The Dodgers collected 17 singles, including four by Bill Russell, who drove in five runs, to defeat the Braves, 13-3. The lopsided victory was due also to six Braves' errors, resulting in eight unearned runs. The Braves' runs off Andy Messersmith counted on homers by Darrell Evans and Davey Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Monday, June      18, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   3  7  5
Dodgers      5  0  4    0  0  3    0  1  x  -  13 18  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .234      Lopes 2b              5   1   2   2     0   0   .328
Garr rf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Buckner 1b            5   2   2   0     0   0   .268
Evans 3b              3   1   1   2     1   1   .274      Davis cf              4   2   1   1     0   0   .292
Lum lf                4   0   2   0     0   1   .279        Paciorek cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Cey 3b                4   3   2   0     1   0   .307
Tepedino 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .500      Crawford rf           5   0   1   1     0   1   .303
Johnson 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .272      Russell ss            5   2   4   5     0   1   .286
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Joshua lf             4   2   1   1     1   0   .264
Reed p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Yeager c              4   1   2   1     0   1   .286
  House p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Messersmith p         4   0   3   1     0   1   .239
  Goggin ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     1   8             Totals               41  13  18  12     2   4

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 24,544
Left on Base: Braves 4, Dodgers 6
DP: Braves 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Garr, Evans, Lum, Johnson, Perez
Doubles: Lum (11)
Home Runs: Evans (16), Johnson (13)
Stolen Bases: Russell (8)
GIDP: Johnson (5), Buckner (11), Joshua (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(4-8)             2.2   9   9   4   2   1   0  19   4.11
House                   3.1   5   3   3   0   3   0  15   4.56
Hoerner                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   9.00
Frisella                1     2   1   0   0   0   0   5   3.27
Totals                  8    18  13   7   2   4   0  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(7-5)      9     7   3   3   1   8   2  34   3.31
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   8   2  34

Passed Balls: Oates (7)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


BRAVES 1ST: Oates struck out; Garr struck out; Evans walked; Lum
singled to right [Evans to second]; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to left; Buckner singled to center;
Davis reached on an error by Johnson [Buckner to second, Davis
to first]; Cey walked [Buckner to third, Davis to second];
Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher) [Buckner scored
(unearned), Davis to third, Cey to second]; Russell singled to
right [Davis scored (unearned), Cey scored (unearned)]; Russell
stole second; Joshua was walked intentionally; Yeager singled to
shortstop [Russell to third, Joshua to second]; Messersmith
singled to third [Russell scored (unearned), Joshua scored
(error by Evans) (unearned) (no RBI), Yeager to second,
Messersmith out at second (second to first)]; 5 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 2ND: Tepedino singled to left; Johnson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Tepedino out at second]; Perez
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 2ND: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner flied out to
left; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 3RD: Reed flied out to center; Oates grounded out
(pitcher to first); Garr lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 3RD: Cey singled to center; Oates allowed a passed ball
[Cey to second]; Crawford popped to second; Russell singled to
left [Cey to third]; Joshua singled to center [Cey scored,
Russell to third]; Yeager singled to center [Russell scored,
Joshua to third, Yeager to second (on throw)]; Messersmith
struck out; Lopes singled to right [Joshua scored, Yeager
scored, Lopes to second (error by Garr)]; HOUSE REPLACED REED
(PITCHING); Buckner flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 9.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Lum struck out; Baker flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (first unassisted); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Crawford grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 9.

BRAVES 5TH: Tepedino singled to second; Johnson flied out to
right; Perez flied out to right; House struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell struck out; Joshua grounded out (second to
first); Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 9.

BRAVES 6TH: Oates struck out; Garr singled to left; Evans
homered [Garr scored]; Lum grounded out (second to first); Baker
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 9.

DODGERS 6TH: Messersmith singled to third; Lopes forced
Messersmith (shortstop to second); Buckner singled to right
[Lopes to third]; Davis singled to right [Lopes scored, Buckner
to second]; Cey singled to third [Buckner to third, Davis to
second]; Crawford struck out; Russell singled to left [Buckner
scored, Davis scored, Cey to third, Russell to second (error by
Lum)]; Joshua grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 12.

BRAVES 7TH: PACIOREK REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING CF); Tepedino
grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson homered; Perez flied
out to center; GOGGIN BATTED FOR HOUSE; Goggin flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 12.

DODGERS 7TH: HOERNER REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); Yeager popped
to first; Messersmith singled to right; Lopes singled to center
[Messersmith to second]; Buckner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 12.

BRAVES 8TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded
out (second to first); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 12.

DODGERS 8TH: FRISELLA REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Cey reached on an error by Perez
[Cey to first]; Crawford singled to right [Cey to second];
Russell singled to center [Cey scored (unearned), Crawford to
third]; Joshua grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Russell out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 13.

BRAVES 9TH: Lum doubled to center; Baker grounded out (third to
first) [Lum to third]; Tepedino grounded out (first unassisted);
Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 13.