Homers by Earl Williams and Dusty Baker decided a duel between two rookie southpaws and enabled the Braves to defeat the Dodgers, 4-2. Jimmy Freeman, who was the Braves' winner with the help of Ron Schueler in the ninth inning, gained his second major league victory. Doug Rau suffered his first big-time loss.

Williams hit his homer after a single by Felix Millan in the fourth inning. Oscar Brown drove in a run with a double in the fifth and Baker iced the game with his circuit clout off reliever Mke Strahler in the ninth. Frank Robinson homered for the Dodgers. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .221      Grabarkewitz 2b       3   0   0   0     1   1   .189
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Mota lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .331
Aaron 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Williams c            4   1   1   2     0   1   .264      Parker 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .279
Baker cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .314      Robinson rf           2   1   1   1     2   1   .253
Carty lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Garvey 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .268
  Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .245      Yeager c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .164
Perez ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .225        Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Freeman p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Strahler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               34   4   8   4     0   3             Totals               31   2   6   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 13,461
Left on Base: Braves 4, Dodgers 6
DP: Braves 3, Dodgers 0
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Brown (4)
Home Runs: Williams (24), Baker (13), Robinson (17)
GIDP: Parker (8), Davis (9)
Hit by Pitch: Perez (3,by Rau)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freeman W(2-0)          8     5   2   2   4   5   1  32   3.71
Schueler SV(1)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.91
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   5   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(1-1)              7     6   3   3   0   3   1  28   2.25
Strahler                2     2   1   1   0   0   1   7   4.01
Totals                  9     8   4   4   0   3   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Rau (1)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Bruce Froemming


BRAVES 1ST: Brown grounded out (third to first); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz walked; Mota flied out to center;
Davis reached on an error by Evans [Grabarkewitz to second,
Davis to first]; Parker grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Davis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams flied out to right; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Robinson walked; Garvey flied out to left; Russell
flied out to center; Yeager was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Rau struck out; Grabarkewitz grounded out (third to
first); Mota singled to center; Davis singled to right [Mota to
third]; Parker flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to center; Aaron flied out to center; Williams homered
[Millan scored]; Baker singled to center; Carty grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Robinson homered; Garvey popped to second; Russell
flied out to left; Yeager singled to left; Rau grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans flied out to center; Perez was hit by a pitch;
Freeman was called out on strikes; Brown doubled to right [Perez
scored]; Millan grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Grabarkewitz was called out on strikes; Mota
singled to right; Davis grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Mota out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
struck out; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker struck out; Robinson was called out on
strikes; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans singled
to right; Perez singled to right [Evans to third]; Freeman
struck out; Brown forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell made an out to second; Yeager flied out to
left; VALENTINE BATTED FOR RAU; Valentine grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 8TH: STRAHLER REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron flied out to left;
Williams popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mota grounded out (second to first); Davis grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Baker homered; Carty flied out to right; Evans
singled to right; Evans was picked off first (catcher to first);
Perez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Parker walked;
Robinson walked [Parker to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED FREEMAN
(PITCHING); Garvey singled to center [Parker scored, Robinson to
second]; Russell flied out to left; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR YEAGER;
Crawford lined into a double play (third to second) [Robinson
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 2.