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.

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