A two-run homer by Earl Williams and two-run single by Dusty Baker carried the Braves to a 4-3 victory over the Dodgers. Williams hit his homer in the third inning. Baker's single in the eighth came after the Braves had loaded the bases on a single by Sonny Jackson and walks to Darrell Evans and Williams. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3

Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Braves 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 2 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 5 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Jackson ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .267 Grabarkewitz 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .182 Millan 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .257 Mota lf 2 2 0 0 3 0 .329 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .246 Davis cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Williams 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .266 Parker 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .281 Baker cf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .314 Robinson rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .252 Carty lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Garvey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Russell ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .280 Lum rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .155 Didier c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Lefebvre ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .199 McQueen p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Singer p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .075 Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 House p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 33 4 7 4 4 5 Totals 31 3 5 1 7 4 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 16,035 Left on Base: Braves 7, Dodgers 9 DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 0 Errors: Millan, Evans Triples: Carty (2) Home Runs: Williams (25) Stolen Bases: Millan (5), Russell (13) Sacrifice Hits: Millan (7) Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (5) GIDP: Parker (9) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McQueen 5.2 3 2 0 3 3 0 24 4.53 Upshaw 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.88 Jaster W(1-0) 1.2 2 1 1 3 0 0 9 5.40 House SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 5 3 1 7 4 0 39 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Singer L(6-14) 7.1 6 4 4 4 3 1 32 3.46 Brewer 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 1.18 Totals 9 7 4 4 4 5 1 38 Wild Pitches: Singer (5), Brewer (2) Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Augie Donatelli BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Millan flied out to left; Evans singled to center; Williams singled to left [Evans to second]; Singer threw a wild pitch [Evans to third, Williams to second]; Baker walked; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Grabarkewitz made an out to second; Mota walked; Davis made an out to shortstop; Parker singled to center [Mota to third]; Robinson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Didier grounded out (second to first); McQueen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Russell singled to center; Russell stole second; Yeager grounded out (third to first); Singer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 3RD: Jackson walked; Millan forced Jackson (third to second); Millan stole second; Evans struck out; Williams homered [Millan scored]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz walked; Mota flied out to right; Davis forced Grabarkewitz (second to shortstop); Parker forced Davis (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 4TH: Carty tripled to right; Lum made an out to third; Didier struck out; McQueen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (third to first); Russell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 5TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Millan flied out to center; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Yeager flied out to right; Singer struck out; Grabarkewitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 6TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Baker grounded out (third to first); Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Mota walked; Davis lined to second [Mota to second (error by Millan)]; Parker singled to left [Mota to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mota scored (unearned), Parker to second]; Garvey reached on an error by Evans [Parker scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garvey to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED MCQUEEN (PITCHING); Russell grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 7TH: Lum made an out to shortstop; Didier flied out to center; GILBREATH BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: JASTER REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Yeager grounded out (second to first); Singer flied out to center; Grabarkewitz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 8TH: Jackson singled to left; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jackson to second]; Evans walked; Williams walked [Jackson to third, Evans to second]; Baker singled to left [Jackson scored, Evans scored, Williams to second]; BREWER REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Carty struck out; Lum flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING RF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Mota walked; Davis singled to center [Mota to third]; Parker grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mota scored (no RBI), Davis out at second]; Robinson walked; Garvey singled to center [Robinson to third]; Russell walked [Garvey to second]; LEFEBVRE BATTED FOR YEAGER; HOUSE REPLACED JASTER (PITCHING); Lefebvre grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 3. BRAVES 9TH: CANNIZZARO REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PLAYING C ); Didier singled to left; Brewer threw a wild pitch [Didier to second]; House struck out; Jackson flied out to center; Millan popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 9TH: VALENTINE BATTED FOR BREWER; Valentine walked; Grabarkewitz struck out; Mota flied out to right; Davis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Dodgers 3.

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