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Message #: 13478
Burt Hooton came through with a solid 9 innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Atlanta Braves by a score of 2 to 1 at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles won the game with a run in the bottom of the 8th inning. Bill Fahey delivered a one-base hit. Hooton came to the plate and laid down a sacrifice bunt. One out later, Davey Lopes stepped in and he drew a walk. Steve Garvey followed and he stroked a base-hit scoring the run. Garvey took second on the throw. Los Angeles had only 6 hits for the game. The victory went to Hooton(2-1) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Joe Niekro(3-1) was the loser. He pitched 8 innings giving up 6 hits and 5 walks. The Los Angeles ballclub's record now stands at 6-9. With the loss, the Atlanta ballclub's record is 7-8. BOXSCORE: 1979 Atlanta Braves At 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 4/19/1979 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG P.Rose 2B 3 1 1 0 .383 R.Landestoy SS 4 0 2 0 .250 E.Miller CF 3 0 0 0 .333 C-M.Mendoza SS 0 0 0 0 .148 G.Matthews RF 4 0 2 1 .297 D.Lopes 2B 3 0 0 0 .250 B.Horner 3B 4 0 0 0 .230 S.Garvey 1B 2 0 1 1 .206 D.Kingman LF 4 0 0 0 .213 R.Cey 3B 4 0 1 0 .193 D.Murphy 1B 3 0 0 0 .360 T.Puhl RF 3 0 0 0 .258 J.Royster SS 3 0 0 0 .269 C.Lemon CF 3 1 1 1 .304 J.Ferguson C 3 0 1 0 .205 D.Baker LF 2 0 0 0 .283 J.Niekro P 3 0 0 0 .071 B.Fahey C 2 0 1 0 .326 A-B.Clark PR 0 1 0 0 .000 B-B.Martinez C 0 0 0 0 .308 B.Hooton P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 24 2 6 2 A-Pinch Ran For Fahey In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Clark In 9th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Landestoy In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 6 0 Braves (7-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Niekro LOSS(3-1) 8 6 2 2 5 3 1 119 1.33 A1 Totals 8 6 2 2 5 3 1 Dodgers (6-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Hooton WIN(2-1) 9 4 1 1 2 4 0 107 2.59 A1 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 34,813 DATE- Thursday, April 19th 1979 TIME- Night T- 1:53 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 4 Dodgers: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 3 Dodgers: 1 HOME RUNS- C.Lemon(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Hooton-2 WALKS- P.Rose, E.Miller, D.Lopes, S.Garvey-2, D.Baker, B.Fahey STRIKE OUTS- E.Miller, G.Matthews, D.Kingman, J.Niekro, R.Landestoy, T.Puhl, B.Hooton GIDP- D.Lopes, R.Cey, B.Fahey The Atlanta Braves erupted in a big 10 run 10th inning and cruised to a 13 to 3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in 10 innings at Dodger Stadium. The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings. Atlanta ended up winning it in the 10th inning. The big moment was provided by Dave Kingman who silenced the stadium when he lofted a three-run bomb (his 3rd of the season). Both teams totaled 12 on the night. The victory went to Joey McLaughlin(2-0) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Bob Welch(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief. He allowed 3 runs and 3 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings. BOXSCORE: 1979 Atlanta Braves At 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 4/20/1979 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG P.Rose 1B,2B 6 1 1 2 .364 R.Landestoy SS 4 1 2 0 .281 R.Office CF 6 2 2 2 .417 B-M.Mendoza SS 0 0 0 0 .148 G.Matthews RF 5 2 1 0 .290 D.Lopes 2B 5 1 1 2 .246 D.Kingman LF 5 3 3 4 .242 S.Garvey 1B 5 0 1 0 .206 B.Bonnell 3B 5 1 0 0 .182 R.Cey 3B 5 0 2 0 .210 J.Royster SS 5 2 3 2 .292 T.Puhl RF 5 0 2 0 .269 B.Benedict C 1 0 0 0 .333 C.Lemon CF 5 0 1 0 .295 D-B.Pocoroba PH,C 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Baker