Davey Lopes singled with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth to give the Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Braves. The hit came after Dusty Baker opened the frame with a single off Eddie Solomon. Rick Monday then walked and Dave Campbell relieved on the mound. Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 2Game Played on Friday, September 16, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 6 1 Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 8 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .208 Lopes 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .287 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Moore ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Smith rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .315 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .275 Cey 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .278 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Matthews lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .287 Baker lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .282 Murphy c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .368 Monday cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .237 Bonnell 3b,cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .288 Burke pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Rockett ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Solomon p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .107 Davalillo ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Rhoden p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Mota ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .406 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Totals 32 2 6 2 4 6 Totals 33 3 8 2 3 5 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 22,217 Left on Base: Braves 9, Dodgers 9 DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 1 Errors: Bonnell, Cey Triples: Royster (2) Stolen Bases: Bonnell (5) Caught Stealing: Office (4) Sacrifice Hits: Solomon (1), Grote (3) GIDP: Russell (20) Hit by Pitch: Rockett (3,by Hough) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon L(5-6) 8 7 3 1 3 5 0 34 4.28 Campbell 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.99 Totals 8.1 8 3 1 3 5 0 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden 7 6 2 1 2 4 0 29 3.60 Hough 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 3.35 Rautzhan W(4-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.15 Totals 9 6 2 1 4 6 0 38 Passed Balls: Grote (2) Hit by Pitch: Hough (6) Wild Pitches: Solomon (3), Hough (6) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs singled to right; Montanez singled to left [Burroughs to second]; Matthews forced Montanez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell struck out; Smith walked; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy popped to second; Bonnell singled to center; Rockett forced Bonnell (second to shortstop); On a bunt Solomon made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey was called out on strikes; Baker grounded out (second to first); Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to left; Office forced Royster (shortstop to second); Burroughs was called out on strikes while Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); Rhoden flied out to center; Lopes walked; Russell grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 4TH: Montanez flied out to left; Matthews struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Smith singled to second; Cey grounded out (third to first) [Smith to second]; Garvey flied out to right [Smith to third]; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); Solomon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 5TH: Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager struck out; Rhoden grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 6TH: Royster reached on an error by Cey [Royster to first]; Office popped to catcher in foul territory; Burroughs flied out to left; Montanez walked [Royster to second]; Matthews singled to left [Royster scored (unearned), Montanez to second]; Murphy popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to center; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Lopes out at second]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell walked; Bonnell stole second; Rockett struck out; Solomon grounded out (second to first) [Bonnell to third]; Royster tripled to center [Bonnell scored]; Office lined to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 7TH: Cey reached on an error by Bonnell [Cey to first]; Garvey singled to right [Cey to third]; Solomon threw a wild pitch [Cey scored (unearned), Garvey to second]; Baker grounded out (third to first); Monday struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo singled to second [Garvey to third]; MOTA BATTED FOR RHODEN; On a bunt Mota singled to third [Garvey scored (unearned), Davalillo to second]; Lopes popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 8TH: GROTE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Burroughs walked; Montanez forced Burroughs (pitcher to shortstop); Grote allowed a passed ball [Montanez to second]; Matthews was called out on strikes; Murphy popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith flied out to left; Cey singled to left; Garvey popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell popped to second; Rockett was hit by a pitch; Solomon out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Rockett to second]; Hough threw a wild pitch [Rockett to third]; Royster walked; RAUTZHAN REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); MOORE BATTED FOR OFFICE; Moore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Baker singled to left; Monday walked [Baker to second]; CAMPBELL REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); BURKE RAN FOR MONDAY; Grote reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Baker to third, Burke to second]; LACY BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Lacy flied out to center; Lopes singled to right [Baker scored, Burke to third, Grote to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 3. |
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