Top 1

• Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Stone
  
  Wills hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mota vs. Stone
  
  Mota hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty who is chasing the ball. Mota reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Davis vs. Stone
  
  Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mota scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Robinson vs. Stone
  
  Robinson 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: 1--
  Lefebvre vs. Stone
  
  Lefebvre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Parker vs. Stone
  
  Parker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Lefebvre moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garvey vs. Stone
  
  Garvey is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Osteen
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Osteen
  
  Millan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aaron vs. Osteen
  
  Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carty vs. Osteen
  
  Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aaron moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Williams vs. Osteen
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cannizzaro vs. Stone
  
  Cannizzaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Osteen vs. Stone
  
  Osteen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cannizzaro moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wills vs. Stone
  
  Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cannizzaro moves to third. Osteen moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 2 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Mota vs. Stone
  
  Mota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cannizzaro scores. Osteen moves to third. Wills moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 3 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Davis vs. Barber
  
  Steve Barber now pitching.
  
  Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Osteen scores. Wills scores. Mota moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Robinson vs. Barber
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into center field. Baker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Baker. Mota scores. Davis goes all the way around to score. Robinson moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 7 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lefebvre vs. Barber
  
  Lefebvre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Parker vs. Barber
  
  Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garvey vs. Barber
  
  Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Osteen
  
  Willie Crawford now playing right field.
  
  Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Casanova vs. Osteen
  
  Casanova hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mota. Casanova reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Osteen
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Barber vs. Osteen
  
  Barber 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 3

• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cannizzaro vs. Barber
  
  Cannizzaro hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osteen vs. Barber
  
  Osteen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wills vs. Barber
  
  Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Osteen moves to third. View Play 
• Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Mota vs. Barber
  
  Mota hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Osteen tags and scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Davis vs. Barber
  
  Davis hits a line drive towards first. Aaron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Osteen
  
  Garr strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Osteen
  
  Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Osteen
  
  Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Barber
  
  Crawford 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, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lefebvre vs. Barber
  
  Lefebvre hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Barber
  
  Parker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carty vs. Osteen
  
  Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Osteen
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Osteen
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Barber
  
  Oscar Brown now playing left field.
  
  Garvey strikes out. Casanova drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garvey out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cannizzaro vs. Barber
  
  Cannizzaro strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osteen vs. Barber
  
  Osteen hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Casanova vs. Osteen
  
  Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Osteen
  
  Perez hits a popup towards first. Parker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barber vs. Osteen
  
  Barber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garr vs. Osteen
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garr for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wills vs. Barber
  
  Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mota vs. Barber
  
  Mota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Barber
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron juggles the ball. That's an error on Aaron. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Crawford vs. Barber
  
  There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Crawford vs. Barber
  
  Crawford is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lefebvre vs. Barber
  
  Lefebvre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Osteen
  
  Millan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lefebvre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aaron vs. Osteen
  
  Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garvey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Osteen
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Osteen
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Barber
  
  Parker hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Barber
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cannizzaro vs. Barber
  
  There's a wild pitch. Garvey moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 9 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cannizzaro vs. Barber
  
  Cannizzaro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Cannizzaro reaches second base with a double. Garvey scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Osteen vs. Barber
  
  Osteen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Russell vs. Barber
  
  Bill Russell pinch hits for Maury Wills.
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Osteen
  
  Bill Russell now playing shortstop. Bill Buckner now playing right field. Willie Crawford now playing left field. Bobby Valentine now playing seco
  
  Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Casanova vs. Osteen
  
  Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Osteen
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buckner vs. Barber
  
  Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Barber
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Barber covering, for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Barber
  
  Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barber vs. Osteen
  
  Barber hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Osteen
  
  Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Millan vs. Osteen
  
  Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aaron vs. Osteen
  
  Aaron hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Valentine vs. Barber
  
  Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Parker vs. Barber
  
  Parker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Barber
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Garvey reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Dodgers, 10 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cannizzaro vs. Barber
  
  Cannizzaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garvey scores. View Play 
• Dodgers, 11 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Osteen vs. Barber
  
  Osteen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cannizzaro moves to second. View Play 
• Dodgers, 11 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Russell vs. Barber
  
  Russell hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Dodgers, 11 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Osteen
  
  Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Dodgers, 11 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Osteen
  
  Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Dodgers, 11 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Baker vs. Osteen
  
  Baker strikes out. View Play 
• Dodgers, 11 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Casanova vs. Osteen
  
  Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 4/20/1972 -- Los Angeles at Atlanta (N)

  Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Wills M, ss           4  1  2  0   Garr R, rf            4  0  0  0   
Russell B, ph-ss      2  0  0  0   Millan F, 2b          3  0  1  0   
Mota M, lf            3  2  2  2   Aaron H, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Buckner B, rf         1  0  0  0   Carty R, lf           2  0  1  0   
Davis W, cf           5  2  2  3   Brown O, lf           2  1  2  1   
Robinson F, rf        2  1  1  1   Williams E, 3b        4  0  1  0   
Crawford W, rf-lf     2  0  0  0   Baker D, cf           4  0  0  0   
Lefebvre J, 2b        4  0  2  1   Casanova P, c         4  0  1  0   
Valentine B, 2b       1  0  0  0   Perez M, ss           3  0  0  0   
Parker W, 1b          5  0  1  1   Stone G, p            0  0  0  0   
Garvey S, 3b          5  2  2  0   Barber S, p           3  0  1  0   
Cannizzaro C, c       5  1  3  2                                      
Osteen C, p           5  2  3  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44 11 18 10                        33  1  7  1

Los Angeles      261 000 101 -- 11
Atlanta          000 000 001 --  1

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Osteen C (W)          9.0  7  1  1  1  2

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stone G (L)*          1.0  8  6  6  0  1
Barber S              8.0 10  5  5  0  2
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 2nd

E -- Baker D, Aaron H
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 8, Atlanta 6
2B -- Casanova P, Cannizzaro C, Garvey S
3B -- Mota M
HR -- Brown O
SF -- Mota M
HBP -- by Barber S (Crawford W)
WP -- Barber S 2
T -- 2:20
A -- 5031

    

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