Don Sutton highlighted a five-run first inning with a two-run single and then set the Los Angeles strikeout record while pitching the Dodgers to a 7-3 victory over the Braves. The Dodgers routed starter Preston Hanna in the first inning when Bill Russell slapped a one-out double and scored on a single by Reggie Smith. Steve Garvey stroked an RBI single and after a walk to Ron Cey and RBI single by Rick Monday, Sutton knocked in two more with his base hit.

Sutton went into the game tied with Don Drysdale at 2,283 for most strikeouts by an L.A. pitcher and retired five Braves on strikes to become the club's all-time strikeout king in L.A. Drysdale had a career total of 2,486 strikeouts, but 203 came while he was with Brooklyn. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Thursday, June      29, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      5  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   7  9  0
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   2   0   0     2   0   .306      Gilbreath 2b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .233
Russell ss            5   1   3   1     0   0   .275      Office cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .258
Smith rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .310      Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .276
Cey 3b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .272      Burroughs lf          3   0   1   1     1   0   .321
Garvey 1b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .297      Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Monday lf,cf          4   1   1   1     0   2   .298      Horner 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .174
North cf              1   0   0   0     2   0   .258      Murphy 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .201
  Davalillo lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Rockett ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .137
Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Hanna p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Sutton p              3   0   1   2     0   1   .094        Solomon p           1   1   1   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .202
                                                            Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
                                                            Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               32   7   9   7     6   4             Totals               34   3   9   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  7,408
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 2, Braves 2
Errors: Horner
Doubles: Russell (15), Gilbreath (9)
Triples: Horner (1)
Home Runs: Murphy (7)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (5)
GIDP: Lopes (4), Murphy (6), Pocoroba (12)
Hit by Pitch: Office (2,by Sutton)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(8-6)           9     9   3   3   1   5   1  36   4.11
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   5   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna L(6-4)            1     5   6   6   3   0   0  10   4.67
Solomon                 4     2   0   0   2   2   0  15   3.86
Skok                    2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.51
Campbell                2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   4.46
Totals                  9     9   7   7   6   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
doubled to left; Smith singled to left [Russell scored]; Cey
walked [Smith to second]; Garvey singled to center [Smith
scored, Cey to second]; Monday singled to left [Cey scored,
Garvey to second]; North walked [Garvey to third, Monday to
second]; Oates flied out to center; Sutton singled to right
[Garvey scored, Monday scored, North out at home (right to
catcher), Sutton to second (on throw to home)]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath doubled to left; Office singled to
shortstop [Gilbreath stayed at second]; Matthews was called out
on strikes; Burroughs flied out to center [Gilbreath to third];
Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Lopes walked; SOLOMON REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING);
Lopes stole second; Russell flied out to right; Smith grounded
out (second to first) [Lopes to third]; Cey singled to center
[Lopes scored]; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
flied out to center; Rockett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Horner
dropped a foul fly hit by North for an error; North walked;
Oates forced North (first to shortstop); Sutton grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Solomon singled to left; Gilbreath flied out to
center; Office singled to right [Solomon to third]; Matthews
struck out; Burroughs singled to left [Solomon scored, Office to
second]; Pocoroba grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (first unassisted); Russell
singled to pitcher; Smith struck out; Cey flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner singled to center; Murphy grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Horner out at second]; Rockett
made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey walked; Monday struck out; North lined into
a double play (second to first) [Garvey out at first]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: BEALL BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Beall struck out;
Gilbreath struck out; Office grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

DODGERS 6TH: SKOK REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Oates singled to
left; Sutton reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[Oates out at second (shortstop unassisted)]; Johnny Oates
called out when he overslid 2B and was tagged; Lopes
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Sutton out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs walked;
Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
6, Braves 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell popped to first in foul territory; Smith
flied out to center; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING LF); MONDAY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Horner tripled to left; Murphy
grounded out (second to first) [Horner scored]; Rockett flied
out to center; NOLAN BATTED FOR SKOK; Nolan grounded out (first
to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

DODGERS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Garvey popped
to shortstop; Monday struck out; Davalillo grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath singled to left; Office was hit by a pitch
[Gilbreath to second]; Matthews struck out; Burroughs flied out
to center; Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Oates flied out to left; Sutton struck out; Lopes
walked; Lopes stole second; Russell singled to left [Lopes
scored]; Smith popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
homered; Rockett lined to second; CHANEY BATTED FOR CAMPBELL;
Chaney popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Braves 3.