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August 21, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 5 8 0
Phillies 4 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Braves 5 9 0
Phillies 4 8 1

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .313
OBP .500 .368
At Bats 4 515
Hits 2 161
• Singles 1 103
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 1 25
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 1 71

Rawly Eastwick Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 4
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Veterans Stadium - August 21, 1979
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Single
Rawly Eastwick
Dave Rader
Pete Rose
Bud Harrelson
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Greg Gross
Garry Maddox
Bake McBride
Gary Matthews
Jerry Royster
Bruce Benedict
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Benedict trying to get to home. Gross throws the ball in to Rader who tags Benedict, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Royster moves to third. Matthews moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benedict moves to second.
Top 9 McLaughlin strikes out.
Top 9 Greg Gross now playing left field. Bud Harrelson now playing second base. Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Greg Gross pinch hits for Manny Trillo. Gross 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.
Bottom 8 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with McLaughlin covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Bud Harrelson pinch runs for Greg Luzinski. Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bonnell is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rose 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 7 Joey McLaughlin now pitching. Bowa bunts towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Horner strikes out.
Top 7 There goes Burroughs. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Burroughs steals second.
Top 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mike Lum pinch hits for Larry Bradford. Lum hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larry Bradford now pitching. McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Eastwick strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Trillo. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Trillo steals second.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader scores.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell who is chasing the ball. Rader reaches third base with a triple. Schmidt scores. Luzinski scores.
Bottom 6 Maddox hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Schmidt moves to third.
Bottom 6 Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Benedict is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Frias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Bonnell moves to second.
Top 6 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Murphy strikes out. The ball gets by Rader. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 6 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive towards short. Frias reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bowa 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 McBride strikes out.
Top 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Matula strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader 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 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bonnell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Luzinski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murphy strikes out.
Top 3 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 McBride takes first base on ball four. Lerch moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lerch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Matula is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Benedict hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 1 Schmidt strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bonnell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Bonnell reaches second base with a double. Horner scores. Murphy goes all the way around to score. Bonnell moves to third.
Top 1 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Top 1 Horner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Matthews scores.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to second.
Top 1 Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.