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Miley BB CD 1974 Dodgers-Braves 4/8
Called by Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett

Henry Aaron hits his long-awaited 715th home run to pass Babe Ruth on the all time list.  The Dodgers commit 6 errors in the game, which the Braves win, 7-4.

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Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Monday, April 8, 1974 (N) at Atlanta Stadium

LA  N    0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  6
ATL N 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 x - 7 4 0
BATTING
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopes 2b 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
Lacy ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Buckner lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
Wynn cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0
Crawford rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 3
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 11 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
Downing p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
Marshall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Joshua ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 10 24 15
FIELDING - 
E: Lopes (2), Buckner (1), Ferguson (1), Cey (1), Russell 2 (3).
PB: Ferguson (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Russell (1,off Reed); Wynn (2,off Reed).
Team LOB: 5.
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Garr rf,lf 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Lum 1b 5 0 0 1 0 1 10 0
Evans 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Aaron lf 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baker cf,rf 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2
Foster 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Correll c 4 1 0 0 0 0 11 0
Robinson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Tepedino ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Perez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
Reed p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Oates ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Capra p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 4 6 7 4 27 10
BATTING - 
2B: Baker (1,off Downing).
HR: Aaron (2,4th inning off Downing 1 on 0 out).
SH: Garr (1,off Marshall).
SF: Garr (1,off Marshall).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Downing L(0-1) 3 2 5 2 4 2 1 15
Marshall 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 15
Hough 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8
Totals 8 4 7 3 7 4 1 38
Downing faced 4 batters in the 4th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Marshall 2-2.
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Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Reed W(1-0) 6 7 4 4 1 4 0 26
Capra SV(1) 3 0 0 0 1 6 0 10
Totals 9 7 4 4 2 10 0 36
WP: Reed (1).
Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer