Larvell Blanks belted a three-run double and Gary Matthews added a two-run homer to help Doyle Alexander earn his first complete game in two years and send the Braves to a 6-1 triumph over the Dodgers. Alexander scattered 10 hits in making his first route-going performance since September 15, 1978, when he was with Texas. Dave Goltz failed for the fourth time to get his 100th career victory as the Braves exploded for four runs in the first inning on Blanks' bases-clearing double and ab RBI single by Bruce Benedict. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      7, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1 10  1
Braves       4  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Law cf                5   0   2   0     0   0   .285      Murphy cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .277
Smith rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .335      Chambliss 1b          4   2   2   0     0   0   .285
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Matthews rf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .292
Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Asselstine lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .271
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Blanks 3b             3   1   1   3     1   0   .199
Russell ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .307      Benedict c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Scioscia c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .195
  Monday ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Alexander p           4   0   1   0     0   0   .154
  Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Goltz p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Thomas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .323
  Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomasson ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .292

Totals               36   1  10   1     1   1             Totals               33   6   9   6     3   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 25,723
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 2
Errors: Cey, Hubbard, Asselstine
Doubles: Baker (11), Scioscia (2), Law (2), Russell (7), Blanks (3)
Home Runs: Smith (11), Matthews (5)
Stolen Bases: Hubbard (3)
GIDP: Garvey (9), Lopes (4)
Hit by Pitch: Thomasson (1,by Alexander)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(3-5)            4     8   6   6   0   3   1  19   4.74
Hough                   2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.93
Beckwith                2     0   0   0   3   0   0  10   2.11
Totals                  8     9   6   6   3   4   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(3-2)        9    10   1   1   1   1   1  38   3.97
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   1   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Alexander (1)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Law reached on
an error by Hubbard; Smith singled to center [Law to second];
Garvey grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard popped to shortstop; Murphy singled to
third; Chambliss singled to center [Murphy to second]; Matthews
singled to right [Murphy to third, Chambliss to second];
Asselstine struck out; Blanks doubled to center [Murphy scored,
Chambliss scored, Matthews scored]; Benedict singled to left
[Blanks scored, Benedict out at third (left to third)]; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker doubled to right; Cey popped to shortstop;
Russell popped to third in foul territory; Scioscia made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Gomez grounded out (second to first); Alexander
singled to center; Hubbard flied out to right; Murphy struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Goltz grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Law singled to left [Law to
second (error by Asselstine)]; Smith walked; Garvey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Chambliss singled to right; Matthews homered
[Chambliss scored]; Asselstine grounded out (first to pitcher);
Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 6.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker flied out to right; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Gomez was called out on strikes; Alexander grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hubbard grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 6.

DODGERS 5TH: Scioscia doubled to left; THOMAS BATTED FOR GOLTZ;
Thomas flied out to center; Lopes flied out to right; Law
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Braves 6.

BRAVES 5TH: HOUGH REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Murphy flied out
to center; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Braves 6.

DODGERS 6TH: Smith homered; Garvey flied out to left; Baker
flied out to center; Cey singled to right; Russell singled to
center [Cey to second]; Scioscia grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Asselstine singled to center; Blanks popped to
first; Benedict was called out on strikes; Gomez forced
Asselstine (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Braves 6.

DODGERS 7TH: JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR HOUGH; Johnstone flied out to
center; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Law doubled to
center; Smith made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: BECKWITH REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Alexander
popped to first in foul territory; Hubbard reached on an error
by Cey; Hubbard stole second; Murphy walked; Chambliss grounded
out (first unassisted) [Hubbard to third, Murphy to second];
Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Braves 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey grounded out (first to pitcher); Baker
singled to left; Cey flied out to center; Russell doubled to
left [Baker to third]; MONDAY BATTED FOR SCIOSCIA; Monday struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING C ); Asselstine
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks walked; Benedict flied
out to left; Gomez walked [Blanks to second]; Alexander flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 6.

DODGERS 9TH: THOMASSON BATTED FOR BECKWITH; Thomasson was hit by
a pitch; Lopes grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Thomasson out at second]; Law flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 6.