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April 9, 1979

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Top 6 R H E
Reds 8 8 0
Braves 3 4 2
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Reds 9 9 0
Braves 3 4 2

Johnny Bench Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .267
OBP .333 .400
At Bats 2 15
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 1 1

Craig Skok Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 9, 1979
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Home Run
Craig Skok
Dale Murphy
Mike Lum
Glenn Hubbard
Jerry Royster
Pepe Frias
Jeff Burroughs
Barry Bonnell
Gary Matthews
Johnny Bench
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Skok fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hubbard is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Skok is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Frias strikes out.
Top 5 Morgan is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Concepcion hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knight tags and scores.
Top 5 Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias misplays the ball. That's an error on Frias. Driessen scores. Knight moves to third. Geronimo moves to second.
Top 5 Craig Skok now pitching. Geronimo takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Knight hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Driessen moves to third. Knight moves to second.
Top 5 There goes Driessen. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Driessen steals second.
Top 5 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bench hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Foster takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Morgan strikes out.
Top 4 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Concepcion for the out. Griffey moves to second.
Top 4 Griffey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum fields the ball and throws to LaCorte covering. Safe.
Top 4 Seaver hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Hubbard takes first base on ball four. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 LaCorte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Geronimo strikes out.
Top 3 Frank LaCorte now pitching. Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Driessen hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan tags and scores.
Top 3 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morgan moves to third. Foster moves to second.
Top 3 Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second.
Top 3 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Bonnell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Murphy is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Lum hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Concepcion 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 2 Griffey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Knight scores. That run is unearned.
Top 2 Seaver bunts towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. Knight moves to second.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler juggles the ball. That's an error on Mahler.
Bottom 1 Burroughs strikes out. There goes Hubbard. The throw from Bench and Hubbard is out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hubbard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Royster is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Driessen hits a popup towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bench hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foster tags and scores.
Top 1 Foster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Foster reaches third base with a triple. Griffey scores. Morgan goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Concepcion bunts between the mound and first base. Mahler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Concepcion for the out. Griffey moves to third.
Top 1 Griffey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Griffey reaches second base with a double.