With Steve Garvey and Steve Yeager providing the principal punch, the Dodgers enjoyed a pair of six-run innings and gained a 14-10 victory in a slugfest with the Braves, who lost despite a grand-slam homer by Jeff Burroughs. The Dodgers' initial outburst came in the first and included a single by Garvey with the bases loaded and triple by Yeager, each accounting for two runs.

Burroughs hit his grand slam off Rick Rhoden in the third when the Braves got back into the game with five runs, but the Dodgers retaliated with six runs in the fifth, featuring a homer by Garvey with a man on base and a circuit clout by Yeager with two aboard. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 14, Atlanta Braves 10
Game Played on Tuesday, April     12, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  5    0  0  3    1  1  0  -  10 14  2
Dodgers      6  0  0    0  6  2    0  0  x  -  14 14  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .304      Lopes 2b              4   1   2   0     1   1   .273
Royster 3b            5   1   2   0     0   1   .250      Russell ss            4   2   1   0     0   0   .375
Montanez 1b           5   2   3   2     0   1   .318      Smith rf              4   2   0   0     1   0   .389
Burroughs rf          5   2   2   4     0   2   .238      Cey 3b                5   2   2   2     0   1   .455
Matthews lf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .333      Garvey 1b             5   2   2   4     0   0   .273
Pocoroba c            5   1   1   2     0   1   .167      Monday cf             5   1   2   1     0   1   .300
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Baker lf              3   2   1   1     0   0   .353
Rockett ss            4   2   2   1     0   0   .316        Hale lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yeager c              4   2   2   5     1   0   .471
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rhoden p              3   0   1   1     0   1   .333
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hough p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  10  14  10     0   7             Totals               40  14  14  14     3   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 37,732
Left on Base: Braves 5, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Royster, Gilbreath, Lopes, Garvey
Doubles: Matthews (2), Rockett (2), Rhoden (1), Russell (3)
Triples: Yeager (1), Cey (1)
Home Runs: Burroughs (2), Montanez (1), Garvey (1), Yeager (1)
Stolen Bases: Montanez (1), Lopes 2 (4)
GIDP: Montanez (1)
Hit by Pitch: Russell (1,by Messersmith), Baker (1,by Capra)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(0-1)      4.1   8   9   9   1   3   1  23   7.43
Capra                   0.2   3   3   3   0   1   1   6  40.50
Easterly                2     2   2   1   1   0   0  10   4.50
Beard                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  8    14  14  13   3   4   2  45

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden W(1-0)           5     9   8   8   0   4   1  24  14.40
Hough SV(2)             4     5   2   2   0   3   1  18   2.25
Totals                  9    14  10  10   0   7   2  42

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (1), Capra (1)
Wild Pitches: Hough (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Royster flied
out to center; Montanez singled to left; Montanez stole second;
Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Russell was hit by a pitch
[Lopes to second]; Smith walked [Lopes to third, Russell to
second]; Cey struck out; Garvey singled to left [Lopes scored,
Russell scored, Smith to third]; Monday struck out; Baker
singled to right [Smith scored, Garvey to third]; Yeager tripled
to right [Garvey scored, Baker scored]; Rhoden doubled to left
[Yeager scored]; Lopes struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 6.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews struck out; Pocoroba struck out; Gilbreath
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell flied out to left; Smith made an out to
first; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 6.

BRAVES 3RD: On a bunt Rockett singled to third; Messersmith
popped to first in foul territory; Office singled to third
[Rockett to second]; On a bunt Royster singled to third [Rockett
to third, Office to second]; Montanez singled to right [Rockett
scored, Office to third, Royster to second]; Burroughs homered
[Office scored, Royster scored, Montanez scored]; Matthews flied
out to center; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 5 R, 5
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
popped to third; Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Rockett
flied out to center; Messersmith grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager flied out to center; Rhoden flied out to
center; Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Office flied out to center; Royster flied out to
right; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith grounded out (second
to first) [Russell to third]; Cey singled to right [Russell
scored]; Garvey homered [Cey scored]; CAPRA REPLACED MESSERSMITH
(PITCHING); Monday singled to center; Baker was hit by a pitch
[Monday to second]; Yeager homered [Monday scored, Baker
scored]; Rhoden struck out; Lopes singled to right; Lopes stole
second; Lopes stole third; Russell grounded out (second to
first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 12.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs singled to center; Matthews doubled to
center [Burroughs to third]; Pocoroba singled to left [Burroughs
scored, Matthews scored]; HOUGH REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING);
Gilbreath singled to center [Pocoroba to second]; Hough threw a
wild pitch [Pocoroba to third, Gilbreath to second]; Rockett
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pocoroba scored, Gilbreath to
third]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR CAPRA; Paciorek struck out; Office
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8,
Dodgers 12.

DODGERS 6TH: EASTERLY REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Smith
reached on an error by Royster [Smith to second]; Cey tripled to
right [Smith scored (unearned)]; Garvey grounded out (second to
first); Monday singled to center [Cey scored]; Baker grounded
out (third to first) [Monday to second]; Yeager grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8,
Dodgers 14.

BRAVES 7TH: HALE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Royster was called
out on strikes; Montanez homered; Burroughs struck out
[Burroughs to first (error by Garvey; assist by Yeager)];
Matthews flied out to right; Pocoroba reached on an error by
Lopes [Burroughs to second, Pocoroba to first]; Gilbreath flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Dodgers 14.

DODGERS 7TH: Hough grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes
walked; Russell grounded out (second to first) [Lopes to
second]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 9, Dodgers 14.

BRAVES 8TH: Rockett doubled to right; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR
EASTERLY; Asselstine flied out to left; Office singled to center
[Rockett scored]; Royster singled to shortstop [Office to
second]; Montanez grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Royster out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 10, Dodgers 14.

DODGERS 8TH: BEARD REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Cey flied out
to right; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday reached
on an error by Gilbreath [Monday to first]; Hale singled to
right [Monday to third]; Yeager walked [Hale to second]; Hough
forced Yeager (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 10, Dodgers 14.

BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs popped to third in foul territory;
Matthews flied out to right; Pocoroba grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 10, Dodgers 14.