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Friday April 13, 1973
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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.



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