Ron Cey hit a three-run homer and accounted for another RBI with a sacrifice fly as the Dodgers defeated the Braves, 6-4. After Cey's smash in the third inning, Rick Monday also hit for the circuit to give the Dodgers a 4-0 lead. The Braves rallied to tie the score, but the Dodgers broke the deadlock in the ninth with a run on singles by Davey Lopes, Bill Russell and Reggie Smith before Cey ended the scoring with his sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Saturday, April     23, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 10  0
Braves       0  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .321      Office cf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .274
Russell ss            5   2   3   0     0   0   .295      Royster 3b,2b         3   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Smith rf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .367      Montanez 1b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .241
Cey 3b                3   1   2   4     1   1   .412      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   2   .250
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Matthews lf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .377
Monday cf             2   1   1   1     2   0   .283      Pocoroba c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .310      Gilbreath 2b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .288
  Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .351      Rockett ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .311
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Ruthven p             3   1   1   0     0   1   .364
  Hough p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moore 3b            0   0   0   0     1   0  1.000

Totals               34   6  10   6     5   5             Totals               32   4   9   4     2   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 25,546
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Braves 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 1
Errors: Burroughs
Doubles: Baker (2), Russell (4)
Home Runs: Cey (4), Monday (2)
Stolen Bases: Royster (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Garvey (2), Royster (2), Rockett (2), Gilbreath (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Cey (1)
GIDP: Garvey (2), Office (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  6     9   4   4   1   4   0  28   2.84
Hough W(3-0)            3     0   0   0   1   2   0   9   1.74
Totals                  9     9   4   4   2   6   0  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(3-1)          8.1  10   6   6   5   5   2  39   2.45
Camp                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    10   6   6   5   5   2  41

Passed Balls: Pocoroba (3)
Wild Pitches: Hooton (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office singled to catcher; Royster out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Office to second]; Montanez
flied out to center; Burroughs grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to right; Garvey grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second]; Monday
walked; Baker doubled to right [Monday to third]; Yeager was
walked intentionally; Hooton forced Yeager (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba was
called out on strikes; Gilbreath popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell
doubled to center; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Russell to
third]; Smith walked; Cey homered [Russell scored, Smith
scored]; Garvey struck out; Monday homered; Baker popped to
catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett flied out to center; Ruthven singled to
left; Office flied out to left; Royster singled to center
[Ruthven to third]; Royster stole second; Montanez walked;
Burroughs singled to third [Ruthven scored, Royster to third,
Montanez to second]; Matthews singled to left [Royster scored,
Montanez scored, Burroughs to third]; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager flied out to right; Hooton struck out; Lopes
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath singled to left; Rockett out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Gilbreath to second];
Ruthven struck out; Office singled to center [Gilbreath scored];
Royster forced Office (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
flied out to left; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Montanez struck out (catcher to first); Burroughs
struck out; Matthews lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday
grounded out (second to first); Baker singled to center; Yeager
struck out; 60 minute rain delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba singled to right; Gilbreath out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Pocoroba to second]; Hooton
threw a wild pitch [Pocoroba to third]; Rockett singled to
shortstop [Pocoroba stayed at third]; Ruthven flied out to
right; 8 minute rain delay; Office forced Rockett
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves
4.

DODGERS 7TH: POWELL BATTED FOR HOOTON; Powell grounded out
(first unassisted); Lopes grounded out (first unassisted);
Russell singled to center; Smith popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED POWELL (PITCHING); Royster grounded
out (shortstop to first); Montanez popped to third in foul
territory; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey walked; Garvey out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Cey to second]; Monday was walked intentionally;
Baker flied out to center; Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews flied out to right; Pocoroba flied out to
right; Gilbreath popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Hough grounded out (second to first); Lopes singled
to center; Russell singled to center [Lopes to third]; Smith
singled to right [Lopes scored, Russell to third, Smith to
second (error by Burroughs)]; CAMP REPLACED GILBREATH
(PITCHING); MOORE REPLACED RUTHVEN (PLAYING 3B); ROYSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Cey hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Russell scored]; Garvey flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: HALE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); PACIOREK BATTED
FOR ROCKETT; Paciorek struck out; Moore walked; Office grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop) [Moore out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Braves 4.