Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 0 0 0
Garber cf 0 0 0 0
  Office ph,cf 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 1 1 1
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 3 0 2 0
Horner 3b 3 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0
Rockett ss 3 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
Hanna p 2 0 1 0
  Beall ph 1 0 1 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 2 2
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Smith rf 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 1 0 0 0
  Lacy pr,3b 2 1 1 0
  Martinez 3b 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 3 1
Ferguson c 4 1 1 1
North cf 2 1 1 0
Sutton p 3 0 0 0
  Welch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Atlanta 000 000 001150
Los Angeles 000 300 01x491
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna  L (6-5) 7.0 7 3 3 1 6
  Campbell   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (9-6) 8.0 5 1 1 3 4
  Welch  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
4

  E–Russell (17).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–Los Angeles Baker 2 (15,off Hanna,off Campbell); Ferguson (7,off Hanna); Lopes (13,off Hanna).  HR–Atlanta Matthews (10,9th inning off Sutton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Royster (5,off Sutton); Sutton (6,off Hanna).  HBP–Cey (3,by Hanna).  IBB–North (2,by Campbell).  SB–Murphy (8,2nd base off Welch/Ferguson); Baker (5,2nd base off Hanna/Pocoroba); Lacy (5,2nd base off Campbell/Pocoroba).  HBP–Hanna (1,Cey).  IBB–Campbell (8,North).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:16.  A–49,691.
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