| Andy Messersrnith not only pitched a shutout for his fourth straight victory and eighth in a row over two seasons, but drove in the first two runs with a pair of singles as the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 8-0, to extend their winning streak to six games. Willie Crawford and Steve Garvey joined in the Dodgers' attack with homers. Crawford connected following a single by Garvey in the fifth inning. Davey Lopes and Lee Lacy were on base when Garvey hit his homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Tuesday, April 29, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 Dodgers 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 x - 8 14 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Lopes cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .265 Perez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Lacy 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .406 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .311 Wynn lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Williams 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Cruz lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Baker rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .291 Garvey 1b 5 2 2 3 0 0 .374 Lum cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Crawford rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .276 Oates c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Blanks ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .229 Yeager c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Capra p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Auerbach ss 2 2 2 0 2 0 .175 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Messersmith p 3 0 2 2 0 0 .368 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 7 0 0 7 Totals 35 8 14 8 4 1 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 31,638 Left on Base: Braves 6, Dodgers 8 DP: Braves 2, Dodgers 1 Errors: Williams, Yeager Doubles: Blanks (3), Garr (5), Lacy 2 (4), Auerbach (4) Home Runs: Crawford (2), Garvey (1) Sacrifice Hits: Messersmith (2) GIDP: Evans (2), Yeager (2), Lacy (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Capra L(2-3) 4.1 8 4 4 3 1 1 24 3.22 Leon 2.2 4 4 0 1 0 1 12 13.50 Easterly 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 8 14 8 4 4 1 2 40 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith W(4-0) 9 7 0 0 0 7 0 33 2.76 Totals 9 7 0 0 0 7 0 33 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen BRAVES 1ST: Yeager dropped a foul fly hit by Garr for an error; Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled to right; Evans grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Lacy doubled to left; Wynn flied out to center [Lacy to third]; Garvey popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (first unassisted); Baker singled to left; Lum singled to right [Baker to third]; Oates struck out; Blanks flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford flied out to right; Cey popped to catcher in foul territory; Yeager walked; Auerbach walked [Yeager to second]; Messersmith singled to center [Yeager scored, Auerbach to second]; Lopes flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1. BRAVES 3RD: Capra lined to first; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lacy doubled to left; Wynn struck out; Garvey flied out to center; Crawford walked; Cey popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1. BRAVES 4TH: Evans popped to third in foul territory; Williams flied out to left; Baker singled to left; Lum flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Yeager flied out to left; Auerbach doubled to left; Messersmith singled to left [Auerbach scored]; Lopes flied out to left; Lacy flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 5TH: Oates grounded out (second to first); Blanks doubled to left; Capra was called out on strikes; Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 5TH: Wynn popped to third; Garvey singled to left; Crawford homered [Garvey scored]; Cey singled to center; LEON REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Yeager grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 4. BRAVES 6TH: Perez singled to right; Evans flied out to right; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first) [Perez to second]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: Auerbach walked; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Auerbach to second]; On a bunt Lopes singled to pitcher [Auerbach to third]; Williams dropped a foul fly hit by Lacy for an error; Lacy singled to center [Auerbach scored (unearned), Lopes to second]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lopes to third, Lacy to second]; Garvey homered (unearned) [Lopes scored (unearned), Lacy scored (unearned)]; Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 8. BRAVES 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING LF); Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); Oates was called out on strikes; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 8. DODGERS 7TH: Cey lined to shortstop; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; Auerbach singled to right; Messersmith forced Auerbach (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 8. BRAVES 8TH: TEPEDINO BATTED FOR LEON; Tepedino struck out; Garr doubled to right; Perez flied out to right; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 8. DODGERS 8TH: EASTERLY REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Lopes singled to right; Lacy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes out at second]; Cruz singled to third; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 8. BRAVES 9TH: Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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