George Stone not only pitched a five-hitter but drove in the Braves' first two runs with a double in the second inning to start a 10-0 victory over the Dodgers. After Hank Aaron homered in the third, the Braves exploded for six runs in the sixth.

Stone walked with the bases full to receive credit for his third RBI of the game. Felix Millan batted in two runs with a single and Ralph Garr homered with two aboard. Darrell Evans capped the Braves' production with a circuit clout in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      17, 1971 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Braves       0  2  1    0  0  6    1  0  x  -  10 13  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Millan 2b             4   1   1   2     1   0   .311
  Russell ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Garr lf               5   1   1   3     0   1   .327
Mota lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      H. Aaron 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .315
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .349        Didier c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Allen 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Evans 3b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .279
Parker 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .291      Lum rf                4   1   0   0     1   0   .278
Lefebvre 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .267      Williams c,1b         4   1   2   0     0   0   .243
Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Jackson cf            4   2   2   0     0   0   .278
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Perez ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .197
Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .100      Stone p               3   1   2   3     1   0   .205
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   5   0     1   6             Totals               37  10  13  10     4   2

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 21,698
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 1
Errors: Mota, Evans, Williams
Doubles: Parker (15), Darwin (1), Stone (2)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (25), Garr (7), Evans (5)
GIDP: Lefebvre (11)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(1-2)        5.2   8   6   6   1   1   1  26   3.94
Pena                    0.1   2   3   3   1   1   1   4   3.92
Strahler                2     3   1   1   2   0   1  11   4.50
Totals                  8    13  10  10   4   2   3  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(3-3)            9     5   0   0   1   6   0  34   2.78
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   6   0  34

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Mota flied
out to right; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (first to pitcher); Garr
grounded out (third to first); H. Aaron singled to third; Evans
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen singled to left; Parker doubled to center
[Allen to third]; Lefebvre walked; Darwin made an out to second;
Ferguson made an out to second; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum walked; Williams popped to first in foul
territory; Jackson singled to center [Lum to second]; Perez
flied out to center; Stone doubled to left [Lum scored, Jackson
scored]; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Mota grounded out (third to
first); Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Aaron
homered; Evans grounded out (second to first); Lum popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Allen flied out to left; Parker flied out to right;
Lefebvre struck out advanced to first on an error by Williams;
Darwin doubled to left [Lefebvre to third]; Ferguson flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams flied out to right; Jackson made an out to
shortstop; Perez singled to left; Stone forced Perez (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Alexander struck out; Wills grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Garr struck
out; H. Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis flied out to left; Allen singled to left;
Parker singled to center [Allen to second]; Lefebvre grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied out to right; Lum grounded out (second
to first); Williams singled to center; Jackson singled to right
[Williams to second]; Perez singled to left [Williams to third,
Jackson to second]; PENA REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Stone
walked [Williams scored, Jackson to third, Perez to second];
Millan singled to right [Jackson scored, Perez scored, Stone to
second]; Garr homered [Stone scored, Millan scored]; H. Aaron
struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 9.

DODGERS 7TH: Darwin struck out; Ferguson flied out to right;
VALENTINE BATTED FOR PENA; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 9.

BRAVES 7TH: STRAHLER REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Evans
homered; Lum grounded out (second to first); Williams singled to
left; Jackson flied out to right; Perez flied out to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 10.

DODGERS 8TH: RUSSELL BATTED FOR WILLS; Russell flied out to
center; Mota flied out to right; Davis flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 10.

BRAVES 8TH: RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Stone singled
to left [Stone to second (error by Mota)]; Millan walked; Garr
flied out to center; H. Aaron made an out to third; Evans walked
[Stone to third, Millan to second]; Lum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 10.

DODGERS 9TH: DIDIER REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Allen popped to first in foul
territory; Parker reached on an error by Evans [Parker to
second]; Lefebvre flied out to right; Darwin flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 10.