Ron Cey smashed homers in two successive innings and Dusty Baker also hit for the circuit as the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 5-2. The Dodgers picked up an unearned run in the first inning before the Braves went ahead with a tainted pair in the second. Cey hit his first homer of the game to tie the score in the fourth and, two outs later, a blast by Baker put the Dodgers in front.

Cey then clinched the decision with a two-run drive in the fifth. Dennis Lewallyn, who worked the middle four frames in relief of Burt Hooton, gained the victory in his first appearance with the Dodgers since coming up from Albuquerque (Pacific Coast). [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 7, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    2  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .278      Royster 2b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .202
Russell ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Office cf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .249
Smith rf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .318      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Cey 3b                4   2   3   3     0   0   .253      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .279
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Nolan c               4   1   0   0     0   1   .288
  Simpson cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Moore 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Baker lf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .279      Rockett ss            1   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .268        Robinson ss         1   0   1   0     0   0   .222
Hooton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Capra p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .118
  Lewallyn p          2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Asselstine ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .184
                                                            Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .353
                                                            Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .288

Totals               36   5  10   4     3   4             Totals               34   2   7   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  4,013
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 1
Errors: Lopes, Royster
Home Runs: Cey 2 (27), Baker (23)
GIDP: Smith (4), Montanez (16)
Hit by Pitch: Office (2,by Hooton)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  2     3   2   0   2   1   0  12   2.64
Lewallyn W(1-0)         4     3   0   0   0   2   0  15   0.00
Sosa SV(1)              3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.26
Totals                  9     7   2   0   2   6   0  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra L(3-11)           4.2   6   5   4   2   2   3  22   5.37
Camp                    2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.91
Leon                    2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.19
Totals                  9    10   5   4   3   4   3  39

Hit by Pitch: Hooton (3)
Wild Pitches: Leon (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Frank Pulli


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell forced Lopes (left to
second); Smith walked [Russell to second]; Cey forced Smith
(shortstop to second) [Russell scored (error by Royster)
(unearned) (no RBI), Cey to second]; Garvey was called out on
strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Office
singled to right; Burroughs singled to center [Office to
second]; Montanez grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday grounded out (second to first); Baker flied
out to right; Oates flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews walked; Nolan reached on an error by Lopes
[Matthews scored (unearned) (no RBI), Nolan to second]; Moore
singled to left [Nolan to third]; Rockett walked [Moore to
second]; Capra lined to right; Royster was called out on
strikes; Office was hit by a pitch [Nolan scored (unearned),
Moore to third, Rockett to second]; Burroughs flied out to left;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

DODGERS 3RD: GOODSON BATTED FOR HOOTON; Goodson made an out to
third; Lopes singled to left; Russell flied out to right; Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: LEWALLYN REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Matthews flied out to left;
Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey homered; Garvey flied out to center; Monday
grounded out (second to first); Baker homered; Oates singled to
first; Lewallyn was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Moore lined to first; Rockett singled to left; Capra
struck out; Royster forced Rockett (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 2.

DODGERS 5TH: ROBINSON REPLACED ROCKETT (PLAYING SS); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith singled to right; Cey homered [Smith
scored]; CAMP REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Garvey grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Office made an out to first; Burroughs lined to
left; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Monday struck out; Baker flied out to center; Oates
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Nolan was
called out on strikes; Moore flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lewallyn grounded out (second to first); Lopes
singled to second; Russell singled to right [Lopes to second];
Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Russell
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Robinson singled to left; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR
CAMP; Asselstine singled to right [Robinson to third]; SOSA
REPLACED LEWALLYN (PITCHING); Royster was called out on strikes;
Office struck out; Burroughs forced Asselstine (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: LEON REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Cey singled to
left; Garvey forced Cey (second to shortstop); Leon threw a wild
pitch [Garvey to second]; Monday made an out to second; Baker
walked; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Montanez
struck out; Matthews singled to right; Nolan flied out to
center; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Sosa was called out on strikes; Lopes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Russell singled to shortstop; Smith made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: CHANEY BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Chaney grounded out
(second to first); POCOROBA BATTED FOR LEON; Pocoroba grounded
out (second to first); Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.