Ralph Garr and Earl Williams, who collected 10 hits in 17 trips between them, led the Braves to 14-4 and 5-4 victories over the Dodgers. Eight of the Braves' runs in the first game were unearned on three errors. Garr scored four times, in addition to driving in one run. Williams and Mike Lum batted in three apiece.

In the nightcap, Frank Robinson accounted for the Dodgers' initial run with the first homer of his career in Atlanta. After the Dodgers took a 4-0 lead, the Braves began their comeback with a homer by Williams in the fourth. Singles by Williams and Darrell Evans, around a wild pitch, added a tally in the sixth. The Braves then gained their victory when Larvell Blanks doubled in the seventh, Oscar Brown singled and Garr smashed a three-run homer off Jim Brewer. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 14, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      30, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4  9  3
Braves       3  3  0    6  0  0    0  2  x  -  14 12  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               5   2   2   0     0   0   .282      Baker cf              5   1   0   1     0   1   .321
Buckner 1b            4   1   3   2     1   0   .324      Garr lf               4   4   3   1     1   0   .328
Davis cf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .288      Aaron 1b              2   1   1   2     2   0   .260
Mota lf               1   0   1   1     2   0   .341        Casanova c          1   0   0   0     0   1   .223
  Grabarkewitz 3b     2   0   0   0     0   1   .141      Williams c,1b         5   3   3   3     0   1   .269
Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .214        Breazeale 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .147
Valentine 3b,lf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Evans 3b              2   1   0   1     2   0   .247
Cannizzaro c          3   0   0   0     1   1   .262      Lum rf                4   1   2   3     0   0   .227
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Millan 2b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .256
Singer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Perez ss              4   2   1   0     0   0   .216
  Strahler p          2   1   0   0     1   2   .000      Reed p                4   1   1   0     0   1   .182
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               34   4   9   4     5   5             Totals               36  14  12  13     5   4

Time of Game: 2:36
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 1
Errors: Mota, Valentine 2
Doubles: Buckner (6), Mota (12), Lum (6), Millan (14), Garr (12)
Triples: Lacy (1), Williams (2)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (3), Davis (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Singer (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (8)
GIDP: Valentine (6), Millan (4)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (2,by Singer), Lum (3,by Strahler)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(4-9)           3.2   7  12   4   3   1   0  24   3.57
Strahler                4.1   5   2   2   2   3   0  20   4.50
Totals                  8    12  14   6   5   4   0  44

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(9-10)            7     7   4   4   5   4   0  32   3.49
Upshaw SV(8)            2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.38
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   5   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Singer (3), Strahler (1)
Wild Pitches: Singer 2 (3), Strahler 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy singled to right; Lacy stole second; Buckner
walked; Davis singled to center [Lacy scored, Buckner to third];
Davis stole second; Mota walked; Crawford struck out; Valentine
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mota
out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Baker made an out to second; Garr singled to right;
Aaron walked [Garr to second]; Williams tripled to right [Garr
scored, Aaron scored]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Williams scored]; Lum flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Cannizzaro walked; Russell forced Cannizzaro (third
to second); Singer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Russell to second]; Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez was
hit by a pitch; Singer threw a wild pitch [Perez to second];
Reed struck out; Baker reached on an error by Valentine [Perez
to third, Baker to first]; Garr walked [Baker to second]; Aaron
singled to left [Perez scored (unearned), Baker scored
(unearned), Garr scored (error by Mota) (unearned) (no RBI),
Aaron to second]; Williams grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner made an out to third; Davis made an out to
third; Mota walked; Crawford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans grounded out (second to first); Lum flied out
to center; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cannizzaro was called out on strikes; Russell flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez singled to left; Singer threw a wild pitch
[Perez to second]; Reed reached on an error by Valentine [Perez
to third, Reed to first]; Baker grounded out (first unassisted)
[Perez scored, Reed to second]; Garr singled to center [Reed
scored (unearned)]; Aaron popped to first in foul territory;
Williams singled to center [Garr to third]; Evans walked
[Williams to second]; Lum doubled to right [Garr scored
(unearned), Williams scored (unearned), Evans to third];
STRAHLER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Millan doubled to center
[Evans scored (unearned), Lum scored (unearned)]; Perez made an
out to shortstop; 6 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Braves 12.

DODGERS 5TH: Strahler walked; Lacy grounded out (second to
first) [Strahler to second]; Buckner doubled to left [Strahler
scored]; Davis flied out to right; Mota doubled to center
[Buckner scored]; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 12.

BRAVES 5TH: GRABARKEWITZ REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING 3B); VALENTINE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Reed singled to left; Baker
struck out; Garr forced Reed (second to shortstop); Strahler
threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; Aaron walked; Williams
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 12.

DODGERS 6TH: CASANOVA REPLACED AARON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Valentine grounded out (third to
first); Cannizzaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Braves 12.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied out to center; Lum was hit by a pitch;
Millan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Braves 12.

DODGERS 7TH: Strahler struck out; Lacy tripled to right; Buckner
singled to center [Lacy scored]; Davis singled to right [Buckner
to third]; Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; Crawford
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Braves 12.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez flied out to center; Reed popped to catcher in
foul territory; Baker popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 12.

DODGERS 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Valentine popped
to second in foul territory; Cannizzaro flied out to left;
Russell singled to third; Strahler struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 12.

BRAVES 8TH: Garr doubled to right; Casanova struck out; Williams
singled to center [Garr scored]; Evans walked [Williams to
second]; Strahler threw a wild pitch [Williams to third]; Lum
singled to right [Williams scored, Evans to second]; Millan
flied out to right; Perez forced Evans (third unassisted); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 14.

DODGERS 9TH: BREAZEALE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); Lacy
grounded out (third to first); Buckner singled to right; Davis
popped to third in foul territory; Grabarkewitz grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 14.