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Sunday May 2, 1971
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Homers by Orlando Cepeda and Hank Aaron powered the Braves to a 4-1 victory to complete the sweep of a three-game series with the Dodgers. Aaron hit the 543rd double of his career in the fourth inning before Cepeda connected for the circuit. Then, in the eighth, Aaron smashed his 603rd homer. Maury Wills accounted for the Dodgers' run with his first homer since 1969. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 2, 1971 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Braves       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .265      Jackson cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .312
Grabarkewitz 2b       4   0   0   0     0   2   .150      Garr lf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .400
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .344      H. Aaron rf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .260
Allen lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .230      Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .330
Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .362
Sims c                2   0   1   0     1   0   .279      Boyer 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .170
Garvey 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Garrido ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Russell rf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Didier c              3   0   2   0     0   0   .227
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Reed p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .133
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .350
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     2   3             Totals               30   4   7   4     1   3

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 34,906
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Braves 4
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 1
Doubles: Sims (3), H. Aaron (3), Millan (4)
Triples: Jackson (2)
Home Runs: Wills (1), Cepeda (7), H. Aaron (11)
Caught Stealing: Davis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Garr (2)
GIDP: Grabarkewitz (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(0-3)           7     6   3   3   1   3   1  28   4.75
Brewer                  1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   3.38
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1   3   2  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(3-2)             9     5   1   1   2   3   1  32   3.95
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   3   1  32

Passed Balls: Sims (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first to pitcher); Grabarkewitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis singled to right; Davis
was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr struck
out; H. Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Parker flied out to right; Sims walked; Garvey made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda made an out to first; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boyer grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Sutton
grounded out (third to first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido struck out; Didier singled to right; Reed
grounded out (second to first) [Didier to second]; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Grabarkewitz struck out; Davis grounded out (second
to first); Allen singled to right; Parker flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); H. Aaron
doubled to left; Cepeda homered [H. Aaron scored]; Millan
doubled to left; Sims allowed a passed ball [Millan to third];
Boyer walked; Garrido reached on a fielder's choice [Millan out
at home (pitcher to third), Boyer to second]; Didier grounded
out (second to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Sims doubled to right; Garvey flied out to right;
Russell flied to left in foul territory; Sutton made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Reed grounded out (third to first); Jackson tripled
to right; Garr out on a sacrifice fly to left in foul territory
[Jackson scored]; H. Aaron flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills homered; Grabarkewitz struck out; Davis flied
out to left; Allen flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boyer flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Parker flied out to left; Sims flied out to center;
Garvey walked; Russell made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Didier
singled to center; Reed struck out; Jackson popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 3.

DODGERS 8TH: CRAWFORD BATTED FOR SUTTON; Crawford struck out;
Wills singled to center; Grabarkewitz grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: BREWER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Garr flied out
to left; H. Aaron homered; Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to
first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Davis grounded out (first to second to first);
Allen grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 4.



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