| 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 4
Game Played on Thursday, June 21, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Dodgers 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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