Darrell Evans drove in two runs with his 20th homer of the season and added another RBI with a sacrifice fly to lead the Braves to a 5-2 victory over the Giants. Evans' homer, which bettered his previous season high in 1972, followed a double by Ralph Garr in the first inning. Garr also scored on Evans' sacrifice fly in the third when the Braves added two runs. Juan Marichal, appearing in relief for the Giants, pitched the three middle innings and allowed only one hit. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Saturday, June      30, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
Braves       2  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   5 12  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson rf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .257      Jackson ss,lf         5   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Fuentes 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Garr rf               5   2   4   0     0   0   .265
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .325      Evans 3b              3   1   1   3     0   1   .284
McCovey 1b            2   0   0   1     1   0   .237      Aaron lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .229
Goodson 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .324        Perez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Baker cf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .280
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Lum 1b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .288
Rader c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .226      Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .256
Bradley p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Oates c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .242
  Marichal p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Harrison p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .095
  Howarth ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .161        Reed p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .209
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Bonds ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .310

Totals               33   2   6   2     2   4             Totals               34   5  12   5     3   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 17,333
Left on Base: Giants 7, Braves 9
DP: Giants 1, Braves 1
Errors: Bradley, Jackson, Johnson
Doubles: Rader (10), Garr (8)
Home Runs: Evans (20)
Stolen Bases: Garr (19)
Sacrifice Flies: McCovey (2), Evans (4)
GIDP: Rader (10), Baker (6)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(6-7)          3     7   4   4   2   2   1  17   4.29
Marichal                3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   3.84
Sosa                    2     4   1   1   1   0   0  11   3.94
Totals                  8    12   5   5   3   4   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(3-2)         5.2   3   1   0   2   4   0  23   2.83
Reed SV(1)              3.1   3   1   1   0   0   0  13   4.21
Totals                  9     6   2   1   2   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Harrison (4)

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John Kibler


GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to left; Garr doubled to left;
Evans homered [Garr scored]; Aaron singled to shortstop; Baker
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Aaron out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Goodson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled to center; Johnson struck out; Oates
flied out to center; Harrison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
flied out to center; Bradley popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Garr
singled to center; Garr was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Bradley [Garr to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Garr scored]; Aaron singled to left; Baker walked [Aaron
to second]; Lum singled to right [Aaron scored, Baker to third];
Johnson walked [Lum to second]; Oates flied out to left; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson struck out; Fuentes singled to right;
Maddox struck out; McCovey walked [Fuentes to second]; Goodson
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: MARICHAL REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Harrison
struck out; Jackson made an out to shortstop; Garr singled to
left; Garr stole second; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 0, Braves 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
flied out to right; Rader walked; Marichal made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker flied
out to right; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson reached on an error by Jackson [Thomasson
to first]; Fuentes singled to shortstop [Thomasson to second];
Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrison threw a
wild pitch [Thomasson to third]; McCovey hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Thomasson scored (unearned)]; Goodson singled to right
[Fuentes to second]; REED REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Matthews
flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates
grounded out (second to first); Reed grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier flied out to left; Rader doubled to right;
HOWARTH BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Howarth flied out to right;
Thomasson singled to right [Rader scored]; Fuentes reached on an
error by Johnson [Thomasson to second, Fuentes to first]; Maddox
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: SOSA REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Jackson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Garr singled to center; Evans grounded
out (first unassisted) [Garr to second]; Aaron lined to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 4.

GIANTS 8TH: JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PEREZ
REPLACED AARON (PLAYING SS); McCovey grounded out (third to
first); Goodson flied out to center; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker singled to shortstop; Lum flied out to center;
Johnson walked [Baker to second]; Oates singled to center [Baker
scored, Johnson to second]; Reed singled [Johnson to third,
Oates to second]; Jackson flied out to left; Garr grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier singled to right; Rader grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Speier out at
second]; BONDS BATTED FOR SOSA; Bonds made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.