A winner for the first time this season, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the Braves. Dick Allen homered in the second inning, Willie Davis drove in two runs with a single in the third and Jim Lefebvre hit for the circuit with a man on base in the sixth to produce the Dodgers' runs in support of Sutton, who had lost four previous decisions. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       12, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Dodgers      0  1  2    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .298      Wills ss              4   1   3   0     0   1   .315
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .402      Mota rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .317
H. Aaron rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Davis cf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .391
Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      Allen lf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .218
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .370      Parker 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .263
King c                3   0   0   0     0   2   .164      Lefebvre 2b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .300
Williams 3b           3   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Sudakis c             3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Garrido ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Garvey 3b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .255
Stone p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .214      Sutton p              2   1   0   0     1   1   .071
  Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .152
  McQueen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               31   0   5   0     1   5             Totals               31   5   9   5     2   7

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 15,702
Left on Base: Braves 5, Dodgers 5
DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Jackson (9), Mota (3)
Home Runs: Allen (4), Lefebvre (2)
Caught Stealing: Garr (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (3)
GIDP: Mota (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(0-2)            7     9   5   5   2   7   2  31   3.60
McQueen                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.08
Totals                  8     9   5   5   2   7   2  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(1-4)           9     5   0   0   1   5   0  32   3.81
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   5   0  32

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming


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

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

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda popped to third; Millan grounded out (third
to first); King was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen homered; Parker struck out; Lefebvre flied
out to center; Sudakis struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Williams struck out; Garrido flied out to right;
Stone singled to center; Jackson doubled to right [Stone to
third]; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey flied out to right; Sutton walked; Wills
singled to center [Sutton to second]; Mota grounded out (third
to first) [Wills to second, Sutton to third]; Davis singled to
center [Wills scored, Sutton scored]; Allen was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron popped to first; Cepeda popped to second;
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker flied out to center; Lefebvre flied out to
right; Sudakis walked; Garvey singled to left [Sudakis to
second]; Sutton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 5TH: King struck out; Williams grounded out (third to
first); Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills singled to pitcher; Mota out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; Davis flied out to
right; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Stone flied out to center; Jackson singled to right;
Garr singled to center [Jackson to third]; Garr was caught
stealing second (catcher to second to first to shortstop); H.
Aaron walked; Cepeda forced H. Aaron (shortstop to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker singled to left; Lefebvre homered [Parker
scored]; Sudakis flied out to right; Garvey was called out on
strikes; Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); King flied out
to right; Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Wills was called out on strikes; Mota doubled to
right; Davis flied to right in foul territory [Mota to third];
Allen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Garrido grounded out (third to first); LUM BATTED
FOR STONE; Lum singled to center; Jackson flied out to right;
Garr popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: MCQUEEN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Parker flied out
to right; Lefebvre flied out to left; Sudakis flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 9TH: H. Aaron flied out to left; Cepeda grounded out
(shortstop to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.