LF 4 0 0 0 .263 G.Hubbard 2B 2 0 0 0 .000 B.Fahey C 3 1 2 0 .348 E-R.Torres PH 1 0 0 0 .107 C-B.Martinez C 1 0 1 0 .357 G-D.Murphy 1B 1 1 1 1 .373 E.Figueroa P 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Wise P 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Niemann P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-E.Miller PH 1 0 0 0 .308 B.Welch P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Alexander P 0 0 0 0 ---- C.Knapp P 0 0 0 0 ---- F-B.Horner PH 1 0 1 1 .242 T.Griffin P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 ---- H-J.Burroughs PH 0 1 0 0 .263 C.Hough P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 13 12 12 Totals 39 3 12 2 A-Pinch Hit For Wise In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Landestoy In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Fahey In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Benedict In 9th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Hubbard In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Alexander In 9th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Torres In 9th Inning H-Pinch Hit For McLaughlin In 10th Inning Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 - 13 12 1 Dodgers......... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 1 Braves (8-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Wise 6 7 3 3 0 3 1 92 4.62 A1 C7 D.Alexander 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 8.49 C8 D6 J.McLaughlin WIN(2-0) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 0.00 D7 E2 C.Hough 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.91 E3 Totals 10 12 3 3 1 7 1 Dodgers (6-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET E.Figueroa 6 3 1 1 1 5 0 81 5.32 A1 C4 R.Niemann HOLD(1st) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 34 0.00 C5 D3 B.Welch LOSS(0-1) BS(1st) 1 1/3 3 3 3 2 0 0 30 6.75 D4 E3 C.Knapp 0 1/3 6 9 9 2 0 1 46 38.57 E4 F4 T.Griffin 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.59 F5 Totals 10 12 13 13 6 7 1 ATTENDANCE- 29,794 DATE- Friday, April 20th 1979 TIME- Night T- 3:04 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7 Dodgers: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Dodgers: 0 ERRORS- G.Hubbard, D.Lopes DOUBLES- R.Office(1st), D.Kingman-2(6th) HOME RUNS- D.Kingman(3rd), D.Lopes(3rd) STOLEN BASES- R.Landestoy(2nd) SACRIFICE HITS- G.Hubbard, E.Figueroa, B.Welch WALKS- G.Matthews, B.Bonnell, B.Benedict-2, B.Pocoroba, J.Burroughs, M.Mendoza HIT BY PITCH- D.Kingman STRIKE OUTS- P.Rose-2, D.Kingman, B.Bonnell-2, G.Hubbard, R.Wise, D.Lopes-2, S.Garvey-2, R.Cey, D.Baker, R.Niemann PASSED BALLS- B.Martinez Nino Espinosa tossed a complete game at Dodger Stadium where the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers by the score of 7 to 1. Espinosa(2-1) earned his pay with a solid performance for Atlanta. He went 9 innings allowing 8 hits and 4 walks lowering his ERA from 2.76 to 2.13. Atlanta banged out 10 on the night. The loss was charged to Don Sutton(0-4). He pitched 7 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks. BOXSCORE: 1979 Atlanta Braves At 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 4/21/1979 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG P.Rose 1B 4 1 1 0 .357 D.Lopes 2B 3 1 2 1 .267 J.Burroughs RF,LF 4 1 1 0 .261 B.Fahey C 5 0 4 0 .392 G.Matthews CF,RF 5 1 1 3 .284 T.Puhl RF 5 0 0 0 .250 D.Kingman LF 3 2 2 0 .261 S.Garvey 1B 4 0 0 0 .194 B-B.Bonnell PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .167 R.Cey 3B 3 0 1 0 .215 B.Horner 3B 4 1 1 2 .242 C.Lemon CF 4 0 0 0 .277 J.Ferguson C 3 1 2 2 .234 D.Baker LF 3 0 1 0 .267 J.Royster SS 4 0 2 0 .303 M.Mendoza SS 4 0 0 0 .129 G.Hubbard 2B 4 0 0 0 .000 D.Sutton P 2 0 0 0 .000 N.Espinosa P 4 0 0 0 .111 A-R.Landestoy PH 1 0 0 0 .273 C.Knapp P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-M.Hatcher PH 1 0 0 0 .500 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 7 10 7 Totals 35 1 8 1 A-Pinch Hit For Sutton In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Kingman In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Knapp In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 7 10 0 Dodgers......