The Braves pushed across two runs in the ninth inning when Mike Marshall beat out an infield hit and Pat Rockett bounced into a double play, and that proved to be enough to defeat the Dodgers, 7-6. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Game Played on Monday, April     11, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    4  0  0    0  0  2  -   7 12  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  2  -   6 14  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             4   1   1   1     1   3   .278      Lopes 2b              3   2   1   1     2   0   .222
Royster 3b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Russell ss            6   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Montanez 1b           5   0   3   2     0   1   .235      Smith rf,cf           4   1   2   2     2   0   .500
Burroughs rf          4   1   0   0     1   0   .188      Cey 3b                4   0   3   2     2   0   .471
Matthews lf           4   3   3   0     1   0   .375      Garvey 1b             6   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Correll c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .333      Monday cf             4   0   1   0     1   2   .267
  Marshall p          1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baker lf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .357
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yeager c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .462
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gilbreath 2b          5   1   1   0     0   1   .250        Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rockett ss            4   0   1   1     1   1   .267        Hale ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
LaCorte p             2   1   1   1     0   0   .500        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pocoroba c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacy rf             1   1   1   1     0   0  1.000

Totals               38   7  12   6     5   8             Totals               39   6  14   6     8   4

Time of Game: 3:10   Attendance: 31,223
Left on Base: Braves 10, Dodgers 17
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Smith, Downing
Doubles: Correll (1), Matthews (1), Smith 2 (4), Yeager 2 (2), Cey (3), Baker (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (2), Smith (1)
Sacrifice Hits: LaCorte (1), John (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lopes (1)
GIDP: Rockett (2)
Hit by Pitch: Yeager (1,by LaCorte)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte W(1-0)          6     7   2   2   6   2   0  32   3.00
Marshall                2.1   6   4   4   1   2   0  14  15.43
Johnson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.75
Easterly                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Camp SV(1)              0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    14   6   6   8   4   0  50

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(0-1)             3.1   7   5   5   2   3   0  19  13.50
Garman                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.40
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.50
Downing                 2     1   0   0   2   4   0  10   2.25
Wall                    1     2   2   2   1   0   0   6  18.00
Hough                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    12   7   7   5   8   0  44

Passed Balls: Yeager (1)
Hit by Pitch: LaCorte (1)
Wild Pitches: John (1)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick


BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Royster struck out; Montanez
singled to left; Burroughs forced Montanez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Russell grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith doubled to
right [Lopes scored]; Smith stole third; Cey walked; Garvey
flied out to right; Monday struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled to right; Yeager allowed a passed
ball [Matthews to second]; Correll doubled to center [Matthews
to third]; John threw a wild pitch [Matthews scored, Correll to
third]; Gilbreath popped to second; Rockett grounded out
(pitcher to first); LaCorte grounded out (catcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Yeager walked; John out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Office struck out; Royster grounded out (shortstop
to first); Montanez singled to second; Burroughs forced Montanez
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to first; Smith flied out to left;
Cey walked [Russell to second]; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Russell to third, Cey to second]; Monday was walked
intentionally; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews doubled to left; Correll flied out to
right; Gilbreath singled to shortstop [Matthews to third];
Rockett walked [Gilbreath to second]; LaCorte singled to center
[Matthews scored, Gilbreath to third, Rockett to second]; Office
walked [Gilbreath scored, Rockett to third, LaCorte to second];
GARMAN REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Royster forced Rockett (third
to catcher) [LaCorte to third, Office to second]; Montanez
singled to right [LaCorte scored, Office scored, Royster to
third]; Burroughs forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager doubled to left; HALE BATTED FOR GARMAN;
Hale flied out to center [Yeager to third]; Lopes hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Yeager scored]; Russell singled to
center; Smith flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 5TH: SOSA REPLACED HALE (PITCHING); Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Correll flied out to left; Gilbreath
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
struck out; Monday singled to left; Baker singled to shortstop
[Monday to second]; Yeager was hit by a pitch [Monday to third,
Baker to second]; POWELL BATTED FOR SOSA; Powell popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 6TH: DOWNING REPLACED POWELL (PITCHING); Rockett singled
to center; LaCorte reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Rockett to second]; Office struck out; Royster struck out;
Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith walked; Cey doubled to
shortstop [Smith to third]; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Matthews
walked; Correll walked [Matthews to second]; Correll was picked
off first but was safe on an error by Downing [Matthews to
third, Correll to second]; Gilbreath reached on a fielder's
choice [Matthews out at home (shortstop to catcher), Correll to
third]; Rockett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); POCOROBA
REPLACED LACORTE (PLAYING C ); Monday struck out; Baker was
called out on strikes; Yeager doubled to center; GOODSON BATTED
FOR DOWNING; Goodson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: WALL REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Pocoroba grounded
out (first unassisted); Office singled to second; Royster
grounded out (second to first) [Office to second]; Montanez
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes singled to second; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Lopes to second]; Smith doubled to right
[Lopes scored]; Cey singled to right [Smith scored]; Garvey
forced Cey (shortstop to second); Monday flied out to left; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs walked; Matthews singled to right
[Burroughs to third (error by Smith)]; HOUGH REPLACED MONDAY
(PITCHING); LACY REPLACED WALL (PLAYING RF); SMITH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Marshall singled to right [Burroughs
scored, Matthews to third]; Gilbreath struck out; Rockett
grounded into a double play (second to first to second to first)
[Matthews scored (RBI), Marshall out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 7, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Baker doubled to right; Yeager flied out to center;
Lacy singled to right [Baker scored]; Lopes walked [Lacy to
second]; JOHNSON REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Russell flied out
to left; EASTERLY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Smith walked
[Lacy to third, Lopes to second]; CAMP REPLACED EASTERLY
(PITCHING); Cey singled to shortstop [Lacy scored, Lopes to
third, Smith to second]; Garvey forced Cey (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 7, Dodgers 6.