Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
September 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 1978 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 7

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0
Russell ss 5 1 3 0
Smith rf 5 1 2 2
Garvey 1b 3 0 1 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Monday cf 2 0 0 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
John p 1 0 0 0
  Rhoden p 1 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 1 1 1
Bonnell cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 2 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 1
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 3 4 2
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 2 1
Nolan c 3 1 2 1
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Garber p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 6
Los Angeles 200 010 100482
Atlanta 013 011 01x7112
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John   1.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Rhoden  L (8-7) 4.1 6 5 2 1 1
  Hough   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
7
4
2
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (18-15) 6.2 8 4 3 5 3
  Garber  SV (23) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
5
5

  E–Lopes 2 (16), Horner (11), Gilbreath (5).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Nolan 2 (9).  2B–Atlanta Horner 2 (16,off John,off Rhoden); Gilbreath (13,off Hough).  3B–Atlanta Matthews (5,off Rhoden).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (29,1st inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Horner (19,3rd inning off Rhoden 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Cey (3,by Niekro).  SF–Burroughs (5,off Rhoden).  SB–Russell (8,2nd base off Niekro/Nolan).  WP–Rhoden (5).  IBB–Niekro (5,Cey).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:28.  A–26,777.
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