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. Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger StadiumBraves 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. |
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