The batting of Reggie Smith, who rapped three hits including a homer, paced the Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Braves. Smith singled and scored in the first inning, hit his homer with a man on base in the fifth and then doubled and scored in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Dodgers 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 - 6 15 1 Braves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Royster 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .429 Russell ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .400 Bonnell 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .250 Smith rf 5 3 3 2 0 1 .500 Matthews rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .429 Burke cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burroughs lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .429 Cey 3b 3 0 2 1 2 0 .375 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Martinez pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Pocoroba c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Garvey 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .222 Rockett ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baker lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .500 Office cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Monday cf,rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .444 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Yeager c 5 0 3 1 0 1 .667 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ruthven p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Solomon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 6 15 6 4 4 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 11,265 Left on Base: Dodgers 11, Braves 6 DP: Dodgers 3, Braves 1 Errors: Cey, Ruthven Doubles: Smith (1), Yeager (1) Home Runs: Smith (1), Matthews (1) Sacrifice Hits: John (1) GIDP: Cey (1), Pocoroba (2), Murphy (1), Rockett (1) Hit by Pitch: Pocoroba (1,by John) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(1-0) 7.2 7 2 2 2 4 1 31 2.35 Forster SV(1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 5 1 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven L(0-1) 4 8 4 4 3 1 1 22 9.00 Solomon 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 12 3.00 Devine 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 10 4.50 Totals 9 15 6 6 4 4 1 44 Hit by Pitch: John (1) Wild Pitches: Ruthven 2 (2), Solomon (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Bill Williams DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell flied out to left; Smith singled to center; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Smith to second]; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Cey walked; Garvey singled to left [Smith scored, Cey to second]; Baker grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Matthews singled to left; Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0. DODGERS 2ND: Monday grounded out (second to first); Yeager singled to left; Yeager was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ruthven [Yeager to second]; John struck out; Lopes reached on a fielder's choice [Yeager out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy reached on an error by Cey [Murphy to first]; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; Rockett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0. DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to left; Smith flied out to right; Cey grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Office struck out; Ruthven struck out; Royster singled to center; Bonnell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Braves 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to left; Baker singled to right; Monday walked [Baker to second]; Yeager singled to left [Baker scored, Monday to second]; John out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Monday to third, Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews homered; Burroughs singled to center; Murphy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Pocoroba was hit by a pitch; Rockett grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1. DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to right; Smith homered [Russell scored]; Cey walked; SOLOMON REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Garvey forced Cey (second to shortstop); Baker singled to left [Garvey to third, Baker out at second (left to third to second)]; Monday was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Office struck out; Solomon grounded out (second to first); Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1. DODGERS 6TH: Yeager flied out to center; John singled to center; Lopes forced John (pitcher to second); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell struck out; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1. DODGERS 7TH: Smith doubled to right; Solomon threw a wild pitch [Smith to third]; Cey singled to center [Smith scored]; Garvey lined to left; Baker flied out to right; Monday lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Pocoroba singled to left; Rockett grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Pocoroba out at second]; BEALL BATTED FOR OFFICE; Beall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 1. DODGERS 8TH: DEVINE REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); GASTON REPLACED SOLOMON (PLAYING CF); Yeager doubled to left; John grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes walked; Russell forced Yeager (third unassisted) [Lopes to second]; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: BURKE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Gaston grounded out (second to first); Royster walked; Bonnell forced Royster (second unassisted); Matthews singled to center [Bonnell to second]; Burroughs singled to right [Bonnell scored, Matthews to third]; FORSTER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 2. DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to center; MARTINEZ RAN FOR CEY; Garvey grounded out (second to first) [Martinez to second]; Baker singled to right [Martinez scored]; Monday grounded out (second to pitcher) [Baker to second]; Yeager struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Pocoroba flied out to right; Rockett flied to left in foul territory; GILBREATH BATTED FOR DEVINE; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".