Pirates @ Braves
May 7, 1979

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Pirates 4 9 1
Braves 2 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Pirates 4 9 1
Braves 2 6 2

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .282
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 4 103
Hits 2 29
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 2 15

Kent Tekulve Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 7, 1979
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Kent Tekulve
Steve Nicosia
John Milner
Phil Garner
Dale Berra
Tim Foli
Bill Robinson
Omar Moreno
Dave Parker
Gary Matthews
Darrel Chaney
Joe Nolan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 1 11
Atlanta Braves 2 6 2 9
Winning Pitcher John Candelaria
Losing Pitcher Mickey Mahler
Save Kent Tekulve
Game Winning RBI Bill Robinson
Attendance 8,166
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kent Tekulve now pitching. Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Mike Lum pinch hits for Rick Mahler. Grant Jackson now pitching. Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Mike Lum. Spikes hits a line drive towards third. Berra reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Chaney takes first base on ball four. Nolan moves to second.
Bottom 9 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Bruce Benedict. Nolan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Milner is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Foli moves to third.
Top 9 Parker is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Foli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Foli reaches second base with a double. Moreno goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burroughs moves to third.
Bottom 8 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli misplays the ball. That's an error on Foli. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 8 Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rick Mahler now pitching. Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rowland Office pinch hits for Mickey Mahler. Office takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ed Whitson now pitching. Chaney strikes out.
Top 7 Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Milner takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second.
Top 7 Robinson is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Parker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell who is chasing the ball. Parker reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Foli hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Moreno hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Candelaria strikes out.
Top 6 Nicosia is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney misplays the ball. That's an error on Chaney. Berra moves to second.
Top 6 Garner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Milner hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Mahler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Parker hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mahler fires to first and has Moreno trapped. There's the throw to Chaney who tags Moreno for the out.
Top 5 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Parker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Candelaria hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nicosia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Berra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Garner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Parker strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mahler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hubbard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bonnell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Bonnell reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Foli hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berra scores. Nicosia moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Candelaria strikes out.
Top 2 Nicosia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney misplays the ball. That's an error on Chaney. Garner scores. Berra moves to third. Nicosia moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Berra takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Garner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Garner reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Milner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Moreno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Robinson strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Parker. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Parker steals second.
Top 1 Parker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Foli. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Chaney applying the tag.
Top 1 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Moreno trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 1 There goes Moreno. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Moreno steals second.
Top 1 Moreno is hit by the pitch.