June 29, 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 3 CAL 3
KCR 1 CLE 6
DET 3 OAK 8
TEX 7
(10) SEA 9
CHW 7 LAD 7
@ATL 3 PHI 9
@CHC 3 HOU 5
CIN 0 PIT 4
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 7,408

Thursday, June 29, 1978
Time of Game: 2:33

Dodgers

42-32

Won 3

3rd, 5 GB

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

W: D Sutton (8-6), L: P Hanna (6-4)

Braves

29-43

Lost 3

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   2   0   0    2   0  .306  .878    0    1   3   2·SB,GDP
B Russell SS                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .275  .659    0    3   4   2B
R Smith RF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .310  .929    0    2   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .272  .831    0    1   0   
S Garvey 1B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .297  .785    0    6   2   
R Monday LF-CF                4   1   1   1    0   2  .298  .976    0    3   0   
B North CF                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .258  .728    0    3   0   
  V Davalillo LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .675    0    0   0   
J Oates C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .904    0    5   0   
D Sutton P                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .094  .265    0    3   0   SH
Totals                       32   7   9   7    6   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Russell (15, off P Hanna).

SH: D Sutton (5, off C Skok).

TB: B Russell 4; J Oates; R Monday; D Sutton; S Garvey; R Cey; R Smith.

GIDP: D Lopes (4).

RBI: D Sutton 2 (3); R Monday (39); R Smith (43); B Russell (30); S Garvey (47); R Cey (50).

2-out RBI: D Sutton 2; R Cey; B Russell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey; B Russell-S Garvey.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes 2 (22, 2nd base off D Campbell/B Pocoroba, 2nd base off E Solomon/B Pocoroba).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gilbreath 2B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .233  .627    0    1   3   2B
R Office CF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .695    0    4   0   HBP
G Matthews RF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .276  .887    0    1   1   
J Burroughs LF                3   0   1   1    1   0  .321  .974    0    1   0   
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .673    0    5   0   GDP
B Horner 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .174  .599    0    1   0   3B
D Murphy 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .201  .586    0    9   2   HR,GDP
P Rockett SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .137  .363    0    4   2   
P Hanna P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .545         0   0   
  E Solomon P                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .546    0    1   1   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .559    0    0   0   
  C Skok P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  J Nolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .655    0    0   0   
  D Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Chaney PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .575    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    1   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Gilbreath (9, off D Sutton).

3B: B Horner (1, off D Sutton).

HR: D Murphy (7, off D Sutton; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: R Office (2, by D Sutton).

TB: B Horner 4; D Murphy 4; R Gilbreath 3; R Office 2; E Solomon; J Burroughs.

GIDP: D Murphy (6); B Pocoroba (12).

RBI: D Murphy 2 (28); J Burroughs (35).

2-out RBI: J Burroughs.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Rockett-D Murphy; R Gilbreath-D Murphy.

E: B Horner (4).

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 (8-6)              9     9   3   3    1   5   1   4.11   36     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 9     61    -     0.71   0.16
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 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 Hanna, L (6-4)               1     5   6   6    3   0   0   4.67   10     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 5     16    -     1.16  -0.38
E Solomon                      4     2   0   0    2   2   0   3.86   15     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 1· 2          1-1    0.29   0.02
C Skok                         2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.51    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.19   0.02
D Campbell                     2     1   1   1    1   2   0   4.46    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     9   7   7    6   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 9          1-1

