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Dodgers
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 19, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on April 19, 1972 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 5,391 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: John Kibler 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Satch Davidson |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Maury Wills | Shortstop |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Jim Lefebvre | Second Baseman |
| Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | Third Baseman |
| Chris Cannizzaro | Catcher |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Ralph Garr | Right Fielder |
| Hank Aaron | First Baseman |
| Earl Williams | Catcher |
| Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lum | Center Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Lum Harris | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 19, 1972
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Niekro
Wills hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lum who is chasing the ball. Wills reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buckner vs. Niekro
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niekro
Robinson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Sutton
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Sutton
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Sutton
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Niekro
Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sutton
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Sutton
Carty hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans strikes out. Cannizzaro drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Evans out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lum vs. Sutton
Lum hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Niekro
Cannizzaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Niekro
Sutton hits a popup towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Niekro
Wills strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wills out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sutton
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Sutton
Niekro bunts towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Sutton
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Sutton
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sutton covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Niekro
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Niekro
Manny Mota pinch hits for Frank Robinson.
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Sutton
Manny Mota now playing left field. Willie Crawford now playing right field.
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sutton
Williams hits a line drive into left field. Mota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Sutton
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lum vs. Sutton
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lum for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lefebvre out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Niekro
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sutton
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cannizzaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Sutton
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Sutton
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cannizzaro vs. Niekro
Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Niekro
Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Niekro
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Sutton
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Sutton
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sutton
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Niekro
Buckner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Niekro
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mota vs. Niekro
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Sutton
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sutton
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Sutton
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Niekro
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cannizzaro vs. Niekro
Cannizzaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Niekro
Sutton bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Garvey moves to third. Cannizzaro moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wills vs. Niekro
Wills hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Sutton
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Sutton
Jim Breazeale pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Breazeale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Sutton
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Nash
Jim Nash now pitching.
Buckner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Nash
Bill Russell pinch runs for Bill Buckner.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Evans. Russell moves to third. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mota vs. Nash
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell scores. Davis scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Nash
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mota moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crawford vs. Nash
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mota scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Nash
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Sutton
Bill Russell now playing right field. Wes Parker now playing first base.
Garr hits a line drive towards short. Wills reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Sutton
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sutton
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1972 -- Los Angeles at Atlanta (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Wills M, ss 4 1 1 0 Millan F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 3 0 1 1 Garr R, rf 4 0 0 0
Russell B, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Aaron H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 4 1 1 0 Williams E, c 4 0 0 0
Robinson F, rf 1 0 0 0 Carty R, lf 3 0 1 0
Mota M, ph-lf 3 1 1 2 Evans D, 3b 2 0 0 0
Lefebvre J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Lum M, cf 3 0 0 0
Crawford W, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Perez M, ss 3 0 1 0
Parker W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 1 0 0 0
Garvey S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Breazeale J, ph 1 0 0 0
Cannizzaro C, c 3 0 0 0 Nash J, p 0 0 0 0
Sutton D, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 3 29 0 2 0
Los Angeles 100 000 003 -- 4
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 8.0 3 1 1 0 7
Nash J 1.0 3 3 3 1 0
E -- Garvey S, Evans D 2
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 4
2B -- Carty R
3B -- Wills M
SH -- Niekro P, Sutton D
T -- 2:09
A -- 5391
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