Although the Braves smashed five homers, including the 693rd of Hank Aaron's career, the Dodgers were able to gain a 12-9 victory in 12 innings. The Braves scored eight runs on their circuit clouts. A three-run drive by Mike Lum and solo swat by Carl Morton gave the Braves a 5-4 lead in the fifth and Aaron added two more with his round-tripper in the sixth.

The Dodgers then broke loose for their second four-run burst of the game to go ahead, 8-7, in the seventh, but Darrell Evans homered with two out in the ninth to tie the score. The Dodgers counted in the 10th on a double by Willie Davis and an error, only to have the Braves pull even again with a boundary belt by Davey Johnson. However, there was no getting back at the Dodgers after they scored three runs in the 12th on a double by Ron Cey, passes to Willie Crawford and Lee Lacy and singles by Bill Russell and Chris Cannizzaro. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 12, Atlanta Braves 9
Game Played on Friday, June      29, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  4    0  0  0    4  0  0    1  0  3  -  12 16  2
Braves       1  0  0    0  4  2    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   9 12  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .308      Garr rf               5   1   2   0     1   0   .256
Buckner lf,1b         5   1   1   2     0   0   .279      Perez ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .225
Davis cf              6   2   2   2     0   0   .294        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Cey 3b                6   1   2   1     0   0   .301        Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Crawford rf           4   1   0   0     2   0   .304      Evans 3b              5   2   1   1     1   0   .283
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .296      Aaron lf              6   1   1   2     0   1   .223
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667      Baker cf              6   1   3   0     0   0   .279
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Johnson 2b            5   2   1   1     1   1   .257
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lum 1b                5   1   1   3     1   1   .284
  Lacy ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .212      Oates c               5   0   2   0     0   0   .242
  Rau p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morton p              3   1   1   1     0   0   .190
Russell ss            5   2   2   2     1   0   .300        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .231        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Joshua ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .256        Dietz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
  Cannizzaro c        3   0   2   1     0   0   .214        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Downing p             2   1   1   0     0   0   .091        Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Jackson ph,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Mota ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .348
  Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Paciorek lf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .236

Totals               48  12  16  10     4   3             Totals               47   9  12   9     4   3

Time of Game: 3:46   Attendance:  9,987
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Braves 7
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 2
Errors: Garvey, Downing, Garr, Baker, Frisella
Doubles: Davis (17), Cey (8), Baker (13)
Home Runs: Lum (7), Morton (1), Aaron (20), Evans (19), Johnson (16)
Stolen Bases: Baker (8)
Caught Stealing: Lacy (3), Baker (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (3), Perez (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (4)
GIDP: Russell (5), Buckner (12)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 5     5   7   5   1   0   3  22   3.17
Hough                   1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.38
Richert                 1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.78
Brewer                  2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   1.40
Culver W(3-4)           2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9   2.90
Rau SV(1)               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.79
Totals                 12    12   9   7   4   3   5  52

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  6     8   7   7   0   2   0  26   3.71
Frisella                0     1   1   0   0   0   0   2   2.88
House                   2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.23
Devine                  2.1   3   1   0   2   1   0  12   6.14
Hoerner                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.66
Panther L(1-1)          1     3   3   3   2   0   0   7   2.70
Totals                 12    16  12  10   4   3   0  54

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford


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

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to left; Garr was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Garvey; assist by Downing [Garr to
third]; Perez grounded out (first unassisted) [Garr scored
(unearned)]; Evans lined to center; Aaron grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey lined to center; Crawford lined to shortstop;
Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to right; Johnson flied out to left;
Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager
struck out; Downing singled to pitcher; Lopes singled to right
[Downing to second]; Buckner singled to right [Downing scored,
Lopes to third, Buckner to second (error by Garr)]; Davis
singled to center [Lopes scored, Buckner scored, Davis to
second]; Cey singled to center [Davis scored]; Crawford flied
out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates flied out to right; Morton flied out to right;
Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves
1.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey lined to center; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Evans made an
out to shortstop; Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker singled to center; Johnson walked [Baker to
second]; Lum homered [Baker scored, Johnson scored]; Oates
grounded out (second to first); Morton homered; Garr grounded
out (shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (pitcher to first);
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Davis grounded out (second to first); Cey flied out
to left; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans reached on an error by Downing (assist by
Garvey) [Evans to first]; Aaron homered [Evans scored
(unearned)]; HOUGH REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Baker singled to
left; Baker stole second; Baker was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Johnson grounded out (third to first); Lum
walked; Oates singled to pitcher [Lum to second]; Morton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Braves 7.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to center; Russell singled to right
[Garvey to second]; JOSHUA BATTED FOR YEAGER; Joshua singled to
left [Garvey scored, Russell to second]; MOTA BATTED FOR HOUGH;
FRISELLA REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Mota singled to center
[Russell scored, Joshua to second]; Lopes reached on an error by
Frisella on a sacrifice bunt [Joshua scored (no RBI), Mota to
third, Lopes to first]; HOUSE REPLACED FRISELLA (PITCHING);
Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Mota scored (unearned)];
Davis flied to right in foul territory; Cey popped to third in
foul territory; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves
7.

BRAVES 7TH: RICHERT REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); CANNIZZARO
REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING C ); Garr walked; Perez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garr to second]; Evans
grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Aaron made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 7.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Garvey
singled to center; Russell grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Baker doubled to right; BREWER REPLACED GARVEY
(PITCHING); PACIOREK REPLACED RICHERT (PLAYING LF); BUCKNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Johnson struck out; Lum reached
on a fielder's choice [Baker out at third (shortstop to third)];
Oates singled to left [Lum to third]; DIETZ BATTED FOR HOUSE;
Dietz flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8,
Braves 7.

DODGERS 9TH: DEVINE REPLACED DIETZ (PITCHING); Cannizzaro
singled to center; On a bunt Paciorek forced Cannizzaro (third
to shortstop); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first) [Paciorek
to second]; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Braves 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez made an
out to first; Evans homered; Aaron struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 8.

DODGERS 10TH: Davis doubled to right; Cey flied out to right;
Crawford was walked intentionally; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR BREWER;
McMullen flied out to center [Davis scored (error by Baker)
(unearned) (no RBI), Crawford to second]; Russell was walked
intentionally; Cannizzaro flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Braves 8.

BRAVES 10TH: CULVER REPLACED MCMULLEN (PITCHING); Baker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Johnson homered; Lum struck out; Oates
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 9, Braves 9.

DODGERS 11TH: Paciorek singled to left; Lopes struck out;
HOERNER REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Buckner grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Braves 9.

BRAVES 11TH: JACKSON BATTED FOR HOERNER; Jackson flied out to
right; Garr singled to right; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR PEREZ;
Tepedino grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garr to second];
Evans was walked intentionally; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Braves 9.

DODGERS 12TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PANTHER
REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Davis flied out to left; Cey
doubled to left; Crawford was walked intentionally; LACY BATTED
FOR CULVER; Lacy walked [Cey to third, Crawford to second];
Russell singled to center [Cey scored, Crawford scored, Lacy to
third]; Lacy was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted)
[Russell to second]; Cannizzaro singled to center [Russell
scored]; Paciorek forced Cannizzaro (second to shortstop); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 12, Braves 9.

BRAVES 12TH: RAU REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Johnson made an out to second; Lum
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
12, Braves 9.