With Phil Niekro getting credit for his 19th win of the season, the Braves edged the Dodgers, 3-2. The Braves tallied twice in the third inning when Dale Murphy led off with a single, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Niekro. After Jerry Royster flied out, a double by Rowland Office plated Niekro.

The Braves picked up the deciding run in the fourth when Jeff Burroughs reached first on an error by Bill Russell, advanced to third on a single by Joe Nolan and scored on a grounder by Murphy. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Braves 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Dodgers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Lopes 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .282 Office cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .251 Russell ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 .280 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Monday cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Burroughs lf 4 1 0 0 0 2 .309 Garvey 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .308 Bonnell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Cey 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .270 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Baker lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Nolan c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Lacy rf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .267 Murphy 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .235 Yeager c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .190 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .306 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Grote c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Niekro p 3 1 2 1 0 1 .207 Law pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Rautzhan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hooton p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .156 Ferguson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 White pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Oates ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Totals 34 3 6 3 1 4 Totals 36 2 10 1 4 6 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 27,993 Left on Base: Braves 5, Dodgers 13 DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 0 Errors: Royster, Russell Doubles: Office (11), Russell (30) Triples: Lacy (4) Sacrifice Hits: Monday (3) Hit by Pitch: Cey (7,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(19-15) 8.1 10 2 1 4 6 0 40 2.91 Garber SV(25) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.31 Totals 9 10 2 1 4 6 0 42 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(18-9) 6 6 3 2 1 2 0 26 2.65 Hough 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.93 Rautzhan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.64 Totals 9 6 3 2 1 4 0 35 Passed Balls: Nolan (11) Hit by Pitch: Niekro (12) Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (11) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Office popped to catcher in foul territory; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Russell doubled to center; Monday struck out; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Horner flied out to center; Nolan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey was called out on strikes; Baker flied out to left; Lacy tripled to right; Yeager popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 3RD: Murphy singled to center; Hubbard grounded out (third to first) [Murphy to second]; Niekro singled to center [Murphy scored]; Royster flied out to left; Office doubled to right [Niekro scored]; Matthews flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Hooton lined to shortstop; Lopes singled to left; Russell grounded out (third to first) [Lopes to second]; Monday grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Dodgers 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs reached on an error by Russell [Burroughs to first]; Horner flied out to left; Nolan singled to right [Burroughs to third]; Murphy forced Nolan (third to second) [Burroughs scored (unearned)]; Hubbard popped to first; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Cey was hit by a pitch; Baker singled to center [Cey to second]; Lacy singled to third [Cey to third, Baker to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Cey scored, Baker to third, Lacy to second]; Yeager struck out; Hooton walked; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro singled to center; Royster popped to second; Office popped to first; Matthews walked [Niekro to second]; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (second to first); Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1. BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled to left; Nolan flied out to right; Murphy forced Horner (pitcher to second); Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Cey singled to shortstop [Cey to second (error by Royster)]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Cey to third]; Baker struck out; Lacy walked; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo grounded out (second to pitcher) [Cey scored (unearned), Lacy to second]; FERGUSON BATTED FOR HOOTON; Ferguson walked; WHITE RAN FOR FERGUSON; Lopes forced Lacy (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 7TH: GROTE REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); HOUGH REPLACED WHITE (PITCHING); Niekro struck out; Royster popped to catcher in foul territory; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 7TH: Russell singled to center; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Russell to second]; Nolan allowed a passed ball [Russell to third]; Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Cey walked; Baker flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 8TH: Matthews lined to shortstop; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 8TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Lacy was called out on strikes; Grote singled to third; LAW RAN FOR GROTE; OATES BATTED FOR HOUGH; Oates forced Law (first to shortstop); Lopes singled to shortstop [Oates to second]; Russell forced Lopes (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 2. BRAVES 9TH: OATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); RAUTZHAN REPLACED LAW (PITCHING); Nolan popped to second; Murphy lined to pitcher; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 2. DODGERS 9TH: Monday flied out to center; Garvey singled to center; GARBER REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); BEALL REPLACED NIEKRO (PLAYING 1B); Cey popped to first; Baker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

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