Jerry Reuss did not allow a hit for 6 2/3 innings before settling for a three-hitter in the Dodgers' 5-0 victory over the Braves. Reuss lost his bid for a no-hitter when Jeff Burroughs doubled off the center field fence with two out in the seventh. Joe Ferguson drove in the initial run with a groundout before Reggie Smith and Ron Cey each accounted for a round-tripper. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Friday, June      6, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  1    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   5  8  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   0   0     1   2   .253      Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .381
Law cf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Smith rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .329      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .272      Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Baker lf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .257      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Cey 3b                4   2   2   2     0   2   .267      Blanks 3b,ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Benedict c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Ferguson c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .146      Gomez ss              1   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Reuss p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .125        Royster ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                          Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .097
                                                            Spikes ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     3   7             Totals               31   0   3   0     1   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 18,331
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Braves 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 1
Errors: Lopes, Blanks 2
Doubles: Baker 2 (10), Burroughs (8)
Home Runs: Smith (10), Cey (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Law (2)
GIDP: Garvey (8)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(7-1)            9     3   0   0   1   5   0  32   2.40
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   5   0  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(4-8)           8     7   5   4   2   6   2  33   3.73
Hrabosky                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.54
Totals                  9     8   5   4   3   7   2  38

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Bill Williams


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes made an out to second; Law made an out to
shortstop; Smith walked; Garvey forced Smith (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard flied out to right; Murphy was called out on
strikes; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (third to first); Cey singled to
left; Russell singled to left [Cey to third]; Ferguson grounded
out (third to first) [Cey scored, Russell to second]; Reuss
singled to center [Russell out at home (center to catcher)]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs struck out;
Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Law grounded out (second to
first); Smith homered; Garvey grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (second to first); Gomez
walked; Niekro struck out; Hubbard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to center; Cey struck out; Russell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy flied out to left; Chambliss reached on an
error by Lopes; Matthews forced Chambliss (third to second);
Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson made an out to shortstop; Reuss grounded
out (second to first); Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict
grounded out (third to first); Gomez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Law reached on an error by Blanks; Smith forced Law
(third to second); Garvey grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro made an out to second; Hubbard flied out to
right; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker doubled to left; Cey homered [Baker scored];
Russell struck out; Ferguson struck out; Reuss flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss struck out; Matthews grounded out (third
to first); Burroughs doubled to center; Blanks struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes reached on an error by Blanks; Law out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Lopes to second]; Smith
popped to third in foul territory; Garvey walked; Baker doubled
[Lopes scored (unearned), Garvey to third]; Cey struck out; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Benedict singled to left; ROYSTER BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
Royster flied out to right; SPIKES BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Spikes
singled to center [Benedict to second]; Hubbard flied out to
center; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Braves 0.

DODGERS 9TH: BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); ROYSTER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HRABOSKY REPLACED SPIKES
(PITCHING); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
singled to right; Reuss struck out; Lopes walked [Ferguson to
second]; Law grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Braves 0.