Hitting three homers in a game for only the second time this season, the Dodgers slugged their way to a 4-2 victory over the Braves. Wes Parker started the barrage with a solo swat in the fourth inning. Tom Haller singled and Bill Sudakis connected for the circuit in the fifth. Billy Grabarkewitz added the other round-tripper in the eighth.

All three blows came off Phil Niekro, who accounted for one of the Braves' runs with his first homer of the year in the seventh. Niekro also scored the Braves' initial run in the third, crossing the plate when Rico Carty drew a pass from Alan Foster with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Monday, June      22, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  2  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  0
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grabarkewitz ss       4   1   2   1     0   2   .333      Garrido 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .323
Mota lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .287        King ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Parker 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .286        Aspromonte ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Kosco rf              3   0   2   0     0   1   .256      Jackson ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .270
  Crawford ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .240      H. Aaron rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .319
Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Carty lf              3   0   0   1     1   0   .389
Haller c              3   1   1   0     1   1   .268      Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Sudakis 3b            4   1   1   2     0   2   .224      Gonzalez cf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Russell cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .136      Boyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Foster p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .088      Didier c              4   0   3   0     0   0   .175
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              3   2   1   1     0   0   .143
                                                            Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .222

Totals               35   4   8   4     1  10             Totals               34   2   9   2     1   1

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 12,162
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Braves 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 1
Doubles: H. Aaron (11)
Home Runs: Parker (6), Sudakis (5), Grabarkewitz (7), Niekro (1)
Stolen Bases: Lefebvre (1)
GIDP: Mota (6), Boyer (5)
Hit by Pitch: Gonzalez 2 (5,by Foster 2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Foster W(4-7)           8.2   9   2   2   1   1   1  36   3.95
Brewer SV(8)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.20
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   1   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(6-9)           8     8   4   4   0   9   3  32   4.03
Wilhelm                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.19
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1  10   3  36

Hit by Pitch: Foster 2 (2)
Wild Pitches: Foster (3), Niekro 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Tony Venzon, 3B - Frank Secory


DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz struck out; Mota flied out to center;
Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); H. Aaron singled to left [H.
Aaron out at second (left to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Kosco struck out; Lefebvre grounded out (shortstop
to first); Haller flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty flied out to center; Cepeda grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gonzalez was hit by a pitch; Foster threw
a wild pitch [Gonzalez to second]; Boyer made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sudakis flied out to center; Russell struck out;
Foster made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Didier singled to shortstop; Niekro forced Didier
(shortstop to second); Garrido singled to left [Niekro to
second]; Jackson singled to pitcher [Niekro to third, Garrido to
second]; H. Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Carty
walked [Niekro scored, Garrido to third, Jackson to second];
Cepeda lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves
1.

DODGERS 4TH: Grabarkewitz singled to pitcher; Mota grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Grabarkewitz out
at second]; Parker homered; Kosco singled to left; Lefebvre
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Gonzalez was hit by a pitch; Boyer grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at second];
Didier singled to right; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Haller singled to right; Sudakis homered [Haller
scored]; Russell grounded out (third to first); Foster grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grabarkewitz struck out but advanced
to first on a wild pitch; Mota grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Garrido popped to third in foul territory; Jackson
flied out to right; H. Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker struck out; Kosco singled to left; Niekro
threw a wild pitch [Kosco to second]; Lefebvre struck out;
Haller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Cepeda flied
out to center; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Sudakis struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Boyer grounded out (third to first); Didier popped
to first in foul territory; Niekro homered; Garrido popped to
first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Grabarkewitz homered; Mota lined to right; Parker
grounded out (first unassisted); CRAWFORD BATTED FOR KOSCO;
Crawford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jackson struck
out; H. Aaron doubled to left; Carty flied out to center [H.
Aaron to third]; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Lefebvre singled to left; WILHELM REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Lefebvre stole second; Haller walked; Sudakis struck
out; Russell popped to first in foul territory; Foster flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Gonzalez made an out to second; Boyer flied out to
center; Didier singled to right; LUM BATTED FOR WILHELM; Lum
singled to right [Didier to second]; KING BATTED FOR GARRIDO;
BREWER REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR KING;
Aspromonte forced Lum (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Braves 2.