With Mike Marshall continuing his superb relief pitching, the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 4-1. Marshall hurled the last two innings and received credit for his eighth save to go with three victories. The bullpen ace had not allowed a run in his last 11 1/3 innings. The Dodgers had a two-run homer by Steve Yeager in their attack. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       19, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Dodgers      0  2  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .202      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Buckner lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Wynn lf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .221      Baker cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .260
Henderson rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .314      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   0     0   2   .297
Lacy 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Cey 3b                2   0   0   1     1   1   .315
Williams 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .204      Ferguson rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .215
Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Hale pr,rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .156
Royster 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .184      Yeager c              4   1   1   2     0   0   .274
Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Auerbach 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .031
  Paciorek ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .171      John p                1   1   0   0     1   0   .143
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .147        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     0   5             Totals               29   4   6   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 29,929
Left on Base: Braves 3, Dodgers 6
DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 2
Doubles: Buckner (7), Baker (8)
Home Runs: Yeager (5)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (3), Garvey (5)
Caught Stealing: Baker (3)
GIDP: Pocoroba (3), Williams (2)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (2,by Ruthven)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(4-5)          5     6   4   4   1   2   1  22   2.98
Devine                  2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   3.38
Dal Canton              1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   0.98
Totals                  8     6   4   4   4   5   1  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(2-2)             7     5   1   1   0   3   0  24   2.60
Marshall SV(8)          2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.38
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   5   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Ruthven (4)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming


BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to center; On a bunt Perez singled
to third; Wynn forced Perez (shortstop to second); Wynn stole
second; Henderson singled to right [Wynn scored]; Lacy lined to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Baker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (third to
first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to center; Garvey stole second; Cey
struck out; Ferguson popped to second; Yeager homered [Garvey
scored]; Auerbach grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven was called out on strikes; Office grounded
out (second to first); Perez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: John walked; Russell flied out to center; Buckner
singled to center [John to second]; Baker singled to right
[Buckner to second, John to third]; Garvey popped to shortstop;
Cey was hit by a pitch [John scored, Buckner to third, Baker to
second]; Ferguson popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
1, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Henderson flied
out to center; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Auerbach
grounded out (third to first); John grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams singled to right; Pocoroba grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second];
Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to center; Buckner doubled to
center; Baker doubled to right [Buckner scored]; Garvey struck
out while Baker was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 6TH: PACIOREK BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Paciorek singled to
right; Office forced Paciorek (second to shortstop); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Office to second]; Wynn flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: DEVINE REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Cey flied out
to center; Ferguson walked; Yeager popped to catcher in foul
territory; Auerbach popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lacy
singled to shortstop; Williams grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lacy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR JOHN; Cruz struck out; Russell
struck out; Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Pocoroba grounded
out (first unassisted); Royster singled to left; MAY BATTED FOR
DEVINE; May forced Royster (first to shortstop); Office struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Baker flied out
to right; Garvey struck out; Cey walked; Ferguson walked [Cey to
second]; HALE RAN FOR FERGUSON; Yeager forced Cey (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 9TH: HALE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Perez struck out;
Wynn popped to first; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 4.