Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
September 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 5, Atlanta Braves 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 1
Russell ss 6 0 1 1
Davalillo rf 5 0 1 0
  Simpson rf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 5 2 2 1
Garvey 1b 5 0 1 0
Monday cf 2 0 0 0
  Burke cf 1 0 1 0
Baker lf 5 2 2 1
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Sutton p 3 0 1 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 0
  Landestoy pr 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 5 11 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moore 3b 5 0 0 0
Office cf 4 2 2 1
Burroughs rf 5 1 1 2
Montanez 1b 5 0 3 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Nolan c 3 1 1 1
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Correll c 1 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0
Robinson ss 2 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 1 0
  Campbell p 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Royster ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 9 4
Los Angeles 011 000 110 015111
Atlanta 000 000 301 00490
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   7.0 4 3 3 0 6
  Garman   1.1 4 1 1 0 0
  Rautzhan  W (3-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Hough  SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
9
4
4
1
11
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   8.0 8 4 3 4 7
  Campbell  L (0-5) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
11
5
4
4
8

  E–Hough (1).  PB–Nolan 3 (4).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (28,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Baker (24,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Burroughs (36,7th inning off Sutton 1 on, 0 out); Nolan (3,7th inning off Sutton 0 on, 2 out); Office (5,9th inning off Garman 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Lopes (6,off Campbell).  IBB–Grote (2,by Niekro).  HBP–Office (3,by Hough).  SB–Lopes (41,2nd base off Niekro/Nolan); Royster (24,2nd base off Garman/Grote).  CS–Burke (4,2nd base by Campbell/Correll); Royster (9,Home by Garman/Grote).  HBP–Hough (5,Office).  IBB–Niekro (10,Grote).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:53.  A–3,556.
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