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September 3, 1979

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Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .271
OBP .250 .364
At Bats 4 391
Hits 1 106
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 59
RBI’s 0 65

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 14 22
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 3, 1979
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Strikeout
Gene Garber
Joe Nolan
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Darrel Chaney
Barry Bonnell
Eddie Miller
Gary Matthews
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Bench strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Darrel Chaney now playing shortstop. Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rowland Office pinch hits for Pepe Frias. Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Nolan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hector Cruz now playing right field. Tom Hume now pitching. Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Concepcion 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 8 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster misplays the ball. That's an error on Royster. Collins moves to third. Morgan moves to second.
Top 8 Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Knight scores.
Top 8 Hector Cruz pinch hits for Doug Bair. Cruz hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 There goes Knight. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Knight steals second.
Top 8 Gene Garber now pitching. Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 7 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 7 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 7 There go the runners. The throw from Bench and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error. Royster scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Miller bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Royster moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Larry Bradford now pitching. Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out.
Top 7 Bench hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Foster hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matula strikes out.
Bottom 6 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bair picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bair. Nolan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Doug Bair now pitching. Bonnell hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Bair scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonnell for the out.
Top 6 Harry Spilman pinch hits for Mario Soto. Spilman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Geronimo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knight moves to second.
Top 6 Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bench 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 Mario Soto now pitching. Murphy strikes out. There goes Horner. The throw from Bench to second, and Horner is out.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 There goes Matthews. The throw from Bench and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster scores.
Bottom 5 Miller bunts towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out.
Bottom 4 Matula hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Frias hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nolan moves to third.
Bottom 4 Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horner scores. Bonnell scores.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Bonnell reaches second base with a double. Horner moves to third.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Geronimo 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 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Matula strikes out.
Bottom 3 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Driessen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Foster scores. Bench moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner juggles the ball. That's an error on Horner. Foster moves to second.
Top 3 Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonham scores. Collins scores.
Top 3 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Murphy, and towards Royster, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Bonham moves to third. Collins moves to second.
Top 3 Collins takes first base on ball four. Bonham moves to second.
Top 3 Bonham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Geronimo for the out.
Top 2 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Driessen 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 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 1 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Concepcion takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Morgan strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Collins. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Collins steals second.
Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster misplays the ball. That's an error on Royster.