Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1979 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 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 2 1 1 1
Matthews rf 5 0 2 0
Horner 1b 4 0 1 1
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Bonnell cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Frias ss 4 1 4 0
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 1 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 11 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 2 0
Thomas cf 3 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
Oates c 0 0 0 0
  Yeager c 3 0 1 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0
Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 2 0 0 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  Brett p 1 0 0 0
  Lewallyn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Atlanta 001 000 0012112
Los Angeles 000 000 100160
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (10-10) 8.0 5 1 1 0 3
  McLaughlin  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   2.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Hough   4.0 5 0 0 2 3
  Brett  L (1-1) 2.1 3 1 1 1 0
  Lewallyn   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
4
6

  E–Hubbard (11), J McLaughlin (2).  DP–Atlanta 1, Los Angeles 1.  PB–Yeager (8).  2B–Atlanta Matthews (22,off Hough); Frias (12,off Hough), Los Angeles Baker (19,off Niekro).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (9,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Royster (4,off Lewallyn).  CS–Bonnell (3,2nd base by Hough/Yeager).  SB–Martinez (2,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).  WP–Niekro (11).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:43.  A–32,196.
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