Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
April 8, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1974 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."

"Seven-hundred thirteen, seven-hundred fourteen, seven-hundred fifteen, I've forgotten them (home runs) all." - Hall of Famer Hank Aaron
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 1 0 0
  Lacy ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Buckner lf 3 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 1 2
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Crawford rf 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Downing p 1 1 1 1
  Marshall p 1 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf,lf 3 0 0 1
Lum 1b 5 0 0 1
Evans 3b 4 1 0 0
Aaron lf 3 2 1 2
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Baker cf,rf 2 1 1 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 1 0
  Foster 2b 0 0 0 0
Correll c 4 1 0 0
Robinson ss 0 0 0 0
  Tepedino ph 0 0 0 1
  Perez ss 2 1 1 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Oates ph 1 0 0 1
  Capra p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 4 6
Los Angeles 003 001 000476
Atlanta 010 402 00x740
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing  L (0-1) 3.0 2 5 2 4 2
  Marshall   3.0 2 2 1 1 1
  Hough   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
4
7
3
7
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (1-0) 6.0 7 4 4 1 4
  Capra  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 6
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
2
10

  E–Lopes (2), Buckner (1), Ferguson (1), Cey (1), Russell 2 (3).  PB–Ferguson (1).  2B–Los Angeles Russell (1,off Reed); Wynn (2,off Reed), Atlanta Baker (1,off Downing).  HR–Atlanta Aaron (2,4th inning off Downing 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Garr (1,off Marshall).  SF–Garr (1,off Marshall).  WP–Reed (1).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:27.  A–53,775.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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