Posting their third shutout victory in five games this season, the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 4-0, behind the pitching of Tommy John and Mike Marshall. John allowed four hits in eight innings to beat the Braves for the sixth straight time in his career. Marshall hurled a hitless ninth. Lee Lacy, observing his 26th birthday, singled twice and scored the first two Dodger runs. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     10, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   4  7  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               4   2   2   0     0   1   .400      Garr rf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .167
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robinson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Perez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Wynn cf               2   1   1   1     1   0   .409      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Ferguson c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .250      Aaron lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Crawford rf           3   0   0   1     1   0   .364      Baker cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .263
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   0   .333      Johnson 2b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .176
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Murrell 1b            3   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .364      Correll c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Harrison p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Mota ph             0   0   0   1     0   0   .000        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Lopes 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   4   7   4     4   1             Totals               29   0   4   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  6,426
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Braves 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 0
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Wynn (3), Garvey (2)
Stolen Bases: Lacy (1)
Caught Stealing: Garr (1), Baker (1)
Sacrifice Hits: John (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (3), Mota (1)
GIDP: Murrell (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(2-0)             8     4   0   0   3   5   0  29   0.00
Marshall                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   6   0  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison L(0-2)         8     6   3   3   3   1   0  32   6.43
Aker                    1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   3.86
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   1   0  37

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Frank Pulli


DODGERS 1ST: Lacy singled to left; Buckner singled to center
[Lacy to third, Buckner out at second (center to third to
second)]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lacy scored];
Ferguson lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Robinson
flied out to center; Evans walked; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Cey flied
out to left; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to right; Johnson walked; Murrell
struck out; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to center; John out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Russell to second]; Lacy struck out;
Buckner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Harrison struck out; Garr singled to right; Garr was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Robinson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wynn flied out to left; Ferguson flied out to
center; Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans flied out to left; Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker singled to center; Baker was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey flied out to center; Garvey flied out to
center; Russell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson walked; Murrell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; Correll
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: John grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
singled to center; Lacy stole second; Buckner flied out to
center; Wynn walked; Ferguson walked [Lacy to third, Wynn to
second]; Crawford walked [Lacy scored, Wynn to third, Ferguson
to second]; Cey forced Crawford (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Harrison grounded out (third to first); Garr was
called out on strikes; Robinson reached on an error by Russell;
Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (first to pitcher); Russell
grounded out (third to first); John flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron struck out; Baker flied out to center; Johnson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Lacy lined to second; Buckner flied out to center;
Wynn doubled to left; Ferguson singled to center [Wynn scored];
Crawford flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Murrell singled to center; Correll forced Murrell
(shortstop to second); TEPEDINO BATTED FOR HARRISON; Tepedino
grounded out (second to first) [Correll to second]; Garr singled
to center [Correll to third]; LUM BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Lum
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Braves 0.

DODGERS 9TH: PEREZ REPLACED LUM (PLAYING SS); AKER REPLACED
TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Cey walked; Garvey doubled to right [Cey to
third]; Russell popped to shortstop; MOTA BATTED FOR JOHN; Mota
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cey scored]; JOSHUA BATTED FOR
LACY; Joshua grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); LOPES REPLACED
MOTA (PLAYING 2B); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Aaron
flied out to left; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Braves 0.