A Ball Night crowd of 53,107, the Dodgers' largest turnout of the season, saw Frank Robinson smash a two-run homer in the sixth inning to defeat the Braves, 2-1. Robinson's drive, following a double by Willie Davis, was the 513th of his career and moved the veteran slugger into sole possession of eighth place on the majors' all-time list ahead of Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks. Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 2 5 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Millan 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Valentine 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 Garr cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Buckner lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .310 Aaron rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Davis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 Carty lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .325 Robinson rf 3 1 1 2 0 2 .271 Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Parker 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Williams c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Sims c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Jackson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Grabarkewitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Niekro p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .171 Downing p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .097 Totals 30 1 5 0 0 4 Totals 29 2 5 2 1 4 Time of Game: 1:46 Attendance: 53,107 Left on Base: Braves 4, Dodgers 4 DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1 Doubles: Davis (9) Home Runs: Robinson (10) Stolen Bases: Grabarkewitz (2) Sacrifice Hits: Millan (5) GIDP: Jackson (1) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (1,by Downing) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(7-6) 8 5 2 2 1 4 1 30 3.38 Totals 8 5 2 2 1 4 1 30 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Downing W(4-3) 9 5 1 1 0 4 0 32 2.32 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 4 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Downing (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Tom Gorman BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr popped to third in foul territory; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Valentine flied out to right; Buckner walked; Davis popped to third in foul territory; Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 2ND: Carty struck out (catcher to first); Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Parker popped to third in foul territory; Sims grounded out (first to pitcher); Grabarkewitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 3RD: Jackson flied out to center; Perez flied out to left; Niekro singled to left; Millan singled to pitcher [Niekro to second]; Garr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Downing struck out; Valentine singled to shortstop; Buckner singled to right [Valentine to third]; Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 4TH: Aaron struck out; Carty struck out; Cepeda grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Robinson struck out; Parker grounded out (first unassisted); Sims flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 5TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Grabarkewitz popped to first in foul territory; Russell grounded out (third to first); Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 6TH: Niekro was hit by a pitch; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Niekro to second]; Garr struck out; Aaron made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Valentine grounded out (second to first); Buckner lined to left; Davis doubled to right; Robinson homered [Davis scored]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 7TH: Carty singled to center; Cepeda singled to left [Carty to second]; Williams singled to center [Carty to third, Cepeda to second]; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Carty scored, Cepeda to third, Williams out at second]; Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: Sims singled to center; Grabarkewitz forced Sims (pitcher to shortstop); Grabarkewitz stole second; Russell flied out to left; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 8TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan flied out to center; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: Valentine lined to left; Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 9TH: Aaron grounded out (first unassisted); Carty grounded out (second to first); Cepeda popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. |
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