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Sunday September 26, 1971
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The Dodgers kept on the heels of the Giants in the West division race by defeating the Braves, 5-2. Dick Allen started the Dodgers' scoring with a homer in the second inning and Duke Sims followed suit in the third. A double by Manny Mota, a balk and a wild throw added a run in the fourth.

The Dodgers capped their production with two runs in the fifth on a double by Willie Crawford and singles by Sims, Claude Osteen and Bobby Valentine. Hank Aaron hit his 47th homer of the season for the Braves. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1971 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium

Dodgers      0  1  1    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2  9  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Valentine 2b          4   0   2   1     1   0   .255      Garr lf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .341
Davis cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .313      H. Aaron 1b           4   1   1   1     1   1   .326
Allen 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .299      Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Mota lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .319      Versalles 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .188
Parker 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .274        Evans ph,3b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
Crawford rf           4   1   2   0     0   2   .284      Lum rf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Sims c                4   2   2   1     0   1   .269      Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Osteen p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .186      Perez ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .229
  Wilhelm p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .177
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Neibauer p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            T. Aaron ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Breazeale ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .176

Totals               36   5  11   4     1   5             Totals               36   2   9   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 18,923
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 10
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 1
Errors: Valentine, Versalles, Stone, Barber
Doubles: Mota (13), Crawford (16), T. Aaron (2)
Home Runs: Allen (23), Sims (5), H. Aaron (47)
Stolen Bases: Wills (15), Parker (6), Garr (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Wills (7), Mota (8)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(14-11)         6.1   6   2   2   2   0   1  27   3.54
Wilhelm                 1.2   2   0   0   1   3   0   8   2.70
Brewer SV(22)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.88
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   3   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(6-8)            4     7   5   4   0   2   2  18   3.60
Neibauer                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.37
House                   2     2   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.95
Barber                  2     1   0   0   1   3   0   9   4.80
Totals                  9    11   5   4   1   5   2  39

Passed Balls: Sims (4)
Balks: Stone (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


DODGERS 1ST: Wills popped to catcher in foul territory;
Valentine singled to left [Valentine out at second (left to
second)]; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled
to shortstop; H. Aaron walked [Garr to second]; Williams flied
out to center [Garr to third]; Versalles popped to second in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen homered; Mota flied out to right; Parker
popped to third in foul territory; Crawford struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sims homered; Osteen grounded out (second to
first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Stone grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan flied
out to left; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis flied out to left; Allen flied out to center;
Mota doubled to right; Stone balked [Mota scored (error by
Stone) (unearned)]; Parker flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron lined to left; Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Versalles singled to center; Lum flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford doubled to left; Sims singled to left
[Crawford to third]; Osteen singled to center [Crawford scored,
Sims to second]; NEIBAUER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Wills out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sims to third, Osteen
to second]; Valentine singled to left [Sims scored, Osteen to
third]; Davis lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Valentine out at first]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Perez singled to left;
BROWN BATTED FOR NEIBAUER; Brown flied out to right; Millan
walked [Perez to second]; Garr grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: HOUSE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Allen reached on
an error by Versalles [Allen to first]; Mota out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Allen to second]; Parker reached on a
fielder's choice [Allen out at third (pitcher to shortstop)];
Crawford singled to shortstop [Parker to second]; Sims grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves
0.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron homered; Williams flied out to right;
Versalles grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Osteen grounded out (second to first); Wills
singled to left; Wills stole second; Valentine flied out to
center; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez
singled to left; T. AARON BATTED FOR HOUSE; T. Aaron doubled to
left [Perez to third]; WILHELM REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING);
Millan popped to first in foul territory; Garr singled to left
[Perez scored, T. Aaron to third]; Garr stole second; H. Aaron
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED T. AARON (PITCHING); Allen was
called out on strikes; Mota reached on an error by Barber [Mota
to first]; Parker singled to center [Mota to third]; Parker
stole second; Crawford struck out; Sims struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Williams singled to left; EVANS BATTED FOR
VERSALLES; Evans walked [Williams to second]; Sims allowed a
passed ball [Williams to third, Evans to second]; Lum made an
out to third; Jackson struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Wilhelm grounded
out (second to first); Wills flied out to right; Valentine
walked; Davis forced Valentine (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: BREWER REPLACED WILHELM (PITCHING); BREAZEALE BATTED
FOR BARBER; Breazeale singled to right; Millan popped to first
in foul territory; Garr forced Breazeale (second unassisted)
[Garr to second (error by Valentine)]; H. Aaron made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.



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