Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Braves
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
April 14, 1979
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves, played on April 14, 1979 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 14, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 14, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| 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 | 47,064 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Fields 1B: Boyd Mauer 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Jim Scott |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Mike Lum | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Catcher |
| Barry Bonnell | Center Fielder |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Bob Welch | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Braves
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
April 14, 1979
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
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
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
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
