April 7, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 1
OAK 0 CHW 6
BOS 5 DET 6
TOR 2 MIL 11
BAL 3 SEA 6
MIN 3 LAD 13
@ATL 4 CIN 5
HOU 4 NYM 3
MON 1 STL 5
@PHI 1 PIT 1
CHC 0 SDP 3
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 42,866

Friday, April 7, 1978
Time of Game: 2:33

Dodgers

1-0

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  3   0  2  3   0  2  3   13 14  0
Braves          1  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  9  2

W: D Sutton (1-0), L: P Niekro (0-1)

Braves

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   2   1   4    2   1  .333 1.933    0    3   2   HR,3·SB
  L Lacy 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
B Russell SS                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .400  .800    0    1   5   
R Smith RF                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .333  .666    0    1   0   
  G Burke CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   SB
R Cey 3B                      5   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .600    0    0   4   2B
  T Martinez PR-2B            0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
S Garvey 1B                   4   2   1   1    1   1  .250  .650    0   13   0   IW
D Baker LF                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  T Forster P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Monday CF-RF                5   3   4   4    0   0  .800 2.400    0    4   0   HR,2B,CS
S Yeager C                    4   2   3   1    1   0  .750 1.550    0    3   2   IW
D Sutton P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   2·SH
  V Davalillo PH-LF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       38  13  14  12    5   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Monday (1, off D Campbell); R Cey (1, off D Campbell).

HR: D Lopes (1, off P Niekro; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); R Monday (1, off D Campbell; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: D Sutton 2 (2, 2 off P Niekro).

IBB: S Garvey (1, by D Campbell); S Yeager (1, by D Campbell).

TB: R Monday 8; D Lopes 4; S Yeager 3; R Cey 2; B Russell 2; D Baker; S Garvey; R Smith.

RBI: D Lopes 4 (4); R Monday 4 (4); R Smith 2 (2); S Yeager (1); S Garvey (1).

2-out RBI: R Monday 3; R Smith 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes 3 (3, 3rd base off R Camp/B Pocoroba, 2nd base off R Camp/B Pocoroba, 2nd base off P Niekro/B Pocoroba); G Burke (1, 2nd base off R Camp/B Pocoroba).

CS: R Monday (1, Home by R Camp/B Pocoroba).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.750    0    3   1   HR
R Office CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0    5   0   HR
G Matthews RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    2   2   
J Burroughs LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   1   
B Pocoroba C                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .500 1.250    0    6   1   CS,GDP
D Murphy 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750    0    5   1   HR
B Bonnell 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   3   CS
P Rockett SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
P Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
  M Mahler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Gaston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

HR: J Royster (1, off D Sutton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Murphy (1, off D Sutton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); R Office (1, off D Sutton; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: J Royster 5; D Murphy 5; R Office 4; B Bonnell 2; B Pocoroba; J Burroughs.

GIDP: B Pocoroba (1).

RBI: D Murphy 2 (2); J Royster (1); R Office (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: B Pocoroba (1).

E: J Burroughs (1); P Rockett (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bonnell (1, 2nd base by D Sutton/S Yeager); B Pocoroba (1, 2nd base by D Sutton/S Yeager).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, W (1-0)              7     7   4   4    2   3   3   5.14   28     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 7     48    -     0.75  -0.08
T Forster                      2     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   3   3          36     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 9           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, L (0-1)              5     8   8   6    1   4   1  10.80   24     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 8     26    -     1.26  -0.52
M Mahler                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.94  -0.03
R Camp                         2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.35   0.01
D Campbell                     2     4   5   3    3   0   1  13.50   14     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4          0-0    0.11  -0.03
Totals                         9    14  13   9    5   5   2          45     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·14          4-2

