Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
June 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1979 at Fulton County 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Smith cf,rf 3 2 1 2
Garvey 1b 5 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 1 2 1
Baker lf 4 0 0 0
Ferguson rf 3 1 0 0
  Thomas cf 0 0 0 0
Yeager c 4 1 1 3
Sutton p 4 0 1 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 0 1 0
Matthews rf 3 2 2 1
Office cf 5 1 1 0
Horner 1b 5 1 3 3
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Nolan c 3 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 0 0 0 0
  Chaney 2b 0 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
  Bonnell ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Frias ss 4 0 1 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin J. p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 1 0
  McLaughlin B. p 0 0 0 0
  Benedict c 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Los Angeles 000 420 000670
Atlanta 100 002 0104110
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (7-7) 7.1 11 4 4 1 6
  Forster   1.0 0 0 0 3 0
  LaGrow   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Brett   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Patterson  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
5
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (2-8) 3.2 3 4 4 3 2
  Devine   1.1 3 2 2 1 2
  McLaughlin J.   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  McLaughlin B.   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Garber   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
6
6

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 3.  2B–Los Angeles Cey (9,off M Mahler), Atlanta Pocoroba (4,off Sutton); Matthews (18,off Sutton); Horner (6,off Sutton).  HR–Los Angeles Yeager (5,4th inning off M Mahler 2 on, 2 out); Smith (7,5th inning off Devine 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Matthews (16,1st inning off Sutton 0 on, 1 out); Horner (10,6th inning off Sutton 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Smith 2 (5,2nd base off M Mahler/Nolan,2nd base off J McLaughlin/Nolan); Royster (10,2nd base off Sutton/Yeager).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:46.  A–10,717.
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