Don Sutton became the N. L.'s first 15-game winner of the season, pitching the Dodgers to a 5-0 victory over the Braves. The shutout was his fourth of the season and 40th of his career. Jim Wynn scored the 1,000th run of his career, hitting a homer in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    5, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  x  -   5 14  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .263      Buckner lf            5   1   3   0     0   1   .238
Gilbreath 2b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .301      Lacy 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .324
Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .245      Wynn cf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .251
May rf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .252      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .322
Goodson 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Crawford rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .262
Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Office cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Cey 3b                4   1   3   0     0   0   .267
Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Yeager c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .248
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .178      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Mota ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .268
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
                                                          Sutton p              4   0   2   1     0   0   .134

Totals               30   0   5   0     3   3             Totals               36   5  14   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 24,452
Left on Base: Braves 6, Dodgers 9
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1
Doubles: Buckner 2 (10), Garvey (27), Lacy (5), Cey (21)
Home Runs: Wynn (16)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (7)
GIDP: Blanks (10)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(11-9)          7    11   2   2   0   4   1  31   2.66
Sosa                    1     3   3   3   2   0   0   7   3.86
Totals                  8    14   5   5   2   4   1  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(15-9)          9     5   0   0   3   3   0  33   2.43
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   3   0  33

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Gilbreath grounded out
(third to first); Evans singled to center; May popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Buckner doubled to right; Buckner stole third; Lacy
grounded out (second to first) [Buckner scored]; Wynn popped to
second; Garvey doubled to left; Crawford struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Goodson grounded out (second to pitcher); Blanks
popped to second; Office popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to center; Yeager flied out to right;
Russell flied out to right; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba lined to center; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr walked; Gilbreath walked [Garr to
second]; Evans walked [Garr to third, Gilbreath to second]; May
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner singled to right; Buckner was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Lacy doubled to center; Wynn struck
out; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Goodson popped to third; Blanks popped to second;
Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); Cey
popped to catcher in foul territory; Yeager grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba flied out to center; Niekro flied out to
left; Garr singled to center [Garr out at second (center to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton
singled to right; Buckner struck out; Lacy forced Sutton (third
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath popped to second; Evans popped to
shortstop; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Wynn homered; Garvey popped to third in foul
territory; Crawford singled to second; Cey singled to shortstop
[Crawford to second]; Yeager forced Cey (third to second)
[Crawford to third]; Russell flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Goodson flied out to left; Blanks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Sutton grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner
doubled to right; Lacy singled to third [Buckner stayed at
second]; Wynn struck out; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba lined to pitcher; LUM BATTED FOR NIEKRO;
Lum flied out to center; Garr singled to shortstop; Gilbreath
singled to right [Garr to second]; Evans grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: SOSA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Crawford walked; Cey
doubled to right [Crawford to third]; Yeager was walked
intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Mota singled to center
[Crawford scored, Cey scored, Yeager to third, Mota out at
second (center to shortstop to second)]; Sutton singled to first
[Yeager scored]; Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory;
Lacy flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 5.

BRAVES 9TH: AUERBACH REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING SS); HALE REPLACED
CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF); May grounded out (second to first);
Goodson singled to left; Blanks grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Goodson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 5.