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Dale Murphy drove in all three of the Braves' runs in a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers. Murphy's first RBI came in the first inning with a single that followed a double by Jerry Royster. After the Dodgers took a 2-1 lead, the Braves rallied in the eighth. Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Game Played on Wednesday, May 16, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumDodgers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 3 6 0
Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Lopes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .234 Royster 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .322
Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Matthews rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .303
Thomasson cf 3 1 1 2 1 2 .267 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .316 Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Baker lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Murphy 1b 4 0 2 3 0 1 .331
Ferguson rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .212 Bonnell cf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Thomas 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Benedict c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .214
Messersmith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Nolan c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Welch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Frias ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264
Solomon p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Lum ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247
Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 6 Totals 29 3 6 3 3 2
Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 6,277
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Braves 5
DP: Dodgers 0, Braves 0
Doubles: Thomas (3), Baker (9), Royster (5)
Home Runs: Thomasson (3)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (11)
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Messersmith L(2-3) 7.2 5 3 3 3 2 0 30 4.79
Welch 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.65
Totals 8 6 3 3 3 2 0 32
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Solomon W(3-1) 8 5 2 2 1 6 1 30 3.55
Devine 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.76
Garber SV(6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.22
Totals 9 7 2 2 1 6 1 34
Wild Pitches: Messersmith 2 (3)
Umpires: HP - Hank Rountree, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Andy Anderson, 3B - Ed Norris
DODGERS 1ST: Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell grounded
out (third to first); Thomasson walked; Garvey flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled to left; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to left; Murphy
singled to left [Royster scored, Murphy to second (on throw to
home)]; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Murphy to third];
Bonnell popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0,
Braves 1.
DODGERS 2ND: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Ferguson
flied out to center; Thomas doubled to center; Yeager flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Hubbard grounded out (pitcher to first); Benedict
walked; Frias flied out to center; Solomon struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.
DODGERS 3RD: Messersmith grounded out (first unassisted); Lopes
singled to left; Lopes stole second; Lopes stole third; Russell
popped to shortstop; Thomasson homered [Lopes scored]; Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to left [Royster out at second (left
to second)]; Matthews singled to shortstop; Burroughs forced
Matthews (third to second); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
DODGERS 4TH: Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; Ferguson
struck out; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
grounded out (first unassisted); Benedict popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
DODGERS 5TH: Yeager lined to shortstop; Messersmith grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Frias lined to center; Solomon popped to first in
foul territory; Royster grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Thomasson
struck out; Garvey singled to left; Baker forced Garvey
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves
1.
BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to left; Burroughs grounded out
(third to first); Murphy flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
DODGERS 7TH: Ferguson struck out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop
to first); Yeager flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
flied out to center; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
DODGERS 8TH: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell singled to center;
Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 8TH: Frias flied out to right; LUM BATTED FOR SOLOMON;
Lum singled to center; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [Lum to
second]; Royster lined to left; Matthews walked; Burroughs
walked [Lum to third, Matthews to second]; OFFICE RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; WELCH REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Murphy singled
to center [Lum scored, Matthews scored, Office to second];
Bonnell flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2,
Braves 3.
DODGERS 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); DEVINE REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Garvey
singled to left; Baker doubled to right [Garvey out at home
(right to second to catcher)]; Steve Garvey and Bruce
Benedict collide; Benedict injured 12-minute delay as Benedict
taken to Piedmont Hospital; GARBER REPLACED DEVINE
(PITCHING); NOLAN REPLACED BENEDICT (PLAYING C ); Ferguson flied
out to center; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Braves 3.
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