Ken Brett, who set up the deciding run with a single, gained his 11th victory with the help of Dave Giusti when the Pirates defeated the Braves, 5-4. The Braves took a 2-0 lead before the Pirates erupted for four runs in the fourth inning. Richie Hebner and Richie Zisk singled and both crossed the plate on a double by Manny Sanguillen. After a single by Rennie Stennett, Sanguillen scored on a passed ball. Stennett took second and came home when Mario Mendoza singled. Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Atlanta Braves 4Game Played on Tuesday, July 9, 1974 (Night game) at Three Rivers StadiumBraves 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 10 2 Pirates 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 x - 5 9 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr rf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .361 Clines lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Robinson ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .219 Kirkpatrick 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Jackson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 xHebner 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .000 Aaron lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Zisk rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .318 Baker cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .233 Sanguillen c 4 1 1 2 0 0 .292 Evans 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .266 Stennett 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .298 Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Augustine cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Perez 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Mendoza ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .257 Casanova c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .182 Brett p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .321 Office ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Giusti p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 P. Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Murrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Krausse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Totals 35 4 10 3 2 3 Totals 31 5 9 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 13,737 Left on Base: Braves 7, Pirates 6 DP: Braves 1, Pirates 0 Errors: Perez, Casanova, Stennett Doubles: Sanguillen (9) Triples: Perez (1) Caught Stealing: Garr (12) Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (11), Clines (4) GIDP: Zisk (7) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA P. Niekro L(8-8) 6 7 4 3 0 4 0 25 3.12 Krausse 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 10 3.57 Totals 8 9 5 4 2 5 0 35 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett W(11-5) 7.2 9 4 3 2 2 0 33 2.74 Giusti SV(3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.61 Totals 9 10 4 3 2 3 0 38 Passed Balls: Casanova 2 (3) Wild Pitches: Giusti (4) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Robinson singled to center; Aaron grounded out (third to first) [Robinson to second]; Baker popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (second to first); Kirkpatrick made an out to shortstop; Hebner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Pirates 0. BRAVES 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Johnson made an out to second; Perez tripled to center; Casanova singled to left [Perez scored]; P. Niekro lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Zisk struck out; Sanguillen made an out to shortstop; Stennett singled to center; Augustine flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Pirates 0. BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to center; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Garr to second]; Aaron flied out to right [Garr to third]; Baker walked; Garr was caught stealing home but was safe at home (error by Stennett; assist by Sanguillen) [Baker out at third (pitcher to third)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Mendoza singled to center; Casanova allowed a passed ball [Mendoza to second]; Brett grounded out (pitcher to first) [Mendoza to third]; Clines struck out; Kirkpatrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. BRAVES 4TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Johnson lined to third; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Hebner singled to right; Zisk singled to right [Hebner to second]; Sanguillen doubled to left [Hebner scored, Zisk scored]; Stennett singled to left [Sanguillen to third]; Casanova allowed a passed ball [Sanguillen scored, Stennett to second]; Augustine struck out; Mendoza singled to center [Stennett scored (unearned)]; Brett struck out; Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. BRAVES 5TH: Casanova flied out to left; P. Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 5TH: Kirkpatrick lined to left; Hebner reached on catcher's interference by Casanova; Zisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hebner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. BRAVES 6TH: Robinson grounded out (second to first); Aaron flied out to center; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 6TH: Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); Stennett grounded out (shortstop to first); Augustine flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. BRAVES 7TH: Evans flied out to right; Johnson singled to right; Perez singled to center [Johnson to second]; Casanova flied out to center; MURRELL BATTED FOR P. NIEKRO; Murrell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 4. PIRATES 7TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Mendoza singled to shortstop; Brett singled to right [Mendoza scored (error by Perez) (no RBI), Brett to second]; Clines out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brett to third]; Kirkpatrick popped to catcher in foul territory; Hebner was walked intentionally; Zisk walked [Hebner to second]; Sanguillen forced Zisk (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Pirates 5. BRAVES 8TH: Garr singled to left; Robinson singled to left [Garr to second]; Aaron lined to third; Baker singled to center [Garr scored, Robinson to third]; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Robinson scored, Baker to second]; Johnson walked; GIUSTI REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Perez made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. PIRATES 8TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Augustine struck out; Mendoza grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. BRAVES 9TH: OFFICE BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Office singled to center; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Giusti threw a wild pitch [Office to second]; Tepedino struck out; Garr grounded out (second to first) [Office to third]; JACKSON BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Jackson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Pirates 5. |
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