Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
May 2, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1971 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Atlanta Braves 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 2 1
Grabarkewitz 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Allen lf 4 0 1 0
Parker 1b 4 0 0 0
Sims c 2 0 1 0
Garvey 3b 2 0 0 0
Russell rf 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
  Crawford ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson cf 4 1 1 0
Garr lf 3 0 0 1
Aaron rf 4 2 2 1
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 2
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 0 0
Garrido ss 3 0 0 0
Didier c 3 0 2 0
Reed p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Los Angeles 000 001 000150
Atlanta 000 210 01x470
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (0-3) 7.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Brewer   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
1
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (3-2) 9.0 5 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Sims (1).  2B–Los Angeles Sims (3,off Reed), Atlanta H Aaron (3,off Sutton); Millan (4,off Sutton).  3B–Atlanta Jackson (2,off Sutton).  HR–Los Angeles Wills (1,6th inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Cepeda (7,4th inning off Sutton 1 on, 1 out); H Aaron (11,8th inning off Brewer 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Garr (2,off Sutton).  CS–Davis (2,2nd base by Reed/Didier).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–1:54.  A–34,906.
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