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june 3

Willie Montanez cracked 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Phil Niekro had a strong
outing at Fulton Cnty. Stadium as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles
Dodgers by the count of 6 to 0.

Montanez had a big evening at the plate. He cleared the fences for a two-run
home run in the 1st inning and lofted a three-run bomb (his 3rd of the
season) in the 3rd inning. Neither team managed to score after the 3rd
inning.

It was the 3rd shutout of the year for Niekro(10-4). Don Sutton(2-8) was the
loser. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 7 hits and 2 walks in
4 innings.

Niekro was obviously very pleased with his performance in the aftermath of the
game, 'It was just one of those games where everything worked. My arm felt
great, heck, I could have pitched another two or three innings. I only hope
that I can do it again next time out!'

Dodgers            AB R H RBI AVG     Braves             AB R H RBI AVG
G.Matthews LF       3 0 1 0 .211     D.Cash 2B           4 0 0 0 .244
T.Murphy P          0 0 0 0 .000     J.Royster 3B        2 1 0 0 .291
C-H.Cruz PH           1 0 0 0 .143     R.Staub RF          4 1 1 0 .307
A.Downing P         0 0 0 0 .000     R.Carty LF          4 2 2 1 .320
R.Metzger SS        4 0 0 0 .205     W.Montanez 1B       4 2 2 5 .294
S.Garvey 1B         4 0 1 0 .288     W.Davis CF          3 0 1 0 .273
W.Garrett 2B        4 0 2 0 .258     D.Kessinger SS      4 0 1 0 .328
D.Baker RF          4 0 0 0 .245     D.Murphy C          3 0 1 0 .435
D.Lopes CF          4 0 1 0 .257     P.Niekro P          2 0 0 0 .132
R.Cey 3B            2 0 0 0 .212
J.Oates C           2 0 0 0 .278
B-C.Lemon LF          1 0 0 0 .239
D.Sutton P          1 0 0 0 .037
A-R.Fosse PH,C        2 0 0 0 .218
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---
         Totals      32 0 5 0                 Totals      30 6 8 6

A-Pinch Hit For Sutton In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Oates In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 8th Inning

Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Braves.......... 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0    - 6 8 1

Dodgers                  IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET
D.Sutton LOSS(2-8)        4       7   6   6   2   2   2 84   3.69 A1 C2
T.Murphy                  3       1   0   0   1   0   0 33   1.61 C3 D4
A.Downing                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0 12   6.75 D5
Totals                    8       8   6   6   3   3   2

Braves                   IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET
P.Niekro WIN(10-4)        9       5   0   0   1   7   0 112   2.31 A1
Totals                    9       5   0   0   1   7   0

ATTENDANCE- 49,245 DATE- Thursday, June 3rd 1976 TIME- Night
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6 Braves: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Braves: 1
ERRORS- D.Kessinger
DOUBLES- S.Garvey(17th), W.Garrett(8th)
HOME RUNS- W.Montanez-2(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Lopes-2(40th), J.Royster(15th)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Niekro
WALKS- R.Cey, J.Royster-2, W.Davis
STRIKE OUTS- D.Baker-2, D.Lopes, R.Cey, J.Oates, C.Lemon, R.Fosse, J.Royster,
             D.Kessinger, P.Niekro
GIDP- S.Garvey, D.Kessinger
WILD PITCHES- T.Murphy

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june 4

In a lop-sided win the Los Angeles Dodgers ripped the Atlanta Braves by a 10
to 4 count.

The Atlanta fans didn't appreciate the big day Steve Garvey had. He delivered
a one-base hit in the 4th inning, blasted a two-run home run (his 5th of the
season) in the 5th inning and tripled in the 8th inning. Los Angeles had a
total of 14 hits for the game.

The victory went to Burt Hooton(7-2) who went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs. Carl
Morton(2-4) was tagged with the loss. He allowed 6 runs and 4 hits in 2/3 of
an inning.

Dodgers            AB R H RBI AVG     Braves             AB R H RBI AVG
G.Matthews LF       6 1 1 0 .210     D.Cash 2B           5 0 1 0 .243
R.Metzger SS        6 1 1 0 .204     J.Royster 3B        5 1 1 1 .288
S.Garvey 1B         4 4 3 2 .296     R.Staub RF          4 0 2 0 .311
R.Fosse C           5 1 1 2 .217     R.Carty LF          4 1 3 1 .328
C.Lemon CF          5 0 2 1 .245     W.Montanez 1B       5 1 2 1 .297
D.Lopes 2B          2 1 1 1 .260     R.Office CF         4 0 0 0 .316
R.Cey 3B            5 1 2 2 .217     A.Ashby C           4 0 2 1 .277
D.Baker RF          4 1 2 1 .252     D.Kessinger SS      4 0 0 0 .320
B.Hooton P          2 0 1 1 .040     C.Morton P          0 0 0 0 .111
C-L.Lacy PH           1 0 0 0 .302     P.Torrealba P       0 0 0 0 .000
T.Murphy P          0 0 0 0 .000   A-W.Davis PH          1 0 0 0 .271
E-W.Garrett PH        0 0 0 0 .258     M.Marshall P        0 0 0 0 ----
F-N.Colbert PH        0 0 0 0 .222   B-J.Burroughs PH      1 0 0 0 .113
M.Pattin P          0 0 0 0 .000     C.Williams P        0 0 0 0 .333
                                        D-A.Rodriguez PH      1 1 1 0 .240
                                          M.Beard P           0 0 0 0 ----
                                        G-B.Pocoroba PH       1 0 0 0 .280
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---
         Totals      40 10 14 10                 Totals      39 4 12 4

