After winning the first game, 4-2, on a two-run homer by Dusty Baker in the ninth inning, the Braves collected only four hits off Mike Caldwell and Elias Sosa in the second game and lost to the Giants, 5-2. The Braves scored their initial run in the opener with a single by Craig Robinson, a stolen base and two infield outs in the third inning. The Giants came back with back-to-back homers by Gary Matthews and Chris Speier in the fourth before the Braves turned on their power. Mike Lum tied the score with a circuit clout in the seventh and, after Darrell Evans walked in nthe inth, Baker banged his game-winning blow.

In the nightcap, the Giants tagged Max Leon for doubles by Bruce Miller, Garry Maddox, Bobby Bonds and Matthews for three runs in the first inning. Dave Kingman homered in the fifth. Caldwell gave up a run to the Braves on a double by Hank Aaron and single by Ivan Murrell in the seventh, but got it back with a single tally in the eighth. In the ninth, after the Braves scored on doubles by Baker and Aaron, Sosa relieved and retired the last two batters. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    4, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4  7  0
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .366      Bonds rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .212
Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .259      Thomasson cf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Baker cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .250        Maddox ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Lum rf                4   1   1   1     0   0   .228      Goodson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .301
Johnson 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Matthews lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .281
Robinson ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .210      Speier ss             3   1   1   1     1   0   .262
Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Miller 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Reed p                2   0   0   1     0   0   .114      Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .300
  Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      D'Acquisto p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .143

Totals               33   4   7   4     1   3             Totals               33   2   7   2     2   4

Time of Game: 2:00
Left on Base: Braves 3, Giants 6
DP: Braves 1, Giants 0
Home Runs: Lum (7), Baker (11), Matthews (11), Speier (5)
Stolen Bases: Robinson (9), Bonds (28)
Caught Stealing: Robinson (2)
GIDP: Thomasson (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    7     7   2   2   2   3   2  29   2.80
House W(4-2)            2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.01
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   4   2  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(9-10)      9     7   4   4   1   3   2  34   3.47
Totals                  9     7   4   4   1   3   2  34

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez popped
to first in foul territory; Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out
(third to first); Thomasson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to left; Lum made an out to second;
Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson grounded out (third to first); Matthews
singled; Speier grounded out (third to first) [Matthews to
third]; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Robinson singled; Robinson stole second; Oates
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Robinson to third]; Reed
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Robinson scored]; Garr struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader singled; D'Acquisto struck out; Bonds singled
[Rader to second]; Fuentes flied out to left; Thomasson flied
out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans made
an out to shortstop; Baker singled; Lum flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Goodson made an out to shortstop; Matthews homered;
Speier homered; Miller grounded out (second to first); Rader
made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson flied out to center; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oates made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: D'Acquisto grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
singled; Bonds stole second; Fuentes walked; Thomasson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Fuentes out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Reed grounded out (third to first); Garr singled;
Perez forced Garr (shortstop to second); Evans grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Goodson singled; Matthews grounded out (third to
first) [Goodson to second]; Speier was walked intentionally;
Miller made an out to first; Rader popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker made an out to catcher; Lum homered; Johnson
struck out; Robinson singled; Robinson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: D'Acquisto struck out (catcher to first); Bonds
grounded out (third to first); Fuentes popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Oates flied out to left; AARON BATTED FOR REED;
Aaron struck out; Garr singled; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED AARON (PITCHING); MADDOX BATTED FOR
THOMASSON; Maddox made an out to second; Goodson struck out;
Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 2.

BRAVES 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Evans walked;
Baker homered [Evans scored]; Lum popped to first in foul
territory; Johnson made an out to third; Robinson flied out to
center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); ARNOLD BATTED FOR RADER;
Arnold grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 2.