Top 1

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Royster vs. Welch
  
  Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hubbard vs. Welch
  
  Hubbard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matthews vs. Welch
  
  Matthews hits a line drive towards first. Garvey catches it and steps on first to double up Hubbard. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Niekro
  
  Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Niekro
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomasson vs. Niekro
  
  Thomasson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Welch
  
  Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lum vs. Welch
  
  Lum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murphy vs. Welch
  
  There goes Lum. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Russell applying the tag. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Welch
  
  Murphy hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Niekro
  
  Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Niekro
  
  Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Niekro
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonnell vs. Welch
  
  Bonnell is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Frias vs. Welch
  
  Frias bunts towards the mound. Welch juggles the ball. That's an error on Welch. Bonnell moves to third. Frias moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Niekro vs. Welch
  
  Niekro hits a fly ball for a double play. Frias moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Royster vs. Welch
  
  Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frias scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hubbard vs. Welch
  
  Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Niekro
  
  Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ferguson vs. Niekro
  
  Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Welch vs. Niekro
  
  Welch bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lopes vs. Niekro
  
  Lopes strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Welch
  
  Matthews strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Welch
  
  Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lum vs. Welch
  
  Lum strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Niekro
  
  Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomasson vs. Niekro
  
  Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garvey vs. Niekro
  
  Garvey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cey vs. Niekro
  
  Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 5

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Welch
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonnell vs. Welch
  
  Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frias vs. Welch
  
  Frias is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Niekro
  
  Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. Niekro
  
  Monday takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ferguson vs. Niekro
  
  Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Welch vs. Niekro
  
  Welch strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Niekro vs. Welch
  
  Niekro strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Royster vs. Welch
  
  Royster strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hubbard vs. Welch
  
  Hubbard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Niekro
  
  Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Niekro
  
  Russell hits a line drive towards third. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomasson vs. Niekro
  
  Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garvey vs. Niekro
  
  The ball gets by Murphy for a passed ball. Lopes scores. Thomasson moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garvey vs. Niekro
  
  Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cey vs. Niekro
  
  Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baker vs. Niekro
  
  There goes Cey. The throw from Murphy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Thomasson scores. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baker vs. Niekro
  
  Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Monday vs. Niekro
  
  Monday takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to third. Baker moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Ferguson vs. Niekro
  
  Ferguson hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Burroughs fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Burroughs. Cey scores. Baker scores. Monday goes all the way around to score. Ferguson moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Welch vs. Skok
  
  Craig Skok now pitching.
  
  Welch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferguson scores. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lopes vs. Skok
  
  Lopes strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Welch
  
  Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Burroughs vs. Welch
  
  Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lum vs. Welch
  
  Lum takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to second. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Murphy vs. Welch
  
  Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. Matthews moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bonnell vs. Welch
  
  Bonnell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Skok
  
  Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomasson vs. Skok
  
  Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Skok
  
  Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beall vs. Welch
  
  Bob Beall pinch hits for Pepe Frias.
  
  Beall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Braves, 1 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Office vs. Welch
  
  Rowland Office pinch hits for Craig Skok.
  
  Office hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Royster vs. Welch
  
  Royster is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hubbard vs. Welch
  
  Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Welch
  
  Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. LaCorte
  
  Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Frank LaCorte now pitching.
  
  Cey strikes out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. LaCorte
  
  Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Monday vs. LaCorte
  
  Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Burroughs vs. Reuss
  
  Jerry Reuss now pitching.
  
  Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball and throws to Reuss covering. Safe. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spikes vs. Reuss
  
  Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Mike Lum.
  
  Spikes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Spikes reaches second base with a double. Burroughs moves to third. View Play 
• Braves, 3 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Murphy vs. Reuss
  
  Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Spikes scores. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonnell vs. Reuss
  
  Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Braves, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Chaney vs. Reuss
  
  Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 4/14/1979 -- Atlanta at Los Angeles (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Royster J, 3b         4  0  1  1   Lopes D, 2b           4  1  2  0   
Hubbard G, 2b         3  0  0  0   Russell B, ss         3  0  0  0   
Matthews G, rf        4  0  1  0   Thomasson G, rf       4  1  2  0   
Burroughs J, lf       4  1  1  0   Garvey S, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Lum M, 1b             2  0  1  0   Cey R, 3b             3  1  0  0   
Spikes C, ph          1  1  1  0   Baker D, lf           3  1  0  0   
Murphy D, c           4  0  1  2   Monday R, cf          2  1  0  0   
Bonnell B, cf         3  0  0  0   Ferguson J, c         3  1  2  3   
Frias P, ss           1  1  0  0   Welch B, p            2  0  1  1   
Beall B, ph           0  1  0  0   Reuss J, p            0  0  0  0   
Chaney D, ss          1  0  0  0                                      
Niekro P, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Skok C, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Office R, ph          1  1  1  2                                      
LaCorte F, p          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  5  7  5                        28  6  7  4

Atlanta          001 000 022 --  5
Los Angeles      000 006 00x --  6

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L)          5.2  6  6  6  5  2
Skok C                1.1  1  0  0  0  1
LaCorte F             1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Welch B (W)           8.0  4  3  2  3  6
Reuss J (S)           1.0  3  2  2  0  0

E -- Welch B, Ferguson J, Murphy D, Burroughs J
DP -- Atlanta 2, Los Angeles 3
LOB -- Atlanta 3, Los Angeles 4
2B -- Ferguson J, Spikes C
HR -- Office R
SB -- Cey R
CS -- Lum M
SH -- Frias P, Welch B
HBP -- by Welch B (Bonnell B)
PB -- Murphy D
T -- 2:21
A -- 47064

    

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