After the Pirates rallied to tie the score with a run in the ninth inning on a double by Manny Sanguillen and single by Rennie Stennett, Richie Hebner homered in the 10th to defeat the Braves, 6-5. Jim Rooker batted in two runs for the Pirates with a single and Richie Zisk accounted for two with a single and homer. Davey Johnson and Dusty Baker each hit a two-run homer for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    25, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      1  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  -   6 10  1
Braves       0  2  0    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  -   5  9  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clines rf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Garr rf               4   0   2   1     1   1   .298
Cash 2b               5   1   1   0     0   2   .265      Perez ss              5   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Oliver cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     1   0   .280
Zisk lf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .343      Baker cf              4   2   1   2     1   1   .296
Hebner 3b             5   1   1   1     0   2   .266      Johnson 2b            5   1   2   2     0   1   .265
Robertson 1b          4   1   0   0     1   0   .240      Dietz 1b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .315
Sanguillen c          5   2   2   0     0   0   .282        Tepedino 1b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Maxvill ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Casanova c            5   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Goggin lf             3   1   2   0     0   0   .297
  Giusti p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .375        Jackson lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Rooker p              2   0   1   2     0   1   .267      P. Niekro p           3   0   0   0     0   1   .114
  Parker ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .219        J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
  R. Hernandez p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lamb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stennett ph,ss      2   0   1   1     0   0   .245

Totals               43   6  10   6     1   9             Totals               40   5   9   5     3  10

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 20,103
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Braves 5
DP: Pirates 2, Braves 0
Errors: Hebner, Evans
Doubles: Cash (15), Sanguillen (19), Dietz (5), Goggin (5)
Triples: Oliver (7)
Home Runs: Zisk (7), Hebner (18), Johnson (35), Baker (15)
Stolen Bases: Garr (27)
Caught Stealing: Garr (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Maxvill (3)
GIDP: P. Niekro (4)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker                  6     7   5   4   0   4   2  24   3.20
Johnson                 1.1   0   0   0   1   3   0   5   3.99
R. Hernandez            0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.42
Lamb                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.84
Giusti W(7-2)           3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11   1.82
Totals                 11     9   5   4   3  10   2  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro               8     7   4   4   1   8   1  32   3.31
J. Niekro               2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   3.86
Neibauer L(2-1)         1     1   1   1   0   0   1   5   4.61
Totals                 11    10   6   6   1   9   2  45

Wild Pitches: Johnson (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


PIRATES 1ST: Clines grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash
doubled to right; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory;
Zisk singled to right [Cash scored]; Hebner struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Perez struck out; Evans flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Robertson walked; Sanguillen singled to center
[Robertson to second]; Maxvill out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Robertson to third, Sanguillen to second]; Rooker
singled to center [Robertson scored, Sanguillen scored]; Clines
singled to third [Rooker to second]; Cash struck out; Oliver
forced Clines (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker reached on an error by Hebner [Baker to
first]; Johnson homered [Baker scored (unearned)]; Dietz doubled
to right; Casanova flied out to right; Goggin singled to left
[Dietz to third]; P. Niekro grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Goggin out at second]; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Zisk made an out to second; Hebner grounded out
(second to first); Robertson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr made an out to shortstop; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Maxvill
struck out; Rooker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Johnson flied
out to center; Dietz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Clines was called out on strikes; Cash struck out;
Oliver tripled to right; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova grounded out (third to first); Goggin
doubled; P. Niekro lined to shortstop; Garr singled [Goggin
scored]; Garr was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves
3.

PIRATES 6TH: Hebner struck out; Robertson made an out to
pitcher; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Evans singled;
Baker homered [Evans scored]; Johnson struck out; Dietz struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 5.

PIRATES 7TH: Maxvill grounded out (first unassisted); PARKER
BATTED FOR ROOKER; Parker struck out; Clines grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED PARKER (PITCHING); Casanova was
called out on strikes; Goggin flied out to left; P. Niekro
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Braves 5.

PIRATES 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED GOGGIN (PLAYING LF); TEPEDINO
REPLACED DIETZ (PLAYING 1B); Cash flied out to right; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); Zisk homered; Hebner made an out
to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr walked; Perez was called out on strikes; Garr
stole second; Johnson threw a wild pitch [Garr to third]; R.
HERNANDEZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Evans walked; LAMB
REPLACED R. HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Baker struck out; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 4, Braves 5.

PIRATES 9TH: J. NIEKRO REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Robertson
flied out to left; Sanguillen doubled to right; MAY BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; May grounded out (second to first) [Sanguillen to
third]; STENNETT BATTED FOR LAMB; Stennett singled to center
[Sanguillen scored]; Clines grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: GIUSTI REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); STENNETT STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Tepedino flied out to right; Casanova
grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 5.

PIRATES 10TH: Cash flied out to right; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 10TH: MORTON BATTED FOR J. NIEKRO; Morton flied out to
right; Garr singled; Perez lined into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Garr out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 5,
Braves 5.

PIRATES 11TH: NEIBAUER REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Hebner
homered; Robertson reached on an error by Evans [Robertson to
first]; Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Robertson
to second]; Giusti grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 5.

BRAVES 11TH: Evans flied out to right; Baker walked; Johnson
singled to right [Baker to third]; Tepedino struck out; Casanova
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 6, Braves 5.