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. Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Monday, June 22, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumDodgers 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. |
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