| Don Sutton, reached for two runs in the first inning on two walks, a triple by Jim Wynn and single by Willie Montanez, settled down to pitch a five-hitter and the Dodgers overcame the Braves, 6-2. Sutton had nine strikeouts, bringing his career total to 2,007. Singles by Steve Garvey, who had four hits, and Bill Russell drove in two runs in the third inning, when the Dodgers went ahead to stay. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Monday, July 26, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 13 1 Braves 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .251 Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Sizemore 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Gilbreath 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .275 Smith rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .237 Wynn cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222 Cey 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .295 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .316 Garvey 1b 5 1 4 2 0 0 .311 Henderson rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 Russell ss 4 0 2 2 1 0 .307 Paciorek lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .312 Lacy lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Chaney ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .221 Pocoroba c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .237 Rodriguez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Morton p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .161 Sutton p 4 0 1 1 0 0 .067 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Totals 40 6 13 6 4 2 Totals 32 2 5 2 4 9 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 12,872 Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Braves 7 DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 0 Errors: Yeager, Paciorek Doubles: Smith (10), Pocoroba (6) Triples: Wynn (1) Stolen Bases: Lopes (29), Gilbreath (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(11-8) 9 5 2 2 4 9 0 36 4.35 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 9 0 36 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton L(1-8) 4 10 4 4 2 1 0 24 4.93 Devine 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.06 Leon 1.1 3 2 2 2 0 0 9 2.82 Beard 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.88 Totals 9 13 6 6 4 2 0 44 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Ed Montague DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Sizemore flied out to left; Smith walked; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to catcher in foul territory; Gilbreath walked; Gilbreath stole second [Gilbreath to third (error by Yeager)]; Wynn tripled to right [Gilbreath scored]; Montanez singled to left [Wynn scored]; Henderson popped to second; Paciorek walked [Montanez to second]; Chaney struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 2. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to left [Garvey to second (error by Paciorek)]; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy popped to second; Yeager was walked intentionally; Sutton singled to center [Garvey scored, Yeager to third]; Lopes forced Sutton (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba doubled to right; Morton struck out; Royster flied out to center; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 2. DODGERS 3RD: Sizemore singled to left; Smith forced Sizemore (pitcher to shortstop to second); Cey singled to center [Smith to second]; Garvey singled to center [Smith scored, Cey to second]; Russell singled to right [Cey scored, Garvey to third]; Lacy flied out to left; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Montanez grounded out (second to first); Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 2. DODGERS 4TH: Sutton grounded out (second to first); Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second; Sizemore flied out to left; Smith doubled to right [Lopes scored]; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Paciorek struck out; Chaney popped to second; Pocoroba walked; Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey singled to center; Russell singled to center [Garvey to second]; DEVINE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to right; Yeager struck out; Sutton popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Royster popped to second; Gilbreath flied out to right; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Sizemore grounded out (second to first); Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED YEAGER (PLAYING C ); Montanez flied out to right; Henderson struck out; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. DODGERS 7TH: Cey popped to first; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney flied out to center; Pocoroba struck out; MAY BATTED FOR DEVINE; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. DODGERS 8TH: LEON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Sutton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath singled to center; Wynn forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 2. DODGERS 9TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Sizemore singled to left; Smith singled to center [Sizemore to third]; Cey was walked intentionally [Smith to second]; Garvey singled to center [Sizemore scored, Smith to third, Cey to second]; Russell walked [Smith scored, Cey to third, Garvey to second]; BEARD REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Lacy forced Cey (second to catcher) [Garvey to third, Russell to second]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: Henderson walked; Paciorek flied out to left; Chaney singled to center [Henderson to second]; Pocoroba flied out to right; OFFICE BATTED FOR BEARD; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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