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Cardinals
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 6, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 6, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Denny |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Solomon |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: John McSherry 2B: Dave Pallone 3B: Bob Engel |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Mumphrey | Center Fielder |
| Ken Oberkfell | Second Baseman |
| Dane Iorg | First Baseman |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
| Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| John Denny | Pitcher |
| Ken Boyer | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Bob Horner | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Joe Nolan | Catcher |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Eddie Solomon | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 6, 1979
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Solomon
Brock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Solomon
Mumphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Solomon
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Solomon
Iorg strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Denny
Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Denny
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Denny
Office hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horner vs. Denny
Horner strikes out. There goes Royster. The throw from Kennedy and Royster is out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Solomon
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Solomon
Carbo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Solomon
Reitz hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Solomon
Phillips is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Denny vs. Solomon
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Denny for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Denny
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Denny
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Iorg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbard vs. Denny
Hubbard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frias vs. Denny
Frias strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solomon vs. Denny
Solomon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kennedy scoops up the ball and tags Solomon for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Solomon
Brock hits a popup in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Solomon
Mumphrey strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Solomon
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Solomon
Iorg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Solomon
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oberkfell scores. Iorg moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carbo vs. Solomon
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Denny
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Denny
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Denny
Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Denny
Horner strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Solomon
Reitz strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Solomon
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Solomon
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Denny
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Denny
Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Denny
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Solomon
Brock hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Solomon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brock for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Solomon
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Solomon
There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oberkfell vs. Solomon
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mumphrey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Iorg vs. Solomon
Iorg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Iorg reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Solomon
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Solomon
Carbo hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Denny
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solomon vs. Denny
Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Denny
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Solomon
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Solomon
Phillips hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Solomon
Denny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Solomon
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias misplays the ball. That's an error on Frias. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mumphrey vs. Solomon
Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Devine
Adrian Devine now pitching.
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field. Matthews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matthews. Brock scores. Mumphrey goes all the way around to score. Oberkfell moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Iorg vs. Devine
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Devine
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Denny
Matthews hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Denny
Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first, with Denny covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Denny
Horner hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Reitz, and towards Phillips, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Devine
Carbo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Devine
Reitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Devine
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Denny
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Denny
Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Denny
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Denny vs. Devine
Denny hits a popup towards first. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Devine
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mumphrey vs. Devine
Mumphrey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Devine
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Denny
Frias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. Denny
Mike Lum pinch hits for Adrian Devine.
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips misplays the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Frias moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Royster vs. Denny
Royster bunts towards first. Iorg fields the ball and throws to Denny covering. Safe. Frias moves to third. Lum moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Matthews vs. Denny
Matthews takes first base on ball four. Frias scores. Lum moves to third. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Office vs. Denny
Office hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carbo who is chasing the ball. Office reaches third base with a triple. Lum scores. Royster scores. Matthews goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horner vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
Horner strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burroughs vs. Littell
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Office scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Littell
Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Littell
Hubbard hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. McLaughlin
Bo McLaughlin now pitching.
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. McLaughlin
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops it up and throws to first, with McLaughlin covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. McLaughlin
Carbo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Littell
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Littell, and towards Phillips, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Littell
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin.
Pocoroba takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Littell
Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Littell
Matthews hits a popup towards first. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Office vs. Littell
Office hits a popup towards first. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1979, game 1 -- St.Louis at Atlanta (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 5 2 1 1 Royster J, 3b 5 1 3 0
Mumphrey J, cf 5 3 3 1 Matthews G, rf 4 1 0 1
Oberkfell K, 2b 5 1 2 1 Office R, cf 5 1 3 3
Iorg D, 1b 5 0 2 1 Horner B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Kennedy T, c 4 0 1 1 Burroughs J, lf 3 0 0 1
Carbo B, rf 5 1 2 1 Nolan J, c 4 0 1 0
Reitz K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hubbard G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Phillips M, ss 3 1 1 2 Frias P, ss 4 1 1 0
Denny J, p 4 0 0 0 Solomon E, p 2 0 0 0
Littell M, p 0 0 0 0 Devine A, p 0 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 1 0 0
McLaughlin B, p 0 0 0 0
Pocoroba B, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 13 8 35 5 8 5
St.Louis 111 014 010 -- 9
Atlanta 000 000 050 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Denny J (W)* 7.0 6 5 3 3 5
Littell M 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon E (L) 5.1 10 8 6 1 3
Devine A 2.2 3 1 1 0 0
McLaughlin B 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 5 batters in 8th
E -- Frias P, Matthews G, Phillips M
DP -- St.Louis 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Atlanta 7
2B -- Iorg D
3B -- Office R
HR -- Brock L, Carbo B, Phillips M, Mumphrey J
SB -- Mumphrey J
CS -- Royster J
HBP -- by Solomon E (Phillips M)
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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