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Friday April 7, 1978
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Davey Lopes and Rick Monday drove in four runs apiece to power the Dodgers to a 13-4 victory and spoil the debut of Bobby Cox as manager of the Braves. With an opening-night crowd of 42,866 on hand, the Braves took a 3-0 lead with homers by Rowland Office and Dale Murphy before Lopes hit for the circuit with two men on base in the third inning to tie the score.

The Braves regained the lead with a homer by Jerry Royster in their half of the third, but the Dodgers went ahead to stay when Reggie Smith batted in two runs with a single in the fifth. Monday capped the Dodgers' scoring with a three-run homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 13, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Friday, April 7, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  3    0  2  3    0  2  3  -  13 14  0
Braves       1  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   2   1   4     2   1   .333      Royster 2b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .500
  Lacy 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Office cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Russell ss            5   0   2   0     0   1   .400      Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Smith rf              3   0   1   2     0   1   .333      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Burke cf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pocoroba c            2   1   1   0     2   0   .500
Cey 3b                5   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Murphy 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .500
  Martinez pr,2b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonnell 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .500
Garvey 1b             4   2   1   1     1   1   .250      Rockett ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Baker lf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .333      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Forster p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Monday cf,rf          5   3   4   4     0   0   .800        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              4   2   3   1     1   0   .750        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Davalillo ph,lf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  13  14  12     5   5             Totals               33   4   9   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 42,866
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Braves 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 0
Errors: Burroughs, Rockett
Doubles: Monday (1), Cey (1)
Home Runs: Lopes (1), Monday (1), Office (1), Murphy (1), Royster (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 3 (3), Burke (1)
Caught Stealing: Monday (1), Bonnell (1), Pocoroba (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton 2 (2)
GIDP: Pocoroba (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(1-0)           7     7   4   4   2   3   3  28   5.14
Forster                 2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3   3   3  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(0-1)           5     8   8   6   1   4   1  24  10.80
Mahler                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Camp                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   6   0.00
Campbell                2     4   5   3   3   0   1  14  13.50
Totals                  9    14  13   9   5   5   2  45

Passed Balls: Pocoroba (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell singled to
left [Russell out at second (left to second)]; Smith grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office
homered; Matthews struck out; Burroughs flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba walked; Murphy homered [Pocoroba scored];
Bonnell singled to second; Bonnell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rockett grounded out (shortstop to
first); Niekro was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Monday singled to shortstop; Yeager reached on a
fielder's choice [Monday to second]; Sutton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Monday to third, Yeager to second];
Lopes homered [Monday scored, Yeager scored]; Russell singled to
left; Smith struck out; Cey flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster homered; Office grounded out (shortstop to
first); Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey struck out; Baker flied out to center;
Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba walked; Pocoroba was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3,
Braves 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager singled to left; Sutton out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to second]; Pocoroba allowed a
passed ball [Yeager to third]; Lopes walked; Lopes stole second;
Russell flied out to center; Smith singled to right [Yeager
scored, Lopes scored (unearned), Smith out at second (right to
first)]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Rockett was called out on strikes; Niekro flied out
to center; Royster singled to right; Office grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey reached on an error by Burroughs [Cey to
second]; Garvey singled to left [Cey scored (unearned)]; Baker
singled to center [Garvey to third]; MAHLER REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Monday singled to right [Garvey scored, Baker to
second]; CAMP REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Yeager singled to
right [Baker scored, Monday to third, Yeager out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Monday was caught stealing home (catcher
to third); Sutton grounded out (third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Matthews grounded out (third to first);
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba singled to
right; Murphy forced Pocoroba (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Lopes stole
third; Russell struck out; Burke reached on a fielder's choice
[Lopes out at home (second to catcher)]; Burke stole second; Cey
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell singled to left; Rockett flied out to
center; BEALL BATTED FOR CAMP; Beall grounded out (first
unassisted) [Bonnell to second]; Royster grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Braves 4.

DODGERS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Garvey flied
out to center; Baker walked; Monday doubled to left [Baker to
third]; Yeager was walked intentionally; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
SUTTON; Davalillo reached on an error by Rockett [Baker scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Monday to third, Yeager to second,
Davalillo to first]; Lopes grounded out (third to first) [Monday
scored (unearned), Yeager to third, Davalillo to second];
Russell flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 10, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: DAVALILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FORSTER
REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Office grounded out (third to first);
Matthews walked; Burroughs singled to right [Matthews to
second]; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 10, Braves 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Burke flied out to right; Cey doubled to left;
MARTINEZ RAN FOR CEY; Garvey was walked intentionally; Forster
popped to third; Monday homered [Martinez scored, Garvey
scored]; Yeager singled to center; Davalillo grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 13, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LACY REPLACED
LOPES (PLAYING 3B); Murphy singled to center; Bonnell grounded
out (second to first) [Murphy to second]; Rockett flied out to
center; GASTON BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Gaston grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 13, Braves 4.



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