Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
May 16, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1979 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 2, Atlanta Braves 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Thomasson cf 3 1 1 2
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 0
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
Ferguson rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 3b 4 0 1 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
Messersmith p 3 0 0 0
  Welch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 1 2 0
Matthews rf 3 1 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
  Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 2 3
Bonnell cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Nolan c 0 0 0 0
Frias ss 3 0 0 0
Solomon p 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 1 1 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
Los Angeles 002 000 000270
Atlanta 100 000 02x360
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (2-3) 7.2 5 3 3 3 2
  Welch   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
3
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  W (3-1) 8.0 5 2 2 1 6
  Devine   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Garber  SV (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
6

  E–None.  2B–Los Angeles Thomas (3,off Solomon); Baker (9,off Devine), Atlanta Royster (5,off Messersmith).  HR–Los Angeles Thomasson (3,3rd inning off Solomon 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Lopes 2 (11,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict,3rd base off Solomon/Benedict).  WP–Messersmith 2 (3).  U-HP–Hank Rountree, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Andy Anderson, 3B–Ed Norris.  T–2:37.  A–6,277.
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