Steve Yeager whacked two homers and Tom Paciorek hit one to account for the Dodgers' runs in support of Claude Osteen, who defeated the Braves, 4-1, for his 20th victory. Yeager led off the third inning with a round-tripper and Paciorek added a solo swat in the fourth. Yeager then homered again with a man on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Wednesday, October   4, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  8  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Blanks 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Mota lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Brown rf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .226
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Aaron 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Paciorek 1b           4   1   2   1     0   1   .255      Williams 3b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .258
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   2   .270      Baker cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .321
  Wills pr,3b         0   1   0   0     0   0   .129      Garr lf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .325
Ferguson rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .292      Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Didier c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Yeager c              2   2   2   3     2   0   .274      Jaster p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Osteen p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .273        Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .254
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carty ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .277
                                                            Freeman pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Hardin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .095
                                                            Casanova ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               32   4   8   4     3   6             Totals               35   1   8   1     1   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance:  2,434
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Braves 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 2
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Paciorek (4), Mota (16)
Home Runs: Yeager 2 (4), Paciorek (1)
Stolen Bases: Garr (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Ferguson (1)
GIDP: Osteen (2), Lopes (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(20-11)         9     8   1   1   1   4   0  36   2.64
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   0  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jaster L(1-1)           5     4   2   2   1   3   2  19   5.11
House                   3     2   0   0   2   3   0  12   2.89
Hardin                  1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   4.39
Totals                  9     8   4   4   3   6   3  36

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Mota lined to right; Davis flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Blanks struck out; Brown popped to first in foul
territory; Aaron popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Paciorek doubled to center; Cey was called out on
strikes; Ferguson flied out to center; Russell popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Baker singled to left; Garr
singled to right [Baker to second]; Perez flied out to right
[Baker to third]; Garr stole second; Didier grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager homered; Osteen struck out; Lopes flied out
to center; Mota grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jaster grounded out (second to first); Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown walked; Aaron made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis flied out to left; Paciorek homered; Cey
grounded out (second to first); Ferguson singled to left;
Russell flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams struck out; Baker lined to left; Garr
singled to left; Perez forced Garr (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager walked; Osteen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Yeager out at second]; Lopes
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Didier made an out to third; EVANS BATTED FOR
JASTER; Evans grounded out (second to first); Blanks reached on
an error by Russell [Blanks to first]; Brown was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: HOUSE REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Mota doubled to
right; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Mota to third];
Paciorek was called out on strikes; Cey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
flied out to right; Baker lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson walked; Russell singled to left [Ferguson
to second]; Yeager walked [Ferguson to third, Russell to
second]; Osteen struck out; Lopes grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Yeager out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr popped to shortstop in foul territory; Perez
flied out to right; Didier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Mota grounded out (third to first); Davis popped to
third in foul territory; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: CARTY BATTED FOR HOUSE; Carty singled to center;
FREEMAN RAN FOR CARTY; Blanks flied out to center; Brown forced
Freeman (shortstop to second); Aaron singled to left [Brown to
second]; Williams singled to right [Brown scored, Aaron to
second]; Baker forced Williams (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

DODGERS 9TH: HARDIN REPLACED FREEMAN (PITCHING); Cey singled to
left; WILLS RAN FOR CEY; Ferguson out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Wills to second]; Russell lined to
shortstop; Yeager homered [Wills scored]; Osteen grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: WILLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Garr singled to
left; Perez singled to center [Garr to second]; Didier lined
into a double play (shortstop to second) [Garr out at second];
CASANOVA BATTED FOR HARDIN; Casanova forced Perez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 1.