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Breaking away for five runs in first inning, the Braves entertained a Bat Night crowd of 43,572 by defeating the Cardinals, 7-1. In their getaway, the Braves filled the bases with singles by Ralph Garr and Darrell Evans and walk to Dusty Baker. Hank Aaron singled, driving in two runs. Mike Lum and Davey Johnson followed with singles, each plating a run. Craig Robinson made it 5-0 with a sacrifice fly. Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1Game Played on Saturday, June 15, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 10 2 Braves 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 7 13 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .313 Garr rf,lf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .376 Richert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hickman ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Evans 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .256 Sizemore 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Baker cf,rf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .281 McBride cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .283 Aaron lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .246 Simmons c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .291 Office cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Melendez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 Lum 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .245 Torre 1b 2 0 0 1 2 1 .281 Johnson 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .245 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .237 Perez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .315 Oates c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .257 Tyson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .213 Robinson ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 .215 Siebert p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .069 Capra p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .136 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .376 Curtis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCarver ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Totals 33 1 10 1 5 4 Totals 34 7 13 6 5 2 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 43,572 Left on Base: Cardinals 11, Braves 9 DP: Cardinals 1, Braves 4 Errors: Brock, Reitz, Perez Doubles: McBride (7), Lum (8), Garr (11) Stolen Bases: Tyson (1) Caught Stealing: Garr (11) Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (3) GIDP: Simmons (8), Cruz (2), Tyson (6), Sizemore (6), Robinson (7) Hit by Pitch: Reitz (1,by Capra) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Siebert L(6-4) 2.2 10 7 7 2 0 0 18 2.67 Garman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.23 Thompson 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 13 6.38 Richert 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 2.38 Totals 8 13 7 7 5 2 0 40 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Capra W(6-2) 7.1 8 1 1 5 4 0 34 1.51 J. Niekro 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 10 1 1 5 4 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Capra (1) Wild Pitches: Thompson (2), Capra (3) Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to center; Sizemore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Brock to second]; McBride flied out to center; Simmons walked; Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to right; Evans singled to right [Garr to second]; Baker walked [Garr to third, Evans to second]; Aaron singled to center [Garr scored, Evans scored, Baker to third]; Lum singled to right [Baker scored, Aaron to second]; Johnson singled to center [Aaron scored, Lum to second]; Oates forced Johnson (third to shortstop) [Lum to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lum scored]; Capra forced Oates (second to shortstop); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 5. CARDINALS 2ND: Cruz walked; Reitz popped to catcher in foul territory; Tyson popped to third in foul territory; Siebert singled to right [Cruz to third]; Brock popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 5. BRAVES 2ND: Garr singled to right; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Evans flied out to right; Baker singled to left; Aaron forced Baker (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 5. CARDINALS 3RD: Sizemore popped to shortstop; McBride struck out; Simmons singled to right; Torre walked [Simmons to second]; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 5. BRAVES 3RD: Lum doubled to right; Johnson lined to center; Oates was walked intentionally; Robinson singled to left [Lum scored, Oates scored (error by Brock), Robinson out at third (center to second to third)]; Capra singled to right; GARMAN REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); Garr forced Capra (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson flied out to right; SMITH BATTED FOR GARMAN; Smith singled to center; CURTIS RAN FOR SMITH; Brock singled to right [Curtis out at third (right to shortstop)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 4TH: THOMPSON REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Evans singled to right; Baker flied out to right; Aaron reached on an error by Reitz [Aaron to first, Evans to second]; Lum forced Aaron (shortstop to second) [Evans to third]; Thompson threw a wild pitch [Lum to second]; Johnson walked; Oates flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. CARDINALS 5TH: Sizemore singled to left; McBride popped to catcher in foul territory; Simmons grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Sizemore out at second]; Ted Simmons and Cardinals Coach Vern Benson ejected by HP umpire Bruce Froemming; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 5TH: Robinson flied out to right; Capra struck out; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. CARDINALS 6TH: Torre walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; Reitz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 6TH: Evans singled to center; Baker popped to second; Aaron flied out to center; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. CARDINALS 7TH: OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PEREZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Tyson singled to left; MCCARVER BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Tyson stole second; McCarver flied out to center; Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. BRAVES 7TH: RICHERT REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); MELENDEZ REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING LF); MCCARVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Perez walked; Oates flied out to right; Robinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. CARDINALS 8TH: McBride doubled to left; Capra threw a wild pitch [McBride to third]; Melendez walked; Torre grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [McBride scored, Melendez to second]; Cruz reached on an error by Perez [Melendez to third, Cruz to first]; Reitz was hit by a pitch [Cruz to second]; J. NIEKRO REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 7. BRAVES 8TH: J. Niekro grounded out (third to first); Garr doubled to left; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Baker was walked intentionally; Office forced Baker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 7. CARDINALS 9TH: MURRELL REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); McCarver singled to shortstop; HICKMAN BATTED FOR RICHERT; Hickman singled to center [McCarver to second]; Sizemore grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [McCarver to third, Hickman out at second]; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 7. |
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