| The Dodgers scored five runs in the fourth inning and ended their four-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Braves. The Dodgers put together singles by Bill Buckner, Willie Davis, Joe Ferguson and Ron Cey, plus a walk and an error, in their big inning. Buckner homered for another run in the fifth. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Friday, April 13, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 10 2 Dodgers 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 x - 6 7 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .194 Lacy 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .257 Gilbreath 3b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .344 Buckner 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .303 Aaron rf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .095 Davis cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Baker cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .300 Crawford rf 3 1 0 1 1 0 .125 Evans 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233 Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .214 Johnson 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .346 Joshua lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .333 Oates c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 Cey 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .167 Perez ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .280 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .310 Reed p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 John p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 P. Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dietz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 3 10 3 3 6 Totals 30 6 7 6 3 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 27,133 Left on Base: Braves 9, Dodgers 3 DP: Braves 2, Dodgers 2 Errors: Evans, Perez, Lacy Doubles: Oates (1) Home Runs: Buckner (1) Stolen Bases: Davis (1) Caught Stealing: Lacy (1) GIDP: Perez (3), Baker (1), Joshua (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed L(0-1) 3 5 5 4 1 2 0 14 5.73 P. Niekro 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 13 1.59 Hoerner 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11.57 Upshaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.38 Totals 8 7 6 5 3 4 1 33 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(2-0) 7.1 10 3 3 3 6 0 34 1.84 Brewer SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50 Totals 9 10 3 3 3 6 0 39 Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Gilbreath singled to left; Aaron popped to third in foul territory; Baker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lacy singled to right; Lacy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Buckner singled to left; Davis lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Buckner out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 2ND: Evans struck out; Johnson singled to left; Oates popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford flied out to left; Ferguson reached on an error by Evans (assist by Perez) [Ferguson to first]; Joshua grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ferguson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 3RD: Reed grounded out (third to first); Garr singled; Gilbreath singled to center [Garr to second]; Aaron walked [Garr to third, Gilbreath to second]; Baker singled to left [Garr scored, Gilbreath scored, Aaron to second]; Evans struck out; Johnson flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Cey lined to third; Russell was called out on strikes; John struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 4TH: Oates singled to left; Perez grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Oates out at second]; Reed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Lacy walked; Buckner singled to right [Lacy to third]; Davis singled to right [Lacy scored, Buckner to third]; Davis stole second; Crawford reached on an error by Perez [Buckner scored (RBI), Davis to third, Crawford to first]; Ferguson singled to left [Davis scored, Crawford to third]; P. NIEKRO REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Joshua reached on a fielder's choice [Crawford scored (unearned), Ferguson to second]; Cey singled to left [Ferguson scored, Joshua to third, Cey out at second (left to catcher to second)]; Russell struck out; John flied out to center; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 5. BRAVES 5TH: Garr was called out on strikes; Gilbreath singled to center; Aaron struck out; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 5TH: Lacy grounded out (third to first); Buckner homered; Davis grounded out (second to first); Crawford walked; Ferguson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 6. BRAVES 6TH: Evans popped to shortstop; Johnson walked; Oates popped to catcher in foul territory; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 6TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Cey walked; Russell forced Cey (shortstop to second); John forced Russell (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 6. BRAVES 7TH: BLANKS BATTED FOR P. NIEKRO; Blanks singled to second; Garr reached on a fielder's choice [Blanks to second (error by Lacy; assist by John)]; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first) [Blanks to third, Garr to second]; Aaron walked; Baker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Aaron out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 7TH: HOERNER REPLACED BLANKS (PITCHING); Lacy struck out; Buckner flied out to left; Davis popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 6. BRAVES 8TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson singled to left; Oates doubled to right [Johnson to third]; BREWER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Johnson scored]; DIETZ BATTED FOR HOERNER; Dietz grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED DIETZ (PITCHING); Crawford popped to first in foul territory; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Joshua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 6. BRAVES 9TH: Garr flied out to left; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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