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1979 Atlanta Braves (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
66-94, Finished 6th in NL Western Division
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Scored 669 runs, Allowed 763 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-90
Managed by Bobby Cox

Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 769,465 (11th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 107, Pitching - 109
  (one-year): Batting - 109, Pitching - 110
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1978/1980) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Fri,4/6 at HOU L (1-2) Murphy Lum Hubbard Horner Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
2.Sat,4/7 at HOU L (0-6) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews McWilliams  
3.Sun,4/8 at HOU L (0-2) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
4.Mon,4/9 vs CIN L (4-9) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
5.Tue,4/10 vs CIN W (6-4)# Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
6.Wed,4/11 vs CIN L (5-9) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
7.Thu,4/12 at LAD W (10-2) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews McWilliams  
8.Fri,4/13 at LAD W (2-1)# Benedict Murphy Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
9.Sat,4/14 at LAD L (5-6) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
10.Sun,4/15 at LAD W (11-4) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
11.Tue,4/17 at CIN L (4-7) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews McWilliams  
12.Thu,4/19 at CIN L (0-2) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
13.Fri,4/20 vs SDP L (4-7)# Benedict Murphy Hubbard Macha Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
14.Sat,4/21 vs SDP L (5-9) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
15.Sun,4/22 vs SDP W (8-7) Murphy Lum Hubbard Macha Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews McWilliams  
16.Mon,4/23 vs STL L (2-3) Murphy Lum Hubbard Macha Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
17.Tue,4/24 vs STL L (5-6) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
18.Fri,4/27 vs CHC W (3-2) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
19.Sat,4/28 vs CHC W (7-2) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
20.Sun,4/29 vs CHC L (5-6) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews McWilliams  
21.Tue,5/1 at PIT W (5-2) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
22.Wed,5/2 at PIT L (2-10)# Benedict Murphy Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
23.Fri,5/4 at CHC L (2-6) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
24.Sat,5/5 at CHC L (3-9) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
25.Sun,5/6 at CHC L (13-14) Nolan Murphy Hubbard Royster Frias Spikes Office Matthews McWilliams  
26.Mon,5/7 vs PIT L (2-4)# Benedict Murphy Hubbard Royster Chaney Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
27.Tue,5/8 vs PIT W (4-1) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Chaney Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
28.Wed,5/9 vs PIT L (9-17) Murphy Lum Hubbard Royster Chaney Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
29.Fri,5/11 at STL W (3-0) Benedict Murphy Hubbard Royster Chaney Burroughs Bonnell Matthews McWilliams  
30.Sat,5/12 at STL L (6-7) Benedict Murphy Hubbard Royster Chaney Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
31.Sun,5/13 at STL L (3-7) Benedict Murphy Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Niekro  
32.Tue,5/15 vs LAD L (4-5) Benedict Murphy Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
33.Wed,5/16 vs LAD W (3-2) Benedict Murphy Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
34.Thu,5/17 vs LAD W (6-3)# Murphy Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
35.Fri,5/18 vs SFG W (6-4)# Murphy Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
36.Sat,5/19 vs SFG L (2-4)# Murphy Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Brizzolara  
37.Sat,5/19 vs SFG L (6-7)# Benedict Murphy Hubbard Horner Chaney Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
38.Sun,5/20 vs SFG L (1-8)# Benedict Murphy Hubbard Horner Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
39.Mon,5/21 vs HOU W (7-5) Murphy Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Niekro  
40.Tue,5/22 vs HOU L (1-4) Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Mahler  
41.Wed,5/23 vs HOU W (6-5) Nolan Lum Chaney Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Brizzolara  
42.Fri,5/25 at SFG L (4-6)# Benedict Horner Chaney Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
43.Sat,5/26 at SFG W (5-4) Nolan Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Matula  
44.Sun,5/27 at SFG W (10-8)# Benedict Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
45.Mon,5/28 at SFG W (4-1)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
46.Tue,5/29 at SDP L (3-6) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Chaney Asselstine Office Matthews Brizzolara  
47.Tue,5/29 at SDP L (2-3)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Spikes Niekro  
48.Wed,5/30 at SDP L (2-10)# Benedict Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews McLaughlin  
49.Thu,5/31 at SDP L (1-3) Nolan Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Matula  
50.Fri,6/1 vs NYM L (4-5)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
51.Sat,6/2 vs NYM W (7-6)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
52.Sun,6/3 vs NYM L (4-9) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Mahler  
53.Mon,6/4 vs MON L (1-8)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Brizzolara  
54.Tue,6/5 vs MON W (4-1) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Spikes Office Matthews Matula  
55.Wed,6/6 vs MON L (2-12)# Pocoroba Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Spikes Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
56.Fri,6/8 at PHI W (11-5) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Solomon  
57.Sat,6/9 at PHI L (3-9) Pocoroba Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Mahler  
58.Sun,6/10 at PHI W (10-3)# Pocoroba Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
59.Mon,6/11 at MON L (5-6)# Pocoroba Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Brizzolara  
60.Wed,6/13 at MON L (1-4) Nolan Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Matula  
61.Thu,6/14 at MON L (3-4)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
62.Fri,6/15 at NYM L (1-2) Pocoroba Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Niekro  
63.Sat,6/16 at NYM L (0-2)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
64.Sun,6/17 at NYM L (1-2)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Brizzolara  
65.Mon,6/18 vs PHI W (10-5) Nolan Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Matula  
66.Tue,6/19 vs PHI W (10-4) Benedict Lum Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Niekro  
67.Wed,6/20 vs PHI L (4-10)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Solomon  
68.Thu,6/21 vs LAD L (4-6) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Mahler  
69.Fri,6/22 vs LAD W (3-2) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Brizzolara  
70.Sat,6/23 vs LAD W (7-3)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
71.Sun,6/24 vs LAD W (4-2) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Matula  
72.Mon,6/25 at SFG W (6-1) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Solomon  
73.Tue,6/26 at SFG L (5-6)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Mahler  
74.Wed,6/27 at SDP L (1-2)# Pocoroba Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
75.Wed,6/27 at SDP W (5-2)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Chaney Burroughs Bonnell Matthews McWilliams  
76.Thu,6/28 at SDP L (5-6) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Brizzolara  
77.Fri,6/29 at LAD W (5-2) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Matula  
78.Sat,6/30 at LAD W (7-4) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Solomon  
79.Sun,7/1 at LAD W (2-1)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
80.Tue,7/3 vs SFG W (5-2) Nolan Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Brizzolara  
81.Wed,7/4 vs SFG W (7-6)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
82.Thu,7/5 vs SFG W (5-4) Benedict Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Niekro  
83.Fri,7/6 vs STL L (5-9) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Solomon  
84.Fri,7/6 vs STL L (4-5) Nolan Lum Royster Horner Chaney Spikes Office Matthews Mahler  
85.Sat,7/7 vs STL W (10-2) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Spikes Office Matthews Brizzolara  
86.Sun,7/8 vs STL W (6-5) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Spikes Office Matthews Matula  
87.Mon,7/9 vs CHC L (4-7) Benedict Lum Royster Horner Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Niekro  
88.Tue,7/10 vs CHC L (3-7) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Solomon  
89.Wed,7/11 vs CHC W (6-5) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Office Matthews Brizzolara  
90.Fri,7/13 vs PIT W (13-4)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Niekro  
91.Sat,7/14 vs PIT L (1-5)# Benedict Horner Hubbard Royster Frias Burroughs Bonnell Matthews Matula  
92.Sun,7/15 vs PIT L (3-7) Nolan Horner Hubbard Royster Frias