The Braves rallied for two runs off Andy Messersmith in the ninth inning and defeated the Dodgers, 5-4. Dusty Baker led off by drawing a pass and Ed Goodson singled. After a sacrifice by Larvell Blanks, Rowland Office singled to score Baker.

 Messersmith then retired Biff Pocoroba, but Dave May batted for Tom House and singled to drive in Goodson. The Braves' earlier scoring in the game included homers by Ralph Garr and Baker, while the Dodgers had a two-run smash by Willie Crawford. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Game Played on Wednesday, August    6, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  2  -   5  9  0
Dodgers      3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   2   4   1     0   0   .269      Lopes 2b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .254
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .299      Buckner lf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .243
Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .243      Wynn cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .251
Baker rf              3   2   1   2     1   0   .236      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .321
Goodson 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .201      Crawford rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .262
Blanks ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Office cf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .288      Yeager c              2   0   1   0     1   1   .250
Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Hale ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Odom p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .230        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
  May ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .259        Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .321
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               34   5   9   5     2   7             Totals               32   4   6   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 23,779
Left on Base: Braves 5, Dodgers 5
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 1
Home Runs: Garr (6), Baker (15), Crawford (6)
Stolen Bases: Evans (11), Garvey (8), Russell (2), Lopes (48)
Caught Stealing: Wynn (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Blanks (2)
GIDP: Gilbreath (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Odom                    7     6   4   4   3   2   1  29   7.41
House W(5-4)            1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.98
Leon SV(6)              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.22
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   3   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(13-11)    9     9   5   5   2   7   2  37   2.18
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   7   2  37

Wild Pitches: Odom (2)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


BRAVES 1ST: Garr homered; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to
first); Evans walked; Evans stole second; Baker popped to
shortstop; Goodson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Buckner singled to right;
Wynn grounded out (third to first) [Buckner to second]; Garvey
singled to left [Buckner scored]; Garvey stole second; Odom
threw a wild pitch [Garvey to third]; Crawford homered [Garvey
scored]; Cey flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Office struck
out; Pocoroba popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager walked; On a bunt Russell forced Yeager
(catcher to shortstop); Russell stole second; Messersmith flied
out to left; Lopes walked; Buckner singled to second [Russell to
third, Lopes to second]; Wynn forced Buckner (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Odom struck out; Garr singled to center; Gilbreath
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Garr out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Garvey made an out to second; Crawford flied out to
center; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans struck out; Baker homered; Goodson grounded
out (second to first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager struck out; Russell grounded out (shortstop
to first); Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Office struck out; Pocoroba flied out to center;
Odom grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner popped to
first; Wynn singled to left [Lopes scored]; Garvey flied out to
right; Wynn was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr singled to shortstop; Gilbreath singled to
right [Garr to second]; Evans grounded out (catcher to first)
[Garr to third, Gilbreath to second]; Baker grounded out (third
to first) [Garr scored]; Goodson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Crawford popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey
grounded out (third to first); Yeager singled to center; Russell
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Blanks grounded out (third to first); Office
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Messersmith struck out; Lopes popped to first;
Buckner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 4.

BRAVES 8TH: LUM BATTED FOR ODOM; Lum struck out; Garr singled to
left; Gilbreath struck out; Evans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Wynn walked; Garvey
lined to left; Crawford flied out to right; Cey forced Wynn
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers
4.

BRAVES 9TH: Baker walked; Goodson singled to left [Baker to
second]; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Baker
to third, Goodson to second]; Office singled to left [Baker
scored, Goodson to third, Office to second (on throw)]; Pocoroba
lined to first; MAY BATTED FOR HOUSE; May singled to second
[Goodson scored, Office to third]; Garr popped to shortstop; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: LEON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); HALE BATTED FOR
YEAGER; Hale lined to center; LEE BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Lee
grounded out (second to first); LACY BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH;
Lacy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Dodgers 4.