| Phil Niekro, who had lost four decisions since June 17, returned to the winning column by pitching the Braves to a 7-0 victory over the Cardinals. Ray Bare, righthander from Tulsa (American Association), was the loser in his debut with the Cards. The Braves settled the rookie's fate in the first inning, scoring twice on a triple by Ralph Garr, a wild pitch, single by Craig Robinson, two walks and a sacrifice fly by Dusty Baker. Bare uncorked two more wild pitches in the third when the Braves boosted their lead to 4-0. Davey Johnson iced the verdict by hitting a homer off Rich Folkers with two men on base in the fifth. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Sunday, July 14, 1974 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 8 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr rf,lf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .366 Brock lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .307 Robinson ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 .220 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Evans 3b 1 2 0 0 4 0 .265 Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Aaron lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .241 Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .329 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Baker cf,rf 2 1 1 2 1 1 .241 Torre 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Johnson 1b 4 1 1 3 0 1 .252 Hickman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Perez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 McBride cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Oates c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .292 P. Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Tyson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 McCarver ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Heintzelman 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Bare p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Folkers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Melendez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Dwyer ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 Totals 31 7 8 5 7 3 Totals 32 0 5 0 1 2 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 31,794 Left on Base: Braves 5, Cardinals 6 DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 3 Triples: Garr (12) Home Runs: Johnson (10) Stolen Bases: Robinson 2 (8), Brock (56) Caught Stealing: Evans (2) Sacrifice Flies: Baker (5) GIDP: P. Niekro (1), Robinson (10), Reitz (11) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA P. Niekro W(9-8) 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 33 2.95 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 2 0 33 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bare L(0-1) 3 5 4 4 3 1 0 16 12.00 Folkers 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 12 3.02 Pena 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 2.36 Hrabosky 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.05 Totals 9 8 7 7 7 3 1 39 Passed Balls: Oates (11) Wild Pitches: Bare 3 (3) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen BRAVES 1ST: Garr tripled to right; Bare threw a wild pitch [Garr scored]; Robinson singled; Robinson stole second; Evans walked; Aaron walked [Robinson to third, Evans to second]; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Robinson scored, Evans to third]; Johnson struck out while Evans was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second; Heidemann popped to catcher in foul territory; Smith struck out; Simmons struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Torre grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 2ND: Perez flied out to left; Oates grounded out (first unassisted); P. Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: McBride grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); Robinson singled to shortstop; Robinson stole second; Bare threw a wild pitch [Robinson to third]; Bare threw a wild pitch [Robinson scored]; Evans walked; Aaron singled to left [Evans to second]; Baker singled to left [Evans scored, Aaron to second]; Johnson popped to first; Perez flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: CRUZ BATTED FOR BARE; Cruz flied out to center; Brock grounded out (first unassisted); Heidemann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 4TH: FOLKERS REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Oates flied out to center; P. Niekro struck out; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Simmons grounded out (second to first); Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 5TH: Robinson flied out to right; Evans walked; Aaron flied out to right; Baker walked [Evans to second]; Johnson homered [Evans scored, Baker scored]; Perez flied out to right; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: McBride singled to right; Reitz grounded into a double play (second to first) [McBride out at second]; Tyson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 6TH: Oates flied out to right; P. Niekro flied out to right; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Melendez grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Brock singled; Heidemann singled to right [Brock to second]; Smith popped to second; Simmons forced Heidemann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 7TH: PENA REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Robinson flied out to right; Evans walked; Aaron popped to third in foul territory; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Torre popped to third in foul territory; McBride popped to third; Reitz singled to center; MCCARVER BATTED FOR TYSON; McCarver flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 8TH: HEINTZELMAN REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING 2B); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez walked; Oates singled to center [Perez to second]; P. Niekro grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Oates out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: DWYER BATTED FOR PENA; Dwyer flied out to right; Brock popped to shortstop in foul territory; Heidemann popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 9TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED BROCK (PITCHING); HICKMAN REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 1B); DWYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garr singled to left; On a bunt Robinson grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second) [Garr out at second]; Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); Simmons flied out to center; Hickman walked; McBride forced Hickman (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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