April 10, 1972. Atlanta 5, Los Angeles 2

The Braves got back on track today in Los Angeles after losing both games of a doubleheader yesterday by beating the Dodgers 5-2. Darrell Evans walked and scored in the top of the 1st, but then the pitchers settled in.  Phil Niekro's knuckler was dancing around and the Dodgers just couldn't make hard contact on it. 

Costly Los Angeles errors leading off the Atlanta 6th and 7th came back to hurt.  Hank Aaron followed up in the 6th with a 2-run homer, and the Braves were able to tack on another 2 in the 7th to take a 5-1 lead. 

The Dodgers finally started to break through against Phil Niekro.  Wes Parker slammed a pitch deep into the right field seatsto make it 5-2.  In the 9th, the Dodgers loaded the bases against Niekro with 2 out, bringing the winning run to the plate.   Lum Harris then made the move to the bullpen so Niekro wouldn't have to face Wes Parker again.  Tom House came in and struck Parker out looking and the game ended with a 5-2 Braves win.  The Dodgers remain winless on the season.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ATLANTA BRAVES AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS GAME ID: 46 - MONDAY, APRIL 10TH , 1972 - GAME LOG   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Atlanta Braves (3-2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 10 1 Los Angeles Dodgers (0-4) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 11 2

Braves Win, 5-2, at Los Angeles Atlanta picked up a win at Dodger Stadium, bumping off the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2. Pitcher Phil Niekro was a major reason the Braves emerged victorious. Niekro got the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 11 hits and walked 2 over 8.2 innings. Niekro allowed 2 runs. Tom House closed the game out for Atlanta, earning his 1st save. Atlanta used the timely hitting of Hank Aaron to capture the win. The right fielder socked a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Braves ahead, 3-1. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a big one. "We take it day by day here," said Niekro, "and today was a good one for us." Los Angeles falls to 0-4.

ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE

Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI F. Millan 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 0 0 D. Evans 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .350 1 3 D. Baker CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .300 2 4 E. Williams C 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .350 1 4 H. Aaron RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .188 2 4 O. Cepeda 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .429 0 0 R. Carty LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0 L. Blanks SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .429 1 2 P. Niekro P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0    T. House P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 37 5 10 4 2 8 18       BATTING Doubles: D. Baker (1, 7th Inning off P. Mikkelsen, 2 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: H. Aaron (2, 6th Inning off A. Downing, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: F. Millan , D. Evans , D. Baker 3 , E. Williams , H. Aaron 4 , O. Cepeda 2 , L. Blanks 2 2-out RBI: D. Baker Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Williams , O. Cepeda , P. Niekro GIDP: R. Carty Sac Bunt: P. Niekro Team LOB: 8 FIELDING Errors: F. Millan (1) Double Plays: 2 (Cepeda-Blanks-Cepeda, Millan-Blanks-Cepeda) Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI B. Buckner LF 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 .375 0 0 W. Parker 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 4 .267 1 2 W. Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 0 1 F. Robinson RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .286 0 0 S. Garvey 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .214 0 0 B. Valentine SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0 D. Sims C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0    b-W. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 J. Lefebvre 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0    c-R. Cey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0 A. Downing P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0    P. Mikkelsen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0    a-M. Mota PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0    P. Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0    d-L. Hisle PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 36 2 11 2 2 8 19       a - M. Mota pinch hit for P. Mikkelsen in the 7th b - W. Crawford pinch hit for D. Sims in the 9th c - R. Cey pinch hit for J. Lefebvre in the 9th d - L. Hisle pinch hit for P. Richert in the 9th BATTING Doubles: B. Buckner (1, 5th Inning off P. Niekro, 0 on, 2 outs) Home Runs: W. Parker (1, 8th Inning off P. Niekro, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Buckner 5 , W. Parker 5 , W. Davis , F. Robinson 2 , S. Garvey , M. Mota 2-out RBI: W. Parker Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Parker , S. Garvey , D. Sims GIDP: S. Garvey , B. Valentine Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: B. Buckner (1) CS: W. Davis (1) FIELDING Errors: B. Valentine (2) , J. Lefebvre (1) Double Plays: 1 (Lefebvre-Valentine-Parker)

ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE

Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA    P. Niekro W (1-0) 8.2 11 2 2 2 7 1 118 2.20    T. House SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00    PITCHING Game Score: P. Niekro 59 Batters Faced: P. Niekro 37, T. House 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Niekro 8-8, T. House 0-0 Pitches - Strikes: P. Niekro 118-71, T. House 6-3 Inherited Runners - Scored: T. House 3-0 Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA    A. Downing L (0-1) 5.1 6 3 2 1 5 1 98 3.38    P. Mikkelsen 1.2 1 2 0 1 0 0 26 0.00    P. Richert 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 35 0.00    PITCHING Game Score: A. Downing 50 Batters Faced: A. Downing 24, P. Mikkelsen 7, P. Richert 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Downing 4-7, P. Mikkelsen 3-1, P. Richert 1-2 Pitches - Strikes: A. Downing 98-66, P. Mikkelsen 26-15, P. Richert 35-20 Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Mikkelsen 1-0 WP: P. Mikkelsen

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Phil Niekro Ballpark: Dodger Stadium 1962-2013 Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph Start Time: 7:05 PM PT Time: 2:59 Attendance: 15328

TOP OF THE 1ST Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : LHP Al Downing Pitching: LHP Al Downing Batting: RHB Felix Millan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 96.9 MPH) Batting: LHB Darrell Evans 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF 2-2: Ball 3-2: Base on Balls Batting: RHB Dusty Baker 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH) Darrell Evans to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF Batting: RHB Earl Williams 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH) Darrell Evans scores Dusty Baker to second Batting: RHB Hank Aaron 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 68.8 MPH) Dusty Baker to third Earl Williams to second Batting: RHB Orlando Cepeda 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 BOTTOM OF THE 1ST Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Pitching: RHP Phil Niekro Batting: LHB Bill Buckner 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF 2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 56D, EV 88.8 MPH) Batting: SHB Wes Parker Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike Bill Buckner steals 2nd base 2-1: Ball 3-1: Base on Balls Batting: LHB Willie Davis 0-0: Ball 1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH) Batting: RHB Frank Robinson 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: RHB Steve Garvey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out swinging Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 TOP OF THE 2ND Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : LHP Al Downing Batting: RHB Rico Carty 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 97.5 MPH) Batting: RHB Larvell Blanks 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Strikes out looking Batting: RHB Phil Niekro 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH) Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 BOTTOM OF THE 2ND Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Batting: RHB Bobby Valentine 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: LHB Duke Sims 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 107.5 MPH) Batting: SHB Jim Lefebvre 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90.0 MPH) Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 TOP OF THE 3RD Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : LHP Al Downing Batting: RHB Felix Millan 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH) Batting: LHB Darrell Evans 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 83.1 MPH) Batting: RHB Dusty Baker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Strikes out looking Batting: RHB Earl Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 98.8 MPH) Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 BOTTOM OF THE 3RD Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Batting: RHB Al Downing 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: LHB Bill Buckner 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 108.1 MPH) Batting: SHB Wes Parker Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 0-0: Ball Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH) Batting: LHB Willie Davis 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH) Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 TOP OF THE 4TH Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : LHP Al Downing Batting: RHB Hank Aaron 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH) Batting: RHB Orlando Cepeda 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Ball 1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH) Batting: RHB Rico Carty 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 5SF 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 3SF 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 89.4 MPH) Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 BOTTOM OF THE 4TH Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Batting: RHB Frank Robinson 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 9LDF 3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH) Batting: RHB Steve Garvey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 99.4 MPH) Frank Robinson to second Batting: RHB Bobby Valentine 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.6 MPH) Frank Robinson to third Batting: LHB Duke Sims 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH) Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 TOP OF THE 5TH Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : LHP Al Downing Batting: RHB Larvell Blanks 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH) Batting: RHB Phil Niekro Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 0-0: Bunt missed! 