The Braves won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, on a run-scoring single by Hank Aaron in the 10th inning, but then succumbed to the three-hit pitching of Al Downing and lost the second game to the Dodgers, 8-3. The Braves forced the lidlifter into overtime when Davey Johnson hit a homer in the ninth inning. Ralph Garr led off the 10th with a single and Marty Perez sacrificed. After an intentional pass to Darrell Evans, Aaron rapped his winning single.

In the nightcap, Ron Cey batted in three runs for the Dodgers with a homer and Joe Ferguson drove in three with a double and homer. Evans accounted for all of the Braves' runs with a pair of round-trippers. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  -   2  3  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1    1  -   3  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .369      Garr rf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .243
Buckner 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Mota lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .352      Evans 3b,1b           3   0   2   0     1   0   .270
  Paciorek lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Aaron lf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .237
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Ferguson c            2   1   0   0     2   0   .312      Johnson 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .271
Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Dietz 1b              1   0   1   0     2   0   .318
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .283        Gilbreath pr,3b     1   1   0   0     0   0   .288
Russell ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .255      Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .227
Osteen p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .056      P. Niekro p           3   0   1   0     0   2   .273
  Garvey ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .229
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   3   2     3   4             Totals               32   3   9   3     5   4

Time of Game: 2:31
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Braves 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 2
Errors: Gilbreath
Doubles: Garvey (3)
Triples: Evans (2)
Home Runs: Johnson (6)
Caught Stealing: Garr (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Osteen (1), Evans (1), P. Niekro (1), Perez (3)
GIDP: Mota (2), Cey (7), Baker (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen                  7     5   1   1   4   3   0  28   3.67
Culver L(1-3)           2.1   4   2   2   1   1   1  12   3.26
Totals                  9.1   9   3   3   5   4   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(3-1)       10     3   2   2   3   4   0  35   2.82
Totals                 10     3   2   2   3   4   0  35

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


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

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Evans tripled to right; Aaron grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Davis flied out to left; Ferguson flied out to
center; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck
out; Dietz walked; Oates grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey singled to center; Russell lined to second;
Osteen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Cey to
second]; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro struck out; Garr grounded out (second to
first); Perez lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (third to first); Mota flied
out to left; Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans singled to center; Aaron lined to left; Baker
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves
0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson made an out to pitcher; Crawford flied out
to right; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Dietz
walked; Oates was called out on strikes; P. Niekro singled to
center [Dietz to second]; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Osteen made
an out to first; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez walked; Evans out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Perez to second]; Aaron was walked intentionally;
Baker made an out to second; Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner struck out; Mota lined to left; Davis flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Dietz singled to third; GILBREATH RAN FOR DIETZ;
Oates flied out to left; P. Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Gilbreath to second]; Garr singled to right
[Gilbreath scored]; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 8TH: GILBREATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); EVANS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Ferguson walked; Crawford
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ferguson to second]; Cey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell walked; GARVEY BATTED
FOR OSTEEN; Garvey doubled to center [Ferguson scored, Russell
scored]; Lopes flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: CULVER REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); Perez flied out
to right; Evans made an out to first; Aaron flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner flied out to left; Mota flied out to
center; Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Baker flied out
to right; Johnson homered; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to
first); Oates singled to center; P. Niekro struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 2.

DODGERS 10TH: Ferguson walked; Crawford reached on an error by
Gilbreath [Ferguson to second, Crawford to first]; Cey grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ferguson to
third, Crawford out at second]; Russell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 10TH: Garr singled; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Garr to second]; Evans was walked
intentionally; Aaron singled to left [Garr scored, Evans to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 3.