Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
April 8, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 1978 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 6, Atlanta Braves 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 5 1 2 0
Smith rf 5 3 3 2
  Burke cf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 2 1
  Martinez pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 5 0 1 1
Baker lf 5 1 3 1
Monday cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Yeager c 5 0 3 1
John p 3 0 1 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 15 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 0 1 0
Bonnell 3b 4 1 0 0
Matthews rf 4 1 3 1
Burroughs lf 3 0 2 1
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 3 0 1 0
Rockett ss 4 0 0 0
Office cf 2 0 0 0
  Beall ph 1 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Solomon p 1 0 0 0
  Gaston cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Los Angeles 100 120 1016151
Atlanta 000 100 010271
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (1-0) 7.2 7 2 2 2 4
  Forster  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (0-1) 4.0 8 4 4 3 1
  Solomon   3.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Devine   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
6
6
4
4

  E–Cey (1), Ruthven (1).  DP–Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 1.  2B–Los Angeles Smith (1,off Solomon); Yeager (1,off Devine).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (1,5th inning off Ruthven 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta Matthews (1,4th inning off John 0 on, 0 out).  SH–John (1,off Ruthven).  HBP–Pocoroba (1,by John).  WP–Ruthven 2 (2), Solomon (1).  HBP–John (1,Pocoroba).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:36.  A–11,265.
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