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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