Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
April 23, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1977 at Fulton County Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0
Russell ss 5 2 3 0
Smith rf 4 1 1 1
Cey 3b 3 1 2 4
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 2 1 1 1
Baker lf 4 0 2 0
  Hale lf 0 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Powell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 5 0 2 1
Royster 3b,2b 3 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 3 1 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 1
Matthews lf 4 0 1 2
Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 1 1 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Rockett ss 2 0 1 0
  Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0
Ruthven p 3 1 1 0
  Moore 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Los Angeles 004 000 0026100
Atlanta 003 100 000491
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton   6.0 9 4 4 1 4
  Hough  W (3-0) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (3-1) 8.1 10 6 6 5 5
  Camp   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
5

  E–Burroughs (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Pocoroba (3).  2B–Los Angeles Baker (2,off Ruthven); Russell (4,off Ruthven).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (4,3rd inning off Ruthven 2 on, 1 out); Monday (2,3rd inning off Ruthven 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Garvey (2,off Ruthven); Royster (2,off Hooton); Rockett (2,off Hooton); Gilbreath (1,off Hooton).  SF–Cey (1,off Camp).  IBB–Yeager (3,by Ruthven); Monday (4,by Ruthven).  SB–Royster (4,2nd base off Hooton/Yeager).  WP–Hooton (1).  IBB–Ruthven 2 (2,Yeager,Monday).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:12.  A–25,546.
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