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Message #: 8783
April 1 In a game for the baseball purist, Andy Messersmith(1-0) and Phil Niekro(0-1) squared off in a tense pitching duel, Los Angeles Dodgers finally emerged victorious over Atlanta Braves, 2 to 1. Los Angeles took the lead for keeps in the 3rd inning scoring a single run using 2 hits. For the game Los Angeles out-hit Atlanta 9 to 6. Dick Drago was credited with his 1st save. [1] Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG D.Lopes 2B 5 2 3 0 .600 M.Rivers CF 4 0 2 0 .500 J.Oates C 3 0 2 1 .667 D.Cash 2B 4 0 0 0 .000 W.Crawford RF 5 0 1 0 .200 R.Carty LF 3 0 0 0 .000 S.Garvey 1B 5 0 1 1 .200 J.Niekro P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Wynn CF 2 0 0 0 .000 W.Montanez 1B 4 1 2 1 .500 B-J.Hale CF 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Office RF 4 0 1 0 .250 R.Cey 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 A.Rodriguez 3B 2 0 1 0 .500 O.Gamble LF 2 0 0 0 .000 M.Perez SS 2 0 0 0 .000 C-G.Matthews LF 0 0 0 0 ---- D-B.Darwin PH 1 0 0 0 .000 E.Brinkman SS 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Pocoroba C 3 0 0 0 .000 A.Messersmith P 3 0 0 0 .000 P.Niekro P 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Drago P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-D.May PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 33 2 9 2 Totals 30 1 6 1 A-Pinch Hit For Niekro In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wynn In 9th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Gamble In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Perez In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0 Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 2 [1]Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET A.Messersmit WIN(1-0) 8 2/3 6 1 1 3 5 1 121 1.04 A1 D6 D.Drago SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 D7 [1]Totals 9 6 1 1 3 5 1 [1]Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Niekro LOSS(0-1) 8 7 1 1 4 3 0 131 1.13 A1 D8 J.Niekro 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 19 9.00 D9 [1]Totals 9 9 2 2 4 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 45,917 DATE- Monday, April 7th 1975 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good T- 2:58 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:11 Braves: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Braves: 0 ERRORS- M.Perez-2 DOUBLES- D.Lopes(1st), J.Oates(1st) HOME RUNS- W.Montanez(1st) STOLEN BASES- O.Gamble(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- W.Montanez SACRIFICE HITS- J.Oates-2, A.Messersmith, A.Rodriguez WALKS- J.Wynn-2, O.Gamble-2, R.Carty, A.Rodriguez, M.Perez STRIKE OUTS- J.Oates, E.Brinkman, A.Messersmith-2, R.Carty, R.Office-2, P.Niekro, D.May WILD PITCHES- A.Messersmith ![]() @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ April 8 Johnny Oates had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves by a score of 5 to 1 at Fulton Cnty. Stadium. Los Angeles took the lead off Carl Morton in the first inning when they tallied 2 runs on 4 hits. That early run support was enough for Don Sutton(1-0) and Los Angeles. Overall Los Angeles out-hit Atlanta 14 to 5. Morton(0-1) was given the loss. He pitched 7 innings giving up 10 hits and 1 walk. [1] Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG D.Lopes 2B 4 1 1 0 .444 M.Rivers CF 4 0 0 0 .250 J.Oates C 4 0 4 2 .857 D.Cash 2B 4 0 1 0 .125 L.Lacy SS 4 2 3 1 .750 R.Carty LF 4 1 1 0 .143 E-E.Brinkman PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .200 W.Montanez 1B 4 0 1 0 .375 S.Garvey 1B 5 0 1 1 .200 R.Office RF 3 0 1 0 .286 W.Crawford RF 4 0 2 1 .333 A.Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 .200 J.Wynn CF 4 0 1 0 .167 M.Perez SS 4 0 1 1 .167 B-J.Hale CF 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Pocoroba C 3 0 0 0 .000 R.Cey 3B 3 0 0 0 .143 J.Niekro P 0 0 0 0 ---- O.Gamble LF 3 1 1 0 .200 C.Morton P 2 0 0 0 .000 C-G.Matthews LF 1 1 1 01.000 A-V.Correll C 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Sutton P 2 0 0 0 .000 M.Scott P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-T.Muser PH 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Austin P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Drago P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 35 5 14 5 Totals 32 1 5 1 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Morton In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wynn In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Gamble In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Scott In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Lacy In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 14 1 Braves.