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August 6, 1974

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 12 1
Padres 0 11 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 5 12 1
Padres 2 12 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .266
OBP .500 .424
At Bats 3 252
Hits 1 67
• Singles 1 40
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 1 70
RBI’s 0 41

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 9 0
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San Diego Stadium - August 6, 1974
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Home Run
Phil Niekro
Vic Correll
Mike Lum
Davey Johnson
Darrell Evans
Craig Robinson
Ralph Garr
Rowland Office
Ivan Murrell
Willie McCovey
Glenn Beckert
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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Bottom 9 Locklear strikes out.
Bottom 9 Beckert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Evans strikes out.
Top 9 Lum hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Rusty Gerhardt now pitching. Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Colbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cito Gaston pinch hits for Mike Johnson. Gaston hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Hilton moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Colbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rowland Office now playing center field. Winfield strikes out.
Top 8 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Correll hits a line drive into left field. Colbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 8 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mike Johnson now pitching. Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out.
Bottom 7 Locklear takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Beckert moves to second.
Bottom 7 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Horace Clarke pinch hits for Bill Laxton. Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clarke for the out.
Bottom 7 Ivan Murrell now playing right field. Ralph Garr now playing left field. Cannizzaro strikes out.
Top 7 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bill Laxton now pitching. Evans strikes out. There goes Lum. The throw from Cannizzaro to Hernandez, and Lum is out.
Top 7 Lum takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Garr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Locklear who is chasing the ball. Garr reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Hilton hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Robinson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Colbert hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Winfield hits a popup towards short. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Niekro hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Correll hits a fly ball towards center. Winfield catches it and throws to McCovey who throws to third to double up Johnson. Baker tags and scores.
Top 6 Robinson bunts towards the mound. Greif fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baker moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 6 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker moves to second.
Top 6 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Locklear hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Beckert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Greif hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a popup towards short. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lum strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Garr. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Garr steals second.
Top 5 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hilton hits a line drive towards short. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Colbert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Colbert reaches second base with a double. McCovey moves to third.
Bottom 4 Winfield strikes out.
Bottom 4 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Correll strikes out. Cannizzaro drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Correll out.
Top 4 Robinson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cannizzaro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Locklear hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Beckert hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Aaron hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 3 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Locklear settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Garr. The throw from Cannizzaro and he is safe. Garr steals second.
Top 3 Garr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Beckert scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Greif strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cannizzaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hilton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colbert moves to second.
Bottom 2 Colbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Winfield strikes out.
Top 2 Correll hits a line drive towards the mound. Greif catches it and throws to first to double up Johnson.
Top 2 Robinson strikes out.
Top 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 1 Locklear hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Correll settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Beckert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aaron. Beckert reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Correll to Robinson and they have Hernandez trapped. The throw over to Lum, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Baker hits a line drive into center field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to second.
Top 1 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Garr bunts towards third. Hilton fields it and throws to first for the out.