Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
April 20, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1972 at Atlanta 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Atlanta Braves 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 1 2 0
  Russell ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Mota lf 3 2 2 2
  Buckner rf 1 0 0 0
Davis cf 5 2 2 3
Robinson rf 2 1 1 1
  Crawford rf,lf 2 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 2 1
  Valentine 2b 1 0 0 0
Parker 1b 5 0 1 1
Garvey 3b 5 2 2 0
Cannizzaro c 5 1 3 2
Osteen p 5 2 3 0
Totals 44 11 18 10
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 1 0
Aaron 1b 4 0 0 0
Carty lf 2 0 1 0
  Brown lf 2 1 2 1
Williams 3b 4 0 1 0
Baker cf 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 1 0
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Barber p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Los Angeles 261 000 10111180
Atlanta 000 000 001172
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen  W (1-0) 9.0 7 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (0-2) 1.0 8 6 6 0 1
  Barber   8.0 10 5 5 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
11
11
0
3

  E–Aaron (2), Baker (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Los Angeles Cannizzaro (1,off Barber); Garvey (2,off Barber), Atlanta Casanova (1,off Osteen).  3B–Los Angeles Mota (1,off Stone).  HR–Atlanta Brown (1,9th inning off Osteen 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Mota (1,off Barber).  HBP–Crawford (1,by Barber).  WP–Barber 2 (2).  HBP–Barber (1,Crawford).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:20.  A–5,031.
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