The pitching of Tom Kelley, who also hit an important single, and the batting of Hank Aaron enabled the Braves to sweep a twi-night doubleheader with the Dodgers, 1-0 and 6-4. Kelley limited the Dodgers to three hits in his shutout performance and was a winner over Don Sutton when the Braves scored in the seventh inning. Earl Williams led off with a single, but the next two batters were retired. Kelley, who had struck out twice, came through with his single, sending Williams to third, and Felix Millan drove in the run with another single.

The Dodgers took a 4-0 lead in the nightcap, but the Braves trimmed their deficit and tied the score when Aaron hit the 652nd homer of his career in the eighth inning. Pat Jarvis, the Braves' winner in relief, doubled to open the ninth and, with one out, Millan bunted safely. Aaron then whacked a single to drive in Jarvis with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, June      24, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .242      Valentine 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Garr rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Lum cf                4   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Carty lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .325      Robinson rf           3   0   0   0     1   2   .266
  Brown lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Parker 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .305      Sims c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Williams c            3   1   1   0     1   0   .256      Grabarkewitz 3b       1   0   0   0     0   1   .164
Jackson 3b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .182        Garvey 3b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .223        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Kelley p              4   0   1   0     0   2   .103        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .667

Totals               34   1   8   1     2   7             Totals               30   0   3   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:09
Left on Base: Braves 8, Dodgers 5
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Robinson
Doubles: Millan (12)
GIDP: Cepeda (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kelley W(5-5)           9     3   0   0   2   4   0  32   3.62
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   4   0  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(8-3)           8     8   1   1   1   6   0  32   1.68
Richert                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Millan doubled to shortstop; Garr reached on a
fielder's choice [Millan out at third (pitcher to third)]; Lum
singled to center [Garr to third]; Carty walked [Lum to second];
Cepeda grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Carty out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Valentine flied out to center; Buckner flied out to
left; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams flied out to left; Jackson singled to
third; Perez struck out; Kelley was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson struck out; Parker grounded out (shortstop
to first); Sims grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan made an out to second; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lum singled to center; Carty singled to
right [Lum to third]; Cepeda popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; Russell
flied out to center; Sutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: GARVEY REPLACED GRABARKEWITZ (PLAYING 3B); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Jackson grounded out (catcher to
first); Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Kelley was called out on strikes; Millan grounded
out (third to first); Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sims walked; Garvey singled
to right [Sims to third]; Russell forced Garvey (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum made an out to second; Carty lined to left;
Cepeda was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled to third;
Davis singled to right [Buckner to second]; Robinson walked
[Buckner to third, Davis to second]; Parker struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams singled to center; Jackson was called out
on strikes; Perez flied out to center; Kelley singled to right
[Williams to third]; Millan singled to right [Williams scored,
Kelley to third (error by Robinson)]; Garr popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Sims grounded out (second to first); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum flied out to left; Carty was called out on
strikes; Cepeda made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); CRAWFORD BATTED
FOR SUTTON; Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valentine grounded out (second to first); Buckner popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 9TH: RICHERT REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Williams
walked; AARON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Aaron struck out; Perez forced
Williams (center to second); Kelley flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED AARON (PLAYING 3B); Davis grounded
out (second to first); Robinson struck out; Parker flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.