Tuesday August 20, 1974
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A two-run single by Leo Foster in the fourth inning capped the Braves' scoring and proved decisive in an 8-6 victory over the Cardinals. Joe Torre doubled to drive in two runs for the Cards in the first, but the Braves came back with a matching pair on singles by Marty Perez and Hank Aaron.

The Braves erupted for four runs in the second, two scoring on a homer by Darrell Evans. Torre got one run back for the Cards with a round-tripper in the fourth, but in the Braves' half Perez singled, Aaron and Dusty Baker walked and Foster rapped his single to enable the Braves to withstand later scoring by the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Game Played on Tuesday, August 20, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Cardinals 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 - 6 11 1 Braves 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 8 12 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brock lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .315 Garr rf,lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .357 Sizemore 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .259 Perez 2b 5 3 3 1 0 1 .272 DaVanon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Evans 3b 5 1 2 2 0 2 .253 Smith rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .323 Aaron lf 4 1 3 1 1 0 .268 Torre 1b 4 1 2 3 0 1 .300 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 McBride cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .296 Baker cf,rf 2 0 0 0 3 0 .259 McCarver c 3 1 0 0 1 1 .230 Lum 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .221 Reitz 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .282 Foster ss 4 1 2 2 1 0 .226 Tyson ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .215 Correll c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .244 Foster p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 P. Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dwyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Godby ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 38 6 11 6 1 5 Totals 35 8 12 6 7 6 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 8,190 Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Braves 11 DP: Cardinals 1, Braves 0 Errors: Tyson Doubles: Torre (23), Perez (16), Aaron (15) Triples: Evans (3) Home Runs: Torre (9), Evans (15) Stolen Bases: Brock (85), McBride (18), Perez (2), Baker (10) Sacrifice Hits: House (1) GIDP: Garr (5) Hit by Pitch: McBride (9,by P. Niekro), Torre (6,by P. Niekro) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Foster L(7-8) 1.2 8 6 2 0 1 1 13 3.44 Forsch 2.1 2 2 2 4 1 0 13 3.42 Folkers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.75 Hrabosky 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 9 3.05 Garman 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.86 Totals 8 12 8 4 7 6 1 43 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA P. Niekro W(14-10) 6.2 8 6 6 1 3 1 31 2.76 House SV(8) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.00 Totals 9 11 6 6 1 5 1 41 Hit by Pitch: P. Niekro 2 (5) Wild Pitches: Foster (3) Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Frank Pulli CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore singled to center; Smith singled to right [Sizemore to second]; Torre doubled to right [Sizemore scored, Smith scored]; McBride flied out to left; McCarver struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to second; Foster threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; Perez doubled to right [Garr scored]; Perez stole third; Evans struck out; Aaron singled to center [Perez scored]; Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; Lum lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson flied out to left; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Foster singled to pitcher; Correll singled to center [Foster to second]; P. Niekro reached on an error by Tyson [Foster scored (unearned) (no RBI), Correll to third, P. Niekro to first]; Garr grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Correll scored (unearned) (no RBI), P. Niekro out at second]; Perez singled to shortstop; Evans homered (unearned) [Perez scored (unearned)]; Aaron singled to center; FORSCH REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Baker walked [Aaron to second]; Lum grounded out (second to first); 4 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 6. CARDINALS 3RD: Brock popped to third in foul territory; Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 6. BRAVES 3RD: Foster walked; Correll flied out to left; P. Niekro grounded out (third to first) [Foster to second]; Garr lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 6. CARDINALS 4TH: Torre homered; McBride grounded out (pitcher to first); McCarver grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 6. BRAVES 4TH: Perez singled to center; Evans grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Perez to second]; Aaron was walked intentionally; Baker walked [Perez to third, Aaron to second]; Lum struck out; Foster singled to center [Perez scored, Aaron scored, Baker to second]; Correll forced Foster (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 8. CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); CRUZ BATTED FOR FORSCH; Cruz struck out; Brock singled to center; Brock stole second; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 8. BRAVES 5TH: FOLKERS REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); P. Niekro grounded out (third to first); Garr struck out; Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 8. CARDINALS 6TH: Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; Torre flied out to left; McBride was hit by a pitch; McBride stole second; McCarver walked; Reitz singled to center [McBride scored, McCarver to second]; Tyson singled to center [McCarver scored, Reitz to second]; DWYER BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Dwyer popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 8. BRAVES 6TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Evans struck out; Aaron doubled to left; Baker was walked intentionally; Lum struck out; Foster popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 8. CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore popped to shortstop; Smith singled to right; Torre was hit by a pitch [Smith to second]; HOUSE REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); McBride singled to right [Smith scored, Torre to second]; McCarver flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 8. BRAVES 7TH: Correll walked; House out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Correll to second]; Garr flied out to right; Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 8. CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz flied out to center; Tyson was called out on strikes; GODBY BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Godby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 8. BRAVES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED GODBY (PITCHING); Evans tripled to right; Aaron grounded out (third to first); Baker reached on a fielder's choice [Evans out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Baker stole second; Lum was walked intentionally; Foster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 8. CARDINALS 9TH: OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Brock singled to left; Sizemore singled to right [Brock to second]; DAVANON RAN FOR SIZEMORE; Smith flied out to center; Torre struck out; McBride grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Braves 8.

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