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Message #: 10545
august 25 Phil Niekro pitched 7 strong innings as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 4 to 3. Atlanta took the lead for good in the 2nd inning when they scored 2 runs on 2 hits. The key at-bat was by Niekro who elicited a roar from the hometown fans when he doubled bringing in two baserunners. Los Angeles threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short. Niekro(18-11) went 7 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. Niekro got help from Charlie Hough who earned his 27th save. Rick Rhoden(8-11) ended up with the loss. With this win, Atlanta has a 65-74 record. They have been 3-7 lately. With this loss, Los Angeles has a 4-6 record of late, 64-75 overall. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG G.Matthews LF 4 0 0 0 .244 D.Cash 2B 4 0 1 0 .274 T.Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Royster 3B 3 0 0 0 .264 W.Garrett 2B 3 0 0 0 .267 D-A.Rodriguez 3B 0 0 0 0 .234 F-G.Burke PR 0 0 0 0 .231 R.Staub RF 4 1 2 0 .294 S.Garvey 1B 4 0 0 0 .311 R.Carty LF 4 1 2 2 .321 C.Lemon CF,LF 4 0 0 0 .235 W.Montanez 1B 4 0 0 0 .309 J.Lahoud RF 2 1 0 0 .175 R.Office CF 3 1 1 0 .311 L.Lacy 3B 4 1 2 1 .285 B.Pocoroba C 3 0 0 0 .239 A.Etchebarren C 2 0 0 0 .223 E-A.Ashby C 0 0 0 0 .265 A-H.Cruz PH,CF 1 1 1 2 .136 D.Kessinger SS 3 1 0 0 .256 R.Metzger SS 3 0 1 0 .195 P.Niekro P 3 0 1 2 .163 R.Rhoden P 2 0 0 0 .232 C.Hough P 0 0 0 0 .294 B-N.Colbert PH 1 0 0 0 .200 C-R.Fosse C 0 0 0 0 .229 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 3 4 3 Totals 31 4 7 4 A-Pinch Hit For Etchebarren In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Rhoden In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Colbert In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Royster In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pocoroba In 9th Inning F-Pinch Ran For Garrett In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 4 1 Braves.......... 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Rhoden LOSS(8-11) 7 6 4 2 0 3 1 109 3.58 A1 D1 T.Burgmeier 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.03 D2 Totals 8 7 4 2 0 4 1 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Niekro WIN(18-11) 7 2 2 2 1 2 0 84 2.39 A1 C6 C.Hough SAVE(27th) 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 34 4.18 C7 Totals 9 4 3 3 3 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 36,544 DATE- Wednesday, August 25th 1976 TIME- Night T- 1:51 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 3 Braves: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Braves: 0 ERRORS- G.Matthews DOUBLES- L.Lacy(5th), R.Staub(25th), R.Carty(23rd), P.Niekro HOME RUNS- H.Cruz(1st), R.Carty(23rd) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Royster WALKS- W.Garrett, J.Lahoud-2 STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews, C.Lemon, R.Rhoden, N.Colbert, J.Royster, R.Carty, W.Montanez-2 WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Alan Ashby blocked the plate, saving a run! ![]() ******************************************************************************************************** august 26 Rico Carty had 2 base hits at Fulton Cnty. Stadium as the Atlanta Braves staged a comeback win over the Los Angeles Dodgers by the count of 4 to 3. Atlanta came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 9th inning scoring 2 runs using 2 hits. Willie Davis led off and started the rally when he smacked a single. Alan Ashby next to the plate and he drew a walk. Don Kessinger then drew a walk to load the bases. Two outs later Aurelio Rodriguez stepped in and he doubled giving Atlanta the victory and sending the 34,685 home-town fans home happy. Both teams totaled 9 on the night. The victory was credited to Charlie Hough(8-8) who went 1 inning, allowing 2 runs. Tom Burgmeier(4-8) was hit with the loss in relief. He allowed 1 hit and 2 walks without retiring a batter. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG G.Matthews LF 5 0 0 0 .241 D.Cash 2B 5 0 0 0 .271 W.Garrett SS 4 0 0 0 .264 J.Royster 3B 3 0 0 0 .262 E-R.Metzger SS 0 0 0 0 .195 B-A.Rodriguez 3B 1 0 1 2 .239 S.Garvey 1B 4 1 1 0 .311 R.Staub RF 3 1 2 0 .296 C.Lemon CF 4 0 1 1 .235 R.Carty LF 4 0 2 1 .322 J.Oates C 4 0 1 0 .308 W.Montanez 1B 4 0 0 0 .306 F-R.Fosse C 0 0 0 0 .229 W.Davis CF 4 1 2 0 .278 D.Lopes 2B 4 1 2 0 .216 V.Correll C 3 1 1 1 .284 J.Lahoud RF 4 1 3 1 .209 C-A.Ashby C 0 0 0 0 .265 T.Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 .000 I-R.Office PR 0 1 0 0 .311 M.Pattin P 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Kessinger SS 2 0 1 0 .258 L.Lacy 3B 4 0 1 0 .284 G.Ross P 1 0 0 0 .091 G-D.Baker RF 0 0 0 0 .240 J.Niekro P 1 0 0 0 .069 D.Sutton P 2 0 0 0 .046 C.Hough P 0 0 0 0 .294 A-H.Cruz PH 0 0 0 0 .136 H-J.Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 .190 T.Murphy P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-R.Cey PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .229 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 9 2 Totals 32 4 9 4 A-Pinch Hit For Sutton In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Royster In 9th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Correll In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Garrett In 9th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Oates In 9th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Lacy In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Hough In 9th Inning I-Pinch Ran For Ashby In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 9 0 Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 9 1 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Sutton 7 5 1 1 4 2 1 105 3.26 A1 C9 T.Murphy 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 3.33 D1 D5 T.Burgmeier LOSS(4-8) 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 14 4.24 D6 D8 M.Pattin BS(4th) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.50 D9 Totals 8 2/3 9 4 4 6 2 1 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET G.Ross 6 6 1 1 0 1 0 86 3.66 A1 C5 J.Niekro 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 4.74 C6 D3 C.Hough WIN(8-8) BS(10th) 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 29 4.23 D4 Totals 9 9 3 2 1 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 34,685 DATE- Thursday, August 26th 1976 TIME- Night T- 2:23 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7 Braves: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3 Braves: 0 ERRORS- D.Kessinger DOUBLES- S.Garvey(42nd), D.Lopes(12th), A.Rodriguez(5th), R.Staub(26th), R.Carty(24th) HOME RUNS- V.Correll(4th) STOLEN BASES- D.Lopes(72nd) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Lahoud WALKS- H.Cruz, J.Royster, R.Staub, A.Ashby, D.Kessinger-2, G.Ross STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews, D.Lopes, L.Lacy, D.Sutton, R.Staub, V.Correll GIDP- W.Montanez, G.Ross PASSED BALLS- J.Oates ![]() ![]() ***************************************************************************************************** august 27 Wayne Garrett had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Fulton Cnty. Stadium where the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5 to 0. Dick Ruthven(9-14) gave a fine effort for Los Angeles. He allowed 6 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. Los Angeles had 10 hits for the game and Atlanta had 6. Marty Pattin got the save, his 10th. The loss was charged to Frank Lacorte(0-6). He allowed 1 run and 6 hits in 7 innings. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG J.Lahoud LF 3 1 0 0 .200 D.Cash 2B 4 0 1 0 .271 B-G.Matthews LF 1 1 1 2 .243 J.Royster 3B 4 0 0 0 .259 R.Cey 3B 3 1 1 0 .230 R.Staub RF 3 0 1 0 .296 J.Oates C 5 1 2 0 .313 R.Carty LF 4 0 1 0 .322 S.Garvey 1B 4 0 2 0 .312 W.Montanez 1B 3 0 0 0 .305 W.Garrett 2B 3 0 2 2 .268 R.Office CF 4 0 1 0 .311 C-D.Lopes 2B 1 0 0 0 .215 B.Pocoroba C 3 0 1 0 .241 C.Lemon CF 4 0 2 1 .237 M.Marshall P 0 0 0 0 .000 H.Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 .125 D.Kessinger SS 2 0 0 0 .256 M.Pattin P 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Lacorte P 2 0 0 0 .048 R.Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 .194 A-V.Correll C 1 0 1 0 .289 D.Ruthven P 3 0 0 0 .100 D-D.Baker RF 0 1 0 0 .240 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 5 10 5 Totals 30 0 6 0 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lacorte In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Lahoud In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Garrett In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ruthven In 8th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 5 10 0 Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Ruthven WIN(9-14) 7 1/3 6 0 0 3 4 0 109 2.87 A1 D1 M.Pattin SAVE(10th) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.48 D2 Totals 9 6 0 0 3 5 0 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET F.Lacorte LOSS(0-6) 7 6 1 1 2 4 0 89 3.71 A1 C9 M.Marshall 2 4 4 4 4 2 1 56 3.76 D1 Totals 9 10 5 5 6 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 29,221 DATE- Friday, August 27th 1976 TIME- Night T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9 Braves: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2 Braves: 0 DOUBLES- S.Garvey(43rd), R.Carty(25th) HOME RUNS- G.Matthews(21st) CAUGHT STEALING- W.Garrett SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Garrett WALKS- J.Lahoud, R.Cey-2, S.Garvey, R.Metzger, D.Baker, R.Staub, W.Montanez, D.Kessinger STRIKE OUTS- J.Oates, S.Garvey, D.Lopes, C.Lemon, H.Cruz, R.Metzger, D.Cash, J.Royster, R.Carty, R.Office, F.Lacorte GIDP- R.Office, B.Pocoroba WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Biff Pocoroba blocked the plate, saving a run! ![]() ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ august 28 Chet Lemon had 3 base hits and 3 RBI and Burt Hooton went the distance at Fulton Cnty. Stadium as the Los Angeles Dodgers embarrassed the Atlanta Braves by the lopsided score of 15 to 1. Los Angeles took the lead for keeps in the top of the 2nd inning plating an isolated run. Los Angeles provided plenty of action in the 7th inning which saw them plate 9 runs on 6 hits. Los Angeles banged out 15 on the afternoon. Hooton(14-7), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. Fergie Jenkins(5-11) took the loss. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG G.Matthews LF 5 2 1 0 .242 D.Cash 2B 4 0 2 0 .273 R.Metzger SS 5 3 4 1 .200 J.Royster 3B 5 1 0 0 .256 S.Garvey 1B 5 2 2 3 .313 R.Staub RF 5 0 4 0 .301 R.Cey 3B 4 1 1 2 .230 R.Carty LF 4 0 1 1 .321 C.Lemon CF 5 3 3 3 .242 W.Montanez 1B 4 0 0 0 .303 D.Lopes 2B 5 2 2 1 .218 R.Office CF 3 0 0 0 .308 A.Etchebarren C 4 0 1 2 .223 B.Pocoroba C 4 0 1 0 .241 D.Baker RF 4 1 1 2 .240 D.Kessinger SS 4 0 0 0 .254 B.Hooton P 5 1 0 1 .069 F.Jenkins P 1 0 0 0 .043 A-T.Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 .211 M.Marshall P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-W.Davis PH 1 0 0 0 .278 M.Leon P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-J.Burroughs PH 1 0 0 0 .188 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 15 15 15 Totals 37 1 8 1 A-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 5th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Marshall In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Leon In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 1 2 0 1 2 9 0 0 - 15 15 2 Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 1 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Hooton WIN(14-7) 9 8 1 1 3 4 0 163 3.03 A1 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 4 0 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET F.Jenkins LOSS(5-11) 5 6 4 3 0 4 0 76 3.55 A1 C4 M.Marshall 2 9 11 11 4 2 0 71 4.74 C5 E5 M.Leon 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 2.63 E6 Totals 9 15 15 14 5 7 0 ATTENDANCE- 19,276 DATE- Saturday, August 28th 1976 TIME- Day T- 3:14 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6 Braves:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Braves: 1 ERRORS- R.Cey, D.Lopes, W.Montanez DOUBLES- G.Matthews(24th), S.Garvey(44th), C.Lemon(9th), R.Staub(27th) TRIPLES- R.Metzger(13th) STOLEN BASES- D.Lopes(73rd), D.Baker(4th) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Metzger WALKS- G.Matthews, S.Garvey, R.Cey, A.Etchebarren, D.Baker, D.Cash, R.Carty, R.Office STRIKE OUTS- S.Garvey, R.Cey-2, D.Baker, B.Hooton-3, J.Royster, R.Carty, W.Montanez, B.Pocoroba GIDP- C.Lemon WILD PITCHES- B.Hooton ![]() |
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