0-1: Bunted foul 0-2: Sac Bunt to P - play at second, runner OUT! 1-6 Batting: RHB Felix Millan 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Called Strike 1-2: Strikes out looking Batting: LHB Darrell Evans 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Swinging Strike 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out swinging Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 0 BOTTOM OF THE 5TH Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Batting: SHB Jim Lefebvre 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 89.4 MPH) Batting: RHB Al Downing 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 83.1 MPH) Batting: LHB Bill Buckner 0-0: Ball 1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 104.4 MPH) Batting: SHB Wes Parker 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 94.4 MPH) Bill Buckner to third Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home Batting: LHB Willie Davis 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 102.5 MPH) Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 1 - Los Angeles 1 TOP OF THE 6TH Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : LHP Al Downing Batting: RHB Dusty Baker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Called Strike 2-2: Ball 3-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 91.9 MPH) Batting: RHB Earl Williams 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5L, EV 72.5 MPH) Batting: RHB Hank Aaron 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF 0-1: Ball 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 390 ft Batting: RHB Orlando Cepeda 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 101.2 MPH) Pitching: RHP Pete Mikkelsen Batting: RHB Rico Carty 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH) Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Los Angeles 1 BOTTOM OF THE 6TH Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Batting: RHB Frank Robinson 0-0: Ball 1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH) Batting: RHB Steve Garvey 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 90.0 MPH) Batting: RHB Bobby Valentine 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.2 MPH) Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 3 - Los Angeles 1 TOP OF THE 7TH Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : RHP Pete Mikkelsen Batting: RHB Larvell Blanks 0-0: Ball 1-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH) Batting: RHB Phil Niekro 0-0: Bunted foul 0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4 Larvell Blanks to third Batting: RHB Felix Millan 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 63.8 MPH) Batting: LHB Darrell Evans 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 7LSF 0-1: Ball 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Ball 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 7LDF 2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Ball 3-2: Base on Balls Batting: RHB Dusty Baker 0-0: Ball 1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 98.8 MPH) Larvell Blanks scores Darrell Evans to third Batting: RHB Earl Williams 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Ball Wild Pitch! Darrell Evans scores Dusty Baker to third 1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH) Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Los Angeles 1 BOTTOM OF THE 7TH Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Batting: LHB Duke Sims 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: SHB Jim Lefebvre 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Swinging Strike 0-2: Strikes out swinging Pinch Hitting: RHB Manny Mota 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH) Batting: LHB Bill Buckner 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH) Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Los Angeles 1 TOP OF THE 8TH Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : RHP Pete Mikkelsen Pitching: LHP Pete Richert Batting: RHB Hank Aaron 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 109.4 MPH) Batting: RHB Orlando Cepeda 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH) Batting: RHB Rico Carty 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 25F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH) Batting: RHB Larvell Blanks 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH) Orlando Cepeda to second Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF Batting: RHB Phil Niekro 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH) Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Los Angeles 1 BOTTOM OF THE 8TH Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Batting: SHB Wes Parker 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Called Strike 2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 96.2 MPH), Distance : 373 ft Batting: LHB Willie Davis 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-1: Ball 3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH) Batting: RHB Frank Robinson Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 0-0: Called Strike Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 0-1: Ball Pickoff Throw to First - No movement. 1-1: Called Strike Willie Davis is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4 1-2: Ball 2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH) Batting: RHB Steve Garvey 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Ball 2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH) Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Los Angeles 2 TOP OF THE 9TH Atlanta Braves batting - Pitching for Los Angeles Dodgers : LHP Pete Richert Batting: RHB Felix Millan 0-0: Ball 1-0: Swinging Strike 1-1: Swinging Strike 1-2: Strikes out swinging Batting: LHB Darrell Evans 0-0: Ball 1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH) Batting: RHB Dusty Baker 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 2-2: Strikes out looking Batting: RHB Earl Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-1: Ball 1-1: Ball 2-1: Ball 3-1: Foul Ball, location: 9LSF 3-2: Strikes out swinging Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Los Angeles 2 BOTTOM OF THE 9TH Los Angeles Dodgers batting - Pitching for Atlanta Braves : RHP Phil Niekro Batting: RHB Bobby Valentine 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH) Pinch Hitting: LHB Willie Crawford 0-0: Called Strike 0-1: Ball 1-1: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 6D, EV 90.6 MPH) Pinch Hitting: RHB Ron Cey 0-0: Swinging Strike 0-1: Called Strike 0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F 0-2: Ball 1-2: Strikes out swinging Pinch Hitting: RHB Larry Hisle 0-0: Ball 1-0: Ball 2-0: Ball 3-0: Base on Balls Bobby Valentine to second Batting: LHB Bill Buckner 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 96.2 MPH) Bobby Valentine to third Larry Hisle to second Pitching: LHP Tom House Batting: SHB Wes Parker 0-0: Ball 1-0: Called Strike 1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F 1-2: Ball 2-2: Ball 3-2: Strikes out looking Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 left on base; Atlanta 5 - Los Angeles 2