Earl Williams hit homers his first two times at bat, driving in three runs, to lead the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Dodgers. Felix Millan had a hand in the Braves' two subsequent runs, scoring one in the fifth and batting the other home in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    2  1  0    0  1  0  -   5 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  1  -   3  9  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   1   2   1     1   0   .314      Wills ss              5   1   2   0     0   0   .291
Garr lf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .333      Buckner rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Lum rf                4   0   0   0     1   0   .275      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .338
Cepeda 1b             5   1   3   1     0   1   .277      Allen 3b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .289
Evans 3b              5   0   0   0     0   3   .255      Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Crawford lf           4   2   4   1     0   0   .318
Williams c            3   2   2   3     2   0   .247      Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .204
Jackson cf            5   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Russell 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Perez ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .208        Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Stone p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .186      Singer p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .094
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Darwin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Moeller p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lefebvre ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .265

Totals               39   5  10   5     4  10             Totals               35   3   9   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 21,705
Left on Base: Braves 11, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Allen, Parker, Ferguson
Doubles: Perez (6), Allen (16), Crawford (9)
Home Runs: Williams 2 (17), Crawford (6)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (4), Millan (9), Crawford (2)
GIDP: Davis (11)
Hit by Pitch: Ferguson (1,by Stone)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(4-3)            8.1   9   3   3   1   3   1  35   2.81
Upshaw SV(12)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.67
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   3   1  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(5-12)          5     6   4   4   1   6   2  23   4.80
Strahler                2     1   0   0   3   2   0  11   3.60
Moeller                 2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   3.09
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4  10   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Stone (4)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Augie Donatelli


BRAVES 1ST: Millan lined to right; Garr flied out to left; Lum
walked; Cepeda made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills flied out to left; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans struck out; Williams homered; Jackson lined to
second; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen lined to right; Parker flied out to right;
Crawford singled to center; Crawford stole second; Ferguson
walked; Russell made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Singer struck out; Wills singled to center; Buckner
singled to left [Wills to second]; Davis grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Buckner out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum popped to first in foul territory; Cepeda
singled to center; Evans struck out; Williams homered [Cepeda
scored]; Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second; Perez
reached on an error by Allen [Jackson to third, Perez to first];
Stone struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Allen was called out on strikes; Parker grounded
out (second to first); Crawford singled to right; Ferguson was
hit by a pitch [Crawford to second]; Russell grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Millan singled to center; Garr grounded out (first
unassisted) [Millan to second]; Lum grounded out (second to
first) [Millan to third]; Cepeda singled to left [Millan
scored]; Evans was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: VALENTINE BATTED FOR SINGER; Valentine grounded out
(second to first); Wills flied to left in foul territory;
Buckner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: STRAHLER REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Williams
walked; Jackson made an out to shortstop; Perez singled to third
[Williams to second]; Stone struck out; Millan walked [Williams
to third, Perez to second]; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Allen
flied out to center; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum flied out to center; Cepeda was called out on
strikes; Evans reached on an error by Parker [Evans to second];
Williams walked; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford homered; Ferguson flied out to center;
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); DARWIN BATTED FOR
STRAHLER; Darwin was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 8TH: MOELLER REPLACED DARWIN (PITCHING); Perez doubled to
center; Stone grounded out (second unassisted) [Perez to third];
Millan singled to left [Perez scored]; Millan stole second
[Millan to third (error by Ferguson)]; Garr struck out; Lum made
an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Wills singled to right; Buckner grounded out
(catcher to first) [Wills to second]; Davis grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Wills to third]; Allen doubled to right [Wills
scored]; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda singled to left; Evans flied out to center;
Williams flied out to center; Jackson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 3B); Crawford
doubled to left; Ferguson flied out to left; MOTA BATTED FOR
RUSSELL; Mota singled to right [Crawford scored]; LEFEBVRE
BATTED FOR MOELLER; UPSHAW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Lefebvre
popped to third in foul territory; Wills grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 3.