Mets @ Braves
August 16, 1979

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Top 8 R H E
Mets 3 7 0
Braves 1 7 1
Top 8 R H E
Mets 4 7 0
Braves 1 7 1

John Stearns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .252
OBP .333 .320
At Bats 3 389
Hits 1 98
• Singles 0 66
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 1 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 0 51

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
15 15 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 16, 1979
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Fielder's Choice
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Pepe Frias
Jeff Burroughs
Barry Bonnell
Gary Matthews
John Stearns
Lee Mazzilli
Alex Trevino
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Stearns bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Trevino scores. Mazzilli moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Trevino hits a line drive into center field. Bonnell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bonnell. Flores scores. Taveras goes all the way around to score. Trevino moves to third.
Top 8 Taveras bunts towards third. Horner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flores moves to second.
Top 8 Gil Flores pinch hits for Pete Falcone. Flores hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Flynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Flynn reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Horner hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Norman hits a fly ball towards right. Matthews catches it and throws to first to double up Youngblood.
Top 7 Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a popup towards third. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 6 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Stearns is called out on strikes.
Top 6 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.
Top 6 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Trevino hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taveras for the out.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Matthews. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Matthews steals third.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster scores. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 5 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Falcone strikes out.
Top 5 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Norman 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 Cardenal hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Horner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Murphy takes first base on ball four. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Youngblood hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stearns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Stearns reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Mazzilli hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benedict moves to second.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a popup towards first. Cardenal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Taveras strikes out.
Top 3 Falcone bunts towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Royster covering, for the out. Flynn moves to second.
Top 3 Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Norman is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Frias hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stearns hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cardenal scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matthews for the out. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mazzilli strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mazzilli out.
Top 1 Trevino 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 1 Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.