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Open Thread, 9/17/77, #Braves vs. the Future Carpets of Dalton Pitchman

Coming off a seven-game homestand that drew a TOTAL of 22,791 souls, the 56-92 Bravos faced future Braves color man Don Sutton and the first-place Dodgers in Lala Land. Predictably, the Braves would lose that night, 7-3. Knucksie took the loss to drop to 15-18!

Jeff Burroughs hit his 39th homer off Sutton. Tonight’s Braves lineup has a combined 48 homers.

The starting lineup 38 years ago: Royster, Rowland, Burroughs, Montanez, Murph, Bonnell, Rockett, Niekro.

Better lineup than what this year’s Braves generally run out. The home team will try to win the season series against the likely AL East champs tonight.