The Dodgers, after being shut out on five hits in the first seven innings, erupted for three runs in the eighth and defeated the Braves, 3-2. Davey Lopes and Bill Buckner opened the rally with singles to chase Ron Reed. Joe Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly off Roric Harrison to drive in Lopes. Willie Crawford doubled to score Buckner. Bill Russell then climaxed the rally with a single that sent Crawford across the plate with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, May       18, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3 10  1
Braves       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   3   0     0   0   .370      Garr rf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Buckner 1b            5   1   2   0     0   2   .261      Oates c               5   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     0   2   .258
Ferguson lf           2   0   0   1     2   0   .321      Aaron lf              1   0   1   0     3   0   .236
  Paciorek lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .195        Gilbreath pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Crawford rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .296        Blanks ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Baker cf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .286
Russell ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .255      Lum 1b                4   0   3   0     0   0   .310
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .286      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   0   .148      Jackson ss,lf         3   0   0   1     0   0   .179
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .363      Reed p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .136
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Dietz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               33   3  10   3     4   3             Totals               33   2   8   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 10,181
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Braves 9
DP: Dodgers 2, Braves 1
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Lopes 2 (2), Crawford (8), Evans (8)
Home Runs: Evans (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ferguson (3), Jackson (1)
GIDP: Davis (2), Johnson 2 (3)
Hit by Pitch: Yeager (2,by Reed)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(4-3)      7     6   2   2   3   3   1  30   3.34
Hough                   0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   2.63
Brewer SV(4)            2     2   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.99
Totals                  9     8   2   2   4   3   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    7     7   2   2   1   2   0  29   4.12
Harrison L(0-1)         1     3   1   1   2   0   0   8   2.00
House                   1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.12
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   3   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Reed (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


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

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Oates struck out; Evans
homered; Aaron walked; Baker grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to center; Crawford flied out to
right; Cey singled to center; Russell singled to right [Cey to
third]; Yeager was hit by a pitch [Russell to second];
Messersmith forced Cey (pitcher to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled to right; Johnson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second]; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes doubled to right; Buckner made an out to
pitcher; Davis struck out; Ferguson walked; Crawford flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Reed grounded out (third to first); Garr flied out
to center; Oates singled to first; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey flied out to right; Russell grounded out (third
to first); Yeager popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron singled to left; Baker forced Aaron (shortstop
to second); Lum singled to left [Baker to third]; Johnson was
walked intentionally [Lum to second]; Jackson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Baker scored]; Reed flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Messersmith popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lopes made an out to second; Buckner was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Oates grounded
out (second to first); Evans doubled to center; Aaron walked;
Baker reached on an error by Cey [Evans to third, Aaron to
second, Baker to first]; Lum grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Crawford singled to right;
Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson popped to first; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied out to left; Yeager grounded out
(shortstop to first); Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr flied out to right; Oates grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes singled to center; Buckner singled to
shortstop [Lopes to second]; HARRISON REPLACED REED (PITCHING);
Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lopes to third,
Buckner to second]; Ferguson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lopes
scored]; Crawford doubled to center [Buckner scored]; Cey was
walked intentionally; Russell singled to center [Crawford
scored, Cey to third]; Yeager was walked intentionally [Russell
to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Mota made an out to
first; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Aaron walked;
GILBREATH RAN FOR AARON; BREWER REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Baker
forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); Lum singled to center
[Baker to third]; Johnson grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Lum out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: BLANKS REPLACED GILBREATH (PLAYING SS); JACKSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Lopes doubled to right; HOUSE
REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Buckner struck out; Davis flied
out to right [Lopes to third]; Ferguson was walked
intentionally; Ferguson was picked off first (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING LF); Jackson
flied out to left; DIETZ BATTED FOR HOUSE; Dietz made an out to
shortstop; Garr singled to first; Oates flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.