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April 8, 1978

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Dodgers 5 13 1
Braves 1 5 1
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Dodgers 5 13 1
Braves 1 5 1

Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .429
OBP .333 .429
At Bats 3 7
Hits 1 3
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

Tommy John Season Stats

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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 8, 1978
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Walk
Tommy John
Steve Yeager
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Ron Cey
Bill Russell
Dusty Baker
Glenn Burke
Rick Monday
Jerry Royster
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Royster takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Glenn Burke now playing center field. Rick Monday now playing right field. Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Smith is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Lopes moves to second.
Top 8 Lopes takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 John hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Devine fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Adrian Devine now pitching. Cito Gaston now playing center field. Yeager hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Yeager reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Bob Beall pinch hits for Rowland Office. Beall hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Monday hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garvey hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third.
Top 7 Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 6 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 John hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Office strikes out.
Top 5 Monday is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs throws the ball in to Bonnell who relays the ball to Royster who tags Baker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Garvey moves to third.
Top 5 Eddie Solomon now pitching. Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Smith hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pocoroba is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 John bunts towards third. Bonnell fields it and throws to first for the out. Monday moves to third. Yeager moves to second.
Top 4 Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baker scores. Monday moves to second.
Top 4 Monday takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second.
Top 4 Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonnell for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ruthven strikes out.
Bottom 3 Office strikes out.
Top 3 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rockett hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey juggles the ball. That's an error on Cey.
Top 2 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 John strikes out.
Top 2 Ruthven fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ruthven. Yeager moves to second.
Top 2 Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Cey moves to second.
Top 1 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to third.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. Smith moves to second.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.