Sparked by Dusty Baker, who hit homers his first two times at bat, the Braves gained a 5-2 victory to snap the Pirates' six-game winning streak. After Baker's blows in the second and fourth innings, the Braves added two runs in the seventh on a pass to Darrell Evans, two-out single by Phil Niekro, a wild pitch and single by Ralph Garr. Evans knocked in the Braves' final run with a single in the eighth. Bill Robinson homered for the Pirates. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      1, 1975 (Day game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    1  0  0    2  1  0  -   5  8  0
Pirates      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   2   1     0   1   .249      Taveras ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .171
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259        Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Gaston cf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .250        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Stennett 2b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .274
Williams 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .208      Stargell 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Baker rf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .251      Parker rf             4   1   0   0     0   1   .308
Evans 3b              3   1   2   1     1   1   .274      Oliver cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Correll c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .250      Sanguillen c          4   0   1   1     0   0   .340
Robinson ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Robinson lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .299
Niekro p              4   1   2   1     0   0   .257      Howe 3b               2   0   0   0     0   1   .192
                                                            Hebner ph,3b        2   0   1   0     0   0   .271
                                                          Rooker p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .056
                                                            Demery p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                            McDowell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hernandez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robertson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .214

Totals               31   5   8   5     6   5             Totals               36   2  10   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 37,373
Left on Base: Braves 6, Pirates 7
DP: Braves 1, Pirates 2
Doubles: Stargell (6)
Home Runs: Baker 2 (10), Robinson (2)
Caught Stealing: Office (1), Taveras (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (3)
GIDP: Robinson (1), Williams (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(6-4)           9    10   2   2   0   4   1  36   2.50
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   4   1  36

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(3-3)           6.2   7   4   4   3   4   2  28   4.04
Demery                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.57
McDowell                0.2   1   1   1   3   0   0   5   2.29
Hernandez               1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.29
Totals                  9     8   5   5   6   5   2  38

Passed Balls: Correll (9)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (3), Rooker (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Stennett
singled to right; Stargell singled to right [Stennett to
second]; Parker forced Stargell (first to shortstop) [Stennett
to third]; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Baker homered; Evans singled to
left; Correll walked [Evans to second]; Robinson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Correll out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Sanguillen grounded out (second to first); Robinson
struck out; Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to right; Garr singled to center
[Niekro to second]; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Niekro to third, Garr to second]; Gaston was walked
intentionally; Williams grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: On a bunt Rooker singled to third; Taveras forced
Rooker (second to shortstop); Stennett singled to right [Taveras
to second]; Stargell forced Stennett (pitcher to shortstop)
[Taveras to third]; Parker grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker homered; Evans struck out; Correll popped to
first in foul territory; Robinson grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Oliver flied out to right; Sanguillen singled to
center; Correll allowed a passed ball [Sanguillen to second];
Robinson hit into a double play (third to first) [Sanguillen out
at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Garr grounded
out (pitcher to first); Perez made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 5TH: Howe flied out to center; Rooker grounded out
(third to first); Taveras singled to shortstop; Taveras was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Williams flied
out to center; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett grounded out (second to first); Stargell
doubled to right; Parker grounded out (third to first); Oliver
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Pirates 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans walked; Correll flied to right in foul
territory; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Evans to second]; Niekro singled to left [Evans scored]; Rooker
threw a wild pitch [Niekro to second]; Garr singled to center
[Niekro scored, Garr to second (on throw to home)]; DEMERY
REPLACED ROOKER (PITCHING); Perez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 4, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 7TH: Sanguillen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Robinson homered; HEBNER BATTED FOR HOWE; Hebner grounded out
(first unassisted); KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR DEMERY; Kirkpatrick
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Pirates 1.

BRAVES 8TH: HEBNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MCDOWELL
REPLACED KIRKPATRICK (PITCHING); Gaston walked; OFFICE RAN FOR
GASTON; Office was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Williams walked; Baker grounded
out (third to first) [Williams to second]; Evans singled to
center [Williams scored, Evans to second (on throw to home)];
Correll walked; HERNANDEZ REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Pirates 1.

PIRATES 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ZISK BATTED FOR
TAVERAS; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett
grounded out (second to first); Stargell flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 1.

BRAVES 9TH: MENDOZA REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING SS); Niekro popped to
first in foul territory; Garr lined to left; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 9TH: Parker struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Oliver singled to right [Parker to third]; Sanguillen
forced Oliver (shortstop to second) [Parker scored]; Robinson
forced Sanguillen (shortstop to second); Hebner singled to right
[Robinson to third]; ROBERTSON BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Robertson
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Pirates 2.