With their heavy artillery on target, the Braves rolled to a 10-0 victory over the Dodgers. Hank Aaron drove in four runs with a single and his 726th career homer. Dusty Baker hit two homers and a double and Ralph Garr, the league's leading hitter, had three singles and a double in four at-bats.

Phil Niekro allowed the visitors only four hits in the lopsided win. The loss reduced the Dodgers' lead in the N. L. West to 4½ games over the Reds. It was the smallest margin the pacesetters had led by since May 12. Their margin had been 10½ games on July 10. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      27, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Braves       2  0  1    2  0  0    5  0  x  -  10 13  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .256      Garr rf               4   2   4   0     0   0   .364
Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .309        Office cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .295      Johnson 1b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .248
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .311      Evans 3b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .265
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Aaron lf              4   1   2   4     0   1   .240
Crawford rf           2   0   1   0     1   0   .293        Lum lf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Baker cf,rf           4   2   3   2     0   1   .246
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Perez 2b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .284
Downing p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .294      Robinson ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .209
  Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Correll c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .205
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      P. Niekro p           4   1   0   0     0   0   .234
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     2   3             Totals               35  10  13   9     4   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 30,234
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 2
Errors: Crawford, Ferguson, Robinson
Doubles: Garr (15), Baker (18), Johnson (13)
Triples: Lopes (2)
Home Runs: Baker 2 (10), Aaron (13)
Stolen Bases: Garr (16)
Caught Stealing: Garr (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (3)
GIDP: Ferguson (10), Garvey (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(3-5)          4     7   5   4   2   4   1  20   4.71
Hudson                  2     6   5   5   0   0   2  12  22.50
Hough                   1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.43
Solomon                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8    13  10   9   4   4   3  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(10-9)       9     4   0   0   2   3   0  32   2.72
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  32

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert


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

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to right; Garr stole second; Johnson
flied out to right [Garr to third]; Evans walked; Aaron singled
to right [Garr scored, Evans to third]; Baker struck out; Perez
singled to center [Evans scored, Aaron to second]; Robinson
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey reached on an error by Robinson; Cey forced
Garvey (third to second); Crawford walked [Cey to second];
Ferguson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Correll struck out; P. Niekro grounded out (third to
first); Garr doubled to center; Johnson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell popped to first in foul territory; Downing
struck out; Lopes singled to center; Buckner singled to center
[Lopes to second]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans popped to third; Aaron was called out on
strikes; Baker homered; Perez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey popped
to shortstop; Crawford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Robinson walked; Correll singled to left [Robinson
to third]; P. Niekro reached on a fielder's choice [Robinson out
at home (first to catcher), Correll to second]; Garr singled to
right [Correll scored (error by Crawford), P. Niekro to third];
Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to left [P. Niekro scored
(unearned)]; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 5.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); LACY BATTED FOR DOWNING; Lacy
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: HUDSON REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Evans flied out to
left; Debut game for Rex Hudson; Aaron flied out to
center; Baker doubled to right; Perez reached on a fielder's
choice [Baker out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 5.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Correll
flied out to center; P. Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey flied out to center; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Crawford singled to right; Ferguson struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr singled to center; Johnson doubled to right
[Garr scored]; Evans singled to right [Johnson to third]; Aaron
homered [Johnson scored, Evans scored]; Baker homered; HOUGH
REPLACED HUDSON (PITCHING); Perez walked; Perez was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Ferguson [Perez to second];
Robinson popped to first in foul territory; Correll flied out to
left; P. Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 5 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 10.

DODGERS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED GARR (PLAYING CF); LUM REPLACED
AARON (PLAYING LF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Russell flied out to right; HOPKINS BATTED FOR HOUGH; Hopkins
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes tripled to center;
Buckner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 10.

BRAVES 8TH: SOLOMON REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Office popped
to third in foul territory; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Evans walked; Lum popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Braves 10.

DODGERS 9TH: Wynn walked; Garvey grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; Cey grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves
10.