An unearned run on an error by Darrell Evans in the 11th inning enabled the Dodgers to defeat the Braves, 6-5. After the clubs played through nine innings to a 3-3 tie, Dusty Baker singled for the Braves in the 10th and Davey Johnson hit a homer, but the Dodgers came back dramatically to keep the game going when Bill Buckner doubled in the home half and Willie Davis hit a homer.

In the 11th, Davey Lopes walked with one out and stopped at second on a single by Buckner. After the runners moved up on an infield out by Davis, Steve Yeager grounded to Evans, who bobbled the ball and then threw wildly to first base, allowing Lopes to score the Dodgers' winning run. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Wednesday, June      20, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  -   5 12  3
Dodgers      0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  -   6 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               5   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Lopes 2b              4   1   0   0     2   1   .315
Perez ss              6   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Buckner 1b            6   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     1   2   .275      Davis cf              6   1   2   2     0   0   .292
Baker cf              4   2   2   0     1   0   .286      Ferguson c            4   1   1   0     1   2   .284
Johnson 2b            5   2   3   4     0   0   .277        Yeager c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Lum 1b,lf             4   0   1   1     1   2   .283      Crawford rf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .307
Brown lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .226      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     1   0   .306
  Tepedino pr,1b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Russell ss            4   1   2   1     1   0   .286
Oates c               5   0   3   0     0   0   .242      Joshua lf             4   0   2   2     0   0   .269
Harrison p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .105        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .667
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Goggin ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .310        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Paciorek lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               42   5  12   5     4   7             Totals               41   6  11   5     6   3

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 24,184
Left on Base: Braves 9, Dodgers 11
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Garr, Evans, Johnson
Doubles: Johnson (11), Oates (5), Davis (13), Buckner (10)
Home Runs: Johnson (14), Davis (11)
Stolen Bases: Joshua 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrison (2), Downing (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Joshua (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison                9.2  10   5   4   5   3   1  43   3.06
Frisella                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.22
Schueler L(2-3)         0.2   1   1   0   1   0   0   5   4.46
Totals                 10.2  11   6   4   6   3   1  49

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 9.2  12   5   5   4   5   1  43   3.07
Hough                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.76
Brewer W(4-1)           1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.35
Totals                 11    12   5   5   4   7   1  47

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Perez flied out to center;
Evans singled to second; Baker singled to third [Evans to
second]; Johnson singled to left [Evans scored, Baker to
second]; Lum was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Oates singled
to first; Harrison popped to first in foul territory; Garr
walked [Oates to second]; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson walked; Crawford singled to right
[Ferguson to third (error by Garr)]; Cey walked [Crawford to
second]; Russell singled to first [Ferguson scored, Crawford to
third, Cey to second]; Joshua hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Crawford scored]; Downing popped to first; Lopes was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Baker walked;
Johnson doubled to center [Baker scored]; Lum singled to center
[Johnson scored, Lum out at second (center to pitcher to
second)]; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner flied out to center; Davis doubled to
center; Ferguson flied out to right [Davis to third]; Crawford
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Oates singled to right; Harrison out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Oates to second]; Garr singled to
center [Oates to third, Garr out at second (center to first to
second)]; Perez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Russell singled
to second [Russell to second (error by Johnson)]; Joshua singled
to right [Russell scored (unearned)]; Joshua stole second;
Downing popped to first in foul territory; Lopes flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans struck out; Baker flied out to left; Johnson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
flied out to left; Ferguson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Brown grounded
out (third to first); Oates flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Cey flied
out to left; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Harrison popped to third; Garr grounded out (first
to pitcher); Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Joshua singled to right; Joshua stole second;
Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Joshua to
third]; Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans walked; Baker lined to third; Johnson flied
out to center; Lum was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis popped to first in foul territory; Ferguson
struck out; Crawford walked; Cey singled to left [Crawford to
second]; Russell forced Crawford (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Brown struck out; Oates doubled to left; Harrison
popped to second; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Joshua flied out to right; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopes walked; Lopes was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 10TH: Perez flied out to right; Evans struck out; Baker
singled to center; Johnson homered [Baker scored]; Lum walked;
Brown singled to right [Lum to second]; TEPEDINO RAN FOR BROWN;
HOUGH REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Oates grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 10TH: TEPEDINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LUM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Buckner doubled to right; Davis homered
[Buckner scored]; Ferguson singled to center; Crawford forced
Ferguson (shortstop to second); Cey grounded out (third to
first) [Crawford to second]; Russell walked; FRISELLA REPLACED
HARRISON (PITCHING); Joshua flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 11TH: BREWER REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); PACIOREK
REPLACED HOUGH (PLAYING LF); GOGGIN BATTED FOR FRISELLA; YEAGER
REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Goggin struck out; Garr grounded
out (pitcher to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 11TH: SCHUELER REPLACED GOGGIN (PITCHING); Paciorek
popped to first in foul territory; Lopes walked; Buckner singled
to right [Lopes to second]; Davis grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Lopes to third, Buckner to second]; Yeager reached on
an error by Evans [Lopes scored (unearned) (no RBI), Buckner to
third, Yeager to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Dodgers 6.