Top 1

• Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Barr
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Garr reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Evans vs. Barr
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garr scores. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Barr
  
  Baker hits a line drive towards third. Ontiveros reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aaron vs. Barr
  
  Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lum vs. Barr
  
  Lum hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Niekro
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Niekro
  
  Fuentes strikes out. Oates drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fuentes out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Niekro
  
  Maddox hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Barr
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oates vs. Barr
  
  Oates hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Barr
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodson vs. Niekro
  
  Goodson hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Niekro
  
  Matthews hits a popup into right center field, beyond the reach of Baker. Matthews reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ontiveros vs. Niekro
  
  Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Speier vs. Niekro
  
  Speier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews scores. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boccabella vs. Niekro
  
  Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Niekro vs. Barr
  
  Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garr vs. Barr
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Barr
  
  Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barr vs. Niekro
  
  Barr hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Barr reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bonds vs. Niekro
  
  Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fuentes vs. Niekro
  
  Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Niekro
  
  Maddox hits a popup towards short. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Barr
  
  Dave Kingman now playing first base.
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Barr
  
  Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lum vs. Barr
  
  Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops it up and throws to first, with Barr covering, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Niekro
  
  Kingman strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Niekro
  
  Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ontiveros vs. Niekro
  
  Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Speier vs. Niekro
  
  Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Barr
  
  Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oates vs. Barr
  
  Oates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Barr
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Niekro vs. Barr
  
  Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boccabella vs. Niekro
  
  Boccabella hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barr vs. Niekro
  
  Barr takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Niekro
  
  Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fuentes vs. Niekro
  
  Fuentes bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barr moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Maddox vs. Niekro
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Barr scores. Fuentes moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kingman vs. Niekro
  
  Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Barr
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Evans vs. Barr
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Garr moves to third. Evans moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Baker vs. Barr
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to home to get Garr. Evans moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Aaron vs. Barr
  
  Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Aaron reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Baker moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lum vs. Barr
  
  Lum is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Johnson vs. Barr
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baker scores. Aaron moves to third. Lum moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Oates vs. Barr
  
  Oates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Lum scores. There goes Johnson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Oates moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Robinson vs. Barr
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Niekro
  
  Frank Tepedino now playing first base. Dusty Baker now playing right field. Rowland Office now playing center field. Mike Lum now playing left fie
  
  Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ontiveros vs. Niekro
  
  Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speier vs. Niekro
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Niekro vs. Williams
  
  Charlie Williams now pitching.
  
  Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tepedino vs. Williams
  
  Tepedino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Evans vs. Williams
  
  Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boccabella vs. Niekro
  
  Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Arnold vs. Niekro
  
  Chris Arnold pinch hits for Charlie Williams.
  
  Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Niekro
  
  Bonds hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. McMahon
  
  Don McMahon now pitching.
  
  Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Office vs. McMahon
  
  Office hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lum vs. McMahon
  
  There's a wild pitch. Office moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lum vs. McMahon
  
  Lum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. McMahon
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Niekro
  
  Fuentes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Niekro
  
  Maddox strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kingman vs. Niekro
  
  Kingman strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matthews vs. Niekro
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oates vs. McMahon
  
  Oates hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. McMahon
  
  There goes Oates. The throw from Boccabella and he is safe. Oates steals second. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Robinson vs. McMahon
  
  Robinson bunts towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. Oates moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Niekro vs. McMahon
  
  There goes Oates. The slide. Boccabella applies the tag. Oates is out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Niekro vs. McMahon
  
  Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ontiveros vs. Niekro
  
  Ontiveros hits a fly ball into left field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Niekro
  
  Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Niekro
  
  Dave Rader pinch hits for John Boccabella.
  
  Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/22/1974 -- Atlanta at San Francisco (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Garr R, rf            3  1  2  0   Bonds B, rf           4  0  0  0   
Tepedino F, 1b        1  0  0  0   Fuentes T, 2b         4  0  2  0   
Evans D, 3b           4  1  2  1   Maddox G, cf          4  0  1  1   
Baker D, cf-rf        4  1  0  0   Goodson E, 1b         1  0  0  0   
Aaron H, lf           3  1  1  1   Kingman D, 1b         3  0  0  0   
Office R, cf          1  0  1  0   Matthews G, lf        3  1  1  0   
Lum M, 1b-lf          3  1  0  0   Ontiveros S, 3b       4  0  1  0   
Johnson D, 2b         4  1  2  2   Speier C, ss          4  0  1  1   
Oates J, c            4  0  2  2   Boccabella J, c       3  0  0  0   
Robinson C, ss        3  0  0  0   Rader D, ph           1  0  0  0   
Niekro P, p           4  0  1  0   Barr J, p             1  1  1  0   
                                   Williams C, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Arnold C, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  6 11  6                        33  2  7  2

Atlanta          100 014 000 --  6
San Francisco    010 010 000 --  2

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W)          9.0  7  2  2  2  5

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barr J (L)            6.0  9  6  6  1  0
Williams C            1.0  0  0  0  0  0
McMahon D             2.0  2  0  0  0  0

DP -- Atlanta 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Atlanta 3, San Francisco 6
2B -- Matthews G, Barr J, Aaron H
3B -- Garr R
HR -- Johnson D
SB -- Oates J
SH -- Robinson C
WP -- McMahon D
T -- 1:52
A -- 5019

    

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