Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1978 at Dodger 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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Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 0 0 0
Office cf 4 0 1 1
Matthews rf 3 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 4 1 0 0
  Bonnell lf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 1 0
Nolan c 4 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 1 1
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 2 1
  Beall 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 2 0
Russell ss 5 0 2 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 5 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 2 1 0
Baker lf 5 0 1 0
Lacy rf 3 0 2 0
Yeager c 2 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 1
  Grote c 1 0 1 0
  Law pr 0 0 0 0
  Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0
Hooton p 1 0 0 0
  Ferguson ph 0 0 0 0
  White pr 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Oates ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 1
Atlanta 002 100 000361
Los Angeles 000 101 0002101
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (19-15) 8.1 10 2 1 4 6
  Garber  SV (25) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
4
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (18-9) 6.0 6 3 2 1 2
  Hough   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Rautzhan   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
1
4

  E–Royster (21), Russell (30).  PB–Nolan (11).  2B–Atlanta Office (11,off Hooton), Los Angeles Russell (30,off Niekro).  3B–Los Angeles Lacy (4,off Niekro).  SH–Monday (3,off Niekro).  HBP–Cey (7,by Niekro).  WP–Niekro 2 (11).  HBP–Niekro (12,Cey).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:22.  A–27,993.
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