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September 30, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 11 0
Reds 1 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 7 11 0
Reds 2 6 0

Rick Auerbach Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .202
OBP .000 .298
At Bats 1 99
Hits 0 20
• Singles 0 11
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 14
RBI’s 0 11

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
20 20 0
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Riverfront Stadium - September 30, 1979
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Home Run
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Dale Murphy
Glenn Hubbard
Bob Horner
Darrel Chaney
Barry Bonnell
Eddie Miller
Larry Whisenton
Rick Auerbach
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Auerbach hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Foster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Chaney hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bonnell hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Dave Tomlin now pitching. Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tomlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a fly ball into right field. Whisenton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kennedy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Blair strikes out.
Top 8 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Whisenton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tom Hume now pitching. Paul Blair now playing center field. Hector Cruz now playing right field. Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Correll strikes out.
Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Auerbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Benedict hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horner scores. Chaney moves to second.
Top 7 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion fields it and throws to second for the out. Horner moves to third.
Top 7 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Top 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Harry Spilman now playing first base. Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larry Whisenton now playing right field. Glenn Hubbard now playing second base. Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Royster hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Paul Blair now playing right field. Doug Bair now pitching. Rick Auerbach now playing third base. Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blair moves to third.
Bottom 5 Paul Blair pinch hits for Charlie Leibrandt. Blair takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 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 5 Benedict hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chaney hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 The ball gets by Correll for a passed ball. Murphy moves to third.
Top 5 There goes Murphy. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Murphy steals second.
Top 5 Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Knight strikes out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Charlie Leibrandt now pitching. Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Matthews takes first base on ball four. Chaney scores. Miller moves to third. Royster moves to second.
Top 4 Royster takes first base on ball four. Chaney moves to third. Miller moves to second.
Top 4 Miller is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Benedict strikes out.
Top 4 There goes Chaney. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Chaney steals second.
Top 4 Mario Soto now pitching. Chaney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to second.
Bottom 3 Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rafael Santo Domingo pinch hits for Bill Bonham. Santo Domingo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Correll hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 3 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 There goes Matthews. The throw from Correll and he is out, Concepcion applying the tag.
Top 3 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Benedict scores.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chaney scores. Benedict moves to third.
Top 2 Benedict hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Benedict reaches second base with a double. Chaney moves to third.
Top 2 Chaney takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Junior Kennedy now playing second base. Bonnell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a line drive towards short. Chaney reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Junior Kennedy pinch hits for Joe Morgan. Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Horner takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to second.
Top 1 Matthews strikes out.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.