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Braves 2 @ Dodgers 1
Dodger Stadium
July 1, 1979
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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 July 1, 1979 at Dodger Stadium. The home team Dodgers were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateJuly 1, 1979 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 2 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 1 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 1
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning Pitcher—Phil Niekro  
Losing Pitcher—Ken Brett  
Save—Joey McLaughlin  
Game Winning RBI—Jerry Royster 

Game Info

DateJuly 1, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherPhil Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherJerry Reuss  
BallparkDodger Stadium 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance32,196 
Time of Game2 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dick Stello
1B: John McSherry
2B: Dave Pallone
3B: Bob Engel

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Third Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Bob Horner  First Baseman 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Barry Bonnell  Center Fielder 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Pepe Frias  Shortstop 
Bruce Benedict  Catcher 
Phil Niekro  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Lopes  Second Baseman 
Bill Russell  Shortstop 
Reggie Smith  Right Fielder 
Steve Garvey  First Baseman 
Ron Cey  Third Baseman 
Dusty Baker  Left Fielder 
Derrel Thomas  Center Fielder 
Johnny Oates  Catcher 
Jerry Reuss  Pitcher 
Tom Lasorda  Manager 

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Braves 2 @ Dodgers 1
Dodger Stadium
July 1, 1979

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         Game of 7/1/1979 -- Atlanta at Los Angeles (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Royster J, 3b         2  1  1  1   Lopes D, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Matthews G, rf        5  0  2  0   Russell B, ss         4  0  0  0   
Horner B, 1b          4  0  1  1   Smith R, rf           3  1  1  1   
Burroughs J, lf       3  0  0  0   Garvey S, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Office R, cf          0  0  0  0   Cey R, 3b             3  0  0  0   
Bonnell B, cf-lf      3  0  1  0   Baker D, lf           4  0  2  0   
Hubbard G, 2b         4  0  1  0   Thomas D, cf          3  0  0  0   
Frias P, ss           4  1  4  0   Joshua V, ph          1  0  0  0   
Benedict B, c         4  0  0  0   Oates J, c            0  0  0  0   
Niekro P, p           3  0  0  0   Yeager S, c           3  0  1  0   
Spikes C, ph          1  0  1  0   Thomasson G, ph       1  0  0  0   
McLaughlin J, p       0  0  0  0   Reuss J, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Hough C, p            2  0  0  0   
                                   Martinez T, pr        0  0  0  0   
                                   Brett K, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Lewallyn D, p         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2 11  2                        33  1  6  1

Atlanta          001 000 001 --  2
Los Angeles      000 000 100 --  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W)          8.0  5  1  1  0  3
McLaughlin J (S)      1.0  1  0  0  2  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reuss J*              2.0  3  1  1  1  3
Hough C               4.0  5  0  0  2  3
Brett K (L)           2.1  3  1  1  1  0
Lewallyn D            0.2  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd

E -- Hubbard G, McLaughlin J
DP -- Atlanta 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Atlanta 9, Los Angeles 7
2B -- Matthews G, Baker D, Frias P
HR -- Smith R
SB -- Martinez T
CS -- Bonnell B
SF -- Royster J
WP -- Niekro P
PB -- Yeager S
T -- 2:43
A -- 32196

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