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 [1]Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Sutton WIN(1-0) 7 2/3 5 1 1 1 6 0 115 1.17 A1 D2 M.Scott HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 D3 D3 R.Austin 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0.00 D4 D5 D.Drago 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 D6 [1]Totals 9 5 1 1 2 6 0 [1]Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Morton LOSS(0-1) 7 10 4 4 1 2 0 117 5.14 A1 D3 J.Niekro 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 37 6.00 D4 [1]Totals 9 14 5 5 2 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 43,331 DATE- Tuesday, April 8th 1975 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:21 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8 Braves: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Braves: 0 ERRORS- J.Oates, M.Perez, B.Pocoroba-2 DOUBLES- J.Oates(2nd), D.Cash(1st) STOLEN BASES- D.Lopes(1st), L.Lacy-2(2nd), O.Gamble(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- W.Crawford SACRIFICE HITS- D.Lopes, J.Oates, D.Sutton WALKS- R.Cey, T.Muser, R.Office, A.Rodriguez STRIKE OUTS- E.Brinkman, W.Crawford, D.Sutton, D.Cash-3, W.Montanez, R.Office, B.Pocoroba ![]() %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% April 9 Aurelio Rodriguez blasted 2 GRAND SLAM homeruns as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 innings 15 to 11 at Fulton Cnty. Stadium. Both teams were tied at 11 runs apiece after nine innings. Atlanta came out the victor in the 10th inning. The critical plate appearance was by Rodriguez who came through for the home fans when he caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand Slam homerun (his 2nd of the season). Atlanta bats were very productive in the 9th inning when they had 5 runs on 4 hits and the 10th inning scoring 4 runs. Atlanta out-hit Los Angeles for the game, 17 hits to 11. Charlie Hough(1-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. The losing pitcher was Rick Austin(0-1) in relief. [1] Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG G.Matthews RF,LF 5 1 2 1 .500 M.Rivers CF 6 0 2 0 .286 D.Lopes 2B 4 1 0 0 .308 M.Perez SS 6 0 1 0 .167 J.Wynn LF 4 3 2 2 .300 D.Cash 2B 6 2 4 0 .357 E-W.Crawford RF 1 0 0 0 .300 W.Montanez 1B 5 2 2 1 .385 R.Cey 3B 5 2 1 1 .167 J.Dwyer LF 4 3 0 0 .000 S.Garvey 1B 4 2 2 5 .286 B.Darwin RF 3 5 2 2 .500 L.Lacy CF 2 1 0 0 .500 A.Rodriguez 3B 5 2 4 9 .500 D-J.Hale PH,CF 2 0 0 0 .000 V.Correll C 5 1 1 1 .167 E.Brinkman SS 1 0 1 2 .333 C.Williams P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-I.Dejesus PH,SS 4 0 0 0 .000 T.Burgmeier P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Ferguson C 3 0 0 0 .000 B-R.Carty PH 1 0 0 0 .125 G-T.Muser PH 1 0 1 01.000 M.Beard P 0 0 0 0 ---- I-J.Oates C 0 0 0 0 .857 C-D.May PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Hooton P 4 1 1 0 .250 M.Leon P 0 0 0 0 ---- G.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 ---- F-R.Office PH 1 0 1 1 .375 M.Scott P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Niekro P 0 0 0 0 ---- A.Downing P 0 0 0 0 ---- J-B.Coluccio PH 1 0 0 0 .000 H-O.Gamble PH 1 0 1 0 .333 C.Hough P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Austin P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- [1] Totals 41 11 11 11 Totals 45 15 17 14 A-Pinch Hit For Brinkman In 4th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Burgmeier In 5th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Beard In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Lacy In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Wynn In 8th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Leon In 8th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Ferguson In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Downing In 9th Inning I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Muser In 9th Inning J-Pinch Hit For Niekro In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 11 11 1 Braves.......... 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 5 4 - 15 17 2 [1]Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Hooton 6 2/3 9 3 3 1 6 1 111 4.05 A1 D3 G.Jackson 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 D4 D4 M.Scott 0 1/3 3 3 2 0 0 0 15 27.00 D5 D9 A.Downing 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 E1 E2 R.Austin LOSS(0-1) 1 1/3 5 9 9 5 1 2 63 48.60 E3 [1]Totals 9 1/3 17 15 14 6 7 3 [1]Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Williams 3 1/3 6 7 3 4 2 0 72 8.10 A1 C3 T.Burgmeier 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 2 1 36 10.80 C4 D2 M.Beard 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 0.00 D3 D9 M.Leon 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 18 9.00 E1 E6 J.Niekro 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 4.50 E7 F3 C.Hough WIN(1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.00 F4 [1]Totals 10 11 11 6 9 6 2 ATTENDANCE- 30,033 DATE- Wednesday, April 9th 1975 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 3:38 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:11 Braves: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Braves: 0 ERRORS- I.Dejesus, M.Perez-2 DOUBLES- J.Wynn-2(2nd), S.Garvey(1st), E.Brinkman(1st), B.Hooton, O.Gamble(1st), A.Rodriguez(1st), V.Correll(1st) HOME RUNS- G.Matthews(1st), S.Garvey(1st), B.Darwin(1st), A.Rodriguez-2(2nd) STOLEN BASES- J.Wynn(1st), D.Cash(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Lopes SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Garvey, A.Rodriguez WALKS- G.Matthews, D.Lopes, J.Wynn, R.Cey, S.Garvey, L.Lacy-2, E.Brinkman, J.Ferguson, W.Montanez, J.Dwyer-2, B.Darwin-3 STRIKE OUTS- G.Matthews, J.Hale-2, I.Dejesus, B.Hooton-2, M.Rivers, M.Perez-2, J.Dwyer, V.Correll-2, C.Williams WILD PITCHES- A.Downing, R.Austin ![]() |