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September 26, 1977

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Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .287
OBP 1.000 .363
At Bats 1 537
Hits 1 154
• Singles 0 109
• Doubles 0 24
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 16
Walks 1 63
RBI’s 2 63

Dan Larson Season Stats

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1 6 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 26, 1977
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Home Run
Dan Larson
Ed Herrmann
Bob Watson
Art Howe
Enos Cabell
Roger Metzger
Joe Cannon
Cesar Cedeno
Jose Cruz
Gary Matthews
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Larson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howe moves to third.
Top 7 Howe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Asselstine. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Asselstine hits a popup in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dan Larson now pitching. Capra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cabell is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Rockett hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonnell scores.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Thomas Bonnell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores.
Bottom 5 The umpire calls a balk on Thomas Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Montanez hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Roy Thomas now pitching. Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cannon hits a popup towards third. Bonnell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Denny Walling pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Walling hits a line drive into left field. Matthews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matthews. Walling moves to second.
Top 5 Metzger is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Buzz Capra now pitching. Howe strikes out.
Bottom 4 Asselstine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Asselstine reaches second base with a double. Cruz throws the ball in to Cabell who tags Asselstine trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Whisenton scores. Royster goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whisenton moves to second.
Bottom 4 Larry Whisenton pinch hits for Larry Bradford. Whisenton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores.
Bottom 4 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Rockett is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Montanez scores. Bonnell scores.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Howe races to the bag and beats Matthews for the out. There's the throw to first, and Watson drops the ball. Montanez moves to third. Bonnell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Matthews is hit by the pitch. Montanez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Watson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Larry Bradford now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bradford fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cannon scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett misplays the ball. That's an error on Rockett. Andujar goes all the way around to score. Cannon moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Andujar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Asselstine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hanna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Preston Hanna now pitching. Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Howe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. Herrmann moves to second.
Top 3 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to second.
Top 3 Watson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cruz strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Rockett hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Herrmann fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cannon hits a popup towards short. Rockett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Andujar bunts towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second.
Top 2 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Montanez. Cruz scores. Watson moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Cruz moves to third.
Top 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cannon scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabell for the out. Cannon moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Cannon. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Cannon steals second.
Top 1 Cannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster misplays the ball. That's an error on Royster.