Don Sutton and Rick Sutcliffe combined on a five-hitter and Dusty Baker drove in two runs, leading the Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Braves. Sutton hurled 6 2/3 innings to pick up the win, improving his record against Atlanta to 32-12. Sutcliffe logged his fourth save. Baker ripped a homer in the second inning and sent Reggie Smith home in the fourth with a ground out. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      8, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  4  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Law cf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Thomas 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Smith rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .335      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .286
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Baker lf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .263      Asselstine lf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Cey 3b                3   1   0   0     1   1   .262      Blanks 3b,ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Nahorodny c           4   0   2   1     0   2   .250
Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .137      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Sutton p              2   0   0   1     0   0   .048        Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .125
  Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Boggs p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                            Horner ph,3b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .164
                                                            Royster pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               30   3   4   3     3   3             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 12,543
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 0
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Garvey (4), Smith (8), Blanks (4)
Home Runs: Baker (10)
Stolen Bases: Law (17), Russell (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (4), Boggs (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(5-2)           6.2   4   1   1   1   4   0  26   2.39
Sutcliffe SV(4)         2.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   8   5.80
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(2-2)            7     4   3   3   3   2   1  28   3.78
Garber                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.84
Totals                  9     4   3   3   3   3   1  34

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


DODGERS 1ST: Law grounded out (second to first); Thomas grounded
out (second to first); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
homered; Cey flied out to left; Russell grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

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

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson popped to shortstop; Sutton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Law walked; Law stole second; Thomas
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Nahorodny singled to left; Gomez was called out on
strikes; Boggs out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Nahorodny to second]; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith walked; Garvey doubled to right [Smith to
third]; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smith scored];
Cey flied out to center; Russell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
singled to center; Matthews struck out; Asselstine grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Sutton
grounded out (third to first); Law grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks flied out to right; Nahorodny struck out
(catcher to first); Gomez reached on an error by Russell; Boggs
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
doubled to right; Garvey struck out; Baker grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy
flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey walked; Russell singled to right [Cey to
third]; Russell stole second; Ferguson struck out; Sutton out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Cey scored, Russell to
third]; Law grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Matthews flied out to center; Asselstine struck out;
Blanks doubled to center; Nahorodny singled to left [Blanks
scored]; LUM BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lum walked [Nahorodny to second];
HORNER BATTED FOR BOGGS; SUTCLIFFE REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING);
Lum was picked off first (pitcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

DODGERS 8TH: BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GARBER
REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); HORNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith grounded out
(third to first); Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Horner singled to left; ROYSTER RAN FOR HORNER;
Hubbard popped to shortstop; Murphy struck out; Chambliss walked
[Royster to second]; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

DODGERS 9TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Baker popped
to catcher in foul territory; Cey struck out; Russell grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Asselstine flied out to right; Blanks flied out to
left; Nahorodny was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Braves 1.