock lined to shortstop; Sizemore singled to left; McBride
popped to shortstop; Simmons reached on an error by Office
[Sizemore scored (unearned) (no RBI), Simmons to second]; Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: On a bunt Oates singled; Robinson walked [Oates to
second]; Harrison out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Oates to third, Robinson to second]; RICHERT REPLACED FOSTER
(PITCHING); Garr walked; Evans walked [Oates scored, Robinson to
third, Garr to second]; PENA REPLACED RICHERT (PITCHING); Baker
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Robinson scored, Garr to third];
Office walked [Evans to second]; Lum grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: Cruz singled to right; Reitz grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; MELENDEZ
BATTED FOR PENA; Melendez popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 6.