Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 15, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1968 at Dodger 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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Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 1 0
Millan 2b 5 0 2 1
Aaron 1b,rf 3 1 2 1
Torre c 4 1 2 1
Francona lf 4 0 0 0
  Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0
Lum rf,lf 3 0 2 1
Jackson ss 4 1 0 0
Martinez 3b 4 1 1 0
Stone p 3 0 1 1
  Upshaw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker lf 5 0 1 0
Davis cf 5 1 1 0
Sudakis 3b 3 1 2 1
Boyer 1b 4 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 2 0
Savage rf 3 0 1 0
  Fairly ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Popovich ss 3 0 2 0
  Gabrielson ph 1 0 1 1
  Shirley ss 0 0 0 0
Campanis c 3 0 0 0
  Haller ph,c 1 0 0 0
Moeller p 1 0 0 0
  Grant p 1 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
Atlanta 110 020 0105110
Los Angeles 000 010 0102101
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  W (7-3) 7.1 9 2 2 1 4
  Upshaw  SV (11) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Moeller  L (1-1) 4.1 7 4 4 0 2
  Grant   2.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Billingham   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
4

  E–Popovich (10).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Atlanta Torre (10,off Moeller), Los Angeles Lefebvre (12,off Stone).  3B–Los Angeles Sudakis (2,off Stone).  SF–H Aaron (5,off Grant).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–H Aaron (26,2nd base off Moeller/Campanis).  WP–Grant (2).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bill Jackowski.  T–2:30.  A–11,908.
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