Earl Williams and Willie Montanez each homered with two men on base to propel the Braves to an 8-3 victory over the Dodgers. Burt Hooton, who started for the Dodgers, allowed only one hit unti lthe fifth inning when Ken Henderson walked, Darrel Chaney singled and Williams whacked his homer. Then in the sixth, Rod Gilbreath doubled, Jim Wynn singled and Montanez homered. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      30, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  3  3    0  2  0  -   8  9  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   3  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .303      Lacy cf               4   0   1   1     1   1   .271
Gilbreath 2b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .304      Sizemore 2b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .261
  Robinson 2b         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Buckner lf            4   0   1   1     1   0   .306
Wynn lf               5   2   2   1     0   0   .234      Cey 3b                5   0   1   0     0   1   .326
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   3     0   1   .325      Garvey 1b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .306
Henderson rf          2   2   0   0     2   0   .261      Russell ss            5   0   3   0     0   0   .296
Chaney ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .266      Baker rf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .245
Royster 3b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .233      Rodriguez c           1   1   0   0     3   0   .353
Williams c            3   1   1   3     1   1   .221      Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .174        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Marshall p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Goodson ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Walton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8   9   8     3   7             Totals               38   3   9   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 22,852
Left on Base: Braves 4, Dodgers 13
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Robinson, Chaney
Doubles: Gilbreath (7), Office (16), Sizemore (7)
Home Runs: Williams (9), Montanez (6), Wynn (10), Garvey (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(8-4)           6.2   7   2   2   3   5   0  31   3.33
Marshall SV(10)         2.1   2   1   1   2   1   1  12   4.44
Totals                  9     9   3   3   5   6   1  43

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(5-9)           5     6   6   6   1   4   2  22   4.37
Sosa                    2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.85
Downing                 1     2   2   2   2   0   1   7   8.04
Wall                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.60
Totals                  9     9   8   8   3   7   3  39

Passed Balls: Williams 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (6)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Gilbreath flied out to right;
Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy struck out; Sizemore popped to catcher in foul
territory; Buckner singled to center; Williams allowed a passed
ball [Buckner to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Buckner to
third]; Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez struck out; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Russell
reached on an error by Chaney [Russell to second]; Williams
allowed a passed ball [Russell to third]; Baker flied out to
left; Rodriguez walked; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
popped to catcher in foul territory; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lacy popped to pitcher; Sizemore doubled to left;
Buckner was walked intentionally; Cey flied out to left; Garvey
lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office struck out; Gilbreath singled to center; Wynn
flied out to left; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell singled to center; Baker was called out on
strikes; Rodriguez popped to first in foul territory; Hooton
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Henderson walked; Chaney singled to center
[Henderson to second]; Royster popped to second; Williams
homered [Henderson scored, Chaney scored]; Niekro flied out to
left; Office grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore
popped to catcher in foul territory; Buckner flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath doubled to left; Wynn singled to right
[Gilbreath to third]; Montanez homered [Gilbreath scored, Wynn
scored]; SOSA REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Henderson popped to
second; Chaney popped to shortstop; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey flied
out to right; Russell singled to right; Niekro threw a wild
pitch [Russell to second]; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 6, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams struck out; Niekro grounded out (second to
first); Office doubled to left; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: ROBINSON REPLACED GILBREATH (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez
walked; GOODSON BATTED FOR SOSA; Goodson singled to right
[Rodriguez to second]; Lacy singled to right [Rodriguez scored,
Goodson to third]; Sizemore struck out; Buckner forced Lacy
(third to second) [Goodson scored]; Cey singled to center
[Buckner to third]; MARSHALL REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Garvey
forced Cey (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
6, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: DOWNING REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Wynn homered;
Montanez grounded out (second to first); Henderson walked;
Chaney singled to center [Henderson to third]; Royster grounded
out (second to first) [Henderson scored, Chaney to second];
Williams was walked intentionally; Marshall forced Williams
(shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez walked; WALTON
BATTED FOR DOWNING; Walton reached on an error by Robinson
[Rodriguez to second]; Lacy walked [Rodriguez to third, Walton
to second]; Sizemore forced Lacy (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 8, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: WALL REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); Office struck out;
Robinson struck out; Wynn lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 8, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Buckner lined to first; Cey struck out; Garvey
homered; Russell singled to left; Baker flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Dodgers 3.