Don Sutton notched his eighth straight victory with relief help from Mike Marshall as the Dodgers nipped the Braves, 4-3, and increased their lead over the Reds in the N. L. West to five games with only eight to play. Sutton took a two-hit shutout into the eighth when Atlanta chased him with a four-hit rally, including a two-run homer by Rowland Office.

Sutton singled home the first run of game in the fourth and doubled in another during the Dodgers' two-run sixth. Jim Wynn's RBI single scored Bill Buckner in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Monday, September 23, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   3  7  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  1  2    0  0  x  -   4 15  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .242      Lopes 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Buckner lf            5   1   4   1     0   1   .319
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .239      Wynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .271
Baker rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .318
Lum lf                3   0   1   0     1   1   .230      Crawford rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .298
Tepedino 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .266
Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .230        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Robinson ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .222      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .265
  Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Yeager c              4   1   3   0     0   0   .266
Morton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .103      Sutton p              3   1   2   2     0   0   .189
  Pierce ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333        McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Krausse p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garr ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .355
  J. Niekro p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   7   3     2   4             Totals               37   4  15   4     0   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 26,704
Left on Base: Braves 5, Dodgers 10
DP: Braves 2, Dodgers 2
Errors: Perez, Lopes
Doubles: Buckner (29), Yeager (13), Sutton (2)
Triples: Garr (17)
Home Runs: Office (3)
Sacrifice Hits: McMullen (1)
GIDP: Tepedino (6), Oates (4), Russell (18), Cey (16)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(16-11)         5    10   2   2   0   2   0  24   3.00
Krausse                 0.1   3   2   2   0   1   0   4   4.19
Beard                   1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.26
J. Niekro               1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.60
Totals                  8    15   4   4   0   4   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(18-9)          7.1   6   3   3   2   3   1  29   3.31
Marshall SV(21)         1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.31
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   4   1  35

Passed Balls: Yeager (10)
Wild Pitches: Marshall (5)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Perez flied
out to left; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Buckner singled to center
[Lopes to second]; Wynn forced Buckner (shortstop to second)
[Lopes to third]; Garvey struck out; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled to center; Lum struck out; Tepedino
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Baker out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to left; Russell grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Cey out at second]; Yeager
singled to center; Sutton popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Oates grounded out (first unassisted); Robinson
flied out to right; Morton grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner
doubled to right; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Buckner to third]; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office flied out to center; Perez flied out to
center; Evans walked; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford singled to right; Cey flied out to right;
Russell singled to third [Crawford to second]; Yeager flied out
to right; Sutton singled to center [Crawford scored, Russell to
second]; Lopes forced Russell (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum singled to right; Tepedino reached on a
fielder's choice [Lum to second (error by Lopes; assist by
Cey)]; Oates grounded into a double play (second to first) [Lum
to third, Tepedino out at second]; Robinson struck out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Buckner singled to left; Wynn singled to right
[Buckner scored]; Garvey reached on a fielder's choice [Wynn to
second (error by Perez; assist by Robinson)]; Crawford popped to
pitcher; Cey grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Garvey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 6TH: PIERCE BATTED FOR MORTON; Pierce grounded out
(pitcher to first); Office popped to second; Perez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: KRAUSSE REPLACED PIERCE (PITCHING); Russell struck
out; Yeager doubled to left; Sutton doubled to center [Yeager
scored]; Lopes singled to center [Sutton to third]; BEARD
REPLACED KRAUSSE (PITCHING); Buckner singled to first [Sutton
scored, Lopes to second]; Wynn forced Buckner (shortstop to
second); Garvey forced Wynn (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans struck out; Baker popped to second; Lum
walked; Tepedino flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Cey popped
to third in foul territory; Russell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Oates flied out to right; Robinson singled to left;
GARR BATTED FOR BEARD; Garr tripled to right [Robinson scored];
Office homered [Garr scored]; Perez singled to left; MARSHALL
REPLACED CEY (PITCHING); MCMULLEN REPLACED SUTTON (PLAYING 3B);
Marshall threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Yeager allowed a
passed ball [Perez to third]; Evans flied out to right; Baker
flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: J. NIEKRO REPLACED GARR (PITCHING); Yeager singled
to third; McMullen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Yeager to second]; Lopes flied out to center; Buckner struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Lum flied out to left; Tepedino struck out; Oates
singled to right; AARON BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Aaron flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.