Buzz Capra made his first start for the Braves and pitched a five-hitter to defeat the Dodgers, 4-2. Hank Aaron appeared in the 2,993rd game of his career to move into third place on the all-time list ahead of Willie Mays. The Braves broke Don Sutton's string of 18 innings of scoreless pitching with three runs in the first.

Ralph Garr doubled and, after a sacrifice, Dusty Baker walked. Aaron beat out an infield hit to Ron Cey, Garr scoring, and when the third baseman threw wildly Baker also crossed the plate. Aaron then scored on a single by Davey Johnson. Garr homered for the Braves' other run in the eighth. Willie Crawford hit a homer for the Dodgers in the second and also scored their other run on a single by Cey in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Sunday, May       19, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  1
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf,lf            4   2   3   1     1   0   .365      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .191
Robinson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .228        McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Perez ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .361        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker cf,rf           4   1   2   0     1   2   .308      Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Aaron lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .259      Paciorek cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .245
  Office pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .175      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Crawford rf           3   2   1   1     1   0   .290
Johnson 2b            2   0   1   1     2   0   .248      Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     0   0   .287
Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Oates c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .236      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Capra p               4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                            Joshua ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Lacy 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .292

Totals               34   4   8   3     5   6             Totals               30   2   5   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 35,746
Left on Base: Braves 10, Dodgers 3
DP: Braves 2, Dodgers 0
Errors: Robinson, Lopes, Cey
Doubles: Garr (9)
Home Runs: Garr (3), Crawford (3)
Stolen Bases: Baker (6), Office (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (5), Oates (5), Sutton (2)
GIDP: Russell (5), McMullen (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra W(2-2)            9     5   2   2   1   3   1  32   2.20
Totals                  9     5   2   2   1   3   1  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(6-3)           8     8   4   3   5   4   1  38   2.71
Marshall                1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.14
Totals                  9     8   4   3   5   6   1  41

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


BRAVES 1ST: Garr doubled to left; Robinson out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Garr to third]; Baker walked; Aaron
singled to third [Garr scored, Baker scored (error by Cey),
Aaron to second]; Evans popped to shortstop; Johnson singled to
left [Aaron scored (unearned)]; Lum struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Buckner flied out
to left; Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Oates grounded out (shortstop to first); Capra
grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt Garr singled to
first; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Crawford homered; Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Ferguson popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker singled to left; Baker stole second; Aaron
flied out to left; Evans walked; Johnson lined to third; Lum
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to left; Sutton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Russell to second]; Lopes struck out;
Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Oates popped to first; Capra grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Garvey flied out to
center; Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
singled to third; Aaron grounded out (third to first) [Baker to
second]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey reached on an error by Robinson; Ferguson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Russell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson walked; Lum singled to left [Johnson to
second]; Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Johnson
to third, Lum to second]; On a bunt Capra struck out; Garr was
walked intentionally; Robinson lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
grounded out (third to first); Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker struck out; Aaron reached on an error by
Lopes; OFFICE RAN FOR AARON; Office stole second; Evans flied
out to center; Johnson walked; Lum forced Johnson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PEREZ REPLACED
ROBINSON (PLAYING SS); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Paciorek grounded out (first
to pitcher); Garvey flied out to left; Crawford walked; Cey
singled to right [Crawford scored]; Ferguson flied to left in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Oates flied out to center; Capra grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr homered; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell flied out to center; JOSHUA BATTED FOR
SUTTON; Joshua singled to right; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR LOPES;
McMullen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Joshua out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MCMULLEN (PITCHING); LACY REPLACED
JOSHUA (PLAYING 2B); Baker struck out; Office struck out; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner popped to second; Paciorek singled to left;
Garvey flied out to left; Crawford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 2.