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Message #: 12184
april 3 Phil Niekro completed the game without help from the bullpen at Fulton Co Stadium as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers by the count of 4 to 3. In the 5th inning Atlanta scored 3 runs with the help of 3 hits. The key at-bat was by Jeff Burroughs who made the crowd happy when he smashed a two-run homer (his 1st of the season). Atlanta and Los Angeles each finished the night with 8 hits. The victory was credited to Niekro(1-0) who went the distance, allowing 3 runs. Don Sutton(0-1) took the loss. He gave up 5 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG T.Puhl RF 5 0 2 1 .400 B.North CF 3 0 1 0 .333 D.Lopes 2B 3 0 1 0 .333 G.Matthews 1B 3 2 2 2 .667 S.Garvey 1B 3 2 2 1 .667 J.Burroughs RF 4 1 2 2 .500 R.Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 B.Horner 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 D.Baker LF 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Kingman LF 3 0 0 0 .000 R.Landestoy SS 4 0 1 1 .250 D.Murphy C 4 0 1 0 .250 C.Lemon CF 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Royster SS 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Martinez C 3 1 2 0 .667 R.Gilbreath 2B 3 1 0 0 .000 B-S.Staggs PH 1 0 0 0 .000 P.Niekro P 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Sutton P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-L.Lacy PH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Coleman P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-K.Bevacqua PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 3 8 3 Totals 30 4 8 4 A-Pinch Hit For Sutton In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Coleman In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Braves.......... 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 Dodgers (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Sutton LOSS(0-1) 6 5 4 4 3 5 2 102 6.00 A1 C8 J.Coleman 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 38 0.00 C9 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 8 2 Braves (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Niekro WIN(1-0) 9 8 3 2 3 5 1 143 2.00 A1 Totals 9 8 3 2 3 5 1 ATTENDANCE- 37,766 DATE- Monday, April 3rd 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:10 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7 Braves: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Braves: 0 ERRORS- D.Murphy HOME RUNS- S.Garvey(1st), G.Matthews(1st), J.Burroughs(1st) STOLEN BASES- D.Lopes(1st), J.Royster(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- T.Puhl SACRIFICE HITS- D.Sutton-2, P.Niekro WALKS- D.Lopes, S.Garvey, D.Baker, B.North, G.Matthews, D.Kingman, R.Gilbreath STRIKE OUTS- T.Puhl, D.Lopes, S.Garvey, C.Lemon, S.Staggs, B.North, D.Kingman-2, D.Murphy-2, J.Royster-2, R.Gilbreath GIDP- B.Horner BALKS- P.Niekro WILD PITCHES- P.Niekro PASSED BALLS- D.Murphy-2 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: april 4 The Atlanta Braves nipped the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 innings 4 to 3 at Fulton Co Stadium in a hard fought contest. Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Atlanta won the hard fought contest in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Rusty Torres opened up the rally as he laced a base-hit. Billy North next to the plate and he slapped a one-base hit. Gary Matthews then doubled making Atlanta the winners and sending the 30,311 fans home happy. Atlanta rapped out 8 hits for the night. Mickey Mahler(1-0) allowed 1 run in 2 innings, and picked up the victory. Terry Forster(0-1) suffered the loss in relief. He gave up 3 hits and no walks in 1/3 of an inning. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG D.Lopes 2B 5 2 2 0 .375 B.North CF 5 1 1 0 .250 R.Landestoy SS 3 0 1 0 .286 G.Matthews 1B 3 0 1 2 .500 F-R.Metzger SS 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Burroughs RF 3 0 0 0 .286 S.Garvey 1B 3 0 1 1 .500 B.Horner 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 R.Cey 3B 5 1 1 1 .111 D.Kingman LF 4 0 1 0 .143 D.Baker LF 4 0 2 1 .286 D.Murphy C 4 2 2 1 .375 L.Lacy RF 3 0 1 0 .250 J.Royster SS 3 0 0 0 .143 C-T.Puhl PH,RF 2 0 0 0 .286 R.Gilbreath 2B 2 0 1 1 .200 C.Lemon CF 4 0 2 0 .250 E-J.Ferguson PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Martinez C 2 0 0 0 .400 R.Wise P 2 0 0 0 .000 A-S.Staggs PH 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Camp P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-L.Cox C 1 0 0 0 .000 D-B.Asselstine PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Hooton P 4 0 0 0 .000 M.Mahler P 0 0 0 0 ---- T.Forster P 0 0 0 0 ---- G-R.Torres PH 1 1 1 01.000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 3 10 3 Totals 33 4 8 4 A-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Staggs In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Lacy In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Camp In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Gilbreath In 10th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Landestoy In 