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 Braves (9-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET N.Espinosa WIN(2-1) 9 8 1 1 4 4 1 136 2.13 A1 Totals 9 8 1 1 4 4 1 Dodgers (6-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Sutton LOSS(0-4) 7 7 5 5 2 4 2 106 6.67 A1 D2 C.Knapp 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 40 24.92 D3 Totals 9 10 7 7 4 6 3 ATTENDANCE- 40,107 DATE- Saturday, April 21st 1979 TIME- Night T- 2:38 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6 Dodgers:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Dodgers: 1 DOUBLES- P.Rose(5th), J.Burroughs(2nd), D.Kingman(7th), B.Fahey(3rd) HOME RUNS- G.Matthews(3rd), B.Horner(2nd), J.Ferguson(1st), D.Lopes(4th) STOLEN BASES- D.Kingman(1st) WALKS- P.Rose, J.Burroughs, D.Kingman, J.Ferguson, D.Lopes-2, R.Cey, D.Baker STRIKE OUTS- P.Rose, J.Burroughs, B.Bonnell, J.Ferguson, N.Espinosa-2, D.Lopes, C.Lemon, M.Mendoza, D.Sutton GIDP- G.Matthews Rick Sutcliffe blanked Atlanta in a very well-pitched complete game as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves by a score of 1 to 0. Sutcliffe(2-1) gave Los Angeles a solid outing. He allowed just 5 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 2.76. Los Angeles had just 3 hits for the afternoon. The losing pitcher was Phil Niekro(1-4). He pitched 7 innings and surrendered just 3 hits and 1 walk. Los Angeles now has a record of 7-11. With the loss, the Atlanta ballclub's record is 9-9. BOXSCORE: 1979 Atlanta Braves At 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers 4/22/1979 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG P.Rose 1B 4 0 1 0 .351 D.Lopes 2B 4 0 0 0 .250 E.Miller CF 4 0 0 0 .235 B.Fahey C 3 0 0 0 .370 G.Matthews RF 4 0 0 0 .269 A-B.Martinez C 0 0 0 0 .357 D.Kingman LF 2 0 0 0 .254 T.Puhl RF 2 0 0 0 .243 B.Bonnell 3B 4 0 2 0 .250 S.Garvey 1B 3 1 1 1 .200 J.Royster SS 3 0 1 0 .304 R.Cey 3B 3 0 0 0 .206 G.Hubbard 2B 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Lemon CF 3 0 2 0 .294 B.Benedict C 3 0 0 0 .167 D.Baker LF 3 0 0 0 .254 P.Niekro P 1 0 0 0 .182 M.Mendoza SS 3 0 0 0 .118 B-R.Office PH 1 0 1 0 .462 R.Sutcliffe P 3 0 0 0 .364 B.McLaughlin P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 27 0 5 0 Totals 27 1 3 1 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Fahey In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Niekro In 8th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 3 0 Braves (9-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Niekro LOSS(1-4) 7 3 1 1 1 6 1 89 5.14 A1 C7 B.McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.06 C8 Totals 8 3 1 1 1 7 1 Dodgers (7-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Sutcliffe WIN(2-1) 9 5 0 0 5 8 0 118 2.76 A1 Totals 9 5 0 0 5 8 0 ATTENDANCE- 45,812 DATE- Sunday, April 22nd 1979 TIME- Day T- 2:18 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5 Dodgers: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Dodgers: 3 ERRORS- J.Royster DOUBLES- R.Office(2nd) HOME RUNS- S.Garvey(1st) STOLEN BASES- B.Bonnell(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bonnell, J.Royster, T.Puhl WALKS- D.Kingman-2, G.Hubbard-2, P.Niekro, T.Puhl STRIKE OUTS- E.Miller, G.Matthews-2, D.Kingman, B.Bonnell, G.Hubbard, B.Benedict, P.Niekro, D.Lopes-2, R.Cey, C.Lemon, D.Baker-2, R.Sutcliffe GIDP- G.Matthews, B.Benedict |
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