The Dodgers suffered their sixth straight defeat, losing to the Braves, 2-1. The score was 1-1 going into the ninth inning when Pepe Frias opened the Braves' half with a single, took second on a passed ball, reached third on a single by pinch-hitter Charlie Spikes and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Royster. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Sunday, July      1, 1979 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  2
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .271      Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Matthews rf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .309      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Horner 1b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .316      Smith rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .277
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .229      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
  Office cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Bonnell cf,lf         3   0   1   0     1   0   .258      Baker lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .279
Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   3   .226      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Frias ss              4   1   4   0     0   0   .289        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .183      Oates c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .175        Yeager c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .159
  Spikes ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .262        Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
  J. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Reuss p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                            Hough p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Martinez pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .371
                                                            Brett p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lewallyn p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  11   2     4   6             Totals               33   1   6   1     2   3

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 32,196
Left on Base: Braves 9, Dodgers 7
DP: Braves 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Hubbard, J. McLaughlin
Doubles: Matthews (22), Frias (12), Baker (19)
Home Runs: Smith (9)
Stolen Bases: Martinez (2)
Caught Stealing: Bonnell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Royster (4)
GIDP: Bonnell (6), Garvey (14)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(10-10)         8     5   1   1   0   3   1  29   3.85
J. McLaughlin SV(1)     1     1   0   0   2   0   0   6   1.04
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   2     3   1   1   1   3   0  10   5.33
Hough                   4     5   0   0   2   3   0  16   5.43
Brett L(1-1)            2.1   3   1   1   1   0   0  10   5.48
Lewallyn                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    11   2   2   4   6   0  38

Passed Balls: Yeager (8)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (11)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Bob Engel


BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Matthews struck out; Horner struck
out; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Smith popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell singled to center; Hubbard struck out; Frias
singled to center [Bonnell to second]; Benedict forced Frias
(second to shortstop) [Bonnell to third]; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey flied out
to center; Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 3RD: YEAGER REPLACED OATES (PLAYING C ); Royster singled
to pitcher; Johnny Oates dislocated right finger; HOUGH
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Matthews doubled to right [Royster to
third]; Horner singled to left [Royster scored, Matthews out at
home (left to catcher), Horner to second (on throw to home)];
Burroughs walked; Bonnell grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Thomas struck out; Yeager grounded out (second to
first); Hough grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard struck out (catcher to first); Frias singled
to third; Benedict forced Frias (shortstop to second); Niekro
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
flied out to left; Smith popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to right; Matthews singled to
left; Horner struck out; Burroughs popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey grounded out (third
to first); Baker doubled to right; Thomas flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell walked; Bonnell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Hubbard struck out; Frias doubled to
center; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Yeager singled to left; Hough forced Yeager
(pitcher to shortstop); MARTINEZ RAN FOR HOUGH; Martinez stole
second; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Martinez to third]; Lopes
struck out; Russell popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

BRAVES 7TH: BRETT REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Niekro flied out
to center; Royster walked; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Royster to second]; Horner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith homered; Garvey singled to center; Cey forced
Garvey (third to second); Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second)
[Baker to second (error by Hubbard)]; Thomas grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard singled to center;
Hubbard was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Yeager grounded out (second to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); Lopes singled to center; Russell
struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Dodgers 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Frias singled to center; Yeager allowed a passed
ball [Frias to second]; Benedict grounded out (pitcher to
first); SPIKES BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Spikes singled to left [Frias
to third]; LEWALLYN REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Royster hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Frias scored]; Matthews popped to third
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SPIKES (PITCHING); OFFICE
REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Smith walked; Garvey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; Cey
walked; Baker singled to right [Cey to second]; JOSHUA BATTED
FOR THOMAS; Joshua reached on an error by J. McLaughlin (assist
by Horner) [Cey to third, Baker to second, Joshua to first];
THOMASSON BATTED FOR YEAGER; Thomasson flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 1.