Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 14, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1979 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)
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Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 4 1 1 0
Lum 1b 2 0 1 0
  Spikes ph 1 1 1 0
Murphy c 4 0 1 2
Bonnell cf 3 0 0 0
Frias ss 1 1 0 0
  Beall ph 0 1 0 0
  Chaney ss 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 1 1 2
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 2 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Thomasson rf 4 1 2 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 0 0
Baker lf 3 1 0 0
Monday cf 2 1 0 0
Ferguson c 3 1 2 3
Welch p 2 0 1 1
  Reuss p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 6 7 4
Atlanta 001 000 022572
Los Angeles 000 006 00x672
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (1-2) 5.2 6 6 6 5 2
  Skok   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  LaCorte   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
5
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch  W (2-0) 8.0 4 3 2 3 6
  Reuss  SV (2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
3
6

  E–Burroughs (1), Murphy (2), Ferguson (1), Welch (1).  DP–Atlanta 2, Los Angeles 3.  PB–Murphy (2).  2B–Atlanta Spikes (1,off Reuss), Los Angeles Ferguson (2,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Office (1,8th inning off Welch 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Frias (2,off Welch); Welch (2,off Niekro).  HBP–Bonnell (1,by Welch).  CS–Lum (1,2nd base by Welch/Ferguson).  SB–Cey (3,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy).  HBP–Welch (1,Bonnell).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Boyd Mauer, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Jim Scott.  T–2:21.  A–47,064.
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