With Duke Sims as the hero of the hour, the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 5-4, and moved within one game of the Giants in the West division race. The Dodgers were trailing, 3-1, when Dick Allen doubled in the sixth inning and scored on a single by Willie Crawford. Manny Mota followed with a single and Sims then smashed a three-run homer to enable the Dodgers to post their important victory. Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1971 (Day game) at Atlanta StadiumDodgers 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 9 2 Braves 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Millan 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .291 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Garr lf 5 0 3 1 0 0 .341 Parker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 H. Aaron 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Davis cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .315 Williams c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Allen 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .299 Lum rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .274 Crawford rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .281 Evans 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .246 Mota lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .319 Jackson cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .262 Sims c 2 1 1 3 2 0 .265 Perez ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .226 Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .149 Sutton p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Nash p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 Brewer p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Jarvis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 King ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .207 Foster pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 5 3 4 Totals 37 4 11 4 0 7 Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 7,887 Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 7 DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 0 Errors: Wills, Mota Doubles: Allen (24), Millan (20) Triples: Mota (5) Home Runs: Sims (4), Evans (12) Stolen Bases: Crawford (5), Jackson (7) Sacrifice Hits: Buckner (7), Reed (6) GIDP: Millan (12) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(16-12) 6.1 9 4 4 0 7 1 28 2.60 Brewer SV(21) 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.90 Totals 9 11 4 4 0 7 1 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed L(13-14) 5.1 7 5 5 2 2 1 25 3.72 Nash 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.94 Barber 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.93 Jarvis 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 4.10 Totals 9 9 5 5 3 4 1 39 Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Shag Crawford DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis singled to left; Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Millan popped to first in foul territory; Garr lined to center; H. Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford grounded out (second to pitcher); Mota struck out; Sims walked; Valentine forced Sims (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams flied out to center; Lum struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 3RD: Sutton made an out to second; Wills singled to left; Buckner popped to third in foul territory; Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Jackson singled to right; Perez struck out; Reed out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Jackson to second]; Millan singled to left [Jackson scored, Millan to third (error by Mota)]; Garr singled to left [Millan scored]; H. Aaron lined to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. DODGERS 4TH: Allen walked; Crawford forced Allen (shortstop to second); Mota tripled to center [Crawford scored]; Sims grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum struck out; Evans homered; Jackson made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 3. DODGERS 5TH: Sutton grounded out (second to first); Wills flied out to center; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to left; Reed flied out to center; Millan doubled to left; Garr singled to second [Millan to third]; H. Aaron forced Garr (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 3. DODGERS 6TH: Davis flied out to right; Allen doubled to left; Crawford singled to center [Allen scored]; Mota singled to center [Crawford to third]; Sims homered [Crawford scored, Mota scored]; NASH REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Sutton lined to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Williams struck out; Lum singled to center; Evans singled to center [Lum to third]; Jackson grounded out (first unassisted) [Lum scored, Evans to second]; Perez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4. DODGERS 7TH: Wills singled to second; Buckner out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Wills to second]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third]; Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: BREAZEALE BATTED FOR NASH; Breazeale popped to first in foul territory; Millan singled to left; BREWER REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Garr singled to right [Millan to third]; H. Aaron popped to third in foul territory; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4. DODGERS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); Crawford singled to left; Crawford stole second; Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims walked; JARVIS REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Brewer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Lum grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Jackson reached on an error by Wills [Jackson to first]; Jackson stole second; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4. DODGERS 9TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Buckner struck out; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: PARKER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 1B); KING BATTED FOR JARVIS; King singled to right; FOSTER RAN FOR KING; On a bunt Millan grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop to second) [Foster out at second]; Garr flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4. |
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