Blue Moon Odom, who had lost four straight decisions since being acquired from the Indians, received credit for his first N. L. victory when the Braves defeated the Dodgers, 4-2. Odom was lifted with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning. Ron Cey then doubled off Elias Sosa, driving in the Dodgers' two runs, before Tom House took over to retire Steve Yeager.

Singles by Rowland Office, Larvell Blanks and Ralpg Garr produced the Braves' first run in the second and Darrell Evans homered in the fifth before the deciding pair crossed the plate in the eighth on a single by Marty Perez and Evans' putout at the plate on a grounder by Earl Williams, single by Dusty Baker and error by John Hale. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      29, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  1
Braves       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   4 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .246      Garr lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Perez 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .287
Wynn cf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .256      Evans 3b              4   2   2   1     0   0   .240
Garvey 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .317      Williams 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Hale rf               3   0   0   0     1   3   .235      Baker rf              4   0   2   1     0   1   .234
Cey 3b                4   0   1   2     0   0   .262      Office cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .287
  Auerbach pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   2   .255
Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
  Lee ph              0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Odom p                3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Russell ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .204        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Rhoden p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     3   5             Totals               33   4  10   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  4,906
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 2
Errors: Hale
Doubles: Cey (19)
Home Runs: Evans (13)
Caught Stealing: Office (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Messersmith (4)
GIDP: Buckner (10)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(13-9)     7     7   2   2   1   3   1  28   2.11
Rhoden                  1     3   2   1   0   1   0   6   3.38
Totals                  8    10   4   3   1   4   1  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom W(1-4)             8.2   5   2   2   3   5   0  32   7.16
Sosa                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.60
House SV(9)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.15
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   5   0  34

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


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

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled
to center; Evans made an out to third; Williams singled to right
[Perez to second]; Baker made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Hale struck out; Cey
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Office singled to right; Blanks singled to right
[Office to second]; Pocoroba made an out to third; Odom forced
Blanks (third to second) [Office to third]; Garr singled to
right [Office scored, Odom to second]; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager struck out; Russell flied out to left;
Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans flied out to right; Williams grounded out
(third to first); Baker singled to right; Office flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

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

BRAVES 4TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba
struck out; Odom made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey struck out; Hale struck out; Cey grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr lined to right; Perez grounded out (third to
first); Evans homered; Williams made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager walked; Russell singled to center [Yeager to
second]; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Yeager to third, Russell to second]; Lopes singled to third
[Yeager stayed at third]; Buckner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker struck out; Office walked; Office was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blanks struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Wynn flied out to left; Garvey grounded out (second
to first); Hale struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba grounded out (third to first); Odom
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey made an out to first; Yeager grounded out
(shortstop to first); Russell singled to center; CRAWFORD BATTED
FOR MESSERSMITH; Crawford made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: RHODEN REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Perez singled
to left; Evans singled to right [Perez to third]; Williams
reached on a fielder's choice [Perez out at home (shortstop to
catcher to third), Evans to second]; Baker singled to right
[Evans scored, Williams scored (error by Hale) (unearned) (no
RBI), Baker to third]; Office made an out to second; Blanks
struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Lopes made an out to first; Buckner flied out to
right; Wynn singled to center; Garvey walked [Wynn to second];
Hale walked [Wynn to third, Garvey to second]; SOSA REPLACED
ODOM (PITCHING); Cey doubled to right [Wynn scored, Garvey
scored, Hale to third]; AUERBACH RAN FOR CEY; LEE BATTED FOR
YEAGER; HOUSE REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); MCMULLEN BATTED FOR LEE;
McMullen flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Braves 4.