Although collecting only three hits, the Braves won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, before the Dodgers came back to gain an 8-3 victory in the second game. Braves' hits in the lidlifter included a homer by Mike Lum in the first inning and another by Darrell Evans in the eighth. In between, their other hit, a single by Sonny Jackson in the third, led to a run on a throwing error by Bill Russell and infield out by Dusty Baker. Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Thursday, June 28, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumDodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 10 1 Braves 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 3 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 .304 Jackson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .224 Buckner 1b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .278 Lum lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .282 Mota lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .344 Evans 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .280 Davis cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .288 Baker cf 3 0 0 1 1 1 .275 Cey 3b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .306 Garr rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Crawford rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .310 Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .263 Russell ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Tepedino 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 3 .226 Oates c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Joshua ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 P. Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .171 Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Messersmith p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .212 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rau p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garvey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Richert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 35 2 10 2 4 6 Totals 28 3 3 3 3 6 Time of Game: 2:30 Left on Base: Dodgers 12, Braves 4 DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 0 Errors: Russell, Garr, Panther Doubles: Buckner (11), Cey (7) Home Runs: Lum (6), Evans (18) Sacrifice Hits: Russell (3) Sacrifice Flies: Joshua (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 6 2 2 1 2 4 1 23 3.23 Rau 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 6.04 Richert L(1-1) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 1.85 Totals 8 3 3 2 3 6 2 31 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA P. Niekro 7 8 2 2 4 6 0 33 2.48 Panther W(1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.98 Hoerner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 Frisella SV(6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.88 Totals 9 10 2 2 4 6 0 41 Passed Balls: Oates (9) Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to shortstop; Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; Mota made an out to second; Davis lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Jackson flied out to center; Lum homered; Evans flied out to left; Baker walked; Garr flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1. DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Crawford singled to right [Cey to third (error by Garr)]; Russell struck out; Yeager struck out; Messersmith forced Crawford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Tepedino flied out to center; Oates struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes popped to third in foul territory; Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); Mota grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro struck out; Jackson singled to left; Lum reached on an error by Russell [Jackson to third, Lum to first]; Evans walked [Lum to second]; Baker forced Evans (shortstop to second) [Jackson scored (unearned), Lum to third]; Garr struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. DODGERS 4TH: Davis made an out to shortstop; Cey walked; Crawford grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Cey to second]; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Tepedino flied out to left; Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. DODGERS 5TH: Yeager struck out; Messersmith flied out to left; Lopes singled to left; Buckner doubled to right [Lopes to third]; Mota walked; Davis lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: P. Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. DODGERS 6TH: Cey lined to left; Crawford struck out; Russell singled to right; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied out to center; Baker struck out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. DODGERS 7TH: LACY BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Lacy singled to center; Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first) [Lacy to second]; Buckner singled to center [Lacy scored]; Mota forced Buckner (second to shortstop); Oates allowed a passed ball [Mota to second]; Davis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: RAU REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Johnson walked; On a bunt Tepedino forced Johnson (third to shortstop); Oates flied out to left; P. Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2. DODGERS 8TH: Cey doubled to center; Crawford walked; PANTHER REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Russell reached on an error by Panther on a sacrifice bunt [Cey to third, Crawford to second, Russell to first]; JOSHUA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Joshua lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Cey scored]; GARVEY BATTED FOR RAU; Garvey flied out to right; Lopes singled to first [Crawford out at home (first to catcher), Russell to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: RICHERT REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); CANNIZZARO REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING C ); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum struck out; Evans homered; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 3. DODGERS 9TH: Buckner singled to shortstop; Mota flied out to right; HOERNER REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING); Davis flied out to center; FRISELLA REPLACED HOERNER (PITCHING); Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 3. |
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