Hank Aaron hit his 14th and 15th homers of the season and raised his record career total to 728 to highlight the Braves' 5-2 victory over the Padres. Aaron hit his first homer of the game with two men on base in the third inning and added a solo swat in the sixth. This was 62nd time in his 21 seasons that the Braves' superstar had hit two homers in one game. Phil Niekro, pitching for the Braves, extended his scoreless streak to 29 innings for an Atlanta club record before it was broken when Willie McCovey homered with a man on base for the Padres in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    6, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  3    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5 12  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2 13  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf,lf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .366      Hernandez ss          5   0   3   0     0   1   .235
Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     1   1   .229      Beckert 2b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .359
Evans 3b              4   1   0   0     1   2   .254      Locklear rf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .360
Aaron lf              4   2   3   4     0   0   .258      McCovey 1b            4   1   2   2     1   1   .269
  Murrell rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Winfield cf           5   0   1   0     0   3   .264
Baker cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Colbert lf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .211
  Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Hilton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .191
Johnson 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .251      Cannizzaro c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Robinson ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .212      Greif p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .075
Correll c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .182        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
P. Niekro p           4   0   0   0     0   2   .211        Clarke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
                                                            Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  12   5     3   7             Totals               40   2  13   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  9,492
Left on Base: Braves 7, Padres 13
DP: Braves 0, Padres 3
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Beckert (1), Colbert (12)
Triples: Garr (15)
Home Runs: Aaron 2 (15), McCovey (15)
Stolen Bases: Garr 2 (19)
Caught Stealing: Lum (1), Hernandez (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Correll (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(12-9)       9    13   2   2   2   8   1  42   2.57
Totals                  9    13   2   2   2   8   1  42

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(6-13)           6    10   5   5   3   4   2  29   4.69
Laxton                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.12
Johnson                 1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.43
Gerhardt                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3  10.13
Totals                  9    12   5   5   3   7   2  39

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: On a bunt Garr grounded out (third to first); Lum
singled; Evans forced Lum (first to shortstop); Aaron singled to
left [Evans to second]; Baker lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled; Hernandez was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop to first); Beckert doubled to left;
Locklear popped to catcher in foul territory; McCovey struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson walked; Robinson struck out; Correll lined
into a double play (pitcher to first) [Johnson out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield struck out; Colbert singled to center;
Hilton singled to right [Colbert to second]; Cannizzaro made an
out to second; Greif struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro grounded out (second to first); Garr
singled; Garr stole second; Lum flied out to right; Evans
walked; Aaron homered [Garr scored, Evans scored]; Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Beckert
made an out to third; Locklear grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Johnson flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(catcher to first); Correll struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey walked; Winfield struck out; Colbert doubled
to left [McCovey to third]; Hilton lined to shortstop;
Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

BRAVES 5TH: P. Niekro struck out; Garr singled; Garr stole
second; Lum struck out; Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Greif flied out to center; Hernandez struck out;
Beckert singled; Locklear flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron homered; Baker singled to left; Johnson
singled to left [Baker to second]; On a bunt Robinson singled
[Baker to third, Johnson to second]; Correll sacrifice flied
into a double play to center [Baker scored, Johnson out at third
(center to first to third)]; P. Niekro made an out to shortstop;
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: McCovey singled to right; Winfield made an out to
shortstop; Colbert flied out to right; Hilton forced McCovey
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres
0.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr tripled to right; Lum walked; LAXTON REPLACED
GREIF (PITCHING); Evans struck out while Lum was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Aaron grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: MURRELL REPLACED AARON (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cannizzaro struck out; CLARKE BATTED FOR
LAXTON; Clarke grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez
singled to right; Beckert singled [Hernandez to second];
Locklear walked [Hernandez to third, Beckert to second]; McCovey
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
5, Padres 0.

BRAVES 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CLARKE (PITCHING); Baker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Johnson singled; Robinson singled to
right [Johnson to second]; Correll lined to left; P. Niekro was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING CF); Winfield struck
out; Colbert singled to left; Hilton forced Colbert (second to
shortstop); Cannizzaro reached on an error by Evans [Hilton to
second]; GASTON BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Gaston flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 0.

BRAVES 9TH: GERHARDT REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Garr flied out
to left; Lum flied out to center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Hernandez singled; Beckert forced Hernandez
(shortstop to second); Locklear struck out; McCovey homered
[Beckert scored]; Winfield singled to left; Colbert flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 2.