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Friday May 30, 1980
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A three-run homer by Dusty Baker in the first inning and two-run double by Bill Russell in the third were the Dodgers' key blows in an 8-4 victory over the Braves. Derrel Thomas and Reggie Smith singled ahead of Baker's belt. After Russell's two-bagger in the fourth, the Dodgers added another pair on a grounder by Burt Hooton and an error. Gary Matthews hit two homers and Chris Chambliss one for the Braves. [The Sporting News]


Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Friday, May 30, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Braves       2  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   4  7  2
Dodgers      3  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .223      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   1     0   1   .236
Blanks 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .198      Thomas cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Chambliss 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .270      Smith rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .344
Matthews rf           3   2   2   3     1   0   .287      Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Baker lf              4   2   2   3     0   0   .264
Asselstine lf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .253
Benedict c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Russell ss            4   2   2   2     0   0   .318
Gomez ss              2   0   1   0     1   1   .183      Ferguson c            2   0   0   0     2   1   .146
  Burroughs ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Hooton p              2   0   0   1     0   1   .000
Matula p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .059        Sutcliffe p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .462

Totals               33   4   7   4     5   3             Totals               30   8   8   7     4   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 32,200
Left on Base: Braves 7, Dodgers 4
DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Royster, Blanks, Hooton
Doubles: Russell (5)
Home Runs: Matthews 2 (4), Chambliss (5), Baker (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Hooton (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Lopes (2)
GIDP: Benedict (2), Ferguson (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula L(3-4)           2.1   5   7   6   2   0   1  15   2.65
Camp                    0.2   1   1   0   1   0   0   4   2.57
Hrabosky                3     1   0   0   1   4   0  11   3.72
Garber                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.40
Totals                  8     8   8   6   4   5   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(5-3)           7     7   4   4   4   2   3  31   4.15
Sutcliffe               2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   6.43
Totals                  9     7   4   4   5   3   3  38

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Jerry Dale


BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to pitcher; Blanks struck out;
Chambliss popped to second; Matthews homered [Royster scored];
Murphy grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Thomas singled to left;
Smith singled to right [Thomas to third]; Garvey popped to
catcher in foul territory; Baker homered [Thomas scored, Smith
scored]; Cey flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Asselstine flied out to center; Benedict walked; On
a bunt Gomez singled to third [Benedict to second]; Matula
popped to first; Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Russell reached on an error by Blanks; Ferguson
walked [Russell to second]; Hooton out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Russell to third, Ferguson to second];
Lopes hit a sacrifice fly to right [Russell scored (unearned)];
Thomas flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
flied out to right; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Smith lined to pitcher; Garvey singled to left;
Baker singled to left [Garvey to third]; Cey walked [Baker to
second]; CAMP REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING); Russell doubled to
left [Garvey scored, Baker scored, Cey to third]; Ferguson was
walked intentionally; Hooton forced Ferguson (third to second)
[Cey scored, Russell scored (error by Royster) (unearned),
Hooton to second]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 4 R (3
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy walked; Asselstine singled to right [Murphy
to second]; Benedict grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Murphy to third, Asselstine out at second];
Gomez walked; NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMP; Nolan grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 4TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Thomas flied
out to left; Smith walked; Garvey singled to center [Smith to
third]; Baker popped to first in foul territory; Cey lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 8.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to left; Blanks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Ferguson
was called out on strikes; Hooton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 8.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews homered; Murphy grounded out (third to
first); Asselstine flied out to center; Benedict lined to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes struck out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to
first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Gomez was called out on strikes; LUM BATTED FOR
HRABOSKY; Lum lined to pitcher; Royster singled to left; Blanks
forced Royster (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Garvey grounded out
(third to first); Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Cey
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Chambliss homered; Matthews walked; SUTCLIFFE
REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Murphy popped to first in foul
territory; Asselstine forced Matthews (second to shortstop);
Benedict grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Dodgers 8.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell singled to center; Ferguson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Russell out at second];
Sutcliffe grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 4, Dodgers 8.

BRAVES 9TH: BURROUGHS BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Burroughs flied out to
right; SPIKES BATTED FOR GARBER; Spikes struck out; Royster
walked; Blanks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Dodgers 8.



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