Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 5 1 4 0
Royster 2b 5 0 1 1
Matthews rf 5 0 0 0
Horner 3b 5 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 2 2 0
Whisenton lf 5 0 0 0
Frias ss 3 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 0 1 0 0
  Nolan c 1 0 1 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 1 1
  Chaney ss 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Beall ph 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 4 11 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 1 1 2
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 2
Baker lf 4 1 1 2
Hatcher 3b 4 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
Ferguson c 3 2 2 2
Guerrero rf 4 1 0 0
Thomas cf 4 1 2 0
Hough p 3 1 1 0
  Cey 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 9 11 8
Atlanta 100 101 0104112
Los Angeles 050 010 21x9114
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (18-20) 7.0 8 8 4 1 5
  Mahler   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
5
1
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hough  W (6-5) 7.1 9 4 3 2 1
  Castillo   1.2 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
4
3

  E–Royster (22), Horner (20), Russell (30), Hatcher 2 (3), Hough (1).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  PB–Ferguson (8).  2B–Atlanta Royster (23,off Hough); Murphy (6,off Hough), Los Angeles Russell (25,off Niekro).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson 2 (20,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off R Mahler 0 on, 0 out); Garvey (26,5th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Baker (23,7th inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Russell (13,off Niekro).  HBP–Lopes (4,by Niekro).  SB–Miller (9,2nd base off Hough/Ferguson); Guerrero (1,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).  WP–Hough (9).  HBP–Niekro (11,Lopes).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:17.  A–16,700.
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