Phil Niekro pitched a four-hitter and Dusty Baker drove in the Braves' runs with a homer and single to account for a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers. Baker hit his homer in the second inning. Ralph Garr walked in third, stole second and, after an error by Steve Garvey, counted an unearned run on Baker's single. The Dodgers' tally off Niekro in the seventh also was tainted. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  3
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Lopes 2b              2   0   0   1     1   0   .259
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Lacy lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .243      Crawford rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
May rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .314
Baker cf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .261      Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Cruz cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Correll c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .214      Yeager c              4   1   0   0     0   1   .244
Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Niekro p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .174        McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                          Sutton p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .138
                                                            Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .183
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wynn ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .239

Totals               36   2   8   2     3   4             Totals               32   1   4   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 18,067
Left on Base: Braves 11, Dodgers 8
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Evans, May, Blanks, Garvey 2
Doubles: Garr (26), Sutton (1)
Home Runs: Baker (17)
Stolen Bases: Garr (13)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Lopes (2)
Hit by Pitch: May (2,by Wall)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(15-12)         9     4   1   0   2   4   0  36   3.05
Totals                  9     4   1   0   2   4   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(16-13)         6     6   2   1   2   3   1  27   2.87
Wall                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.59
Hough                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.98
Totals                  9     8   2   1   3   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Wall (1)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (12)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez struck
out; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Lacy popped to
second; Crawford lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Baker homered;
Lum popped to catcher in foul territory; Correll singled to
center; Blanks flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey popped to first; Cey walked; Cruz flied out
to left; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro struck out; Garr singled to left; Garr stole
second; Perez walked; Evans made an out to third; May reached on
an error by Garvey (assists by Sutton and Lopes) [Garr to third,
Perez to second, May to first]; Baker singled to left [Garr
scored (unearned), Perez out at home (left to catcher), May to
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell flied out to center; Sutton doubled to
right; Lopes walked; Lacy forced Lopes (shortstop to second)
[Sutton to third]; Crawford flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled to right; Correll popped to first in
foul territory; Blanks flied out to center; Niekro forced Lum
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Cey
reached on an error by Blanks [Cey to first]; Niekro threw a
wild pitch [Cey to second]; Cruz made an out to shortstop;
Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded
out (third to first); Evans walked; May singled to right [Evans
to third]; Baker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell reached on an error by May [Russell to
first]; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Russell to second]; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Lum reached on an error by Garvey [Lum to first];
Correll forced Lum (first to shortstop); Blanks flied out to
left; Niekro forced Correll (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey
struck out (catcher to first); Cey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 7TH: WALL REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Garr doubled to
right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded
out (first unassisted) [Garr to third]; May was hit by a pitch;
Baker walked [May to second]; Lum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cruz singled to right; Yeager reached on an error
by Evans [Cruz to second, Yeager to first]; Russell forced Cruz
(pitcher to third) [Yeager to second]; LEE BATTED FOR WALL; Lee
singled to center [Yeager to third, Russell to second]; Lopes
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Yeager scored (unearned), Russell
to third]; Lacy grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Correll struck out;
Blanks grounded out (second to first); Niekro singled to right;
Garr popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford struck out; Garvey struck out; Cey singled
to center; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Yeager grounded out (third to first); MCMULLEN
BATTED FOR RUSSELL; McMullen grounded out (third to first); WYNN
BATTED FOR HOUGH; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.