The Cardinals piled up 13 hits, including three apiece by Lou Brock and Joe Torre, to gain a 7-2 victory over the Braves, whose only noteworthy contribution to the contest was Hank Aaron's 720th homer. The Cardinals already were winning, 5-0, before Aaron connected off Lynn McGlothen in the seventh inning. When the Braves added another run on a single by Dusty Baker and two wild pitches around an infield out, Al Hrabosky relieved and finished. Brock's hits included a two-run homer in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     30, 1974 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  1
Cardinals    1  0  1    3  0  0    0  2  x  -   7 13  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .351      Brock lf              4   3   3   2     1   0   .305
Robinson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .183        Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .194      Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   1     1   0   .333
Aaron lf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .216      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .367
Baker cf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .351      Simmons c             5   0   2   1     0   1   .341
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      McBride cf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .313
Tepedino 1b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Reitz 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .417
Oates c               3   0   2   0     0   0   .242      Torre 1b              4   1   3   1     0   0   .260
Reed p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Tyson ss              3   0   0   1     1   0   .217
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McGlothen p           3   0   2   1     0   0   .455
  Correll ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .067        Hrabosky p          1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gentry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   6   1     3   6             Totals               33   7  13   7     5   1

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 15,996
Left on Base: Braves 4, Cardinals 9
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 3
Errors: Baker
Doubles: Simmons 2 (8), Reitz (7)
Triples: Brock (1)
Home Runs: Aaron (7), Brock (2)
Stolen Bases: Brock (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Reed (1), Sizemore (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Sizemore (2)
GIDP: Johnson 2 (5), Tepedino (1), Reitz (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(4-2)             3.1   8   5   5   0   0   0  18   3.98
House                   1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.26
Gentry                  1     2   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Capra                   2     2   2   2   4   1   1  11   5.00
Totals                  8    13   7   7   5   1   1  40

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(3-1)        6.2   6   2   2   2   2   1  26   4.91
Hrabosky                2.1   0   0   0   1   4   0   7   5.65
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   1  33

Wild Pitches: Capra (2), McGlothen 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second;
Sizemore out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Brock to
third]; Smith flied out to center; Simmons doubled to left
[Brock scored]; McBride grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron struck out; Baker walked; Johnson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Baker out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Reitz flied out to right; Torre singled to left;
Tyson grounded out (third to first) [Torre to second]; McGlothen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Cardinals 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Tepedino flied out to left; Oates singled to right;
Reed out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Oates to
second]; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock tripled to center; Sizemore hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Brock scored]; Smith popped to third in foul
territory; Simmons flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans
singled to right; Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory;
Baker popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: McBride singled to center; Reitz doubled to left
[McBride to third]; Torre singled to right [McBride scored,
Reitz to third]; Tyson grounded out (first unassisted) [Reitz
scored, Torre to second]; McGlothen singled to left [Torre
scored]; HOUSE REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Brock flied out to
center [McGlothen to second (error by Baker)]; Sizemore grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson walked; Tepedino grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; Oates
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 5TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Simmons
popped to first in foul territory; McBride singled to center;
McBride was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 6TH: CORRELL BATTED FOR HOUSE; Correll grounded out
(third to first); Garr singled to shortstop; Robinson was called
out on strikes; Evans lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 6TH: GENTRY REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); Reitz flied
out to left; Torre singled to center; Tyson popped to shortstop
in foul territory; McGlothen singled to center [Torre to
second]; Brock walked [Torre to third, McGlothen to second];
Sizemore flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron homered; Baker singled to right; McGlothen
threw a wild pitch [Baker to second]; Johnson grounded out
(third to first) [Baker to third]; McGlothen threw a wild pitch
[Baker scored]; Tepedino popped to second; Oates singled to
right; MILLER BATTED FOR GENTRY; HRABOSKY REPLACED MCGLOTHEN
(PITCHING); MURRELL BATTED FOR MILLER; Murrell struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: CAPRA REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Smith flied
out to center; Simmons doubled to right; McBride was walked
intentionally; Reitz grounded into a double play (third to
first) [Simmons out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr struck out; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Tyson
walked; On a bunt Hrabosky forced Tyson (pitcher to shortstop);
Brock homered [Hrabosky scored]; Sizemore walked; Capra threw a
wild pitch [Sizemore to second]; Smith walked; Simmons struck
out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 7.

BRAVES 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Aaron struck out;
Baker walked; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Cardinals 7.