Richie Hebner hit two homers and two doubles and scored four of the Pirates' runs in a 6-2 victory over the Braves. Hebner doubled and crossed the plate on a single by Willie Stargell in the first inning. homered in the third, doubled and scored on a single by Al Oliver in the fifth and homered again in the seventh. Manny Sanguillen also had a round-tripper for the Pirates. The Braves' five hits off Dock Ellis included a homer by Darrell Evans. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      21, 1974 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Pirates      1  0  1    0  2  1    1  0  0  -   6  9  0
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  2


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     1   2   .280      Garr lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .363
Hebner 3b             5   4   4   2     0   1   .303      Robinson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Oliver cf             5   0   1   2     0   0   .299        Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Stargell lf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .281        J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zisk rf               4   0   0   0     0   3   .330      Evans 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .267
Sanguillen c          4   1   1   1     0   0   .286      Tepedino 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Kirkpatrick 1b        4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Miller rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Office cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Ellis p               3   0   1   0     1   1   .233      Perez 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .287
                                                          Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
                                                          Capra p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
                                                            Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
                                                            Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foster ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .176

Totals               36   6   9   6     3   8             Totals               32   2   5   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance:  9,351
Left on Base: Pirates 6, Braves 5
DP: Pirates 0, Braves 1
Errors: Evans, Tepedino
Doubles: Hebner 2 (16), Perez (10)
Home Runs: Hebner 2 (13), Sanguillen (4), Evans (11)
Stolen Bases: Garr (15)
GIDP: Sanguillen (8)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis W(5-8)            9     5   2   2   2   3   1  34   4.01
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   3   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(10-5)           5     6   4   4   2   4   1  23   2.08
Leon                    3     3   2   2   0   2   2  12   1.72
J. Niekro               1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   2.66
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   8   3  39

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


PIRATES 1ST: Stennett singled to left; Hebner doubled to right
[Stennett to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice
[Stennett out at home (pitcher to catcher), Hebner stayed at
second]; Stargell singled to right [Hebner scored, Oliver to
second]; Zisk reached on an error by Evans [Oliver to third,
Stargell to second]; Sanguillen grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Zisk out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Robinson flied out to right;
Evans homered; Tepedino flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Kirkpatrick reached on an error by Tepedino;
Taveras struck out; Ellis was called out on strikes; Stennett
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Miller struck out; Office grounded out (second to
first); Perez made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 1, Braves 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Hebner homered; Oliver made an out to third;
Stargell grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (second to first); Capra grounded
out (pitcher to first); Garr singled to right; Robinson forced
Garr (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Braves 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Sanguillen made an out to first; Kirkpatrick flied
out to left; Taveras made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Tepedino grounded out
(shortstop to first); Miller grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Ellis flied out to left; Stennett walked; Hebner
doubled to right [Stennett to third]; Oliver singled to right
[Stennett scored, Hebner scored, Oliver out at second (right to
catcher to shortstop)]; Stargell walked; Zisk struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Office flied out to center; Perez walked; Oates
forced Perez (shortstop to second); MURRELL BATTED FOR CAPRA;
Murrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 4, Braves 1.

PIRATES 6TH: LEON REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Sanguillen
homered; Kirkpatrick flied out to right; Taveras flied out to
left; Ellis singled to left; Stennett struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr walked; Garr stole second; Robinson flied out
to right; Evans was called out on strikes; Tepedino flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Braves 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Hebner homered; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to
first); Stargell grounded out (second to first); Zisk struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Miller made an out to shortstop; Office grounded out
(second to first); Perez doubled to left; Oates flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 1.

PIRATES 8TH: Sanguillen made an out to first; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: FOSTER BATTED FOR LEON; Foster grounded out (pitcher
to second to first); Garr grounded out (third to first); BAKER
BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 6, Braves 1.

PIRATES 9TH: J. NIEKRO REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); FOSTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Ellis walked; Stennett struck out; Hebner
struck out; Oliver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans made an out to third; Tepedino singled to
right; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first) [Tepedino to
second]; Office singled to right [Tepedino scored]; Perez
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 6,
Braves 2.