George bracket: 1961 Dodgers defeat 2017 Braves in six games

Game 1: Braves 8, Dodgers 3
WP: Teheran (1-0)
LP: Koufax (0-1)
HR: Larker (1), Camargo (1), Albies (1), F Freeman (1)

Game 2: Dodgers 4, Braves 3
WP: Drysdale (1-0)
LP: Dickey (0-1)
Save: L Sherry (1)
HR: Moon (1), Suzuki (1)

Game 3: Braves 10, Dodgers 6
WP: Jackson (1-0)
LP: Farrell (0-1)
HR: Phillips (1)

Game 4: Dodgers 4, Braves 3 (10 innings)
WP: Farrell (1-1)
LP: Krol (0-1)
Save: L Sherry (2)
HR: Swanson (1), Suzuki (2), Roseboro (1), Moon (2)

Game 5: Dodgers 9, Braves 4
WP: Koufax (1-1)
LP: Teheran (1-1)
HR: F Freeman (2), T Davis (1)

Game 6: Dodgers 5, Braves 4
WP: Drysdale (2-0)
LP: Dickey (0-2)
Save: Perranoski (1)
HR: F Freeman (3), Kemp (1), Roseboro (2), Snider (1)

The Dodgers prevailed in a high scoring series with 17 homers in the six games.

Ozzie Albies, substituting for the injured Brandon Phillips, homered, tripled and doubled to lead the Braves in the opener in Los Angeles' Memorial Coliseum. He drove in five runs and scored twice. Julio Teheran threw six scoreless innings for the win. Johan Carmago had a three-run homer and two singles.

The Dodgers evened the series behind Don Drysdale in Game Two. Big D allowed one run on four hits through eight innings, but was pulled after allowing back-to-back doubles to open the ninth. Larry Sherry allowed the inherited runner to score but picked up the save. The Dodgers scored three runs in the sixth with just one hit, a two-run single by Frank Howard; they also drew three walks and a hit batter and had a sac fly.

The series shifted to 2017 suburban Atlanta and its new Sun Trust stadium, where neither starter made it past the fourth inning. Phillips had a grand slam in the seventh to make a loser of reliever Turk Ferrell; Phillips also drove in a pair with a third inning single off Stan Williams. Jim Gilliam drove in four runs for the Dodgers.

The series pivoted to the Dodgers in Game Four. Wally Moon hit a game-tying homer in the seventh, and in the 10th inning Willie Davis singled home John Roseboro for the go-ahead run. Sherry had to relieve Ferrell with two on and two out in the bottom of the inning to retire Phillips for the save.

The Dodgers jumped out to a big early lead in Game Five. Sandy Koufax staggered through seven innings (four runs on seven hits, three walks and a hit batter) for the win. Tommy Davis hit a grand slam and gathered five RBIs in all. He, Moon and Ron Fairly each scored two runs in the first three innings.

The series reverted to 1961 and the Coliseum for Game Six, and Los Angeles wrapped it up behind Roseboro's three-run homer and a solo shot from Duke Snider. Wally Moon nailed Phillips at the plate as the Atlanta second baseman tried to score the tying run in the sixth. Drysdale went eight innings for the victory, and Ron Perranoski survived his own bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth for the save.

Player of the Series: Jim Gilliam

Projected rotation: Koufax-Williams-Drysdale-Podres- (Koufax)-(Williams)-(Drysdale)