Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
July 28, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1976 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes cf 4 1 1 0
Sizemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 1 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 2
Buckner lf 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0
John p 2 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Goodson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 1 2 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 3 1 1 1
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0
Paciorek lf 4 1 2 1
Henderson rf 4 0 2 1
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0
Correll c 3 2 2 0
Niekro p 4 1 2 4
Totals 34 7 13 7
Los Angeles 200 000 000270
Atlanta 000 213 01x7130
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (6-7) 5.0 9 4 4 1 1
  Hough   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Sosa   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
2
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (11-6) 9.0 7 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2, Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Montanez (22,off John); Henderson (15,off John).  3B–Atlanta Royster (1,off John); Gilbreath (6,off Sosa); Correll (1,off Sosa).  HR–Atlanta Niekro (1,6th inning off Hough 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Wynn (7,off John).  WP–Niekro (7).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:14.  A–7,021.
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