Braves @ Cubs
July 21, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 7 0
Cubs 2 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 2 7 1
Cubs 3 10 1

Scot Thompson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .342
OBP .750 .389
At Bats 4 146
Hits 3 50
• Singles 3 40
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 16

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 10 18
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Wrigley Field - July 21, 1979
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Single
Gene Garber
Joe Nolan
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Pepe Frias
Jeff Burroughs
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Scot Thompson
Dave Kingman

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 2 7 1 2
Chicago Cubs 3 10 1 9
Winning Pitcher Dick Tidrow
Losing Pitcher Gene Garber
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 28,279
Time of Game 2 hours 31 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Thompson hits a ball on the ground into left field. Burroughs picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burroughs. Kingman goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dave Kingman pinch hits for Ivan De Jesus. Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dilone scores.
Bottom 9 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dilone moves to third.
Bottom 9 Ken Henderson pinch hits for Dick Tidrow. There goes Dilone. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Dilone steals second.
Bottom 9 Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Barry Foote. Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Foote hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Horner hits a line drive towards right. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Matthews.
Top 9 Dick Tidrow now pitching. Office strikes out.
Top 9 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Biittner 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 Gene Garber now pitching. Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Royster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Lum pinch hits for Rick Matula. Lum hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Nolan hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Horner strikes out.
Top 7 Office hits a popup towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Foote is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Ontiveros reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores. Martin moves to third.
Bottom 6 Biittner hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buckner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Buckner is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Matthews hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore catches it and throws to second with De Jesus covering, to double up Royster.
Top 6 Royster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Royster reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Matula strikes out.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Krukow hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Sizemore 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 5 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 4 Foote hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Matula, and towards Frias, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Biittner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Biittner for the out. Martin moves to second.
Bottom 4 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Burroughs strikes out. There goes Office. The throw from Foote to second, and Office is out.
Top 4 Horner is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores.
Top 4 There goes Matthews. The throw from Foote and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 4 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Buckner 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 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Krukow hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Royster for the out.
Top 3 Matula hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Frias hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sizemore hits a line drive towards the mound. Matula reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Foote takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Ontiveros 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 2 Biittner 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 2 Nolan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field. Biittner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. De Jesus moves to third.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. De Jesus moves to second.
Bottom 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Royster strikes out.