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September 13, 1979

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Braves 3 8 0
Giants 1 6 2
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Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .310
OBP .000 .369
At Bats 4 583
Hits 0 181
• Singles 0 119
• Doubles 0 32
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 25
Walks 0 55
RBI’s 1 78

Greg Minton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 1
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Candlestick Park - September 13, 1979
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Single
Greg Minton
Dennis Littlejohn
Mike Ivie
Rob Andrews
Darrell Evans
Johnnie LeMaster
Terry Whitfield
Bill North
Max Venable
Gary Matthews
Jerry Royster
Phil Niekro
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro scores. There goes Royster trying to get to second. Andrews throws to second, with LeMaster covering, who tags Royster for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrews. Niekro moves to third.
Top 9 Greg Minton now pitching. Mike Ivie now playing first base. Terry Whitfield now playing left field. Miller bunts towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Andrews covering, for the out. Niekro moves to second.
Top 9 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McCovey 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 8 Ivie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 North strikes out.
Top 8 Benedict hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Chaney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pedro Borbon now pitching. Whisenton hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roger Metzger pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeMaster moves to second.
Bottom 7 LeMaster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Murphy strikes out.
Top 7 Horner hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Venable hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes Royster. The throw from Littlejohn and he is out, Andrews applying the tag.
Top 6 Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Miller strikes out.
Top 6 Tom Griffin now pitching. Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Greg Johnston pinch hits for Ed Whitson. Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Littlejohn hits a line drive towards first. Murphy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Chaney strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Whisenton. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Whisenton steals second.
Top 5 Whisenton takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Max Venable now playing right field. Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 4 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 4 McCovey strikes out.
Top 4 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws to second. Andrews drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Andrews. Miller scores. Matthews moves to second.
Top 4 There goes Miller. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Miller steals third.
Top 4 Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second.
Top 4 Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benedict scores.
Top 4 Niekro bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Andrews covering, for the out. Benedict moves to second.
Top 4 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. North moves to third.
Bottom 3 The umpire calls a balk on Niekro North moves to second.
Bottom 3 North takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Whitson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chaney strikes out.
Top 3 Whisenton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Top 3 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Matthews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Littlejohn strikes out.
Bottom 2 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whisenton. Evans reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Royster hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Miller. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Miller steals second.
Top 2 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Benedict hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCovey strikes out.
Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Niekro Ivie moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ivie takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 North is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Chaney strikes out.
Top 1 Whisenton takes first base on ball four. Horner moves to third. Murphy moves to second.
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 left field for a base hit. Royster scores.
Top 1 Matthews strikes out. There goes Royster. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Miller strikes out.