Terry Harper clouted a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Braves a 3-2 triumph over the Dodgers. Atlanta had tied the game in the eighth on a run-scoring pinch-double by Claudell Washington. Rick Camp, who pitched the final inning, picked up the victory and raised his record to 5-1. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       27, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   3  7  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             2   0   1   0     2   0   .203      Linares lf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Landreaux cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Pocoroba 3b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .192
Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .299      Harper rf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .279      Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .288      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Guerrero rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .303      Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Benedict c            2   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Scioscia c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Ramirez ss            2   1   1   0     0   1   .214
Russell ss            3   1   0   0     1   0   .194      Boggs p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Reuss p               2   0   1   0     0   1   .261        Nahorodny ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .143
  Stewart p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Royster pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Monday rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Montefusco p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Washington ph       1   0   1   1     0   0   .301
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   7   1     4   5             Totals               26   3   7   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 17,581
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 3
DP: Dodgers 2, Braves 2
Errors: Cey, Boggs
Doubles: Cey (10), Washington (11)
Home Runs: Harper (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (3), Linares (1), Ramirez (4)
GIDP: Landreaux (3), Russell (3), Harper (2), Boggs (1)
Hit by Pitch: Pocoroba (1,by Reuss)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   7     5   2   2   1   2   0  25   1.62
Stewart                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Howe L(4-2)             0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   0.79
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1   2   1  30

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs                   6     6   2   2   3   2   0  25   5.11
Montefusco              2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8   3.94
Camp W(5-1)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.82
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   5   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Reuss (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Thomas walked; Landreaux grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Thomas out at second]; Baker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Linares struck out (catcher to first); Pocoroba was
hit by a pitch; Harper grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey
doubled to third; Guerrero flied to right; Scioscia grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
popped to first; Hubbard lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell walked; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Russell to second]; Thomas flied to left;
Landreaux singled to pitcher [Russell scored (error by Boggs)
(no RBI), Landreaux to second]; Baker walked; Garvey singled to
center [Landreaux scored, Baker to second]; Cey popped to first;
2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict walked; Ramirez struck out; Boggs grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Benedict out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Guerrero singled to center; Scioscia singled to
center [Guerrero to second]; Russell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Guerrero to third, Scioscia out at
second]; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Linares grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
flied to left; Harper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomas singled to left; Landreaux grounded out
(first unassisted) [Thomas to second]; Baker struck out; Garvey
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
singled to left; Hubbard forced Chambliss (shortstop to second);
Benedict grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Guerrero flied
to left; Scioscia flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Ramirez singled to right; NAHORODNY BATTED FOR
BOGGS; Nahorodny singled to right [Ramirez to second]; ROYSTER
RAN FOR NAHORODNY; Linares out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Ramirez to third, Royster to second]; Pocoroba singled
to right [Ramirez scored, Royster to third, Pocoroba out at
second (right to catcher to shortstop to first)]; Harper flied
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

DODGERS 7TH: MONTEFUSCO REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Russell
grounded out (second to first); Reuss singled to left; Thomas
walked [Reuss to second]; Landreaux grounded out (second to
first) [Reuss to third, Thomas to second]; Baker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey struck out; Cey struck out; Guerrero struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Benedict singled to third [Benedict to second (error
by Cey)]; STEWART REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Ramirez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Benedict to third];
WASHINGTON BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Washington doubled to right
[Benedict scored]; Linares flied to center [Washington to
third]; HOWE REPLACED GUERRERO (PITCHING); MONDAY REPLACED
STEWART (PLAYING RF); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Braves 2.

DODGERS 9TH: CAMP REPLACED WASHINGTON (PITCHING); Scioscia
popped to second; Russell grounded out (third to first); Monday
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Harper homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Braves 3.