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Dodgers
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 16, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 16, 1980 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Goltz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 31,279 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Rudy Law | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Jay Johnstone | Right Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Derrel Thomas | Shortstop |
| Dave Goltz | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Luis Gomez | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 16, 1980
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Niekro
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Niekro
Law hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Goltz
Royster bunts towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Goltz
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey juggles the ball. That's an error on Cey. Royster moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matthews vs. Goltz
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Royster scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Goltz
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Goltz
Chambliss strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Goltz
Murphy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Goltz
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Goltz
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Benedict moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Goltz
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Niekro
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goltz vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goltz vs. Niekro
Goltz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Niekro
Lopes hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Niekro
Law hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Law reaches second base with a double. Goltz moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Niekro
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Goltz
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Goltz
Goltz fires to first and has Royster trapped. There's the throw to Lopes who tags Royster for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Goltz
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Goltz
Matthews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Goltz
Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chambliss vs. Goltz
Chambliss 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
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Johnstone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Goltz
Pepe Frias now playing shortstop. Derrel Thomas now playing second base.
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benedict vs. Goltz
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Thomas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Goltz
Gomez bunts towards the mound. Goltz fields it and throws to first for the out. Benedict moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Goltz
Niekro hits a line drive into center field. Law settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Niekro
Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Royster. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goltz vs. Niekro
Goltz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frias vs. Niekro
Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Goltz
Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Goltz
There goes Royster. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Frias applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Goltz
Hubbard strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Goltz
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Law vs. Niekro
Law hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Niekro
Garvey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard catches it and throws to first to double up Law. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Goltz
Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Goltz
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Goltz
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Niekro
Cey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Niekro
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Niekro
Yeager hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Goltz
Benedict takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Goltz
Gary Cooper pinch runs for Bruce Benedict.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Yeager juggles the ball. That's an error on Yeager. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pocoroba vs. Goltz
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Pocoroba hits a popup in front of the plate. Yeager catches it and throws to second to double up Gomez. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Royster vs. Goltz
Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Goltz
There's a wild pitch. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbard vs. Goltz
Hubbard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Camp
Rick Camp now pitching. Bill Nahorodny now catching.
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Camp
Rick Monday pinch hits for Dave Goltz.
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Camp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Camp
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Pepe Frias.
Thomasson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Law vs. Camp
Jack Perconte pinch runs for Gary Thomasson.
There goes Perconte. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Perconte steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Law vs. Camp
Law strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Castillo
Jack Perconte now playing second base. Derrel Thomas now playing shortstop. Bobby Castillo now pitching.
Matthews hits a line drive towards third. Cey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Castillo
Horner strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Castillo
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Camp
Terry Harper now playing left field. Jerry Royster now playing third base.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Camp
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Camp
Cey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Camp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cey for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1980 -- Los Angeles at Atlanta (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Royster J, lf-3b 4 1 4 1
Frias P, ss 1 0 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Thomasson G, ph 1 0 1 0 Matthews G, rf 4 0 0 0
Perconte J, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Horner B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Law R, cf 4 0 2 0 Harper T, lf 0 0 0 0
Baker D, lf 4 0 0 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Murphy D, cf 3 0 1 0
Cey R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Benedict B, c 2 0 1 0
Johnstone J, rf 3 0 0 0 Cooper G, pr 0 1 0 0
Yeager S, c 3 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 0 0 0 0
Thomas D, ss-2b-ss 3 1 2 0 Gomez L, ss 2 0 0 0
Goltz D, p 2 0 1 1 Niekro P, p 2 0 0 0
Monday R, ph 1 0 0 0 Pocoroba B, ph 1 0 0 0
Castillo B, p 0 0 0 0 Camp R, p 0 0 0 0
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32 1 6 1 29 2 9 1
Los Angeles 001 000 000 -- 1
Atlanta 100 000 10x -- 2
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz D (L) 7.0 9 2 0 2 2
Castillo B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W) 7.0 5 1 1 0 4
Camp R (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Cey R, Yeager S
DP -- Los Angeles 3, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 6
2B -- Thomas D 2, Law R
SB -- Perconte J
CS -- Royster J 2
SH -- Gomez L
WP -- Niekro P, Goltz D
T -- 2:22
A -- 31279
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