The Dodgers piled up 16 hits, including four by Bill Buckner and three apiece by Steve Garvey and Ed Goodson, to roll over the Braves, 8-1. Buckner homered with a man on base and drove in another run with a single. Garvey and Goodson each accounted for two RBIs. The Braves scored their run off Tommy John in the fifth inning on doubles by Darrel Chaney and Junior Moore. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 19, 1976 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      2  0  1    0  3  0    1  1  0  -   8 16  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   2   2   0     1   1   .238      Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .239
Sizemore c            3   2   1   0     1   0   .242      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Buckner lf            5   2   4   3     0   0   .303        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garvey 1b             4   2   3   2     0   0   .316      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Goodson 3b            5   0   3   2     0   0   .225      Gaston lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Hale rf               5   0   2   1     0   0   .153      Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .207
De Jesus ss           4   0   0   0     1   0   .189      Paciorek rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .287
Simpson cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .087      Murphy c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
  Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Chaney ss             3   1   1   0     0   1   .255
  Burke cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .348        Rockett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
John p                4   0   1   0     0   1   .113      Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
                                                            Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moore ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .238
                                                            Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robinson ph,2b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .267

Totals               38   8  16   8     3   2             Totals               33   1   6   1     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,321
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Braves 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 1
Errors: Goodson, Camp
Doubles: Goodson (4), Chaney (19), Moore (1)
Home Runs: Buckner (7)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (56)
Caught Stealing: Buckner (8), Lopes (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Sizemore (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Garvey (9)
GIDP: De Jesus (2), Gilbreath (9)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(10-10)           9     6   1   1   2   5   0  35   3.04
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   5   0  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(13-16)        4.1   9   6   6   1   1   1  22   3.96
Beard                   0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.28
Hanna                   1.2   4   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.00
Torrealba               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.31
Camp                    2     1   1   0   1   1   0   8   4.91
Totals                  9    16   8   7   3   2   1  43

Passed Balls: Murphy (1)
Wild Pitches: John (7)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to third]; Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey singled to shortstop
[Lopes scored]; Murphy allowed a passed ball [Garvey to second];
Goodson doubled to right [Garvey scored]; Hale grounded out
(first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (second to first); Montanez singled to center;
Gaston forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: De Jesus flied out to right; Simpson grounded out
(second to first); John singled to center; Lopes was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Sizemore singled to center; Buckner singled to
right [Sizemore to third]; Buckner was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); Garvey hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Sizemore scored]; Goodson popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney grounded out (third to first); Ruthven popped
to second; Royster walked; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Hale singled to right; De Jesus grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hale to second]; Simpson flied out to center; John
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Gaston
singled to center; John threw a wild pitch [Gaston to second];
Wynn was called out on strikes; Paciorek walked; Murphy grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes singled to right; Lopes stole second;
Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Buckner homered [Lopes
scored]; Garvey singled to center; BEARD REPLACED RUTHVEN
(PITCHING); Goodson singled to right [Garvey to third]; Hale
singled to left [Garvey scored, Goodson to second]; De Jesus
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hale
out at second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney doubled to left; MOORE BATTED FOR BEARD;
Moore doubled to center [Chaney scored]; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gilbreath reached on an error by Goodson
[Moore stayed at second, Gilbreath to first]; Montanez grounded
out (first unassisted) [Moore to third, Gilbreath to second];
Gaston struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

DODGERS 6TH: HANNA REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Simpson grounded
out (shortstop to first); John flied out to center; Lopes
singled to center; Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Wynn flied out to center; Paciorek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Murphy singled to left; Chaney struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Buckner
singled to right; Garvey singled to right [Buckner to third];
Goodson singled to center [Buckner scored, Garvey to second];
Hale forced Garvey (left to third) [Goodson to second]; De Jesus
walked [Goodson to third, Hale to second]; TORREALBA REPLACED
HANNA (PITCHING); MOTA BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Mota flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: BURKE REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING CF); ROBINSON BATTED
FOR TORREALBA; Robinson singled to left; Royster flied out to
center; Gilbreath grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
7, Braves 1.

DODGERS 8TH: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CAMP REPLACED
GILBREATH (PITCHING); John struck out; Lopes flied out to
center; Sizemore walked; Sizemore was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Camp [Sizemore to second]; Buckner singled
to center [Sizemore scored (unearned)]; Garvey popped to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Montanez flied out to center; Gaston flied out to
right; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
8, Braves 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Goodson grounded out (first to pitcher); Hale
grounded out (pitcher to first); De Jesus flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Paciorek struck out; Murphy flied out to right;
ROCKETT BATTED FOR CHANEY; Rockett popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 1.