Posting his fifth shutout of the season, Don Sutton pitched the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Braves. The run that decided Sutton's duel with Carl Morton scored in the second inning on consecutive singles by Steve Garvey, Willie Crawford and Ron Cey. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 10, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  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
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .328      Lum lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Crawford rf           3   0   3   0     0   0   .300      Johnson 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     0   0   .276      Murrell rf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Russell ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .270        Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Correll c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .184      Foster ss             2   0   1   0     0   0   .202
                                                            Tepedino ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Robinson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                          Morton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .099
                                                            Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
                                                            Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               30   1   7   1     0   4             Totals               31   0   4   0     1   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  5,886
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 3
Errors: Lopes
Doubles: Correll (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (10), Morton (11)
GIDP: Wynn (7), Cey 2 (14)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(15-9)          9     4   0   0   1   7   0  33   3.42
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   7   0  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(14-10)         7     7   1   1   0   1   0  25   2.98
Leon                    2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.51
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   4   0  31

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
singled to center; Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to center; Perez reached on an
error by Lopes; Evans flied out to right; Lum singled to center
[Perez to third]; Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to left; Crawford singled to center
[Garvey to second]; Cey singled to left [Garvey scored, Crawford
to second]; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Crawford to third, Cey to second]; Yeager flied out to left;
Sutton popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves
0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murrell popped to third in foul territory; Correll
struck out; Foster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
grounded out (second to first); Wynn grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton was called out on strikes; Office grounded
out (second to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Crawford
singled to center; Cey grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans lined to right; Lum grounded out (pitcher to
first); Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to center; Yeager flied to left in
foul territory; On a bunt Sutton grounded out (pitcher to
second) [Russell to second]; Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murrell struck out; Correll doubled to center;
Foster singled to pitcher [Correll stayed at second]; Morton out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Correll to third, Foster
to second]; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner lined to first; Wynn struck out; Garvey
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
popped to second; Lum grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford singled to right; Cey grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Crawford out at
second]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Johnson walked; Murrell flied out to left; Correll
popped to shortstop; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR FOSTER; Tepedino
singled to left [Johnson to second]; MILLER BATTED FOR MORTON;
Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 8TH: ROBINSON REPLACED TEPEDINO (PLAYING SS); LEON
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Yeager struck out; Sutton was called
out on strikes; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Office flied out to center; Perez struck out; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn flied
out to center; Garvey popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Lum popped to shortstop; Johnson flied out to
center; AARON BATTED FOR MURRELL; Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.