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Reds 6 @ Braves 5
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 3, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 3, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 3, 1979 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 6 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 5 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherDoug Bair  
Losing PitcherGene Garber  
SaveTom Hume  
Game Winning RBIDave Collins 

Game Info

DateSeptember 3, 1979 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Bonham  
Home Starting PitcherRick Matula  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance3,139 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Andy Olsen
1B: Doug Harvey
2B: Eric Gregg
3B: Steve Fields

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dave Collins  Right Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Dave Concepcion  Shortstop 
George Foster  Left Fielder 
Johnny Bench  Catcher 
Dan Driessen  First Baseman 
Ray Knight  Third Baseman 
Cesar Geronimo  Center Fielder 
Bill Bonham  Pitcher 
John McNamara  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Second Baseman 
Eddie Miller  Center Fielder 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Bob Horner  Third Baseman 
Dale Murphy  First Baseman 
Barry Bonnell  Left Fielder 
Joe Nolan  Catcher 
Pepe Frias  Shortstop 
Rick Matula  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Reds 6 @ Braves 5
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 3, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/3/1979 -- Cincinnati at Atlanta (N)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Collins D, rf         4  1  1  1   Royster J, 2b         5  2  3  0   
Hume T, p             0  0  0  0   Miller E, cf          2  0  1  0   
Morgan J, 2b          5  1  1  0   Matthews G, rf        4  1  1  1   
Concepcion D, ss      4  0  0  0   Horner B, 3b          4  1  2  1   
Foster G, lf          5  2  2  4   Murphy D, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Bench J, c            5  0  1  0   Bonnell B, lf         4  1  1  0   
Driessen D, 1b        5  0  1  1   Nolan J, c            3  0  2  2   
Knight R, 3b          4  1  3  0   Frias P, ss           3  0  1  0   
Geronimo C, cf        4  0  1  0   Office R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Bonham B, p           2  1  1  0   Chaney D, ss          0  0  0  0   
Soto M, p             0  0  0  0   Matula R, p           3  0  0  0   
Spilman H, ph         1  0  0  0   Bradford L, p         0  0  0  0   
Bair D, p             0  0  0  0   Garber G, p           0  0  0  0   
Cruz H, ph-rf         1  0  0  0   Lum M, ph             1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  6 11  6                        34  5 11  4

Cincinnati       003 000 210 --  6
Atlanta          000 220 100 --  5

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bonham B              4.1  9  4  3  1  1
Soto M                0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Bair D (W)            2.0  2  1  0  0  4
Hume T (S)            2.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Matula R              6.2  9  5  4  2  1
Bradford L            0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Garber G (L)          2.0  2  1  1  0  1

E -- Royster J 2, Horner B, Bench J 2, Bair D
DP -- Cincinnati 3, Atlanta 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Atlanta 6
2B -- Bonnell B
HR -- Foster G
SB -- Collins D, Matthews G, Miller E, Royster J, Knight R
CS -- Horner B
SH -- Miller E 2
T -- 2:30
A -- 3139

    

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