Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
May 30, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1966 at Atlanta Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Atlanta Braves 6

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 2 2 2
Gilliam 3b 4 0 0 0
  Kennedy 3b 1 0 0 0
Davis W. cf 5 2 2 1
Davis T. lf 4 2 3 1
  Ferrara rf 1 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson rf,lf 4 0 1 1
Parker 1b 5 2 2 0
Roseboro c 4 1 3 2
Drysdale p 3 1 2 1
Totals 39 10 16 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Menke ss 5 2 2 2
Jones cf 5 1 2 2
Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
Alou 1b 4 0 1 0
Mathews 3b 4 0 0 0
Torre c 3 2 2 1
Carty lf 4 0 1 0
Woodward 2b 4 0 1 1
Cloninger p 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Olivo p 0 0 0 0
  Herrnstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Umbach p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Los Angeles 104 102 20010161
Atlanta 010 001 202691
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  W (4-4) 9.0 9 6 6 2 7
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
2
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cloninger  L (3-6) 2.1 6 5 4 0 1
  Carroll   2.2 4 1 1 0 0
  Niekro   1.0 4 4 4 1 0
  Olivo   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Umbach   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
10
9
1
4

  E–Parker (3), Carty (2).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Torre (5).  2B–Los Angeles Johnson (10,off Cloninger); Drysdale (2,off Cloninger); Wills (4,off Cloninger); T Davis (1,off Cloninger); Parker (7,off Niekro); Roseboro (9,off Niekro); Lefebvre (4,off Umbach).  HR–Los Angeles Wills (1,1st inning off Cloninger 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Torre (13,6th inning off Drysdale 0 on, 2 out); Jones (4,7th inning off Drysdale 1 on, 2 out); Menke (6,9th inning off Drysdale 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Wills (3,off Carroll); Drysdale (2,off Niekro).  SF–Johnson (1,off Olivo).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  SB–T Davis (1,2nd base off Niekro/Torre).  WP–Cloninger (6), Niekro (3).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Frank Secory, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:32.  A–40,702.
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