Phillies @ Braves
August 31, 1979

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Top 2	R	H	E
Phillies	1	2	0
Braves	0	1	1

Top 2	R	H	E
Phillies	1	2	0
Braves	0	1	1

Doug Bird Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.000
OBP	.000	.250
At Bats	0	3
Hits	0	0
• Singles	0	0
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	1
RBI’s	0	0

Tony Brizzolara Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
6	8	0

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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 31, 1979

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Strikeout

Tony Brizzolara

Joe Nolan

Dale Murphy

Jerry Royster

Bob Horner

Pepe Frias

Jeff Burroughs

Rowland Office

Gary Matthews

Doug Bird

Larry Bowa

Greg Luzinski

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Bird strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Bowa hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Bowa reaches second base with a double. Luzinski moves to third.

Top 2 Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Horner hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Royster moves to third.

Bottom 1 Matthews takes first base on ball four. Royster moves to second.

Bottom 1 Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McBride tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 1 There goes McBride. The throw from Nolan, and Royster drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error.

Top 1 McBride bunts towards the mound. Brizzolara fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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