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September 1, 1979

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Larry Bowa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .243
OBP .333 .318
At Bats 2 444
Hits 0 108
• Singles 0 87
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 8
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 50
RBI’s 0 25

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
17 17 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 1, 1979
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Triple
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Pepe Frias
Barry Bonnell
Eddie Miller
Gary Matthews
Larry Bowa
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bowa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Bowa reaches third base with a triple.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Maddox strikes out.
Top 8 Boone hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ron Reed now pitching. Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 7 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Mike Anderson now playing left field. Miller strikes out.
Top 7 Luzinski strikes out.
Top 7 Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Rose hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Trillo hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benedict moves to third.
Bottom 6 Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Frias hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McBride hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bowa hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Christenson fires to first and picks off Miller.
Bottom 5 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Maddox strikes out.
Top 5 Boone takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Luzinski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Frias hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Trillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McBride takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to third. Christenson moves to second.
Top 4 Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to third for the out. Maddox moves to second.
Top 4 Bowa hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second.
Top 4 Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Miller. The throw from Boone and he is out, Schmidt applying the tag.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Christenson Miller moves to second.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Luzinski. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Frias applying the tag.
Top 3 Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Schmidt strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Rose. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Royster applying the tag.
Top 3 Rose hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa misplays the ball. That's an error on Bowa. Murphy moves to third. Bonnell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bonnell takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Trillo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Benedict fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McBride hits a line drive to right field. Matthews throws towards first. Murphy fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Murphy. Bowa scores. McBride moves to second.
Top 2 Christenson bunts between the mound and first base. Niekro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Christenson for the out. Bowa moves to second.
Top 2 Bowa takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Maddox strikes out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a popup towards the mound. Christenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Luzinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride scores. Trillo moves to second.
Top 1 Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride moves to third.
Top 1 McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.