The Braves scored an unearned run in the 10th inning and won the first game of a doubleheader, 3-2, before the Dodgers came back behind the shutout pitching of Don Sutton to gain a 2-0 victory in the second game. The Braves loaded the bases in the overtime stanza of the opener when Rod Gilbreath was hit by a pitch and Jim Wynn and Willie Montanez walked. Dave May then hit a slow roller to Bill Russell, who dropped the ball before he could attempt to force Gilbreath at the plate.

Sutton was a winner for the seventh straight time in the nightcap. The Dodgers scored on a wild pitch in the first inning and on a double by Kevin Pasley, who accounted for his first major league RBI in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1976 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   3  5  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  -   2  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .234      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Gilbreath 2b          3   1   0   0     0   0   .259        Sizemore ph,2b      2   0   1   0     0   0   .245
Wynn cf               2   1   1   1     3   1   .209      Buckner lf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   1     1   0   .311      Smith rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .249
Gaston lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Garvey 1b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .306
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .281
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .283
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hale cf               2   0   1   1     1   0   .167
Paciorek rf,lf        4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Pasley c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Correll c             5   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Belloir ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .240        Robles c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Chaney ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Rau p                 1   0   1   0     0   0   .164
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .210        Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Henderson ph,rf     0   0   0   0     1   0   .266        Lewallyn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mota ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .295
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .128

Totals               32   3   5   2     7   2             Totals               36   2   8   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:38
Left on Base: Braves 10, Dodgers 8
DP: Braves 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Royster, Russell
Doubles: Garvey (33)
Home Runs: Wynn (16)
Stolen Bases: Royster (17), Wynn (14)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (5), Russell (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (16), Niekro (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Hale (1)
GIDP: Correll (7), Cey (9)
Hit by Pitch: Paciorek (3,by Rau), Gilbreath (3,by Hough)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  8     6   2   0   2   2   0  31   3.48
Devine W(3-5)           1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.48
Leon SV(2)              1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.93
Totals                 10     8   2   0   3   4   0  40

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     6     5   2   2   2   2   1  25   2.56
Lewallyn                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Hough L(11-7)           3     0   1   0   4   0   0  14   2.25
Totals                 10     5   3   2   7   2   1  43

Passed Balls: Correll (10), Robles (1)
Hit by Pitch: Rau (7), Hough (8)
Wild Pitches: Hough (7)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to left; Gilbreath out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Royster to second]; Royster
stole third; Wynn was called out on strikes; Montanez singled to
right [Royster scored]; Gaston walked [Montanez to second];
Paciorek popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to shortstop; Buckner flied out to
left; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Correll grounded out (third to first); Belloir
struck out; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to right; Cey grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Garvey out at second]; Russell
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
flied out to right; Wynn walked; Montanez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hale popped to second; Pasley popped to shortstop;
Rau singled to left; Lopes popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Paciorek was hit by a pitch; Correll flied out to right; Belloir
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
struck out; Garvey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Royster
grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Russell singled
to shortstop; Hale walked [Russell to second]; Pasley was called
out on strikes while Russell was caught stealing third (catcher
to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Wynn homered; Montanez singled to left; Gaston
grounded out (second to first) [Montanez to second]; Paciorek
singled to left [Montanez to third]; Correll popped to second;
Montanez was caught stealing home (catcher to second to
catcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: LYTTLE BATTED FOR RAU; Lyttle grounded out (second
to first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
singled to right; Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 7TH: LEWALLYN REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Belloir walked;
Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Belloir to
second]; Royster popped to second; Gilbreath flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey doubled to right; Cey singled to left
[Garvey to third]; Russell reached on an error by Royster
[Garvey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cey to second, Russell to
first]; Correll allowed a passed ball [Cey to third, Russell to
second]; Hale hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cey scored
(unearned)]; GOODSON BATTED FOR PASLEY; Goodson popped to third
in foul territory; MOTA BATTED FOR LEWALLYN; Mota was walked
intentionally; SIZEMORE BATTED FOR LOPES; Sizemore flied out to
left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: SIZEMORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ROBLES
REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING C ); HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING);
Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Robles allowed a passed ball
[Wynn to third]; Montanez flied out to left; Gaston reached on a
fielder's choice [Wynn out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Paciorek forced Gaston (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner popped to shortstop; Smith grounded out
(second to first); Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Correll popped to first in foul territory; CHANEY
BATTED FOR BELLOIR; Chaney flied out to right; HENDERSON BATTED
FOR NIEKRO; Henderson walked; Royster forced Henderson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 9TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HENDERSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DEVINE REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING);
PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cey flied out to right;
Russell was called out on strikes; Hale singled to second;
Robles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 10TH: Gilbreath was hit by a pitch; Hough threw a wild
pitch [Gilbreath to second]; Wynn walked; Montanez walked
[Gilbreath to third, Wynn to second]; MAY BATTED FOR DEVINE; May
reached on an error by Russell [Gilbreath scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Wynn to third, Montanez to second, May to first]; Paciorek
forced Wynn (shortstop to catcher) [Montanez to third, May to
second]; Correll grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Paciorek out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 10TH: LEON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); LEE BATTED FOR
HOUGH; Lee popped to third in foul territory; Sizemore singled
to left; Buckner forced Sizemore (shortstop to second); Smith
walked [Buckner to second]; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.