Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 18, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1969 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 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 1 2 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 2
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Didier c 4 0 1 0
Garrido ss 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 1 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 1 1
Mota lf 3 0 0 0
Davis cf 3 1 1 0
  Russell pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Crawford rf 4 1 1 0
Lefebvre 3b 4 1 1 1
Haller c 3 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 3 1 2 3
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Atlanta 020 000 000271
Los Angeles 001 004 00x571
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (20-13) 7.0 7 5 5 1 2
  Doyle   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
1
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (17-15) 9.0 7 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
3

  E–Millan (15), Davis (4).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  3B–Los Angeles Sizemore (5,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Cepeda (21,2nd inning off Sutton 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Garrido (7,off Sutton); Sutton (8,off Niekro); Mota (14,off Niekro).  HBP–Davis (4,by Niekro).  HBP–Niekro (4,Davis).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:03.  A–21,621.
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