The batting of Reggie Smith, who rapped three hits including a homer, paced the Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Braves. Smith singled and scored in the first inning, hit his homer with a man on base in the fifth and then doubled and scored in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     8, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  1  -   6 15  1
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .143      Royster 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .429
Russell ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .400      Bonnell 3b            4   1   0   0     0   1   .250
Smith rf              5   3   3   2     0   1   .500      Matthews rf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .429
  Burke cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burroughs lf          3   0   2   1     1   0   .429
Cey 3b                3   0   2   1     2   0   .375      Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Martinez pr,3b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Pocoroba c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Garvey 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Rockett ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker lf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .500      Office cf             2   0   0   0     0   2   .167
Monday cf,rf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .444        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              5   0   3   1     0   1   .667        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
John p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .333        Gilbreath ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Solomon p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  15   6     4   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 11,265
Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 3, Braves 1
Errors: Cey, Ruthven
Doubles: Smith (1), Yeager (1)
Home Runs: Smith (1), Matthews (1)
Sacrifice Hits: John (1)
GIDP: Cey (1), Pocoroba (2), Murphy (1), Rockett (1)
Hit by Pitch: Pocoroba (1,by John)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(1-0)             7.2   7   2   2   2   4   1  31   2.35
Forster SV(1)           1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   1  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(0-1)          4     8   4   4   3   1   1  22   9.00
Solomon                 3     4   1   1   0   1   0  12   3.00
Devine                  2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   4.50
Totals                  9    15   6   6   4   4   1  44

Hit by Pitch: John (1)
Wild Pitches: Ruthven 2 (2), Solomon (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
flied out to left; Smith singled to center; Ruthven threw a wild
pitch [Smith to second]; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Smith to
third]; Cey walked; Garvey singled to left [Smith scored, Cey to
second]; Baker grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Bonnell
grounded out (third to first); Matthews singled to left;
Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday grounded out (second to first); Yeager
singled to left; Yeager was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Ruthven [Yeager to second]; John struck out; Lopes
reached on a fielder's choice [Yeager out at third (third
unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy reached on an error by Cey [Murphy to first];
Pocoroba grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Murphy out at second]; Rockett flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to left; Smith flied out to right;
Cey grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Office struck out; Ruthven struck out; Royster
singled to center; Bonnell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to left; Baker singled to right;
Monday walked [Baker to second]; Yeager singled to left [Baker
scored, Monday to second]; John out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Monday to third, Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews homered; Burroughs singled to center;
Murphy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; Pocoroba was hit by a pitch;
Rockett grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to right; Smith homered [Russell
scored]; Cey walked; SOLOMON REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Garvey
forced Cey (second to shortstop); Baker singled to left [Garvey
to third, Baker out at second (left to third to second)]; Monday
was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Office struck out; Solomon grounded out (second to
first); Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager flied out to center; John singled to center;
Lopes forced John (pitcher to second); Russell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell struck out; Matthews grounded out (shortstop
to first); Burroughs walked; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith doubled to right; Solomon threw a wild pitch
[Smith to third]; Cey singled to center [Smith scored]; Garvey
lined to left; Baker flied out to right; Monday lined to second;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba singled to left; Rockett grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Pocoroba out at second];
BEALL BATTED FOR OFFICE; Beall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 1.

DODGERS 8TH: DEVINE REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); GASTON REPLACED
SOLOMON (PLAYING CF); Yeager doubled to left; John grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lopes walked; Russell forced Yeager (third
unassisted) [Lopes to second]; Smith was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Gaston grounded out (second to first);
Royster walked; Bonnell forced Royster (second unassisted);
Matthews singled to center [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs
singled to right [Bonnell scored, Matthews to third]; FORSTER
REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to center; MARTINEZ RAN FOR CEY; Garvey
grounded out (second to first) [Martinez to second]; Baker
singled to right [Martinez scored]; Monday grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Baker to second]; Yeager struck out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Pocoroba flied
out to right; Rockett flied to left in foul territory; GILBREATH
BATTED FOR DEVINE; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 2.