Braves @ Dodgers
July 1, 1979

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Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 1 9 1
Dodgers 1 5 0
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Braves 1 9 1
Dodgers 1 5 0

Bill Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .287
OBP .000 .304
At Bats 3 334
Hits 0 96
• Singles 0 75
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 28

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 10 0
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Dodger Stadium - July 1, 1979
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Strikeout
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Bob Horner
Glenn Hubbard
Jerry Royster
Pepe Frias
Jeff Burroughs
Barry Bonnell
Gary Matthews
Bill Russell
Davey Lopes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Russell strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Russell out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brett fires to first and picks off Hubbard.
Top 8 Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws to second. Hubbard drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Hubbard. Baker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to second.
Top 7 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Ken Brett now pitching. Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Martinez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ted Martinez pinch runs for Charlie Hough. There goes Martinez. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Martinez steals second.
Bottom 6 Hough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Frias hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Frias reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Hubbard strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Bonnell. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Russell applying the tag.
Top 6 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Burroughs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Horner strikes out.
Top 5 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Yeager fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Hubbard strikes out. Yeager drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hubbard out.
Bottom 3 Hough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomas strikes out.
Top 3 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster scores. There goes Matthews trying to get to home. Baker throws the ball in to Yeager who tags Matthews, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Horner moves to second.
Top 3 Charlie Hough now pitching. Matthews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Royster moves to third.
Top 3 Steve Yeager now catching. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonnell moves to third.
Top 2 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to second.
Top 2 Hubbard strikes out.
Top 2 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Horner strikes out.
Top 1 Matthews strikes out.
Top 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.