Bill Buckner collected a double and two singles, scored three runs and drove in two as the Dodgers' pacesetter in a 6-5 victory over the Braves. Hank Aaron hit his 34th homer of the season and 673rd of his career for the Braves with a man on base in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Tuesday, October   3, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  3  0    1  0  0  -   6  9  3
Braves       0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   5  7  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .237      Garr lf               5   1   1   0     0   1   .322
Buckner rf            5   3   3   2     0   0   .319      Jackson ss            5   0   1   1     0   0   .238
Davis cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .291      Aaron 1b              5   1   1   2     0   2   .265
Paciorek 1b           5   0   2   2     0   0   .233      Williams c            4   1   0   0     1   2   .258
Cey 3b                2   0   0   1     1   1   .273      Baker cf              5   1   1   0     0   1   .321
Crawford lf           3   0   0   1     1   1   .251      Evans 3b              3   0   2   0     1   1   .254
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      Lum rf                3   0   0   0     1   1   .228
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Blanks 2b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .346
Sutton p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
                                                            Garrido 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                          Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
                                                            Didier ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
                                                            Jarvis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .230

Totals               34   6   9   6     5   3             Totals               35   5   7   4     5   9

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  2,066
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 3
Errors: Lopes, Russell 2, Garr, Evans
Doubles: Buckner (14), Lopes (4)
Home Runs: Aaron (34)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (11)
GIDP: Buckner (13), Ferguson (2), Paciorek (1)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (1,by Niekro)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(19-9)          9     7   5   3   5   9   1  41   2.08
Totals                  9     7   5   3   5   9   1  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(16-12)         4     7   5   4   3   3   0  22   3.06
Schueler                3     1   1   0   2   0   0  12   3.73
Jarvis                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.10
Totals                  9     9   6   4   5   3   0  40

Passed Balls: Williams (28)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (5)
Wild Pitches: Sutton (9)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Dick Stello


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Buckner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; Davis
singled to center; Paciorek forced Davis (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey was hit by a pitch; Williams allowed a passed
ball [Cey to second]; Crawford struck out; Ferguson walked;
Russell was called out on strikes; Sutton lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams was called out on strikes; Baker made an
out to second; Evans singled to right; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes walked; Buckner doubled to center [Lopes
scored, Buckner to third (on throw)]; Davis made an out to
shortstop; Paciorek singled to center [Buckner scored]; Cey
struck out; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Blanks to second]; Garr reached on an
error by Russell [Blanks stayed at second, Garr to first];
Jackson singled to center [Blanks scored (unearned), Garr to
third]; Aaron hit into a double play (first to catcher) [Garr
out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson flied out to right; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams walked; Baker reached on a fielder's choice
[Williams to second (error by Lopes; assist by Russell)]; Evans
walked [Williams to third, Baker to second]; Lum popped to third
in foul territory; Blanks walked [Williams scored (unearned),
Baker to third, Evans to second]; Sutton threw a wild pitch
[Baker scored, Evans to third, Blanks to second]; Niekro popped
to catcher in foul territory; Garr flied out to left; 2 R (1
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes doubled to left; Buckner singled to center
[Lopes scored]; Davis singled to center [Buckner to second];
Paciorek singled to left [Buckner scored, Davis to third (error
by Garr)]; SCHUELER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Cey forced
Paciorek (third to second) [Davis scored (unearned)]; Crawford
walked [Cey to second]; Ferguson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Crawford out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson lined to shortstop; Aaron made an out to
shortstop; Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Braves 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Sutton made
an out to shortstop; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker flied out to right; Evans struck out; Lum
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner singled to right; Davis flied out to
center; Paciorek reached on an error by Evans [Buckner to third,
Paciorek to second]; Cey walked; Crawford grounded out (second
to first) [Buckner scored (unearned), Paciorek to third, Cey to
second]; Ferguson flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); DIDIER BATTED
FOR SCHUELER; Didier walked; Garr struck out; Jackson popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Braves 3.

DODGERS 8TH: JARVIS REPLACED DIDIER (PITCHING); Russell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Sutton flied out to center; Lopes
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron struck out; Williams struck out; Baker singled
to left; Evans singled to right [Baker to third]; Lum walked
[Evans to second]; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR BLANKS; Breazeale struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 3.

DODGERS 9TH: GARRIDO REPLACED BREAZEALE (PLAYING 2B); Buckner
flied out to right; Davis singled to right; Paciorek grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Davis out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: BROWN BATTED FOR JARVIS; Brown popped to third in
foul territory; Garr singled to second; Jackson popped to third
in foul territory; Aaron homered [Garr scored]; Williams reached
on an error by Russell [Williams to first]; Baker struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 5.