A-Pinch Hit For Torrealba In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Marshall In 4th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hooton In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Williams In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Garrett In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Beard In 9th Inning

Dodgers......... 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 - 10 14 1
Braves.......... 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 12 1

Dodgers                  IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET
B.Hooton WIN(7-2)         6       7   2   2   1   4   0 91   3.12 A1 C8
T.Murphy                  2       4   2   2   0   0   0 28   2.10 C9 D8
M.Pattin                  1       1   0   0   1   0   0 22   1.65 D9
Totals                    9      12   4   4   2   4   0

Braves                   IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET
C.Morton LOSS(2-4)        0 2/3   4   6   0   1   0   0 26   3.96 A1 A8
P.Torrealba               1 1/3   3   0   0   1   1   0 35   3.86 A9 B7
M.Marshall                2       3   1   1   1   2   0 36   2.97 B8 C8
C.Williams                3       2   2   2   1   2   1 48   3.60 C9 E1
M.Beard                   2       2   1   1   2   0   0 39   4.05 E2
Totals                    9      14 10   4   6   5   1

ATTENDANCE- 40,024 DATE- Friday, June 4th 1976 TIME- Night
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10 Braves:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Braves: 0
ERRORS- D.Lopes, R.Carty
DOUBLES- R.Cey-2(7th), D.Baker(8th), B.Hooton, J.Royster(9th), R.Staub(12th),
         W.Montanez(7th), A.Ashby(2nd), A.Rodriguez(2nd)
TRIPLES- S.Garvey(2nd)
HOME RUNS- S.Garvey(5th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Lopes-2(42nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Lopes
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Hooton
WALKS- S.Garvey, D.Lopes-3, D.Baker, N.Colbert, R.Staub, R.Carty
STRIKE OUTS- R.Metzger, R.Fosse, C.Lemon, D.Baker, L.Lacy, D.Cash, W.Montanez,
             R.Office, D.Kessinger
GIDP- R.Staub
PASSED BALLS- A.Ashby

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june 5

Rusty Staub lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI and Joe Niekro
held Los Angeles scoreless on just 3 hits as the Atlanta Braves outscored the
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 to 0.

Niekro(5-3) was simply too much for the Los Angeles batters. He didn't allow
much, just 3 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings improving his ERA from 3.59 to
3.06. Atlanta rapped out 8 hits for the night.

Dick Ruthven(4-6) was the loser. He gave up 8 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.

Dodgers            AB R H RBI AVG     Braves             AB R H RBI AVG
G.Matthews LF       4 0 0 0 .206     D.Cash 2B           3 0 0 0 .240
J.Oates C           4 0 1 0 .275     J.Royster 3B        3 1 1 1 .289
S.Garvey 1B         3 0 0 0 .292   A-A.Rodriguez 3B      1 1 1 0 .250
W.Garrett 3B        3 0 0 0 .253     R.Staub RF          3 1 2 2 .315
C.Lemon CF          3 0 1 0 .246     R.Carty LF          4 0 1 0 .327
D.Lopes 2B          2 0 0 0 .257     W.Montanez 1B       4 1 2 0 .300
H.Cruz RF           3 0 0 0 .118     R.Office CF         4 0 0 0 .307
R.Metzger SS        3 0 0 0 .201     A.Ashby C           4 0 1 1 .276
D.Ruthven P         2 0 0 0 .080     D.Kessinger SS      3 0 0 0 .315
S.Wall P            0 0 0 0 ----     J.Niekro P          3 0 0 0 .095
B-R.Fosse PH          1 0 1 0 .226
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---
         Totals      28 0 3 0                 Totals      32 4 8 4

A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Royster In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wall In 9th Inning

Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2    - 4 8 1

Dodgers                  IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET
D.Ruthven LOSS(4-6)       7       8   4   4   2   4   2 97   3.46 A1 D4
S.Wall                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0 12   3.86 D5
Totals                    8       8   4   4   2   5   2