10th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Mahler In 10th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 10 1 Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 8 2 Dodgers (0-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Hooton 9 5 2 2 4 6 1 109 2.00 A1 D7 T.Forster L(0-1) BS(1st) 0 1/3 3 2 2 0 1 0 11 54.00 D8 Totals 9 1/3 8 4 4 4 7 1 Braves (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Wise 6 2/3 4 0 0 2 2 0 120 0.00 A1 C8 R.Camp BS(1st) 1 1/3 3 2 1 0 1 0 24 6.75 C9 D6 M.Mahler WIN(1-0) 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 43 4.50 D7 Totals 10 10 3 2 2 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 30,311 DATE- Tuesday, April 4th 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad T- 2:24 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9 Braves: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Braves: 0 ERRORS- L.Lacy, B.Horner, J.Royster DOUBLES- D.Lopes(1st), C.Lemon(1st), G.Matthews(1st) TRIPLES- S.Garvey(1st) HOME RUNS- D.Murphy(1st) STOLEN BASES- D.Lopes(2nd), C.Lemon(1st), G.Matthews(1st), R.Gilbreath-2(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- D.Kingman SACRIFICE HITS- R.Landestoy-2, J.Royster SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Garvey WALKS- S.Garvey, D.Baker, G.Matthews-2, J.Burroughs, R.Gilbreath STRIKE OUTS- D.Lopes, R.Cey, B.Hooton-3, B.North, D.Kingman-3, D.Murphy, J.Ferguson, R.Wise """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 10 innings 4 to 1. The score was tied at 1 after nine. Atlanta won it in the 10th inning. Bob Horner led off the inning for Atlanta when he drew a walk. Gary Matthews stepped up next and he drew a walk. Jeff Burroughs then reached on an error. Dave Kingman was up next and he grounded into a double play. Joe Ferguson came to the plate and lofted a three-run 'big-fly' (his 1st of the season) giving Atlanta the victory as 30,251 happy fans celebrated wildly. Atlanta ended up with 11 hits for the game while Los Angeles had 8. The victory went to Dave Campbell(1-0) who went 3 innings, allowing no runs. Bobby Castillo(0-1) was the loser in relief. He pitched 1/3 of an inning allowing no hits and 2 walks. Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG D.Lopes 2B 5 0 2 0 .385 B.North CF 3 1 0 0 .182 R.Metzger SS 2 0 1 0 .500 D.Campbell P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-S.Staggs PH 0 0 0 0 .000 H-B.Horner PH 0 0 0 0 .250 C-G.Flores PR 0 0 0 0 ---- I-B.Asselstine PR 0 0 0 0 .000 D-R.Landestoy SS 0 0 0 0 .286 G.Matthews 1B 3 1 2 0 .556 T.Puhl RF 5 0 1 0 .250 J.Burroughs RF 5 1 2 1 .333 S.Garvey 1B 4 0 0 0 .300 D.Kingman LF 4 0 0 0 .091 R.Cey 3B 4 1 1 1 .154 J.Ferguson C 4 1 2 3 .400 D.Baker LF 4 0 1 0 .273 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 .250 C.Lemon CF 2 0 2 0 .400 J.Royster SS 4 0 1 0 .182 B.Martinez C 2 0 0 0 .286 R.Gilbreath 2B 4 0 3 0 .444 E-L.Lacy PH 1 0 0 0 .200 J.Niekro P 1 0 0 0 .000 F-L.Cox C 0 0 0 0 .000 A-R.Torres PH,CF 2 0 0 0 .333 B.Castillo P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Kirkwood P 0 0 0 0 ---- T.John P 3 0 0 0 .000 L.Rautzhan P 0 0 0 0 ---- G-V.Correll C 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 34 4 11 4 A-Pinch Hit For Niekro In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Metzger In 8th Inning C-Pinch Ran For Staggs In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Flores In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 9th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lacy In 9th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Rautzhan In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For Campbell In 10th Inning I-Pinch Ran For Horner In 10th Inning Dodgers......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2 Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 11 0 Dodgers (0-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET T.John 7 7 1 1 4 1 0 113 1.29 A1 D1 L.Rautzhan 1 2/3 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 0.00 D2 D8 B.Castillo LOSS(0-1) 0 1/3 0 1 1 2 0 0 13 27.00 D9 E2 D.Kirkwood 0 2/3 1 2 1 0 0 1 14 13.50 E3 Totals 9 2/3 11 4 4 6 1 1 Braves (3-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Niekro 7 7 1 1 1 2 1 110 1.29 A1 D1 D.Campbell WIN(1-0) 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 45 0.00 D2 Totals 10 8 1 1 3 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 30,251 DATE- Wednesday, April 5th 1978 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:16 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8 Braves: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3 Braves: 1 ERRORS- S.Garvey, R.Cey DOUBLES- D.Lopes(2nd), D.Baker(1st), J.Royster(1st) HOME RUNS- R.Cey(1st), J.Ferguson(1st) STOLEN BASES- R.Gilbreath(3rd) CAUGHT STEALING- C.Lemon, B.North, R.Gilbreath SACRIFICE HITS- R.Metzger, R.Landestoy, B.Martinez, J.Niekro WALKS- S.Staggs, C.Lemon-2, B.North, B.Horner, G.Matthews-2, D.Kingman, J.Ferguson STRIKE OUTS- D.Lopes, D.Baker, T.John, D.Kingman GIDP- S.Garvey, D.Kingman, A.Rodriguez, J.Royster WILD PITCHES- J.Niekro-2 |
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