In another of their last-ditch victories, the Dodgers scored twice in the ninth inning to defeat the Braves, 2-1, marking the 15th time this season that they had won a game in their last time at bat. The Braves counted their run off Andy Messersmith in the eighth on a single by Craig Robinson, sacrifice by Max Leon and infield hits by Ralph Garr and Darrell Evans. Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Tuesday, June 25, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 1 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 9 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .370 Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .259 McMullen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Evans 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aaron lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Buckner lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .328 Murrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Wynn cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .298 Lum 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .325 Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .249 Crawford rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .290 Oates c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Cey 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .271 Robinson ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .209 Yeager c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Reed p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Correll ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Messersmith p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Joshua ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Totals 32 1 7 1 1 7 Totals 32 2 9 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 38,261 Left on Base: Braves 6, Dodgers 7 DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 1 Errors: Robinson Doubles: Buckner (11) Stolen Bases: Crawford (5) Caught Stealing: Buckner (9) Sacrifice Hits: Leon (1) GIDP: Lum (5), Russell (14) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.36 Leon L(0-1) 3 4 2 2 0 2 0 12 1.42 Frisella 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5.82 Totals 8 9 2 2 1 3 0 33 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 8 7 1 1 1 7 0 31 2.09 Marshall W(8-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.18 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 7 0 34 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Andy Olsen BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Office struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner popped to second; Wynn reached on an error by Robinson; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 2ND: Aaron singled to left; Lum grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Aaron out at second]; Johnson walked; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford singled to right; Crawford stole second; Cey flied out to center; Yeager flied out to left; Russell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 3RD: Robinson lined to center; Reed struck out; Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes grounded out (second to first); Buckner doubled to left; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 4TH: Office struck out; Evans struck out; Aaron flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to center; Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Johnson popped to first; Oates singled to second; Robinson forced Oates (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Yeager singled to center; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yeager out at second]; Messersmith flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 6TH: CORRELL BATTED FOR REED; Correll popped to shortstop; Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Office singled to center; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: LEON REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner singled to shortstop; Buckner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wynn lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 7TH: Aaron struck out; Lum flied out to center; Johnson singled to center; Oates grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Crawford singled to right; Cey popped to second in foul territory; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 8TH: Robinson singled to shortstop; Leon out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Robinson to second]; Garr singled to shortstop [Robinson to third]; Office popped to third in foul territory; Evans singled to shortstop [Robinson scored, Garr to second]; Aaron lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 8TH: MURRELL REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); Russell struck out; JOSHUA BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Joshua struck out; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR LOPES; McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MCMULLEN (PITCHING); LACY REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING 2B); Lum popped to shortstop; Johnson grounded out (third to first); Oates grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 9TH: Buckner singled to left; Wynn singled to center [Buckner to third]; FRISELLA REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Garvey singled to shortstop [Buckner scored, Wynn to second]; Crawford was walked intentionally [Wynn to third, Garvey to second]; Cey singled to left [Wynn scored, Garvey to third, Crawford to second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 2. |
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