Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves
September 5, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 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 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Thomas cf 5 1 3 0
Garvey 1b 5 1 2 2
Cey 3b 4 0 1 0
Baker lf 5 0 1 0
Ferguson rf 3 0 1 0
Martinez ss 3 1 1 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0
  Russell ss 0 0 0 0
Yeager c 4 1 1 0
Sutcliffe p 2 0 1 1
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 1 1 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 0 0 0
Royster 2b 5 1 1 0
Matthews rf 4 0 1 1
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonnell lf 3 0 1 0
Frias ss 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Nolan ph,c 2 1 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 1 1 2
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Office ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 6 3
Los Angeles 000 020 010 25120
Atlanta 000 000 030 0362
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe   7.1 5 3 3 2 2
  LaGrow  W (4-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Patterson  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
6
3
3
3
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   8.0 7 3 1 2 4
  Garber  L (6-16) 2.0 5 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
5
3
2
4

  E–Frias (29), Nolan (7).  DP–Atlanta 3.  2B–Los Angeles Thomas (12,off Niekro); Garvey (29,off Niekro); Baker (27,off Garber).  3B–Atlanta Royster (6,off Sutcliffe).  HR–Atlanta Lum (6,8th inning off Sutcliffe 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Sutcliffe (1,off Niekro).  HBP–Lopes (3,by Niekro).  SB–Thomas (15,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); Bonnell (5,2nd base off Sutcliffe/Yeager); Matthews (17,2nd base off LaGrow/Yeager).  HBP–Niekro (10,Lopes).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:25.  A–2,606.
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