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Steve Yeager cracked a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Reggie Smith added a two-run clout in the fifth as the Dodgers used the long ball to beat the Braves, 6-4. Gary Matthews and Bob Horner had homers for the Braves. Matthews' 16th homer was his fifth in five games and the 1,000th hit in his career. [The Sporting News] Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Atlanta Braves 4Game Played on Thursday, June 21, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumDodgers 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 0
Braves 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 11 0
Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Royster 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .280
Russell ss 4 1 1 0 1 1 .300 Matthews rf 3 2 2 1 2 1 .316
Smith cf,rf 3 2 1 2 2 1 .272 Office cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .276
Garvey 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .316 Horner 1b 5 1 3 3 0 0 .294
Cey 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .290 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233
Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Nolan c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Ferguson rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .217 Spikes ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
Thomas cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Chaney 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
Yeager c 4 1 1 3 0 0 .155 Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .213
Sutton p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Bonnell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frias ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267
Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M. Mahler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Patterson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pocoroba ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364
B. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Benedict c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185
Totals 34 6 7 6 6 6 Totals 35 4 11 4 5 6
Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 10,717
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Braves 9
DP: Dodgers 3, Braves 0
Doubles: Cey (9), Pocoroba (4), Matthews (18), Horner (6)
Home Runs: Yeager (5), Smith (7), Matthews (16), Horner (10)
Stolen Bases: Smith 2 (5), Royster (10)
GIDP: Nolan (2), M. Mahler (1), Burroughs (6)
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Sutton W(7-7) 7.1 11 4 4 1 6 2 31 3.76
Forster 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 1.93
LaGrow 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.06
Brett 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.61
Patterson SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.68
Totals 9 11 4 4 5 6 2 40
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
M. Mahler L(2-8) 3.2 3 4 4 3 2 1 17 5.61
Devine 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 8 3.06
J. McLaughlin 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 1.50
B. McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5.24
Garber 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.55
Totals 9 7 6 6 6 6 2 40
Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt
DODGERS 1ST: Lopes lined to third; Russell grounded out (third
to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0,
Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
homered; Office grounded out (third to first); Horner popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0,
Braves 1.
DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to right; Cey popped to shortstop;
Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled; Nolan grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Hubbard
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.
DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Yeager
flied out to right; Sutton singled; Lopes walked [Sutton to
second]; Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Frias singled; On a bunt M. Mahler grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Frias out at
second]; Royster singled; Royster stole second; Matthews walked;
Office struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.
DODGERS 4TH: Smith walked; Garvey flied out to right; Smith
stole second; Cey doubled to left [Smith scored]; Baker popped
to first in foul territory; Ferguson walked; Yeager homered [Cey
scored, Ferguson scored]; DEVINE REPLACED M. MAHLER (PITCHING);
Sutton struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Horner singled; Burroughs grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Horner out at second];
Nolan popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Braves
1.
DODGERS 5TH: Lopes flied out to right; Russell walked; Smith
homered [Russell scored]; Garvey singled to center; Cey singled
to left [Garvey to second]; Baker struck out; Ferguson popped to
third in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard flied out to center; Frias struck out; LUM
BATTED FOR DEVINE; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.
DODGERS 6TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Yeager flied
out to center; Sutton grounded out (second to first); Lopes made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Royster flied out to center; Matthews struck out;
Office singled to center; Horner homered [Office scored];
Burroughs struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 3.
DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (first unassisted); Smith
walked; Smith stole second; Garvey flied out to center; Cey
walked; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 3.
BRAVES 7TH: Nolan grounded out (second to first); Hubbard
singled; Frias flied out to center; POCOROBA BATTED FOR J.
MCLAUGHLIN; Pocoroba doubled [Hubbard to third]; Royster popped
to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 3.
DODGERS 8TH: B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING);
Ferguson struck out; Yeager flied out to right; Sutton popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 3.
BRAVES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING CF); SMITH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Matthews doubled to left; Office struck
out; Horner doubled to left [Matthews scored]; FORSTER REPLACED
SUTTON (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Horner to third]; SPIKES BATTED FOR NOLAN; Spikes walked;
BONNELL BATTED FOR HUBBARD; Bonnell flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 4.
DODGERS 9TH: CHANEY REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING 2B); BENEDICT
REPLACED B. MCLAUGHLIN (PLAYING C ); GARBER REPLACED BONNELL
(PITCHING); Lopes struck out; Russell singled; Smith forced
Russell (third to shortstop); Garvey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 4.
BRAVES 9TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict
walked; Royster walked [Benedict to second]; LAGROW REPLACED
FORSTER (PITCHING); Matthews walked [Benedict to third, Royster
to second]; BRETT REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Office flied out
to left; PATTERSON REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Horner flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 4.
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