Mike Lum hit a homer in the ninth inning to tie the score and connected for the circuit again in the 11th to give the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. Manny Mota drove in the Dodgers' runs with a single in fourth, but Hank Aaron started the Braves' comeback with a homer in the eighth and Lum took it from there, handing the Dodgers their third straight defeat and dropping them two games behind the Giants in the West division race. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Friday, September 17, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  -   3 11  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   2 12  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Wills ss              4   0   1   0     1   1   .277
Garr lf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .336      Valentine 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .258
H. Aaron 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .326      Davis cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .311
Williams c            5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Allen 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .294
Baker rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .220        Crawford lf         0   0   0   0     1   0   .285
Versalles 3b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Mota lf               2   0   1   2     0   0   .325
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .207        Russell lf,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Lum cf                5   2   3   2     0   1   .278        Buckner ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
Perez ss              5   0   1   0     0   1   .230      Parker rf,1b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .279
Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .180      Lefebvre 3b           4   0   2   0     1   1   .244
  T. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Haller c              4   0   2   0     1   0   .273
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Grabarkewitz pr     0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Osteen p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .183
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Wilhelm p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .185

Totals               44   3  11   3     0   6             Totals               39   2  12   2     4   5

Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 32,952
Left on Base: Braves 8, Dodgers 10
DP: Braves 3, Dodgers 2
Errors: Lefebvre 2
Doubles: Perez (14), Allen (23), Lefebvre (14)
Home Runs: H. Aaron (45), Lum 2 (13)
Stolen Bases: Mota (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (4)
GIDP: H. Aaron (9), Sudakis (4)
Hit by Pitch: Mota (1,by Stone)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   6     6   2   2   2   4   0  25   3.47
Barber                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   5.19
Upshaw W(11-6)          3     4   0   0   2   1   0  13   3.60
Totals                 11    12   2   2   4   5   0  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  7.2   8   1   1   0   3   1  30   3.45
Brewer                  1.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   7   2.04
Wilhelm L(0-1)          2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   2.95
Totals                 11    11   3   3   0   6   3  44

Hit by Pitch: Stone (6)
Wild Pitches: Upshaw (2)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to right; Garr singled to left; H.
Aaron lined into a double play (second to first) [Garr out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
singled to left; Versalles struck out; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen was called out on strikes; Mota grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Lefebvre singled to left; Haller lined to right;
Osteen flied out to left; Wills walked [Lefebvre to second];
Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to center; H. Aaron singled to center
[Garr to second]; Williams was called out on strikes; Baker
forced H. Aaron (second to shortstop) [Garr to third]; Versalles
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis singled to center; Allen doubled to right
[Davis to third]; Mota singled to center [Davis scored, Allen
scored]; Mota stole second; Parker flied out to right; Lefebvre
struck out; Haller walked; Osteen struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum made an out to second; Perez reached on an error
by Lefebvre [Perez to first]; Stone forced Perez (third to
shortstop); Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills singled to center; Valentine out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wills to second]; Davis hit
into a double play (right to pitcher to third) [Wills out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

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

DODGERS 6TH: Allen flied out to right; Mota was hit by a pitch;
Parker forced Mota (second to shortstop); Lefebvre doubled to
left [Parker out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 7TH: RUSSELL REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Baker singled to
center; Versalles flied out to center; Lum singled to catcher
[Baker to second]; Perez forced Lum (third to second) [Baker to
third]; T. AARON BATTED FOR STONE; T. Aaron made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: BARBER REPLACED T. AARON (PITCHING); Haller singled
to right; Osteen forced Haller (third to shortstop); Wills lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [Osteen out at first]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan lined to shortstop; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); H. Aaron homered; BREWER REPLACED OSTEEN
(PITCHING); Williams reached on an error by Lefebvre [Williams
to first]; Baker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Valentine singled to shortstop; Davis forced
Valentine (shortstop unassisted); Allen flied out to center;
Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING LF); RUSSELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); PARKER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Versalles grounded out (third to first); Lum
homered; Perez doubled to center; EVANS BATTED FOR BARBER; Evans
flied out to left; Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: UPSHAW REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Parker singled to
right; Upshaw threw a wild pitch [Parker to second]; Lefebvre
was walked intentionally; Parker was picked off second (catcher
to shortstop); Haller made an out to third; SIMS BATTED FOR
BREWER; Sims flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 10TH: WILHELM REPLACED SIMS (PITCHING); Garr grounded out
(pitcher to first); H. Aaron struck out; Williams grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 10TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Valentine
singled to third; Davis singled to right [Valentine to third];
Crawford was walked intentionally [Davis to second]; BUCKNER
BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Buckner popped to first in foul territory;
Parker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 11TH: BUCKNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Baker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Versalles flied out to center; Lum
homered; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 11TH: GARRIDO REPLACED VERSALLES (PLAYING 3B); Lefebvre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Haller singled to right;
GRABARKEWITZ RAN FOR HALLER; SUDAKIS BATTED FOR WILHELM; Sudakis
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Grabarkewitz
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.