A two-run single by rookie Biff Pocoroba in the eighth inning was the decisive blow as the Braves pinned a 5-3 defeat on Mike Marshall and the Dodgers. Pocoroba wiped out a 3-2 Los Angeles lead with his bases-loaded blow. Winning pitcher Phil Niekro followed with a single for an insurance run as Marshall was pinned with his 10th defeat in 16 decisions. Pocoroba also got an RBI single in the second after walks to Dusty Baker and Larvell Blanks.

The Braves' other run came in the third on a walk, stolen base by Darrell Evans, throwing error by L. A. catcher Paul Powell and single by Rowland Office. Willie Crawford singled home the first Dodger run in the first. The losers added two in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Ron Cey and RBI single by Bill Russell. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Monday, July      28, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Braves       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   5 11  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .243      Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Crawford lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .242      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .285
Wynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .256      Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     1   3   .237
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Williams 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .320        Gilbreath pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Hale rf,cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .242        Lum rf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Cey 3b                1   0   0   1     2   0   .263      Baker rf              3   2   0   0     1   0   .231
Russell ss            2   0   1   1     1   0   .190        Goodson 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  Buckner ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Office cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .287
Powell c              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Blanks ss             3   1   1   0     1   0   .255
  Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Pocoroba c            4   0   3   3     0   0   .292
  Auerbach pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Niekro p              4   0   1   1     0   1   .188
Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Paciorek rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .204

Totals               33   3  10   3     3   4             Totals               34   5  11   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  6,328
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 9
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 2
Errors: Powell
Doubles: Lopes (11), Powell (1), Crawford (8)
Stolen Bases: Perez (2), Baker (10), Evans (10)
Caught Stealing: Perez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (6)
GIDP: Wynn (7), Powell (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  7     6   2   2   4   6   0  30   4.15
Marshall L(6-10)        1     5   3   3   0   0   0   8   3.24
Totals                  8    11   5   5   4   6   0  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(11-7)          9    10   3   3   3   4   0  37   2.73
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   4   0  37

Passed Balls: Pocoroba (9)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to center; Crawford singled to right
[Lopes scored]; Wynn grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Crawford out at second]; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Perez walked; Perez stole second;
Evans struck out; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Hale grounded out (first unassisted); Cey walked;
Russell walked [Cey to second]; Powell grounded into a double
play (third to shortstop to second to first) [Russell out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker walked; Baker stole second; Office flied out
to left; Blanks walked; Pocoroba singled to right [Baker scored,
Blanks to second]; Niekro struck out; Garr singled to left
[Blanks to third, Pocoroba to second]; Perez struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton grounded out (third to first); Lopes made an
out to first; Crawford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans walked; Evans stole second [Evans to third
(error by Powell)]; Williams flied out to center; Baker grounded
out (pitcher to first); Office singled to center [Evans scored];
Blanks grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Wynn singled to left; Garvey singled to center
[Wynn to second]; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Wynn to third,
Garvey to second]; Hale struck out; Cey hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Wynn scored, Garvey to third]; Russell singled to center
[Garvey scored]; Powell doubled to left [Russell out at home
(left to third to catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba flied out to right; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Hooton grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
struck out; Crawford doubled to center; Wynn made an out to
catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to right; Evans struck out; Williams
singled to left; Baker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Hale grounded
out (first unassisted); Cey walked; Russell flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Blanks
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba singled to right;
Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Braves 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Powell struck out; Hooton made an out to shortstop;
Lopes singled to third; Crawford made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr made an out to third; Perez singled to right;
Evans struck out while Perez was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Wynn struck out; Garvey grounded out (second to
first); Hale flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); PACIOREK REPLACED
HOOTON (PLAYING RF); HALE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Williams singled to right; GILBREATH RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Baker
forced Gilbreath (catcher to shortstop); Office singled to right
[Baker to second]; Blanks singled to right [Baker to third,
Office to second]; Pocoroba singled to right [Baker scored,
Office scored, Blanks to third]; Niekro singled to right [Blanks
scored, Pocoroba to second]; Garr forced Niekro (second to
shortstop); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 5.

DODGERS 9TH: LUM REPLACED GILBREATH (PLAYING RF); GOODSON
REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING 1B); Cey flied out to left; BUCKNER
BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Buckner singled to right; MOTA BATTED FOR
POWELL; Mota singled to third [Buckner to second]; AUERBACH RAN
FOR MOTA; Paciorek grounded out (first unassisted) [Buckner to
third, Auerbach to second]; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 5.