Tommy John, who laid down a squeeze bunt that scored the deciding run, pitched the Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Braves. In the Dodgers' second inning, Reggie Smith walked and scored on singles by Lee Lacy and Dusty Baker. Lacy took third on Baker's hit and crossed the plate on John's bunt. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      29, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1 10  1
Dodgers      0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .305      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Gilbreath 2b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Sizemore 2b           4   0   4   0     0   0   .264
Wynn lf               2   0   0   1     1   0   .230      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .326      Garvey 1b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .308
Paciorek rf           3   0   3   0     1   0   .303      Smith rf              3   1   0   0     1   2   .211
Williams c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .219        Cruz rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Chaney ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .262      Lacy 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Baker cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Henderson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .223
Moret p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .095      John p                2   0   0   1     0   0   .125
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  May ph              0   0   0   0     0   0   .190

Totals               33   1  10   1     4   4             Totals               29   2   8   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 40,366
Left on Base: Braves 10, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 2
Errors: Chaney
Doubles: Office (15), Sizemore (6)
Stolen Bases: Sizemore (2), Buckner (15)
Caught Stealing: Paciorek (2)
Sacrifice Hits: John (4), Garvey (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Wynn (4)
GIDP: Royster (6), Gilbreath (4), Lacy (6)
Hit by Pitch: Russell (2,by Marshall)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret L(3-3)            6     6   2   2   1   3   0  25   4.71
Marshall                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.46
Totals                  8     8   2   2   1   4   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(5-4)             7.2   9   1   1   2   2   0  32   2.87
Hough                   0.2   1   0   0   2   2   0   5   2.45
Sosa SV(4)              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.11
Totals                  9    10   1   1   4   4   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Marshall (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Office doubled to left; Gilbreath grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Office to third]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Office scored]; Montanez singled to center; Paciorek
singled to center [Montanez to second]; Williams forced Paciorek
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Buckner popped to third in foul territory; Sizemore
doubled to left; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Sizemore to third]; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Moret grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Smith walked; Lacy singled to center [Smith to
second]; Baker singled to left [Smith scored, Lacy to third];
Yeager struck out; John out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Lacy scored, Baker to second]; Buckner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath
flied out to center; Wynn walked; Montanez flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Sizemore singled to left; Russell flied out to
center; Garvey singled to left [Sizemore to second]; Smith
reached on an error by Chaney [Sizemore to third, Garvey to
second]; Lacy grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Paciorek walked; Williams singled to center
[Paciorek to second]; Chaney flied out to right; Royster
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Paciorek out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to right; Yeager grounded out
(catcher to first); John grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Moret singled to center; Office struck out;
Gilbreath forced Moret (third to second); Wynn grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner flied out to right; Sizemore singled to
center; Sizemore stole second; Russell popped to third; Garvey
reached on a fielder's choice [Sizemore out at third (third
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
singled to shortstop; Paciorek was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Williams lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith struck out; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney singled to right; Royster struck out; GASTON
BATTED FOR MORET; Gaston flied out to right; Office forced
Chaney (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Yeager flied
out to center; John grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner
singled to center; Buckner stole second; Sizemore singled to
third [Buckner out at home (first to catcher to shortstop)];
Bill Buckner rounded 3B too far; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Wynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez singled to right;
Paciorek singled to left [Montanez to second]; HOUGH REPLACED
JOHN (PITCHING); Williams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell was hit by a pitch; Garvey out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Russell to third]; Smith was
called out on strikes; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: CRUZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Chaney walked;
HENDERSON BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Henderson walked [Chaney to
second]; ROBINSON BATTED FOR MARSHALL; MAY BATTED FOR ROBINSON;
May struck out (strikeout was charged to Robinson); Office
singled to right [Chaney to third, Henderson to second]; SOSA
REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); Gilbreath grounded into a double play
(third to catcher to first) [Chaney out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 2.