Two homers by Rick Monday paced the Dodgers to an 11-5 thumping of the Braves. Jim Bouton, making his first major league appearance in eight years, was the Braves' starter and loser. After breezing through the first three innings, the former Yankee was rapped for five runs in the fourth inning with Monday's first round-tripper, a three-run shot, capping the outburst.

Bouton left in the top of the fifth after a homer by Davey Lopes. The Dodgers added three more in the sixth, including Monday's second circuit clout, and finished off with single runs in the eighth and ninth. Steve Garvey had a perfect day with 5-for-5. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Sunday, September 10, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 1 1 - 11 16 0 Braves 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 - 5 7 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 .279 Royster ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Martinez ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Russell ss 5 1 2 1 1 0 .277 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Smith rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 North ph,cf 3 2 1 0 2 0 .235 Gaston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Garvey 1b 5 1 5 2 1 0 .301 Burroughs lf 3 2 3 1 0 0 .315 Cey 3b 4 1 2 2 2 0 .271 Bonnell pr,rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 Baker lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .273 Horner 3b 3 1 2 3 0 0 .272 Lacy lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .253 Monday cf,rf 4 2 3 4 1 1 .260 Benedict c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Yeager c 4 1 0 0 1 0 .193 Murphy 1b 3 1 1 1 1 2 .237 Sutton p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .095 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .246 Bouton p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Chaney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Leon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boggs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Belloir ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 11 16 11 8 3 Totals 32 5 7 5 2 8 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 11,108 Left on Base: Dodgers 12, Braves 3 DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 0 Doubles: Garvey (30), Burroughs (29) Triples: Burroughs (6) Home Runs: Monday 2 (18), Lopes (15), Burroughs (22), Murphy (23), Horner (20) Stolen Bases: Garvey (10) Caught Stealing: Russell (5) Sacrifice Hits: Sutton 2 (12) Sacrifice Flies: Horner (8) GIDP: Gaston (4) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(14-10) 9 7 5 5 2 8 3 35 3.72 Totals 9 7 5 5 2 8 3 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bouton L(0-1) 5 6 6 6 4 3 2 24 10.80 Leon 0.2 4 3 3 2 0 1 8 6.35 Boggs 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.71 Devine 2 5 2 2 2 0 0 13 6.11 Totals 9 16 11 11 8 3 3 50 Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to right; Smith grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Office flied out to left; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey walked; Garvey stole second; Cey flied out to left [Garvey to third]; Baker flied out to center; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs homered; Horner grounded out (third to first); Nolan struck out; Murphy walked; Gilbreath struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (third to first); Sutton struck out; Lopes made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Bouton flied out to left; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1. DODGERS 4TH: Russell walked; Reggie Smith ejected by HP umpire Eric Gregg during at bat; NORTH BATTED FOR SMITH; Russell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); North walked; Garvey singled to right [North to third]; Cey singled to center [North scored, Garvey to third]; Baker singled to left [Garvey scored, Cey to third]; Monday homered [Cey scored, Baker scored]; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Matthews was called out on strikes; Burroughs tripled to left; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Burroughs scored]; Nolan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 2. DODGERS 5TH: Lopes homered; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); North popped to third in foul territory; Garvey doubled to left; Cey walked; Baker popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Gilbreath walked; CHANEY BATTED FOR BOUTON; Chaney popped to third in foul territory; Royster forced Gilbreath (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2. DODGERS 6TH: LEON REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Monday homered; Yeager walked; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes singled to left [Yeager to third]; Russell singled to left [Yeager scored, Lopes to second]; North forced Russell (second to shortstop) [Lopes to third]; Garvey singled to right [Lopes scored, North to third]; Cey walked [Garvey to second]; BOGGS REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 9, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: LACY REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews made an out to first; Burroughs doubled to left; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner singled to right [Bonnell scored]; Nolan made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 9, Braves 3. DODGERS 7TH: BENEDICT REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING C ); BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GASTON REPLACED MATTHEWS (PLAYING LF); Monday singled to left; Yeager forced Monday (third to second); Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Yeager to second]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR LOPES; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 9, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Murphy homered; Gilbreath struck out; BEALL BATTED FOR BOGGS; Beall grounded out (second to first); Royster flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Braves 4. DODGERS 8TH: BELLOIR REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); DEVINE REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Russell grounded out (third to first); North walked; Garvey singled to center [North to third]; Cey singled to left [North scored, Garvey to second]; Lacy made an out to second; Monday walked [Garvey to third, Cey to second]; Yeager forced Cey (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 10, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Office singled to center; Gaston grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at second]; Bonnell made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 10, Braves 4. DODGERS 9TH: Sutton popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell singled to pitcher; North singled to pitcher [Russell to second]; Garvey singled to left [Russell scored, North to second]; Cey flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 11, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: Horner homered; Benedict made an out to second; Murphy struck out; Gilbreath flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 11, Braves 5.

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