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July 5, 1979

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Bottom 7 R H E
Giants 3 7 0
Braves 2 6 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Giants 3 7 0
Braves 2 7 0

Phil Niekro Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .186
OBP .500 .226
At Bats 2 59
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 2 4

Ed Whitson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 5, 1979
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Single
Ed Whitson
Mike Sadek
Willie McCovey
Joe Strain
Darrell Evans
Johnnie LeMaster
Terry Whitfield
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Phil Niekro
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Niekro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 The ball gets by Benedict for a passed ball. Herndon moves to third.
Top 7 Strain hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Herndon moves to second.
Top 7 Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Whitson strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sadek hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 LeMaster strikes out.
Top 6 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Frias scores. Benedict moves to second.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to third. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 5 Frias hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lum hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Evans strikes out.
Top 5 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 4 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 4 Herndon takes first base on ball four. Sadek moves to second.
Top 4 Whitson strikes out.
Top 4 Sadek takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 LeMaster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. LeMaster reaches third base with a triple. Evans scores.
Top 4 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Evans moves to third.
Top 4 Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Strain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lum hits a line drive towards first. McCovey reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 2 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Herndon strikes out.
Top 2 Whitson strikes out.
Top 2 Sadek is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 LeMaster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Evans scores. Whitfield moves to second.
Top 2 Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Office hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 1 Royster strikes out.
Top 1 McCovey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs throws the ball in to Royster who tags McCovey, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 1 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Strain strikes out.
Top 1 Herndon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.