Two homers by Rick Monday paced the Dodgers to an 11-5 thumping of the Braves. Jim Bouton, making his first major league appearance in eight years, was the Braves' starter and loser. After breezing through the first three innings, the former Yankee was rapped for five runs in the fourth inning with Monday's first round-tripper, a three-run shot, capping the outburst.

Bouton left in the top of the fifth after a homer by Davey Lopes. The Dodgers added three more in the sixth, including Monday's second circuit clout, and finished off with single runs in the eighth and ninth. Steve Garvey had a perfect day with 5-for-5. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    5  1  3    0  1  1  -  11 16  0
Braves       0  1  0    1  0  1    1  0  1  -   5  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   2   2   1     0   1   .279      Royster ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
  Martinez ph,2b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Russell ss            5   1   2   1     1   0   .277      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Smith rf              1   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
  North ph,cf         3   2   1   0     2   0   .235        Gaston lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Garvey 1b             5   1   5   2     1   0   .301      Burroughs lf          3   2   3   1     0   0   .315
Cey 3b                4   1   2   2     2   0   .271        Bonnell pr,rf       1   1   0   0     0   0   .220
Baker lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .273      Horner 3b             3   1   2   3     0   0   .272
  Lacy lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Nolan c               3   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Monday cf,rf          4   2   3   4     1   1   .260        Benedict c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Yeager c              4   1   0   0     1   0   .193      Murphy 1b             3   1   1   1     1   2   .237
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .095      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .246
                                                          Bouton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Chaney ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boggs p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Belloir ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  11  16  11     8   3             Totals               32   5   7   5     2   8

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 11,108
Left on Base: Dodgers 12, Braves 3
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Garvey (30), Burroughs (29)
Triples: Burroughs (6)
Home Runs: Monday 2 (18), Lopes (15), Burroughs (22), Murphy (23), Horner (20)
Stolen Bases: Garvey (10)
Caught Stealing: Russell (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton 2 (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Horner (8)
GIDP: Gaston (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(14-10)         9     7   5   5   2   8   3  35   3.72
Totals                  9     7   5   5   2   8   3  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bouton L(0-1)           5     6   6   6   4   3   2  24  10.80
Leon                    0.2   4   3   3   2   0   1   8   6.35
Boggs                   1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   6.71
Devine                  2     5   2   2   2   0   0  13   6.11
Totals                  9    16  11  11   8   3   3  50

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to right; Smith
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Office flied out to
left; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey walked; Garvey stole second; Cey flied out
to left [Garvey to third]; Baker flied out to center; Monday
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs homered; Horner grounded out (third to
first); Nolan struck out; Murphy walked; Gilbreath struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (third to first); Sutton struck
out; Lopes made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Bouton flied out to left; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell walked; Reggie Smith ejected by HP
umpire Eric Gregg during at bat; NORTH BATTED FOR SMITH;
Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); North
walked; Garvey singled to right [North to third]; Cey singled to
center [North scored, Garvey to third]; Baker singled to left
[Garvey scored, Cey to third]; Monday homered [Cey scored, Baker
scored]; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton
grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Matthews was called out on strikes;
Burroughs tripled to left; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Burroughs scored]; Nolan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Braves 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes homered; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); North popped to third in foul territory; Garvey doubled
to left; Cey walked; Baker popped to first in foul territory; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Gilbreath walked;
CHANEY BATTED FOR BOUTON; Chaney popped to third in foul
territory; Royster forced Gilbreath (third to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

DODGERS 6TH: LEON REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Monday homered;
Yeager walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Yeager to second]; Lopes singled to left [Yeager to third];
Russell singled to left [Yeager scored, Lopes to second]; North
forced Russell (second to shortstop) [Lopes to third]; Garvey
singled to right [Lopes scored, North to third]; Cey walked
[Garvey to second]; BOGGS REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 9, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: LACY REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Office grounded
out (shortstop to first); Matthews made an out to first;
Burroughs doubled to left; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner
singled to right [Bonnell scored]; Nolan made an out to first; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Braves 3.

DODGERS 7TH: BENEDICT REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING C ); BONNELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GASTON REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING
LF); Monday singled to left; Yeager forced Monday (third to
second); Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Yeager to second]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR LOPES; Martinez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 9,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Murphy
homered; Gilbreath struck out; BEALL BATTED FOR BOGGS; Beall
grounded out (second to first); Royster flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 9, Braves 4.

DODGERS 8TH: BELLOIR REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); DEVINE
REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Russell grounded out (third to
first); North walked; Garvey singled to center [North to third];
Cey singled to left [North scored, Garvey to second]; Lacy made
an out to second; Monday walked [Garvey to third, Cey to
second]; Yeager forced Cey (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 10, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Office singled to center; Gaston grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at
second]; Bonnell made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 10, Braves 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Sutton popped to catcher in foul territory;
Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell singled to
pitcher; North singled to pitcher [Russell to second]; Garvey
singled to left [Russell scored, North to second]; Cey flied out
to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 11, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner homered; Benedict made an out to second;
Murphy struck out; Gilbreath flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 11, Braves 5.