Erupting for six runs in the seventh inning, the Dodgers rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Braves behind the four-hit pitching of Al Downing. One of Braves' hits was Hank Aaron's 676th homer. Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Sunday, April 15, 1973 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 4 0 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 x - 6 8 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Lacy 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .244 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .300 Buckner 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .293 Aaron rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .115 Davis cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .225 Baker cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .263 Crawford rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .129 Evans 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .216 Ferguson c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Joshua lf 3 1 1 3 0 0 .348 Oates c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Cey 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Perez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .258 Russell ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Gentry p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .375 Downing p 3 0 1 0 0 2 .200 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blanks ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 4 2 1 7 Totals 30 6 8 6 2 5 Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 18,276 Left on Base: Braves 4, Dodgers 2 DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Lacy, Cey Doubles: Evans (3), Perez (3), Russell (2), Davis (3) Home Runs: Aaron (3), Joshua (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gentry L(1-1) 6.1 5 5 5 1 5 1 24 2.82 Upshaw 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 6.00 Hoerner 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.13 House 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 8 6 6 2 5 1 32 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Downing W(1-0) 9 4 2 1 1 7 1 33 1.80 Totals 9 4 2 1 1 7 1 33 Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Gilbreath lined to center; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lacy was called out on strikes; Buckner flied out to center; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to left; Evans was called out on strikes; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford flied out to center; Ferguson made an out to third; Joshua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded out (third to first); Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Cey flied out to left; Russell doubled to center [Russell out at third (center to third)]; Downing struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron walked; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner flied out to center; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 5TH: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Johnson flied out to right; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson struck out; Joshua grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Gentry singled to center; Garr flied out to right; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Cey popped to first in foul territory; Russell flied out to center; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 7TH: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Baker reached on an error by Cey [Baker to first]; Evans doubled to right [Baker scored (unearned), Evans to third (error by Lacy; assist by Crawford)]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Oates popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Lacy was called out on strikes; Buckner singled to center; Davis doubled to right [Buckner scored]; Crawford was walked intentionally; Ferguson singled to left [Davis scored, Crawford to second]; Joshua homered [Crawford scored, Ferguson scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Cey singled to left; Russell forced Cey (shortstop to second); Downing singled to right [Russell to second]; Lacy walked [Russell to third, Downing to second]; HOERNER REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Buckner singled to right [Russell scored, Downing out at home (right to catcher), Lacy to second]; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 6. BRAVES 8TH: Perez doubled to left; BLANKS BATTED FOR HOERNER; Blanks struck out; Garr grounded out (first unassisted) [Perez to third]; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED BLANKS (PITCHING); Davis flied out to right; Crawford flied out to left; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 6. BRAVES 9TH: Aaron homered; Hank Aaron's homer would not have been one last year; Baker grounded out (first unassisted); Evans flied out to right; Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 6. |
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