| A three-run homer by Ron Cey lifted the Dodgers to a 3-0 victory over the Braves behind the seven-hit pitching of Doug Rau. Cey's clout came in the seventh inning and followed one-out singles by Bill Russell and Steve Garvey. [The Sporting News] |
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June 27, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 9 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .310 Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Russell ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .226 Garvey 1b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .298 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Cey 3b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .271 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .262 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Monday rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306 Murphy 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .203 North cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .263 Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Rockett ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .144 Rau p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Camp p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 36 3 9 3 3 5 Totals 32 0 7 0 0 2 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 26,245 Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Braves 5 DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 0 Errors: Bonnell Doubles: Garvey (13), Gilbreath (8) Home Runs: Cey (9) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(8-3) 9 7 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.15 Totals 9 7 0 0 0 2 0 32 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Camp 6 6 0 0 3 3 0 27 3.60 Campbell L(2-2) 2 3 3 3 0 1 1 9 4.46 Solomon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.18 Totals 9 9 3 3 3 5 1 39 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Doug Harvey DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell singled to right; Gilbreath flied out to left; Matthews forced Bonnell (third to second); Matthews was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey made an out to second; Baker struck out; Monday singled to right; North singled to center [Monday to third, North to second (error by Bonnell)]; Yeager was walked intentionally; Rau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs lined to shortstop; Horner flied out to center; Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Russell singled to center; Garvey singled to shortstop [Russell to second]; Cey flied out to center; Baker forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba flied out to center; Rockett flied out to right; Camp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 4TH: Monday flied out to center; North singled to shortstop; Yeager popped to first; Rau grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Matthews singled to right; Burroughs singled to center [Matthews to second]; Horner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell flied out to right; Garvey doubled to right; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba flied out to left; Rockett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 6TH: Baker flied out to center; Monday walked; North walked [Monday to second]; Yeager popped to catcher in foul territory; Rau grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: BEALL BATTED FOR CAMP; Beall flied out to left; Bonnell flied out to right; Gilbreath singled to left; Gilbreath was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Lopes popped to shortstop; Russell singled to center; Garvey singled to right [Russell to third]; Cey homered [Russell scored, Garvey scored]; Baker struck out; Monday flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 0. DODGERS 8TH: North grounded out (second to pitcher); Yeager popped to first in foul territory; Rau grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy singled to left; Pocoroba flied out to left; Rockett singled to left [Murphy to second]; GASTON BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Gaston grounded out (third to first) [Murphy to third, Rockett to second]; Bonnell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 0. DODGERS 9TH: SOLOMON REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath doubled to left; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs grounded out (second to first) [Gilbreath to third]; Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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