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. Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Game Played on Sunday, May 19, 1974 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumBraves 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. |
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