With Phil Niekro getting credit for his 19th win of the season, the Braves edged the Dodgers, 3-2. The Braves tallied twice in the third inning when Dale Murphy led off with a single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Niekro. After Jerry Royster flied out, a double by Rowland Office plated Niekro.

The Braves picked up the deciding run in the fourth when Jeff Burroughs reached first on an error by Bill Russell, advanced to third on a single by Joe Nolan and scored on a grounder by Murphy. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Lopes 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Office cf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .251      Russell ss            5   0   2   0     0   0   .280
Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Burroughs lf          4   1   0   0     0   2   .309      Garvey 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .308
  Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Cey 3b                3   2   1   0     1   1   .270
Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Baker lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .266
Nolan c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .244      Lacy rf               3   0   2   0     1   1   .267
Murphy 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .235      Yeager c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .071        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   1     0   0   .306
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .288        Grote c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Niekro p              3   1   2   1     0   1   .207        Law pr              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beall 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .249        Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Hooton p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .156
                                                            Ferguson ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .226
                                                            White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Oates ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .315

Totals               34   3   6   3     1   4             Totals               36   2  10   1     4   6

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 27,993
Left on Base: Braves 5, Dodgers 13
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Royster, Russell
Doubles: Office (11), Russell (30)
Triples: Lacy (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Monday (3)
Hit by Pitch: Cey (7,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(19-15)         8.1  10   2   1   4   6   0  40   2.91
Garber SV(25)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.31
Totals                  9    10   2   1   4   6   0  42

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(18-9)          6     6   3   2   1   2   0  26   2.65
Hough                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.93
Rautzhan                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.64
Totals                  9     6   3   2   1   4   0  35

Passed Balls: Nolan (11)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (12)
Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (11)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Office popped to catcher
in foul territory; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell doubled to
center; Monday struck out; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Horner flied out to center;
Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey was called out on strikes; Baker flied out to
left; Lacy tripled to right; Yeager popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Murphy singled to center; Hubbard grounded out
(third to first) [Murphy to second]; Niekro singled to center
[Murphy scored]; Royster flied out to left; Office doubled to
right [Niekro scored]; Matthews flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton lined to shortstop; Lopes singled to left;
Russell grounded out (third to first) [Lopes to second]; Monday
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs reached on an error by Russell [Burroughs
to first]; Horner flied out to left; Nolan singled to right
[Burroughs to third]; Murphy forced Nolan (third to second)
[Burroughs scored (unearned)]; Hubbard popped to first; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Cey was
hit by a pitch; Baker singled to center [Cey to second]; Lacy
singled to third [Cey to third, Baker to second]; Niekro threw a
wild pitch [Cey scored, Baker to third, Lacy to second]; Yeager
struck out; Hooton walked; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro singled to center; Royster popped to second;
Office popped to first; Matthews walked [Niekro to second];
Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Monday
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled to left; Nolan flied out to right;
Murphy forced Horner (pitcher to second); Hubbard flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey singled to shortstop [Cey to second (error by
Royster)]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Cey to third]; Baker
struck out; Lacy walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Cey scored (unearned), Lacy to
second]; FERGUSON BATTED FOR HOOTON; Ferguson walked; WHITE RAN
FOR FERGUSON; Lopes forced Lacy (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 7TH: GROTE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); HOUGH
REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Niekro struck out; Royster popped to
catcher in foul territory; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell singled to center; Monday out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Russell to second]; Nolan
allowed a passed ball [Russell to third]; Garvey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cey walked; Baker flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews lined to shortstop; Burroughs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Lacy was
called out on strikes; Grote singled to third; LAW RAN FOR
GROTE; OATES BATTED FOR HOUGH; Oates forced Law (first to
shortstop); Lopes singled to shortstop [Oates to second];
Russell forced Lopes (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: OATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); RAUTZHAN REPLACED
LAW (PITCHING); Nolan popped to second; Murphy lined to pitcher;
Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Monday flied out to center; Garvey singled to
center; GARBER REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); BEALL REPLACED NIEKRO
(PLAYING 1B); Cey popped to first; Baker popped to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.