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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 4Game Played on Tuesday, May 15, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumDodgers 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.
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