Luis Gomez drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning to force in what proved to be the Braves' deciding run in a 6-5 victory over the Dodgers. Losing, 6-3, the Dodgers rallied for two runs in their half of the ninth on a single by Reggie Smith, but Steve Garvey, who had hit an earlier homer, was retired to end the game.

Bill Nahorodny hit his first N. L. homer for the Braves in the fourth. Gomez had driven in two runs with a single in the fifth to pace the Braves to a 5-0 lead. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Game Played on Saturday, May       31, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       2  0  0    1  2  0    0  0  1  -   6 16  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  2  -   5  9  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blanks 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .200      Lopes 2b              4   1   2   1     1   0   .242
Murphy cf             5   1   3   0     0   0   .273      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .275        Thomasson ph,cf     1   0   1   1     1   0   .310
Matthews rf           5   1   1   1     0   1   .283      Smith rf              5   0   1   2     0   1   .340
Horner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .120      Garvey 1b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .260
  Asselstine lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
Burroughs lf          5   0   3   0     0   0   .301      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Ruiz pr,3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Russell ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .323
Nahorodny c           4   1   2   1     0   0   .190      Ferguson c            3   1   0   0     1   1   .136
Gomez ss              4   0   2   3     1   0   .194      Reuss p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Boggs p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .143        Monday ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .190
  Bradford p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
                                                            Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Guerrero ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .615

Totals               40   6  16   6     2   4             Totals               36   5   9   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 40,161
Left on Base: Braves 12, Dodgers 8
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 3
Errors: Lopes, Cey
Doubles: Nahorodny (2), Murphy (8), Russell (6)
Home Runs: Nahorodny (1), Garvey (10)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Chambliss (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Horner (1)
GIDP: Murphy 2 (3), Bradford (1)
Hit by Pitch: Nahorodny (1,by Beckwith)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs W(2-1)            6.2   6   3   3   3   4   1  29   3.77
Bradford                2     3   2   2   1   2   0  10   1.59
Garber SV(2)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.31
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   6   1  40

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss L(6-1)            5    12   5   5   0   1   1  27   2.85
Hough                   2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   5.12
Beckwith                1.1   1   1   0   2   2   0   8   2.20
Castillo                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  9    16   6   5   2   4   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Beckwith (1)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Blanks singled to right; Murphy singled to left
[Blanks to second]; Chambliss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to first) [Blanks to third, Murphy to second]; Matthews singled
to second [Blanks scored, Murphy to third]; Horner hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Murphy scored]; Burroughs forced Matthews
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Thomas flied to
left in foul territory; Smith flied out to left; Garvey grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Nahorodny doubled to center; Gomez reached on a
fielder's choice [Nahorodny out at third (pitcher to shortstop
to third), Gomez to second]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Gomez to
third]; Boggs struck out; Blanks grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Cey flied out to right;
Russell doubled to left; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Murphy doubled to right; Chambliss flied out to
center; Matthews lined to third; Horner flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Reuss struck out; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Nahorodny
homered; Gomez singled to left; On a bunt Boggs singled to third
[Gomez to second]; Blanks reached on an error by Cey [Gomez to
third, Boggs to second]; Murphy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Blanks out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith flied out to center; Garvey singled to
center; Baker forced Garvey (third to second); Cey flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss singled to left; Matthews lined to
shortstop; Horner singled to right [Chambliss to second];
Burroughs singled to left [Chambliss to third, Horner to
second]; Nahorodny popped to second; Gomez singled to right
[Chambliss scored, Horner scored, Burroughs to second]; Boggs
popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
5, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell lined to left; Ferguson grounded out
(shortstop to first); MONDAY BATTED FOR REUSS; Monday walked;
Lopes popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Blanks flied out
to left; Murphy singled to center; Chambliss singled to right
[Murphy to second]; Matthews struck out; Horner popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Thomas struck out; Smith flied out to center;
Garvey homered; Baker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs singled to left; Nahorodny grounded out
(third to first) [Burroughs to second]; Gomez grounded out
(third to first); Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
singled to center; Ferguson walked [Russell to second];
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR HOUGH; Johnstone flied out to center; Lopes
singled to center [Russell scored, Ferguson to second];
THOMASSON BATTED FOR THOMAS; Thomasson singled to center
[Ferguson scored, Lopes to third]; BRADFORD REPLACED BOGGS
(PITCHING); Smith struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BECKWITH
REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Blanks walked; Murphy grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Blanks out at
second]; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey struck out; Baker popped to shortstop; Cey
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Matthews reached on an error by Lopes; Horner struck
out; Burroughs singled to center [Matthews to second]; RUIZ RAN
FOR BURROUGHS; Nahorodny was hit by a pitch [Matthews to third,
Ruiz to second]; Gomez walked [Matthews scored (unearned), Ruiz
to third, Nahorodny to second]; CASTILLO REPLACED BECKWITH
(PITCHING); Bradford grounded into a double play (pitcher to
catcher to first) [Ruiz out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 6, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 9TH: ASSELSTINE REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING LF); RUIZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Russell grounded out (third to
first); Ferguson grounded out (third to first); GUERRERO BATTED
FOR CASTILLO; Guerrero singled to left; Lopes singled to center
[Guerrero to second]; Thomasson walked [Guerrero to third, Lopes
to second]; Smith singled to left [Guerrero scored, Lopes
scored, Thomasson to second]; GARBER REPLACED BRADFORD
(PITCHING); Garvey flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 6, Dodgers 5.