Dusty Baker scored the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Davey Lopes in the 11th inning and then threw out a runner at the plate to save the Dodgers' 5-4 victory over the Braves. Baker led off the 11th with a single and took third one out later when Manny Mota delivered a single for the 118th pinch-hit of his career to move into second place on the major leagues' all-time list for successful substitute batters. Lopes flied to left field and Baker scored easily after the catch.

In the Braves' half, Rowland Office was hit by a pitch and subsequently reached second on an error by Charlie Hough. Willie Montanez then singled to left, but Baker fielded the ball and made a perfect throw to catcher Jerry Grote to retire Office. The Dodgers had homers in the game by Ron Cey and Baker, while the Braves had boundary belts by Office, Jeff Burroughs and Joe Nolan. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Thursday, September 8, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  1    0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  -   5 11  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  -   4  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .278      Moore 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Russell ss            6   0   1   1     0   0   .277      Office cf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .251
Davalillo rf          5   0   1   0     0   0   .385      Burroughs rf          5   1   1   2     0   2   .269
  Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .083      Montanez 1b           5   0   3   0     0   0   .274
Cey 3b                5   2   2   1     0   0   .254      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .278
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Nolan c               3   1   1   1     0   0   .289
Monday cf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .241        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Burke cf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .233        Correll c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Baker lf              5   2   2   1     0   1   .281      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Grote c               4   0   0   0     1   2   .262      Robinson ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .207
Sutton p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .175        Asselstine ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .193
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .317        Campbell p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .155
  Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Royster ph,ss       2   0   0   0     0   1   .201
  Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  Landestoy pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .056

Totals               42   5  11   4     4   8             Totals               40   4   9   4     1  11

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  3,556
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Braves 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 0
Errors: Hough
Home Runs: Cey (28), Baker (24), Burroughs (36), Nolan (3), Office (5)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (41), Royster (24)
Caught Stealing: Burke (4), Royster (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Lopes (6)
Hit by Pitch: Office (3,by Hough)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  7     4   3   3   0   6   2  25   3.04
Garman                  1.1   4   1   1   0   0   1   7   2.31
Rautzhan W(3-1)         1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   3.94
Hough SV(21)            1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   3.47
Totals                 11     9   4   4   1  11   3  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  8     8   4   3   4   7   2  36   3.97
Campbell L(0-5)         3     3   1   1   0   1   0  11   3.16
Totals                 11    11   5   4   4   8   2  47

Passed Balls: Nolan 3 (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hough (5)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (pitcher to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillo grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Moore struck out; Office grounded out (first to
pitcher); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez singled to right; Matthews flied out to
center; Nolan grounded out (third to first) [Montanez to
second]; Gilbreath popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Grote struck out (catcher to first); Sutton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes singled to left; Lopes
stole second; Russell singled to right [Lopes scored]; Nolan
allowed a passed ball [Russell to second]; Davalillo grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Robinson was called out on strikes; Niekro popped to
first in foul territory; Moore grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Garvey singled
to shortstop; Monday walked [Garvey to second]; Baker popped to
first in foul territory; Grote grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
was called out on strikes; Montanez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton was called out on strikes; Lopes was called
out on strikes; Russell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Davalillo singled to pitcher; Cey grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Davalillo to second]; Garvey grounded out
(third to first) [Davalillo to third]; Monday grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Robinson struck out; Niekro grounded out (second to
first); Moore flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker homered; Grote flied out to left; Sutton
singled to right; Lopes walked [Sutton to second]; Russell
forced Sutton (shortstop to third) [Lopes to second]; Davalillo
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Office singled to right; Burroughs homered [Office
scored]; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Matthews
struck out; Nolan homered; Gilbreath was called out on strikes;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey singled to right; Garvey struck out; Monday
walked [Cey to second]; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Cey to
third, Monday to second]; Baker grounded out (third to first);
Grote was walked intentionally; SMITH BATTED FOR SUTTON; Nolan
allowed a passed ball [Cey scored (unearned), Monday to third,
Grote to second]; Smith struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); BURKE REPLACED
MONDAY (PLAYING CF); ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Asselstine
singled to center; ROYSTER BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Royster forced
Asselstine (pitcher to shortstop); Royster stole second; Moore
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Royster to third]; Royster was
caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 4, Braves 3.

DODGERS 9TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL
REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Lopes flied out to right;
Russell made an out to shortstop; Davalillo grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING RF); Office
homered; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
singled to center; Matthews singled to center [Montanez to
second]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED FOR
NOLAN; Gaston was called out on strikes; Gilbreath grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 10TH: CORRELL REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING C ); Cey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Garvey flied out to right; Burke singled
to right; Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 10TH: Campbell struck out; Royster struck out; Moore
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 11TH: Baker singled to pitcher; Grote struck out; MOTA
BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Mota singled to left [Baker to third];
LANDESTOY RAN FOR MOTA; Lopes hit a sacrifice fly to left [Baker
scored]; Russell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 11TH: HOUGH REPLACED LANDESTOY (PITCHING); Office was hit
by a pitch; Office was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Hough [Office to second]; Burroughs struck out (catcher to
first); Montanez singled to left [Office out at home (left to
catcher)]; Matthews walked [Montanez to second]; Correll struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves
4.