Hitless in two previous games, Steve Garvey broke loose with a 4-for-4 night, including two homers, as the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 13-7. Don Sutton, who pitched seven innings, drove in three runs with a double and single, while Bill Russell also accounted for three RBIs with a homer. Gary Matthews hit a home run and single to produce three runs for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Wednesday, June      29, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    4  1  2    0  5  1  -  13 15  1
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   7 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              6   1   1   1     0   3   .290      Office cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .258
Russell ss            5   1   1   3     0   0   .281      Matthews lf           5   1   3   3     0   0   .281
  Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .307
Garvey 1b             4   3   4   2     1   0   .309      Burroughs rf          5   0   0   0     0   2   .277
  Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pocoroba c            3   1   1   1     1   2   .309
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chaney ss             4   1   1   0     0   2   .237
Cey 3b                5   1   1   0     0   0   .277      Gilbreath 2b          4   1   3   1     0   1   .247
Monday cf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .257      Royster 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .208
Baker lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .293      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   2   .118
  Burke lf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .206        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Hale rf               2   3   1   1     3   0   .308        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              5   1   2   1     0   0   .287        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Sutton p              3   0   2   3     0   0   .176        Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Powell ph,1b        2   0   1   1     0   1   .261        Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .240

Totals               41  13  15  12     5   6             Totals               37   7  11   7     2  11

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 10,277
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 0
Errors: Hale, Montanez
Doubles: Cey (16), Sutton (2), Gilbreath 2 (6)
Home Runs: Garvey 2 (20), Russell (3), Matthews (9)
Stolen Bases: Hale (1), Matthews (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(9-3)           7     5   2   1   0   8   1  26   2.78
Wall                    1.1   5   5   5   2   2   0  11   5.46
Sosa                    0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9    11   7   6   2  11   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(5-4)      6     8   7   6   3   4   1  28   4.31
LaCorte                 1.2   4   4   4   1   1   1  10  11.65
Campbell                0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   4.34
Capra                   1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   6.52
Totals                  9    15  13  12   5   6   3  46

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garvey singled to left; Cey forced Garvey (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to center; Matthews homered;
Montanez singled to right [Montanez to second (error by Hale)];
Burroughs was called out on strikes; Pocoroba singled to right
[Montanez scored (unearned)]; Chaney was called out on strikes;
2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday grounded out (second to first); Baker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Hale popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Gilbreath doubled to left; Royster grounded out
(second to first) [Gilbreath to third]; Messersmith struck out;
Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager flied out to center; Sutton flied out to
center; Lopes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey
walked; Cey doubled to center [Garvey to third]; Monday walked;
Baker was called out on strikes; Hale walked [Garvey scored, Cey
to third, Monday to second]; Yeager singled to third [Cey
scored, Monday to third, Hale to second]; Sutton doubled to
right [Monday scored, Hale scored, Yeager to third]; Lopes
struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba struck out; Chaney struck out; Gilbreath
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Braves 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
homered; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); Monday struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Messersmith struck out;
Office popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Braves 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Hale
singled to first; Hale stole second; Yeager singled to left
[Hale to third]; Sutton singled to first [Hale scored, Yeager
scored (error by Montanez) (unearned) (no RBI), Sutton out at
third (second to pitcher to third)]; Lopes flied out to center;
2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to center; Montanez grounded out
(catcher unassisted); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 2.

DODGERS 7TH: LACORTE REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Russell
flied out to center; Garvey singled to left; Cey flied out to
center; Monday popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba struck out; Chaney flied out to right;
Gilbreath singled to center; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker singled to right; Hale walked [Baker to
second]; Yeager flied out to left; POWELL BATTED FOR SUTTON;
Powell struck out; Lopes singled to right [Baker scored, Hale to
third]; Russell homered [Hale scored, Lopes scored]; CAMPBELL
REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Garvey homered; Cey flied out to
right; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 12, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WALL REPLACED
GARVEY (PITCHING); BURKE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); MARTINEZ
REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); GASTON BATTED FOR CAMPBELL;
Gaston flied out to center; Office singled to center; Matthews
singled to pitcher [Office to second]; Montanez was called out
on strikes; Burroughs flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 12, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: CAPRA REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Monday popped to
third in foul territory; Burke singled to center; Hale walked
[Burke to second]; Yeager popped to third; Powell singled to
center [Burke scored, Hale to second]; Lopes struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 13, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba walked; Chaney singled to left [Pocoroba to
second]; Gilbreath doubled to left [Pocoroba scored, Chaney to
third]; Royster singled to right [Chaney scored, Gilbreath to
third]; PACIOREK BATTED FOR CAPRA; Paciorek was called out on
strikes; Office walked [Royster to second]; SOSA REPLACED WALL
(PITCHING); Matthews singled to center [Gilbreath scored,
Royster scored, Office to third]; Matthews stole second;
Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Office scored]; Burroughs
struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 13, Braves 7.