Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
June 28, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1973 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 2, Atlanta Braves 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 3 0
Buckner 1b 5 0 3 1
Mota lf 4 0 0 0
Davis cf 5 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 1 0
Crawford rf 3 0 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 1 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 0 0 0 1
  Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0
Messersmith p 2 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 1 1 0
  Rau p 0 0 0 0
  Garvey ph 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Lum lf 4 1 1 1
Evans 3b 3 1 1 1
Baker cf 3 0 0 1
Garr rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0
Tepedino 1b 3 0 0 0
Oates c 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Panther p 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner p 0 0 0 0
  Frisella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 3 3
Los Angeles 000 000 1102101
Atlanta 101 000 01x332
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   6.0 2 2 1 2 4
  Rau   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Richert  L (1-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
3
3
2
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.0 8 2 2 4 6
  Panther  W (1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Hoerner   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Frisella  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
6

  E–Russell (14), Garr (4), Panther (1).  PB–Oates (9).  2B–Los Angeles Buckner (11,off P Niekro); Cey (7,off P Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Lum (6,1st inning off Messersmith 0 on, 1 out); Evans (18,8th inning off Richert 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Russell (3,off Panther).  SF–Joshua (2,off Panther).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:30.
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