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Expos
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 17, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Montreal Expos, played on June 17, 1972 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ernie McAnally |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 15,191 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Bill Williams 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Pulli |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron Hunt | Third Baseman |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Tim McCarver | Left Fielder |
| Ron Fairly | Right Fielder |
| Boots Day | Center Fielder |
| Terry Humphrey | Catcher |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Hector Torres | Second Baseman |
| Ernie McAnally | Pitcher |
| Gene Mauch | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Garr | Right Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | First Baseman |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Mike Lum | Center Fielder |
| Rod Gilbreath | Third Baseman |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 17, 1972
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Niekro
Hunt hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Niekro
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Niekro
McCarver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Niekro
Fairly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McAnally
Millan hits a line drive into center field. Day settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. McAnally
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McAnally
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Day settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. McAnally
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Day vs. Niekro
Day hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphrey vs. Niekro
Humphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Niekro
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McAnally
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. McAnally
Lum strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. McAnally
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Niekro
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnally vs. Niekro
McAnally hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Niekro
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Niekro
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McAnally
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. McAnally
Niekro bunts towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Torres covering, for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. McAnally
Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garr vs. McAnally
Garr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. McAnally
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Niekro
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Niekro
Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Day vs. Niekro
Day hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairly moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Humphrey vs. Niekro
Humphrey strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Foli vs. Niekro
Foli is hit by the pitch. Day moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torres vs. Niekro
Torreshits a dribbler in front of the plate. Williams interferes with Torres who is awarded first base. Fairly scores. Day moves to third. Foli moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAnally vs. Niekro
McAnally hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. McAnally
Carty hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Fairly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McAnally
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. McAnally
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbreath vs. McAnally
Gilbreath is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. McAnally
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Niekro
Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Niekro
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Niekro
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. McAnally
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McAnally
Millan hits a line drive off the glove of Torres, and into shallow right field. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. McAnally
Garr hits a line drive towards short. Foli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. McAnally
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Day settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Niekro
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Day vs. Niekro
Day hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphrey vs. Niekro
Humphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. McAnally
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McAnally
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. McAnally
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Niekro
Foli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lum. Foli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Niekro
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McAnally vs. Niekro
McAnally strikes out. Williams throws to third to get Foli for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. McAnally
Gilbreath strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McAnally
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. McAnally
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. McAnally
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Niekro
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Niekro
Jorgensen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarver vs. Niekro
McCarver hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fairly vs. Niekro
Clyde Mashore pinch runs for Tim McCarver.
Fairly hits a line drive into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Day vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Williams for a passed ball. Jorgensen moves to third. Mashore moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Day vs. Niekro
Day strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Day out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. McAnally
Clyde Mashore now playing left field.
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McAnally
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws to second. Torres drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Torres. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carty vs. McAnally
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. McAnally
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Humphrey vs. Niekro
Humphrey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Niekro
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Niekro
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. McAnally
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. McAnally
Gilbreath strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McAnally
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Breazeale vs. McAnally
Jim Breazeale pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Breazeale hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McAnally
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hunt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAnally vs. Stone
George Stone now pitching.
McAnally hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Stone
Hunt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Stone
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jorgensen for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Expos, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. McAnally
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McAnally
The ball gets by Humphrey for a passed ball. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aaron vs. McAnally
Aaron is walked intentionally. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching.
Carty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garr scores. Aaron moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1972 -- Montreal at Atlanta (N)
Montreal AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Hunt R, 3b 5 0 1 0 Millan F, 2b 5 0 2 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Garr R, rf 5 1 3 0
McCarver T, lf 4 1 2 1 Aaron H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mashore C, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Carty R, lf 5 0 2 1
Fairly R, rf 4 1 1 0 Williams E, c 3 0 0 0
Day B, cf 4 0 1 0 Lum M, cf 4 0 0 0
Humphrey T, c 4 0 0 0 Gilbreath R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Foli T, ss 3 0 1 0 Perez M, ss 2 1 1 0
Torres H, 2b 3 0 0 1 Niekro P, p 2 0 0 0
McAnally E, p 4 0 0 0 Breazeale J, ph 1 1 1 2
Marshall M, p 0 0 0 0 Stone G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 7 2 34 3 9 3
Montreal 100 100 000 0 -- 2
Atlanta 000 000 002 1 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
McAnally E (L)* 9.0 8 3 3 4 8
Marshall M 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P 9.0 7 2 1 0 3
Stone G (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
E -- Williams E, Torres H
DP -- Montreal 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Montreal 6, Atlanta 10
2B -- Millan F, Foli T
HR -- McCarver T, Breazeale J
CS -- Foli T
SH -- Niekro P
HBP -- by Niekro P (Foli T), by McAnally E (Gilbreath R)
PB -- Williams E, Humphrey T
T -- 2:27
A -- 15191
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