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Braves
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 29, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 29, 1980 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 29, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 29, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 24,630 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Jim Quick |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
| Larvell Blanks | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Dale Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Brian Asselstine | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Bob Welch | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 29, 1980
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Welch
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Welch
Blanks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Welch
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Niekro
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Welch
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Welch
Murphy hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Welch
Asselstine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Niekro
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Niekro
Ferguson hits a popup towards third. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Welch vs. Niekro
Welch bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopes vs. Niekro
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Welch
Benedict hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Welch
Gomez hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Welch
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thomas scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Niekro
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Welch
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Welch
Blanks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Welch
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Niekro
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Niekro
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blanks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Niekro
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Welch
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Welch
Murphy hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Welch
Asselstine hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a popup towards third. Blanks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Welch
Benedict hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Welch
Gomez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Welch
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Niekro
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Niekro
Ferguson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Niekro
Welch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Niekro
Lopes takes first base on ball four. Welch moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Welch
Royster hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Welch
Blanks hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Welch
Chambliss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive towards first. Chambliss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Welch
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Welch
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Welch
Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Asselstine for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Niekro
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Niekro
Ferguson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Welch
Benedict hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Welch
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Luis Gomez.
Nolan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Welch
Mike Lum pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Lum strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/29/1980 -- Atlanta at Los Angeles (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Royster J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Blanks L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Thomas D, cf 4 1 1 0
Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 4 1 3 1
Matthews G, rf 3 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy D, cf 3 0 0 0 Baker D, lf 3 0 0 0
Asselstine B, lf 3 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 3 0 1 0
Benedict B, c 3 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 1 0
Gomez L, ss 2 0 0 0 Ferguson J, c 4 1 1 1
Nolan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Welch B, p 2 0 1 0
Niekro P, p 2 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 1 0 31 3 9 2
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles 101 001 00x -- 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 8.0 9 3 3 3 6
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B (W) 9.0 1 0 0 0 7
DP -- Atlanta 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Atlanta 0, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Smith R
HR -- Smith R, Ferguson J
SH -- Welch B
T -- 1:46
A -- 24630
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