P Niekro faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
M Mahler faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Campbell 2 (2; S Yeager, S Garvey).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 42,866.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Lopes              2B    1. J Royster            2B 
2. B Russell            SS    2. R Office             CF 
3. R Smith              RF    3. G Matthews           RF 
4. R Cey                3B    4. J Burroughs          LF 
5. S Garvey             1B    5. B Pocoroba           C  
6. D Baker              LF    6. D Murphy             1B 
7. R Monday             CF    7. B Bonnell            3B 
8. S Yeager             C     8. P Rockett            SS 
9. D Sutton             P     9. P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  4-3  -23      21%  59% R Smith         P Niekro        Single to RF; Yeager Scores; Lopes Scores/unER; Smith out at 2B/RF-1B
   t 3   1  3-0  -23      19%  48% D Lopes         P Niekro        Home Run; Monday Scores; Yeager Scores
   b 2   0  0-1  1--     -14%  18% D Murphy        D Sutton        Home Run; Pocoroba Scores
   b 3   0  3-3  ---     -12%  33% J Royster       D Sutton        Home Run
   t 5   1  4-3  -23     -11%  38% B Russell       P Niekro        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  B Russell       Single to LF; Russell out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      45%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Royster       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      37%  R Office        Home Run
   O      ---      39%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  R Cey           Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  S Garvey        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      34%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
          ---      31%  B Pocoroba      Walk
   RR     1--      18%  D Murphy        Home Run; Pocoroba Scores
          ---      16%  B Bonnell       Single to 2B
   O      1--      19%  P Rockett       Bonnell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      20%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  P Niekro        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Braves 3.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      24%  R Monday        Single to SS
          1--      30%  S Yeager        Fielder's Choice ; Monday to 2B; Yeager to 1B
   O      12-      28%  D Sutton        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Monday to 3B; Yeager to 2B
   RRR    -23      48%  D Lopes         Home Run; Monday Scores; Yeager Scores
          ---      50%  B Russell       Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      33%  J Royster       Home Run
   O      ---      35%  R Office        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  S Garvey        Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      31%  R Monday        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
          ---      28%  B Pocoroba      Walk
   O      1--      33%  D Murphy        Pocoroba Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      35%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      36%  B Bonnell       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Braves 4.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-4, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  S Yeager        Single to LF
   O      1--      38%  D Sutton        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Yeager to 2B
          -2-      42%  D Lopes         Passed Ball; Yeager to 3B
          --3      45%  " "             Walk
          1-3      48%  B Russell       Lopes Steals 2B
   O      -23      38%  " "             Flyball: CF
   RRO    -23      59%  R Smith         Single to RF; Yeager Scores; Lopes Scores/unER; Smith out at 2B/RF-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Don Sutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  P Rockett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  P Niekro        Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  J Royster       Single to RF
   O      1--      66%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 4.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      73%  R Cey           Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Cey to 2B
   R      -2-      81%  S Garvey        Single to LF; Cey Scores/unER
          1--      87%  D Baker         Single to CF; Garvey to 3B
                  Mickey Mahler replaces Phil Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      91%  R Monday        Single to RF; Garvey Scores; Baker to 2B
                  Rick Camp replaces Mickey Mahler pitching and batting 9th
   RO     12-      94%  S Yeager        Single to RF; Baker Scores; Monday to 3B; Yeager out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      --3      91%  D Sutton        Monday Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
   O      ---      91%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 8, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-8, Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
                  Glenn Burke replaces Reggie Smith playing CF batting 3rd; Rick Monday moves to RF
   O      ---      92%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Burroughs     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  B Pocoroba      Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Braves 4.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Rick Camp facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      96%  B Russell       Lopes Steals 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Lopes Steals 3B
   O      --3      96%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      94%  G Burke         Fielder's Choice 2B; Lopes out at Hm/2B-C; Burke to 1B
          1--      94%  R Cey           Burke Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-8, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
          ---      90%  B Bonnell       Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  P Rockett       Flyball: CF
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  B Beall         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bonnell to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 8, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Dave Campbell facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Campbell replaces Bob Beall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  S Garvey        Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  D Baker         Walk
          1--      98%  R Monday        Double to LF; Baker to 3B
          -23      98%  S Yeager        Intentional Walk
                  Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Don Sutton batting 9th
   R      123      99%  V Davalillo     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Baker Scores/No RBI/unER; Monday to 3B; Yeager to 2B; Davalillo to 1B
   RO     123      99%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B; Monday Scores/unER; Yeager to 3B; Davalillo to 2B
   O      -23      99%  B Russell       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-10, Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
                  Terry Forster replaces Dusty Baker pitching and batting 6th; Vic Davalillo moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  R Office        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  G Matthews      Walk
          1--      98%  J Burroughs     Single to RF; Matthews to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  B Pocoroba      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 10, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-4, Dave Campbell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  G Burke         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  R Cey           Double to LF
                  Ted Martinez pinch runs for Ron Cey batting 4th
          -2-     100%  S Garvey        Intentional Walk
   O      12-     100%  T Forster       Popfly: 3B
   RRR    12-     100%  R Monday        Home Run; Martinez Scores; Garvey Scores
          ---     100%  S Yeager        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 13, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-13, Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
                  Ted Martinez moves to 2B; Lee Lacy replaces Davey Lopes playing 3B batting 1st
          ---     100%  D Murphy        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 2B-1B; Murphy to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  P Rockett       Flyball: CF
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Dave Campbell batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  C Gaston        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 13, Braves 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation