Rob Belloir socked a two-run triple in the fifth and two-run single in the sixth to spark the Braves to a 9-5 triumph over the Cardinals. The Braves erased a 4-3 deficit with six runs in the sixth off relievers Harry Parker and Mike Garman. Rod Gilbreath, Darrell Evans and Earl Williams singled for one run before Garman relieved and gave up a two-run single to Dusty Baker in Atlanta's big sixth.

Rowland Office was safe on first sacker Reggie Smith's error to load the bases and Williams scored on Garman's wild pitch. A walk to Vic Correll loaded the sacks again and Belloir's single brought home two runs for an 8-4 Atlanta lead. Gilbreath's second hit of the inning accounted for the final Atlanta run. Reliever Elias Sosa, an ex-Cardinal, picked up his first win of the season. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Game Played on Friday, August 22, 1975 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Braves 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 - 9 9 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 - 5 12 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Brock lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .310 Gilbreath 2b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .267 McBride cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .289 Evans 3b 3 2 2 1 2 0 .244 Davis rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .290 Williams 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Simmons c 5 0 1 1 0 0 .336 Baker rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 .241 Smith 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Office cf 3 2 1 0 0 0 .279 Sizemore 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 Correll c 2 1 0 0 2 1 .207 Reitz 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Belloir ss 4 1 2 4 0 0 .295 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Easterly p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Fairly ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Sosa p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Gibson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Tyson ss,3b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .268 Rasmussen p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .154 Cruz ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guerrero ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Bradford ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .236 Totals 34 9 9 8 6 5 Totals 36 5 12 4 3 2 Time of Game: 2:33 Attendance: 23,769 Left on Base: Braves 5, Cardinals 8 DP: Braves 2, Cardinals 2 Errors: Correll, Smith Doubles: Office (9), Simmons (28) Triples: Belloir (1) Home Runs: Evans (20) Sacrifice Hits: Office (4) Sacrifice Flies: McBride (1) GIDP: Williams (12), Tyson (6), Guerrero (8) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Easterly 4.2 8 4 4 2 2 0 23 4.98 Sosa W(1-5) 3.1 4 1 1 1 0 0 14 3.57 House SV(11) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.93 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 2 0 40 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen 5 3 3 3 1 4 1 19 3.15 Parker L(2-4) 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 5.63 Garman 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 5 2.07 Curtis 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 3.64 Gibson 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 4.73 Totals 9 9 9 7 6 5 1 41 Passed Balls: Simmons (21) Wild Pitches: Easterly (6), Garman (2), Gibson (5) Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Evans homered; Williams struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis singled to right; Simmons popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Smith flied out to right; Sizemore singled to left; Reitz walked [Sizemore to second]; Tyson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 3RD: Belloir made an out to third; Easterly struck out; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Rasmussen singled to right; Brock struck out; McBride made an out to third; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath flied out to center; Evans flied out to right; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 5TH: Baker popped to third in foul territory; Office doubled to right; Correll was walked intentionally; Belloir tripled to left [Office scored, Correll scored]; Easterly reached on a fielder's choice [Belloir out at home (second to third)]; Garr flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz flied out to right; Tyson singled to left; CRUZ BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Cruz singled to left [Tyson to second]; Brock flied out to left; McBride singled to first [Tyson scored, Cruz to second]; Davis singled to center [Cruz scored, McBride to second]; Easterly threw a wild pitch [McBride scored (error by Correll), Davis to third]; Simmons doubled to right [Davis scored]; Smith was walked intentionally; SOSA REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Sizemore singled to left [Simmons to third, Smith to second]; Reitz flied out to center; 4 R, 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 6TH: PARKER REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Gilbreath singled to center; Evans singled to left [Gilbreath to second]; Williams singled to center [Gilbreath to third, Evans to second]; GARMAN REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Baker singled to center [Gilbreath scored, Evans scored, Williams to second]; Office reached on an error by Smith on a sacrifice bunt [Williams to third, Baker to second]; Garman threw a wild pitch [Williams scored, Baker to third, Office to second]; Correll walked; Belloir singled to center [Baker scored, Office scored (unearned), Correll to second]; Sosa forced Correll (pitcher to shortstop) [Belloir to second]; GUERRERO REPLACED GARMAN (PLAYING SS); TYSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CURTIS REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); Garr flied out to left; Gilbreath singled to center [Belloir scored (unearned), Sosa to second]; Simmons allowed a passed ball [Sosa to third, Gilbreath to second]; Evans walked; Williams popped to first in foul territory; 6 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 9, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson singled to right; Guerrero grounded into a double play (second to first) [Tyson out at second]; Brock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 7TH: Baker walked; Office forced Baker (pitcher to shortstop); Correll lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Office out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: McBride grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis flied out to right; Simmons flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 8TH: Belloir flied out to center; Sosa was called out on strikes; Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Sizemore grounded out (third to first); FAIRLY BATTED FOR CURTIS; Fairly flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 9TH: GIBSON REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Gilbreath walked; Gibson threw a wild pitch [Gilbreath to second]; Evans walked; Williams grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gilbreath to third, Evans out at second]; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 9, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 9TH: Tyson singled to shortstop; BRADFORD BATTED FOR GUERRERO; Bradford singled to shortstop [Tyson to second]; Brock walked [Tyson to third, Bradford to second]; HOUSE REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); McBride hit a sacrifice fly to right [Tyson scored]; Davis grounded out (first unassisted) [Bradford to third, Brock to second]; Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 9, Cardinals 5.

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