The Braves sent 11 men to bat in the fifth inning and scored six runs to defeat the Dodgers, 7-2. After singles by Sonny Jackson, Ralph Garr and Hank Aaron filled the bases, the Braves counted their runs on a sacrifice fly by Orlando Cepeda, single by Felix Millan, double by Bob Didier, pass to Gil Garrido, an error by Steve Garvey on a grounder by Phil Niekro and a double by Jackson. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Friday, April     30, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  9  2
Braves       0  0  0    1  6  0    0  0  x  -   7 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .236      Jackson cf            5   1   3   1     0   0   .326
  Grabarkewitz ph,2b  2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Garr lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .411
Mota rf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .353      H. Aaron rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .229
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Cepeda 1b             3   0   0   1     0   0   .313
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Millan 2b             4   2   2   1     0   0   .365
Allen lf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .227      Boyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .195
Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Didier c              3   1   1   1     0   1   .188
Haller c              4   1   2   0     0   0   .333      Garrido ss            3   1   1   0     1   0   .222
Garvey 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .256      Niekro p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Russell 2b,ss         4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Singer p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .067
  Moeller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crawford ph,cf      2   0   1   1     0   0   .368

Totals               34   2   9   2     2   3             Totals               34   7  11   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  7,759
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Braves 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 2
Errors: Garvey, Singer, Boyer
Doubles: Garr (2), Didier (1), Jackson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Singer (3), Didier (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cepeda (2)
GIDP: Mota 2 (2), Garrido (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(2-5)           4.1   9   5   4   1   1   0  23   4.34
Moeller                 1.2   2   2   0   1   0   0   9   2.19
Hough                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   5.40
Totals                  8    11   7   4   2   3   0  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(2-2)           9     9   2   2   2   3   0  37   2.93
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Didier (1)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Andy Olsen


DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to center; Mota grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Wills out at second];
Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson singled to pitcher [Jackson to second (error
by Singer)]; Garr lined to third; H. Aaron walked; Cepeda flied
out to center; Millan forced H. Aaron (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen grounded out (third to first); Parker flied
out to left; Haller singled to left; Didier allowed a passed
ball [Haller to second]; Garvey singled to left [Haller to
third]; Russell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer lined to first; Didier grounded out (second to
first); Garrido singled to center; Niekro lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Singer singled to left; Wills flied out to center;
Mota grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Singer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Garr doubled to right;
H. Aaron was called out on strikes; Cepeda grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis struck out (catcher to first); Allen walked;
Parker lined to right; Haller lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan singled to left; Boyer singled to left
[Millan to second]; Didier reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Boyer to second, Millan to third]; Garrido
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Boyer to third, Millan scored (no RBI), Didier out at second];
Niekro popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey made an out to second; Russell singled to
left; Singer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Russell to second]; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson singled to left; Garr singled to third
[Jackson to second]; H. Aaron singled to left [Garr to second,
Jackson to third]; Cepeda hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garr to
third, Jackson scored]; Millan singled to center [H. Aaron to
second, Garr scored]; MOELLER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Boyer
flied out to left; Didier doubled to right [Millan to third, H.
Aaron scored]; Garrido was walked intentionally; Niekro reached
on an error by Garvey [Garrido to third, Didier scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Millan scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Jackson
doubled to right [Niekro to third, Garrido scored (unearned)];
Garr flied out to left; 6 R (3 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 7.

DODGERS 6TH: Mota popped to first in foul territory; Davis
grounded out (third to first); Allen walked; Parker struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 7.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); Cepeda
grounded out (third to first); Millan flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 7.

DODGERS 7TH: Haller singled to right; Garvey singled to left
[Haller to second]; Russell flied out to left; CRAWFORD BATTED
FOR MOELLER; Crawford singled to right [Garvey to second, Haller
scored]; GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR WILLS; Grabarkewitz popped to
catcher in foul territory; Mota singled to left [Crawford to
second, Garvey scored]; Davis struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: GRABARKEWITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOUGH
REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); RUSSELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Boyer lined to
shortstop; Didier was called out on strikes; Garrido made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Allen reached on an error by Boyer; Parker popped
to third in foul territory; Haller flied out to center; Garvey
forced Allen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Niekro struck out; Jackson flied out to center; Garr
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 7.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell flied out to right; Crawford flied out to
left; Grabarkewitz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 7.