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Braves
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 8, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 8, 1979 at Riverfront Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Bonham |
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 24,022 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Gregg 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Andy Olsen |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
| Barry Bonnell | Left Fielder |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Bench | Catcher |
| Dave Concepcion | Shortstop |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Dan Driessen | First Baseman |
| Cesar Geronimo | Center Fielder |
| Bill Bonham | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Reds
Riverfront Stadium
August 8, 1979
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Bonham
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Bonham
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Bonham
Office strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Niekro
There goes Morgan. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Bonham
Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Bonham
Murphy hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Bonham
Bonnell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonham vs. Niekro
Bonham bunts towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Driessen moves to third. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Bonham
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Bonham
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Bonham
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffey vs. Niekro
Niekro fires to first and picks off Collins. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Niekro
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Bonham
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Bonham
Matthews hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Bonham
Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonnell throws the ball in to Royster who tags Knight, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Bonham
Hector Cruz now playing right field.
Horner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Bonham
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Bonham
Bonnell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Bonnell reaches second base with a double. Murphy goes all the way around to score. Bonnell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frias vs. Bonham
There goes Bonnell. The slide. Bench applies the tag. Bonnell is out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Bonham
Frias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Niekro
Bonham hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Bonham
Benedict hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Bonham
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Bonham
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Niekro
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Driessen vs. Niekro
Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Bonham
Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Bonham
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Bonham
Horner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Niekro
Geronimo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Niekro
Bonham strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niekro
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Niekro
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Bonham
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Bonham
Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Bonham
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Niekro
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bench vs. Niekro
Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Concepcion vs. Niekro
Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knight vs. Niekro
Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Bonham
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Bruce Benedict.
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Bonham
Mike Lum pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Bonham
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1979 -- Atlanta at Cincinnati (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Royster J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Matthews G, rf 3 0 1 0 Collins D, lf 4 0 1 0
Office R, cf 3 0 0 0 Griffey K, rf 0 0 0 0
Horner B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cruz H, rf 2 0 1 0
Murphy D, 1b 2 1 0 0 Bench J, c 4 1 1 0
Bonnell B, lf 3 0 1 1 Concepcion D, ss 4 1 1 2
Frias P, ss 3 0 0 0 Knight R, 3b 4 0 1 0
Benedict B, c 2 0 0 0 Driessen D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Nolan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Geronimo C, cf 3 1 2 1
Niekro P, p 2 0 0 0 Bonham B, p 2 0 0 0
Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 1 2 1 28 3 7 3
Atlanta 000 010 000 -- 1
Cincinnati 000 002 10x -- 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 8.0 7 3 3 4 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham B (W) 9.0 2 1 1 1 4
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Atlanta 0, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Bonnell B
HR -- Concepcion D, Geronimo C
SB -- Morgan J
CS -- Bonnell B
SH -- Bonham B
T -- 1:50
A -- 24022
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