P Hanna faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Sutton (2; R Office).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jim Quick.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 7,408.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Lopes              2B    1. R Gilbreath          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. R Monday             LF    6. B Horner             3B 
7. B North              CF    7. D Murphy             1B 
8. J Oates              C     8. P Rockett            SS 
9. D Sutton             P     9. P Hanna              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  12-       9%  72% S Garvey        P Hanna         Single to CF; Smith Scores; Cey to 2B
   t 1   2  0-3  123       8%  86% D Sutton        P Hanna         Single to RF; Garvey Scores; Monday Scores; North out at Hm/RF-C; Sutton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       8%  60% R Smith         P Hanna         Single to LF; Russell Scores
   t 1   1  0-2  12-       7%  79% R Monday        P Hanna         Single to LF; Cey Scores; Garvey to 2B
   b 8   0  6-2  1--      -5%  88% R Office        D Sutton        Hit By Pitch; Gilbreath to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  B Russell       Double to LF
   R      -2-      60%  R Smith         Single to LF; Russell Scores
          1--      63%  R Cey           Walk; Smith to 2B
   R      12-      72%  S Garvey        Single to CF; Smith Scores; Cey to 2B
   R      12-      79%  R Monday        Single to LF; Cey Scores; Garvey to 2B
          12-      83%  B North         Walk; Garvey to 3B; Monday to 2B
   O      123      78%  J Oates         Flyball: CF
   RRO    123      86%  D Sutton        Single to RF; Garvey Scores; Monday Scores; North out at Hm/RF-C; Sutton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  R Gilbreath     Double to LF
          -2-      80%  R Office        Single to SS; Gilbreath stays at 2B
   O      12-      84%  G Matthews      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      86%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF; Gilbreath to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
          ---      91%  D Lopes         Walk
                  Eddie Solomon replaces Preston Hanna pitching and batting 9th
          1--      91%  B Russell       Lopes Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      89%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lopes to 3B
   R      --3      92%  R Cey           Single to CF; Lopes Scores
   O      1--      92%  S Garvey        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  P Rockett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Eddie Solomon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      94%  B North         E5 on Foul Ball
          ---      94%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      94%  J Oates         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  D Sutton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
          ---      91%  E Solomon       Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  R Gilbreath     Flyball: CF
          1--      90%  R Office        Single to RF; Solomon to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   R      1-3      90%  J Burroughs     Single to LF; Solomon Scores; Office to 2B
   O      12-      92%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: P unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Eddie Solomon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  D Lopes         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      92%  B Russell       Single to P
   O      1--      92%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      1--      91%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
          ---      89%  B Horner        Single to CF
   OO     1--      93%  D Murphy        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  P Rockett       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Eddie Solomon facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  S Garvey        Walk
   O      1--      94%  R Monday        Strikeout
   OO     1--      93%  B North         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Eddie Solomon batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  B Beall         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Craig Skok facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Skok replaces Bob Beall pitching and batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Oates         Single to LF
          1--      97%  D Sutton        Fielder's Choice SS/Sacrifice Bunt; Oates to 2B; Sutton to 1B
   O      12-      95%  D Lopes         Baserunner Out Advancing; Oates out at 2B/SS
   OO     1--      95%  " "             Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  J Burroughs     Walk
   OO     1--      97%  B Pocoroba      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Craig Skok facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Russell       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      96%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  R Cey           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
                  Vic Davalillo replaces Billy North playing LF batting 7th; Rick Monday moves to CF
          ---      93%  B Horner        Triple to LF
   RO     --3      95%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B; Horner Scores
   O      ---      96%  P Rockett       Flyball: CF
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Craig Skok batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Nolan         Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dave Campbell facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Campbell replaces Joe Nolan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  S Garvey        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      96%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-6, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  R Gilbreath     Single to LF
          1--      88%  R Office        Hit By Pitch; Gilbreath to 2B
   O      12-      92%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      12-      96%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
   O      12-      99%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 6, Braves 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dave Campbell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  J Oates         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  D Sutton        Strikeout
          ---      98%  D Lopes         Walk
          1--      99%  B Russell       Lopes Steals 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Single to LF; Lopes Scores
   O      1--      99%  R Smith         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 7, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-7, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      99%  D Murphy        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  P Rockett       Lineout: 2B
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Dave Campbell batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Chaney        Popfly: SS
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 7, Braves 3.

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