The Dodgers kept on the heels of the Giants in the West division race by defeating the Braves, 5-2. Dick Allen started the Dodgers' scoring with a homer in the second inning and Duke Sims followed suit in the third. A double by Manny Mota, a balk and a wild throw added a run in the fourth.

The Dodgers capped their production with two runs in the fifth on a double by Willie Crawford and singles by Sims, Claude Osteen and Bobby Valentine. Hank Aaron hit his 47th homer of the season for the Braves. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1971 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium

Dodgers 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 9 3 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Valentine 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .255 Garr lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 .341 Davis cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .313 H. Aaron 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .326 Allen 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .299 Williams c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Mota lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .319 Versalles 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Parker 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Evans ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 Crawford rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .284 Lum rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Sims c 4 2 2 1 0 1 .269 Jackson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Osteen p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .186 Perez ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 .229 Wilhelm p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .177 Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Neibauer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 T. Aaron ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Breazeale ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Totals 36 5 11 4 1 5 Totals 36 2 9 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 18,923 Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 10 DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 1 Errors: Valentine, Versalles, Stone, Barber Doubles: Mota (13), Crawford (16), T. Aaron (2) Home Runs: Allen (23), Sims (5), H. Aaron (47) Stolen Bases: Wills (15), Parker (6), Garr (30) Sacrifice Hits: Wills (7), Mota (8) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Osteen W(14-11) 6.1 6 2 2 2 0 1 27 3.54 Wilhelm 1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 8 2.70 Brewer SV(22) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.88 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 3 1 39 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(6-8) 4 7 5 4 0 2 2 18 3.60 Neibauer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.37 House 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.95 Barber 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 9 4.80 Totals 9 11 5 4 1 5 2 39 Passed Balls: Sims (4) Balks: Stone (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas DODGERS 1ST: Wills popped to catcher in foul territory; Valentine singled to left [Valentine out at second (left to second)]; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled to shortstop; H. Aaron walked [Garr to second]; Williams flied out to center [Garr to third]; Versalles popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 2ND: Allen homered; Mota flied out to right; Parker popped to third in foul territory; Crawford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to right; Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0. DODGERS 3RD: Sims homered; Osteen grounded out (second to first); Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Stone grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan flied out to left; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 0. DODGERS 4TH: Davis flied out to left; Allen flied out to center; Mota doubled to right; Stone balked [Mota scored (error by Stone) (unearned)]; Parker flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron lined to left; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Versalles singled to center; Lum flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 0. DODGERS 5TH: Crawford doubled to left; Sims singled to left [Crawford to third]; Osteen singled to center [Crawford scored, Sims to second]; NEIBAUER REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Wills out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sims to third, Osteen to second]; Valentine singled to left [Sims scored, Osteen to third]; Davis lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Valentine out at first]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Jackson flied out to center; Perez singled to left; BROWN BATTED FOR NEIBAUER; Brown flied out to right; Millan walked [Perez to second]; Garr grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 0. DODGERS 6TH: HOUSE REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Allen reached on an error by Versalles [Allen to first]; Mota out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Allen to second]; Parker reached on a fielder's choice [Allen out at third (pitcher to shortstop)]; Crawford singled to shortstop [Parker to second]; Sims grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron homered; Williams flied out to right; Versalles grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 1. DODGERS 7TH: Osteen grounded out (second to first); Wills singled to left; Wills stole second; Valentine flied out to center; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Jackson grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez singled to left; T. AARON BATTED FOR HOUSE; T. Aaron doubled to left [Perez to third]; WILHELM REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Millan popped to first in foul territory; Garr singled to left [Perez scored, T. Aaron to third]; Garr stole second; H. Aaron struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 2. DODGERS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED T. AARON (PITCHING); Allen was called out on strikes; Mota reached on an error by Barber [Mota to first]; Parker singled to center [Mota to third]; Parker stole second; Crawford struck out; Sims struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: Williams singled to left; EVANS BATTED FOR VERSALLES; Evans walked [Williams to second]; Sims allowed a passed ball [Williams to third, Evans to second]; Lum made an out to third; Jackson struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 2. DODGERS 9TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Wilhelm grounded out (second to first); Wills flied out to right; Valentine walked; Davis forced Valentine (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: BREWER REPLACED WILHELM (PITCHING); BREAZEALE BATTED FOR BARBER; Breazeale singled to right; Millan popped to first in foul territory; Garr forced Breazeale (second unassisted) [Garr to second (error by Valentine)]; H. Aaron made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

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