Dodgers @ Braves
May 17, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 3 7 3
Braves 6 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 3 7 3
Braves 6 11 1

Davey Lopes Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .241
OBP .500 .312
At Bats 4 158
Hits 2 38
• Singles 1 23
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 17
RBI’s 1 9

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 17, 1979
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Out
Phil Niekro
Dale Murphy
Mike Lum
Glenn Hubbard
Jerry Royster
Pepe Frias
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Davey Lopes
Pedro Guerrero

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 7 3 7
Atlanta Braves 6 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Charlie Hough
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Barry Bonnell
Attendance 12,079
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Pedro Guerrero pinch hits for Charlie Hough. Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rowland Office now playing center field. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 8 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Yeager for a passed ball. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martinez. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ted Martinez now playing third base. Derrel Thomas now playing first base. Niekro strikes out.
Top 8 Joshua hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mike Lum now playing first base. Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Frias strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hubbard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Bonnell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Horner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Murphy. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Murphy steals second.
Bottom 7 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomasson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it and throws to second for the out. Hubbard scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to second for the out. Hubbard moves to third.
Bottom 6 Frias bunts in front of the plate. Yeager juggles the ball. That's an error on Yeager. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hubbard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Charlie Hough now pitching. Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell misplays the ball. That's an error on Russell.
Top 6 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Doug Rau. Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Yeager strikes out.
Top 6 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Joshua hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Baker. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Baker steals second.
Top 6 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Garvey strikes out. Murphy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garvey out.
Top 5 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out.
Top 5 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonnell 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 4 Rau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Yeager hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Joshua hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Thomasson. The throw from Murphy and he is out, Royster applying the tag.
Top 3 There goes Thomasson. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Thomasson steals second.
Top 3 Thomasson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Rau covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Rau fields it and throws to first for the out. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 2 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to third.
Top 2 Rau bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Top 2 Yeager hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Joshua hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy scores.
Bottom 1 Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Royster goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Baker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomasson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. Lopes scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second.
Top 1 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard misplays the ball. That's an error on Hubbard.