The Dodgers went down to defeat at the hands of Phil Niekro for the third straight time this season when the knuckleballer pitched the Braves to a 3-1 victory. The Braves scored two of their runs in the third inning on a double by Marty Perez, error by Dick Allen on a bunt by Niekro, single by Felix Millan and sacrifice fly by Ralph Garr. Their other tally in the seventh counted on singles by Mike Lum and Earl Williams and a squeeze bunt by Perez. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1971 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             5   0   2   1     0   0   .316      Valentine ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .238
Garr lf               3   0   2   1     0   0   .335      Buckner rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
H. Aaron 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .316      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Allen 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Crawford lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .310
Lum rf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Lefebvre 2b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .261
Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Parker 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .281
Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   2   .256
Perez ss              3   1   2   1     0   0   .215      Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Niekro p              2   1   0   0     0   0   .133        Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               32   3  10   3     1   3             Totals               33   1   7   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 20,271
Left on Base: Braves 7, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Allen, Parker, Sutton
Doubles: Garr (18), Perez (7), Parker (17)
Triples: Crawford (6)
Caught Stealing: Millan (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro 2 (6), Perez (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Garr (3)
GIDP: Evans (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(11-8)          9     7   1   1   2   6   0  35   2.97
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   6   0  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(9-10)          7     8   3   2   0   3   0  28   3.02
Mikkelsen               2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.33
Totals                  9    10   3   2   1   3   0  37

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


BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled to center; Garr doubled to right
[Millan out at home (right to second to catcher)]; H. Aaron
lined to second; Evans struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Valentine singled to center; Buckner singled to
right [Valentine out at third (right to third)]; Davis made an
out to third; Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to center; Williams popped to first in
foul territory; Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford flied out to right; Lefebvre grounded out
(first unassisted); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez doubled to left; Niekro reached on an error by
Allen on a sacrifice bunt [Perez to third, Niekro to first];
Millan singled to right [Perez scored, Niekro to third]; Garr
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Niekro scored (unearned)]; H.
Aaron struck out while Millan was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sims grounded out (second to first); Sutton
grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Lum grounded out (shortstop to
first); Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); Allen singled to left; Crawford
walked [Allen to second]; Lefebvre popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson singled to center; Perez grounded out
(second to first) [Jackson to second]; Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Parker singled to center; Sims struck out; Sutton
flied out to right; Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr flied out to left; H. Aaron singled to center;
Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[H. Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner flied out to center; Davis struck out;
Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum singled to left; Williams singled to left [Lum
to third]; Jackson flied out to left; Perez reached on an error
by Sutton on a sacrifice bunt [Lum scored (RBI), Williams to
second, Perez to first]; Niekro made an out to second; Millan
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford tripled to left; Lefebvre grounded out
(first unassisted) [Crawford scored]; Parker doubled to center;
Sims grounded out (second to first) [Parker to third]; HALLER
BATTED FOR SUTTON; Haller flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 8TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); Garr singled
to left; Garr was picked off first (pitcher to first); H. Aaron
walked; Evans reached on an error by Parker [H. Aaron to third,
Evans to first]; Lum flied out to center; Williams forced Evans
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 3B); Valentine
struck out; Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
singled to right; Allen flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Perez
singled to right; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Perez to second]; Millan grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford struck out; Lefebvre walked; Parker struck
out; Sims struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.