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June 10, 1979

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Bottom 5 R H E
Braves 8 9 2
Phillies 0 2 2
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Braves 8 9 2
Phillies 1 3 2

Dave Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .308
At Bats 1 12
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Phil Niekro Season Stats

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6 9 0
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Veterans Stadium - June 10, 1979
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Home Run
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Mike Lum
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Pepe Frias
Jeff Burroughs
Barry Bonnell
Gary Matthews
Dave Rader
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

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

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Bottom 5 Harrelson hits a line drive towards short. Frias reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Frias goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Lum hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Frias takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jim Lonborg now pitching. Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pocoroba for the out.
Bottom 4 Jose Cardenal pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick. Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBride for the out. Luzinski moves to third. Schmidt moves to second.
Bottom 4 Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second.
Bottom 4 Luzinski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Maddox hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Niekro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddox for the out.
Top 4 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 4 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Horner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Matthews hits a popup towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Royster strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lum settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rosehits a dribbler in front of the plate. Pocoroba interferes with Rose who is awarded first base.
Bottom 3 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lum scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 3 Dave Rader now catching. Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 3 Lum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frias scores.
Top 3 Frias hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Frias reaches second base with a double. Pocoroba scores.
Top 3 Pocoroba hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Luzinski fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Luzinski. