Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 6, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 6, 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."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 0 0 0
Office cf 4 0 0 0
  Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
Matthews rf 5 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 2 1 2 0
  Bonnell pr,lf,cf 1 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 5 0 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0
Chaney ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Beall lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 6 0
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 6 1 3 4
Russell ss 5 0 0 0
Smith rf 5 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Martinez pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0
Baker lf 4 0 1 1
Monday cf 4 1 2 0
Ferguson c 3 0 1 0
  North pr 0 0 0 0
  Oates c 2 1 0 0
Rhoden p 1 0 0 0
  Lacy ph 1 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 1 0
  Davalillo pr 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 10 5
Atlanta 010 000 000 00162
Los Angeles 000 000 001 045100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   8.1 6 1 1 2 7
  Garber   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Skok  L (1-1) 1.2 3 4 0 1 1
Totals
10.2
10
5
1
3
10
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden   8.0 4 1 1 3 6
  Forster   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Hough  W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
6
1
1
5
8

  E–Royster (9), Chaney (4).  DP–Atlanta 1, Los Angeles 2.  HR–Los Angeles Lopes (10,11th inning off Skok 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Rhoden (4,off Niekro); Baker (1,off Skok).  IBB–Monday (10,by Skok).  SB–Murphy (9,2nd base off Rhoden/Ferguson); Baker (6,2nd base off Garber/Pocoroba); Davalillo (2,3rd base off Skok/Pocoroba); Smith (5,2nd base off Skok/Pocoroba).  CS–Royster (9,2nd base by Rhoden/Ferguson).  IBB–Skok (1,Monday).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:57.  A–18,355.
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