The Braves rallied for two runs off Andy Messersmith in the ninth inning and defeated the Dodgers, 5-4. Dusty Baker led off by drawing a pass and Ed Goodson singled. After a sacrifice by Larvell Blanks, Rowland Office singled to score Baker. Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4Game Played on Wednesday, August 6, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumBraves 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 5 9 0 Dodgers 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 5 2 4 1 0 0 .269 Lopes 2b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .254 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .299 Buckner lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .243 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .243 Wynn cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .251 Baker rf 3 2 1 2 1 0 .236 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .321 Goodson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .201 Crawford rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .262 Blanks ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Office cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .288 Yeager c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hale ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Odom p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Lee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Messersmith p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 May ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .259 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .321 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Totals 34 5 9 5 2 7 Totals 32 4 6 4 4 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 23,779 Left on Base: Braves 5, Dodgers 5 DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1 Home Runs: Garr (6), Baker (15), Crawford (6) Stolen Bases: Evans (11), Garvey (8), Russell (2), Lopes (48) Caught Stealing: Wynn (3) Sacrifice Hits: Blanks (2) GIDP: Gilbreath (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Odom 7 6 4 4 3 2 1 29 7.41 House W(5-4) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.98 Leon SV(6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.22 Totals 9 6 4 4 4 3 1 36 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith L(13-11) 9 9 5 5 2 7 2 37 2.18 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 7 2 37 Wild Pitches: Odom (2) Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen BRAVES 1ST: Garr homered; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans walked; Evans stole second; Baker popped to shortstop; Goodson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner singled to right; Wynn grounded out (third to first) [Buckner to second]; Garvey singled to left [Buckner scored]; Garvey stole second; Odom threw a wild pitch [Garvey to third]; Crawford homered [Garvey scored]; Cey flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 3. BRAVES 2ND: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Office struck out; Pocoroba popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 2ND: Yeager walked; On a bunt Russell forced Yeager (catcher to shortstop); Russell stole second; Messersmith flied out to left; Lopes walked; Buckner singled to second [Russell to third, Lopes to second]; Wynn forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 3. BRAVES 3RD: Odom struck out; Garr singled to center; Gilbreath grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 3RD: Garvey made an out to second; Crawford flied out to center; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 3. BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Baker homered; Goodson grounded out (second to first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 4TH: Yeager struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 3. BRAVES 5TH: Office struck out; Pocoroba flied out to center; Odom grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 3. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner popped to first; Wynn singled to left [Lopes scored]; Garvey flied out to right; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 4. BRAVES 6TH: Garr singled to shortstop; Gilbreath singled to right [Garr to second]; Evans grounded out (catcher to first) [Garr to third, Gilbreath to second]; Baker grounded out (third to first) [Garr scored]; Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: Crawford popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey grounded out (third to first); Yeager singled to center; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 4. BRAVES 7TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: Messersmith struck out; Lopes popped to first; Buckner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 4. BRAVES 8TH: LUM BATTED FOR ODOM; Lum struck out; Garr singled to left; Gilbreath struck out; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Wynn walked; Garvey lined to left; Crawford flied out to right; Cey forced Wynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 4. BRAVES 9TH: Baker walked; Goodson singled to left [Baker to second]; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Baker to third, Goodson to second]; Office singled to left [Baker scored, Goodson to third, Office to second (on throw)]; Pocoroba lined to first; MAY BATTED FOR HOUSE; May singled to second [Goodson scored, Office to third]; Garr popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 9TH: LEON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); HALE BATTED FOR YEAGER; Hale lined to center; LEE BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Lee grounded out (second to first); LACY BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Lacy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Dodgers 4. |
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