Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
July 12, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1968 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Atlanta Braves 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Fairey lf 4 0 0 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Haller c 3 0 3 0
Lefebvre 3b 3 0 0 0
Crawford rf 4 0 1 0
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Versalles ss 3 0 0 0
Drysdale p 2 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Fairly ph 0 0 0 0
  Purdin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 1 2 0
Aaron H. rf 4 2 1 0
Torre c 3 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 1 0
  Martinez pr,3b 1 2 1 1
Francona lf 3 0 2 3
  Lum pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Aaron T. 1b 3 0 1 2
Jackson ss 2 0 0 0
Britton p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 10 6
Los Angeles 000 000 000052
Atlanta 000 003 40x7100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Drysdale  L (10-6) 6.1 8 7 5 5 4
  Billingham   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Purdin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
5
5
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Britton  W (4-2) 9.0 5 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
7

  E–Davis (4), Versalles (21).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–Los Angeles Haller (14,off Britton); Davis (13,off Britton).  HBP–Fairly (2,by Britton); Boyer (2,by Drysdale).  IBB–Haller (7,by Britton); Jackson 2 (5,by Drysdale 2); H Aaron (11,by Drysdale); Torre (3,by Drysdale).  Team LOB–7.  SH–T Aaron (1,off Drysdale); Millan (6,off Drysdale).  Team–8.  CS–Davis (9,3rd base by Britton/Torre).  SB–Lum (1,2nd base off Billingham/Haller); Martinez (4,Home off Billingham/Haller).  WP–Billingham (4).  HBP–Drysdale (8,Boyer); Britton (1,Fairly).  IBB–Drysdale 4 (8,Jackson 2,H Aaron,Torre); Britton (3,Haller).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:24.  A–21,615.
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