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Dodgers
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 20, 1973
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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 May 20, 1973 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1973 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 20, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Downing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gary Gentry |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 21,570 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Jerry Dale |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Crawford | Right Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Al Downing | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Right Fielder |
| Marty Perez | Shortstop |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Center Fielder |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Brown | Left Fielder |
| Dick Dietz | First Baseman |
| Paul Casanova | Catcher |
| Gary Gentry | Pitcher |
| Eddie Mathews | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 20, 1973
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Gentry
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Gentry
There goes Lopes. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Gentry
Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Gentry
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Gentry
Ferguson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Ferguson reaches second base with a double. Lopes scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crawford vs. Gentry
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Gentry
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gentry
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Gentry
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. Russell moves to third. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Downing vs. Gentry
Downing hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Downing
Garr hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Downing
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Downing
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Gentry
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Gentry
Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Buckner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Gentry
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Gentry
Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Downing
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Downing
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Downing
Brown hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Gentry
Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Gentry
There's a wild pitch. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Gentry
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Gentry
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crawford scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Kelley
Tom Kelley now pitching.
There goes Russell. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Kelley
There goes Russell. The throw from Casanova and he is out, Evans applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Kelley
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Kelley
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Downing
Dietz hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Downing
Casanova hits a fly ball into left field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelley vs. Downing
Kelley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Kelley
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Kelley
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Kelley
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dietz fields the ball and throws to second. Perez drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Perez. Lopes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Kelley
Ferguson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Kelley
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Downing
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Downing
Perez hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Downing
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Downing
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Kelley
Cey hits a fly ball towards right. Garr settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Garr. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Kelley
Russell hits a fly ball towards right. Garr catches it and throws to home to double up Cey. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Kelley
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. House
Tom House now pitching.
House fires to first and picks off Yeager. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Downing
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Downing
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Downing
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. House
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dietz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Downing for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. House
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. House
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dietz fields the ball and throws to House covering. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. House
House fires to first and has Buckner trapped. There's the throw to Perez who tags Buckner for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Downing
Casanova hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Downing
House strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Downing
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. House
Davis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. House
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. House
Crawford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. House
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Cey, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Crawford moves to third. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Downing
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Downing
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Downing
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Downing
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Downing
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Frisella
Danny Frisella now pitching.
Russell hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Frisella
Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Frisella
Downing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Downing
Joe Ferguson now playing right field. Tom Paciorek now playing left field.
Dietz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Downing
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Downing
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Danny Frisella.
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Schueler
Buckner hits a line drive to left field. Brown throws towards Johnson. Johnson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Buckner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Schueler
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Schueler
Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Schueler
Paciorek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Downing
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Downing
Perez hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Downing
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Downing
Baker strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1973, game 2 -- Los Angeles at Atlanta (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 5 2 2 0 Garr R, rf 4 0 0 0
Buckner B, 1b 5 1 4 0 Perez M, ss 4 1 1 0
Davis W, cf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 3b 3 2 2 3
Ferguson J, lf-rf 5 2 2 3 Baker D, cf 4 0 0 0
Crawford W, rf 2 2 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Paciorek T, lf 1 0 0 0 Brown O, lf 3 0 0 0
Cey R, 3b 4 1 2 3 Dietz D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Russell B, ss 4 0 2 1 Casanova P, c 3 0 0 0
Yeager S, c 3 0 1 0 Gentry G, p 0 0 0 0
Downing A, p 4 0 0 0 Kelley T, p 1 0 0 0
House T, p 1 0 0 0
Frisella D, p 0 0 0 0
Blanks L, ph 1 0 0 0
Schueler R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 15 7 29 3 3 3
Los Angeles 401 100 002 -- 8
Atlanta 000 100 200 -- 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Downing A (W) 9.0 3 3 3 2 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry G (L) 2.1 8 5 5 1 0
Kelley T 2.1 3 1 0 1 1
House T 2.1 2 0 0 1 0
Frisella D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Schueler R 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
E -- Evans D, Perez M, Garr R, Johnson D
DP -- Los Angeles 1, Atlanta 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Atlanta 1
2B -- Ferguson J
HR -- Cey R, Evans D 2, Ferguson J
SB -- Lopes D, Russell B
CS -- Russell B, Buckner B
HBP -- by House T (Davis W)
WP -- Gentry G
T -- 2:17
A -- 21570
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