Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 2, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1968 at Dodger 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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Atlanta Braves 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 7 0 2 0
Jackson ss 6 0 0 0
Aaron H. rf 6 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Lum pr,lf 3 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 6 1 2 0
Aaron T. lf,1b 6 0 2 0
Millan 2b 7 0 2 1
Martinez c 7 0 1 0
Kelley p 2 0 0 0
  Tillman ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Valdespino ph 1 0 0 0
  Carroll p 1 0 0 0
Totals 59 1 10 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker 1b 5 0 0 0
Versalles ss 5 1 0 0
Davis cf 6 0 0 0
Colavito rf 2 0 1 0
  James lf 1 1 1 0
  Fairly rf 3 0 0 0
Bailey 3b 7 0 2 2
Alcaraz 2b 3 0 0 0
  Popovich 2b 3 0 1 0
Savage lf,rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Torborg c 3 0 2 0
  Fairey ph 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Gabrielson ph 1 0 0 0
  Purdin p 0 0 0 0
  Grant ph,p 1 0 0 0
Osteen p 0 0 0 0
  Haller ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 48 2 7 2
Atlanta 000 000 001 000 000 001100
Los Angeles 000 001 000 000 000 01271
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley   7.0 5 1 1 4 5
  Upshaw   4.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Raymond   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Carroll  L (0-1) 2.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
16.1
7
2
2
7
9
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen   10.0 8 1 1 2 2
  Billingham   3.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Purdin   3.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Grant  W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
17.0
10
1
1
5
4

  E–Popovich (2).  DP–Atlanta 2, Los Angeles 2.  2B–Atlanta Millan (3,off Billingham), Los Angeles James (1,off Kelley).  IBB–Alou (3,by Osteen); Boyer (1,by Purdin); Fairly (1,by Carroll).  Team LOB–12.  SH–Osteen 3 (3,off Kelley 3); Davis (1,off Carroll).  Team–8.  SB–Martinez (1,2nd base off Osteen/Torborg).  CS–Alou (3,2nd base by Grant/Haller).  WP–Kelley (2).  IBB–Carroll (2,Fairly); Osteen (3,Alou); Purdin (1,Boyer).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Tony Venzon, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–4:19.  A–13,667.
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