Unleashing a 14-hit assault, the Braves trampled the Dodgers, 10-2, as Barry Bonnell drove in four runs with a two-run homer and two-run double. The Braves trailed, 2-0, in the second inning when Bonnell unloaded a circuit clout following a single by Mike Lum. A solo homer by Dale Murphy in the third inning put the Braves ahead, 3-2.

Dodger starter Andy Messersmith was kayoed in a three-run seventh. Larry McWilliams led off with a single, was sacrificed to second and scored on a single by Glenn Hubbard. After Rick Sutcliffe replaced Messersmith, Hubbard was caught stealing. But a single by Gary Matthews, walk to Jeff Burroughs, RBI single by Lum and throwing error by third baseman Ron Cey produced two more runs. The Braves added four runs in the ninth, two on Bonnell's double. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1979 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Braves       0  2  0    1  0  0    3  0  4  -  10 14  0
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .400      Lopes 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .167
Hubbard 2b            4   1   2   1     1   1   .200      Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .424
Matthews rf           5   2   2   0     0   0   .276      Baker lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Burroughs lf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .100      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .333
  Office pr,cf        1   2   1   1     0   0   .200      Cey 3b                4   0   2   0     0   1   .296
Lum 1b                4   1   2   1     0   0   .200      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .077
  Spikes ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Thomasson rf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Beall 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Murphy c              5   2   2   1     0   1   .292      Messersmith p         2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Bonnell cf,lf         4   1   2   4     1   0   .304        Sutcliffe p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Frias ss              5   0   2   0     0   0   .158        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McWilliams p          4   1   1   0     0   3   .167        Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37  10  14   9     5   6             Totals               31   2   4   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 27,510
Left on Base: Braves 8, Dodgers 4
DP: Braves 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Bonnell (1)
Home Runs: Bonnell (3), Murphy (3), Garvey (1)
Caught Stealing: Hubbard (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (1), McWilliams (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Spikes (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(1-1)       9     4   2   2   2   5   1  33   4.20
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   5   1  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(1-1)      6.1   6   4   4   4   4   2  29   3.38
Sutcliffe               1.2   3   2   1   1   1   0   8   1.35
Rautzhan                1     5   4   4   0   1   0   8  12.27
Totals                  9    14  10   9   5   6   2  45

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Jim Scott, 2B - Dale Williams, 3B - Jack Conn


BRAVES 1ST: Debut for umpire Jack Conn; Royster flied out
to center; Hubbard struck out; Matthews flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell flied out to right; Baker
flied out to right; Garvey homered [Lopes scored]; Cey singled
to left; Thomas struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Lum singled
to right; Murphy struck out; Bonnell homered [Lum scored]; Frias
singled to left; McWilliams struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Yeager
flied out to center; Messersmith lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to left; Hubbard flied out to
left; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes flied out to right; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum
grounded out (second to first); Murphy homered; Bonnell grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to left; Cey flied out to center;
Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias grounded out (third to first); McWilliams
struck out; Royster walked; Hubbard walked [Royster to second];
Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Thomasson flied out to right; Yeager flied out to
right; Messersmith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs walked; Lum grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Burroughs to second]; Murphy grounded out (second to
first); Bonnell was walked intentionally; Frias forced Bonnell
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
lined to third; Baker singled to right; Garvey lined to third; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 7TH: McWilliams singled to right; Royster out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [McWilliams to second];
Hubbard singled to center [McWilliams scored]; SUTCLIFFE
REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Hubbard was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Matthews singled to left; Burroughs
walked [Matthews to second]; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Lum
singled to center [Matthews scored, Office scored (error by Cey)
(unearned) (no RBI), Lum to third]; Murphy popped to first in
foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Dodgers
2.

DODGERS 7TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cey struck out; Thomas struck out;
Thomasson walked; Yeager flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 6, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Bonnell lined to shortstop; Frias singled to left;
McWilliams out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Frias to
second]; Royster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: MOTA BATTED FOR SUTCLIFFE; Mota grounded out
(second to first); Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Dodgers 2.

BRAVES 9TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Hubbard singled
to left; Matthews singled to left [Hubbard to second]; Office
singled to right [Hubbard scored, Matthews to third]; SPIKES
BATTED FOR LUM; Spikes hit a sacrifice fly to center [Matthews
scored]; Murphy singled to center [Office to second]; Bonnell
doubled to right [Office scored, Murphy scored]; Frias grounded
out (second to first) [Bonnell to third]; McWilliams was called
out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 10, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: BEALL REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING 1B); Baker flied out
to right; Garvey flied out to left; Cey singled to left; Thomas
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 10,
Dodgers 2.