Braves                   IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET
J.Niekro WIN(5-3)         9       3   0   0   1   4   0 120   3.06 A1
Totals                    9       3   0   0   1   4   0

ATTENDANCE- 40,184 DATE- Saturday, June 5th 1976 TIME- Night
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 2 Braves: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Braves: 2
ERRORS- J.Royster
HOME RUNS- J.Royster(2nd), R.Staub(5th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Lopes-2(44th)
WALKS- D.Lopes, D.Cash, R.Staub
STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews-2, C.Lemon, H.Cruz, J.Royster, R.Office, D.Kessinger,
             J.Niekro-2
GIDP- J.Oates

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june 6

In a two run game the Los Angeles Dodgers got by the Atlanta Braves in 10
innings by the score of 4 to 2.

The game was deadlocked at 2 after nine full innings. Los Angeles ended up
winning it in the 10th inning. After two outs Johnny Oates was the sparkplug
when he stroked a base-hit. Ron Cey stepped into the batter's box and he
drew a walk. Dusty Baker then doubled scoring two teammates. Los Angeles
finished with 10 hits in the victory.

The victory was credited to Tom Murphy(2-0) who went 2/3 of an inning,
allowing no runs. Marty Pattin earned his 6th save. Charlie Hough(4-4) was
tagged with the loss in relief.

Dodgers            AB R H RBI AVG     Braves             AB R H RBI AVG
G.Matthews LF       4 1 1 0 .207     W.Davis CF          3 0 2 1 .280
D-H.Cruz RF           0 0 0 0 .118     D.Cash 2B           4 0 0 0 .236
R.Metzger SS        4 0 2 0 .207     R.Staub RF          3 0 1 0 .316
S.Garvey 1B         5 1 2 1 .294   C-J.Royster PR        0 0 0 0 .289
R.Fosse C           5 0 1 1 .224     P.Torrealba P       0 0 0 0 .000
D.Lopes CF          3 0 0 0 .253     M.Marshall P        0 0 0 0 ----
T.Burgmeier P       0 0 0 0 .000   E-V.Correll PH        1 0 0 0 .196
T.Murphy P          0 0 0 0 .000     C.Hough P           0 0 0 0 .250
F-J.Oates PH          1 0 1 0 .293     W.Montanez 1B       5 0 1 0 .298
G-G.Burke PR          0 1 0 0 .267     R.Carty LF          5 0 0 0 .319
M.Pattin P          0 0 0 0 .000     R.Gilbreath SS      3 0 0 0 .349
R.Cey 3B            4 1 0 0 .213     A.Rodriguez 3B      4 1 1 1 .250
D.Baker RF,CF       5 0 2 2 .256     A.Ashby C           4 0 1 0 .275
W.Garrett 2B        4 0 1 0 .253     F.Jenkins P         2 0 0 0 .091
T.John P            2 0 0 0 .036   A-J.Burroughs PH,RF   2 1 2 0 .137
B-C.Lemon CF,LF       1 0 0 0 .245
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---
         Totals      38 4 10 4                 Totals      36 2 8 2

A-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For John In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Staub In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Matthews In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Marshall In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Oates In 10th Inning

Dodgers......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 4 10 0
Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 8 0

Dodgers                  IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET
T.John                    7       3   1   1   5   5   0 105   1.51 A1 C9
T.Burgmeier BS(4th)       1 1/3   4   1   1   0   0   1 29   3.03 D1 D8
T.Murphy WIN(2-0)         0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0 13   2.05 D9 E3
M.Pattin SAVE(6th)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0 10   1.61 E4
Totals                   10       8   2   2   6   5   1

Braves                   IP       H   R ER BB SO HR PC    ERA SCORESHEET
F.Jenkins                 8       7   2   2   0   5   1 110   2.76 A1 D5
P.Torrealba               0 2/3   1   0   0   2   1   0 17   3.71 D6 E1
M.Marshall                0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.95 E2 E2
C.Hough LOSS(4-4)         1       2   2   2   1   0   0 26   4.33 E3
Totals                   10      10   4   4   3   6   1

ATTENDANCE- 26,231 DATE- Sunday, June 6th 1976 TIME- Day
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10 Braves:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2 Braves: 0
DOUBLES- D.Baker(9th), W.Garrett(9th), J.Burroughs(3rd)
HOME RUNS- S.Garvey(6th), A.Rodriguez(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Metzger, T.John
WALKS- G.Matthews, R.Cey, W.Garrett, W.Davis-2, D.Cash, R.Staub, R.Gilbreath-2
HIT BY PITCH- D.Lopes
STRIKE OUTS- S.Garvey, R.Fosse, D.Lopes, R.Cey, D.Baker, W.Garrett, W.Davis,
             D.Cash, R.Carty, A.Ashby, F.Jenkins
GIDP- W.Montanez, R.Carty
WILD PITCHES- T.John


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