Claude Osteen registered his sixth straight victory and the Dodgers won their sixth straight game, defeating the Braves, 5-0. The Dodgers scored their first run in the fourth inning on a single by Bill Buckner, double by Willie Davis and sacrifice fly by Ron Cey. Willie Crawford homered in the sixth. Three runs were unearned on three errors. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Thursday, June      21, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  3
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  2  1    1  0  x  -   5  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Lopes 2b              4   2   0   0     0   0   .308
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Buckner 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .272
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Davis cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .295
Aaron lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Cey 3b                3   0   0   1     0   0   .302
Dietz 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .314      Crawford rf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .307
Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Joshua lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Yeager c              3   1   1   0     0   1   .283
Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Osteen p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .162
  Goggin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
  Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   2             Totals               30   5   8   2     1   1

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 20,384
Left on Base: Braves 6, Dodgers 4
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Dietz, Casanova, Perez
Doubles: Johnson (12), Davis 2 (15)
Home Runs: Crawford (6)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (21)
Caught Stealing: Russell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Osteen (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(6-6)           7     7   5   2   1   1   1  29   3.45
Panther                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.20
Totals                  8     8   5   2   1   1   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen W(9-3)           9     4   0   0   2   2   0  33   2.96
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   2   0  33

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


BRAVES 1ST: Baker flied out to right; Evans made an out to
first; Johnson doubled to right; Aaron grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Buckner lined to first;
Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Dietz lined to first; Brown grounded out (shortstop
to first); Casanova popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to right; Crawford flied out to left;
Russell singled to right; Russell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (second to first); Morton flied
out to right; Baker singled to left; Evans walked [Baker to
second]; Johnson forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Joshua grounded out (first to pitcher); Yeager
flied out to center; Osteen grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron popped to second; Dietz flied out to center;
Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes popped to first; Buckner singled to right;
Davis doubled to center [Buckner to third]; Cey hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Buckner scored]; Crawford was walked
intentionally; Russell forced Crawford (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova popped to second; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morton popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Joshua lined to first; Yeager singled to left;
Osteen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to
second]; Lopes reached on an error by Dietz [Yeager scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Lopes to first]; Buckner singled to right
[Lopes scored (error by Perez) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Davis flied
out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker singled to right; Evans was called out on
strikes; Johnson flied out to left; Aaron popped to third; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey flied out to left; Crawford homered; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Joshua grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Dietz singled to left; Brown forced Dietz (third to
second); Casanova flied out to center; Perez flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Yeager struck out; Osteen singled to center; Lopes
forced Osteen (shortstop to second); Lopes stole second [Lopes
scored (error by Casanova) (unearned)]; Buckner grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 8TH: GOGGIN BATTED FOR MORTON; Goggin struck out; Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: PANTHER REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); Davis doubled
to right; Cey flied out to left [Davis to third]; Crawford flied
out to center; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Aaron flied
out to center; Dietz walked; Brown flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.