A homer by Dusty Baker in the 10th inning lifted the Dodgers to a 5-4 decision over the Braves. The game had been tied since the sixth when the Dodgers scored on a double by Steve Garvey and single by Derrel Thomas. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Tuesday, May       15, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers      3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   5 12  0
Braves       0  0  3    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   4  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .233      Royster 3b            3   2   2   0     0   0   .316
Russell ss            5   1   3   0     0   0   .316      Matthews rf           4   1   2   2     1   0   .302
Baker lf              5   2   2   1     0   0   .291      Burroughs lf          3   1   1   2     2   0   .255
Garvey 1b             5   1   2   2     0   0   .311      Murphy 1b             4   0   1   0     1   2   .325
Cey 3b                4   0   1   1     0   0   .294      Bonnell cf            5   0   0   0     0   1   .287
  Martinez 3b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .667      Hubbard 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Ferguson rf           4   0   0   0     1   2   .222      Benedict c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .231
Thomas cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .269      Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     1   1   .171      Matula p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Sutton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .120        Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Davalillo ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .091        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Welch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Office ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .250
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   5  12   5     3   3             Totals               34   4   8   4     6   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  8,139
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Braves 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Braves 1
Doubles: Garvey (7), Russell (7), Martinez (2), Royster (4), Matthews (8)
Home Runs: Baker (3), Burroughs (3)
Stolen Bases: Davalillo (1), Murphy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster 2 (3)
GIDP: Lopes (2), Burroughs (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  8     8   4   4   4   4   1  35   2.78
Welch W(4-1)            2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   2.68
Totals                 10     8   4   4   6   5   1  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula                  7     9   4   4   2   2   0  31   4.14
Garber                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.34
Devine L(1-1)           1     2   1   1   1   0   1   6   2.81
Totals                 10    12   5   5   3   3   1  44

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Ed Norris, 3B - Andy Anderson


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell singled to left [Lopes to
second]; Baker singled to shortstop [Lopes to third, Russell to
second]; Garvey singled to left [Lopes scored, Russell scored,
Baker to second]; Cey singled to left [Baker scored, Garvey to
second]; Ferguson struck out; Thomas forced Cey (first to
shortstop) [Garvey to third]; Yeager forced Thomas (third to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Matthews flied out to
left; Burroughs walked; Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Sutton popped to shortstop; Lopes grounded out
(third to first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell struck out; Hubbard singled to shortstop;
Benedict struck out; Frias flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Matula struck out; Royster doubled to right;
Matthews singled to center [Royster scored]; Burroughs homered
[Matthews scored]; Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Bonnell
lined to center; Hubbard popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Braves 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson struck out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop
to first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Benedict flied out to center; Frias flied out to
right; Matula grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Sutton singled to center; Lopes grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sutton out at
second]; Russell singled to left; Baker forced Russell
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Braves
3.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster singled to left; Matthews doubled to left
[Royster scored, Matthews out at third (left to third to
shortstop)]; Burroughs flied out to left; Murphy singled to
shortstop; Bonnell flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey doubled to left; Cey popped to catcher in
foul territory; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Thomas
singled to right [Garvey scored, Thomas to second (on throw to
home)]; Yeager was walked intentionally; Sutton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard flied out to right; Benedict grounded out
(third to first); Frias flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
doubled to left; Baker flied out to right; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: LUM BATTED FOR MATULA; Lum singled to left; Royster
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lum to second];
Matthews flied out to right [Lum to third]; Burroughs walked;
Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Cey grounded out
(second to first); Ferguson flied out to left; Thomas grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves
4.

BRAVES 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED CEY (PLAYING 3B); Bonnell popped
to shortstop; Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict walked;
Frias forced Benedict (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 9TH: Yeager struck out; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR SUTTON;
Davalillo singled to center; Davalillo stole second; Lopes
grounded out (third to first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: WELCH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); OFFICE BATTED
FOR GARBER; Office walked; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Office to second]; Matthews was walked
intentionally; Burroughs grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 4, Braves 4.

DODGERS 10TH: DEVINE REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Baker homered;
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez doubled to
left; Ferguson walked; Thomas flied out to center; Yeager forced
Ferguson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 10TH: Murphy struck out; Bonnell grounded out (first
unassisted); Hubbard popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Braves 4.