A homer by Rowland Office with two men on base in the sixth inning lifted the Braves to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. Both Dodger runs off Rick Camp were unearned on an error by Pat Rockett in the third.

Camp helped overcome that deficit by drawing a pass from Burt Hooton in the sixth. Rod Gilbreath then singled and Office followed with his homer. The Braves went on to add an insurance run on singles by Gary Matthews and Bob Horner around a pair of outs. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Monday, July      3, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  4    0  0  0  -   4 10  1
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gilbreath 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .296
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Russell ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .278
Office cf             4   1   1   3     1   1   .262      Smith rf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .323
Matthews rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .302      Cey 3b                5   0   1   0     0   1   .267
Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Garvey 1b             5   0   1   2     0   0   .296
Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Horner 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .222      Ferguson c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .210
Murphy 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .220      North cf              3   0   1   0     0   2   .259
Rockett ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .142        Monday ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Camp p                1   1   0   0     1   1   .000      Hooton p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .120
  Royster ph,2b       2   0   1   0     0   0   .284        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .444
                                                            Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .283
                                                            Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               36   4  10   4     2   4             Totals               36   2   9   2     5   7

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 52,190
Left on Base: Braves 7, Dodgers 12
DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Rockett
Doubles: Murphy (5)
Home Runs: Office (7)
Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (5), Garvey (6)
GIDP: Rockett (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Camp W(1-2)             6     7   2   0   5   3   0  30   3.35
Garber SV(8)            3     2   0   0   0   4   0  11   1.54
Totals                  9     9   2   0   5   7   0  41

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(7-7)           5.2   8   4   4   1   2   1  25   3.45
Hough                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.55
Rautzhan                2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   0.38
Forster                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.06
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath popped to third; Office flied out to
center; Matthews singled to center; Burroughs forced Matthews
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell forced Lopes (third to
second); Smith singled to center [Russell to third]; Cey struck
out; Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Horner
grounded out (third to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson
popped to catcher in foul territory; On a bunt North singled to
third; Hooton popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett grounded out (third to first); Camp struck
out; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
reached on an error by Rockett [Russell to first]; Smith singled
to left [Russell to third, Smith to second (on throw to 3b)];
Cey popped to catcher in foul territory; Garvey singled to
center [Russell scored (unearned), Smith scored (unearned)];
Garvey stole second; Baker walked; Ferguson popped to third in
foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers
2.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews
popped to catcher in foul territory; Burroughs singled to left;
Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: North was called out on strikes; Hooton walked;
Lopes forced Hooton (shortstop to second); Russell singled to
center [Lopes to third]; Smith walked [Russell to second]; Cey
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
singled to left; Rockett grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey flied out to left; Baker lined to pitcher;
Ferguson walked; North was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Camp walked; Gilbreath singled to shortstop [Camp to
second]; Office homered [Camp scored, Gilbreath scored];
Matthews singled to left; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Matthews to second]; Pocoroba grounded out (second to
first) [Matthews to third]; Horner singled to center [Matthews
scored]; Murphy doubled to left [Horner to third]; HOUGH
REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Rockett grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOUGH; On a bunt Davalillo
singled to pitcher; Lopes flied out to center; Russell singled
to left [Davalillo to second]; Smith lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Russell out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 4, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 7TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); ROYSTER
BATTED FOR CAMP; Royster singled to right; Gilbreath forced
Royster (pitcher to shortstop); Gilbreath stole second; Office
walked; Matthews flied out to center; Burroughs was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARBER
REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Cey singled to left; Garvey flied
out to right; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second); Ferguson
singled to left [Baker to third]; MONDAY BATTED FOR NORTH;
Monday struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: MONDAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Pocoroba lined
to shortstop; Horner singled to center; Murphy grounded out
(third to first) [Horner to second]; Rockett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: LACY BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Lacy struck out; Lopes
struck out; Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED LACY (PITCHING); Royster popped to
second; Garber grounded out (pitcher to first); Office was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 9TH: Smith struck out; Cey popped to shortstop; Garvey
lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Dodgers 2.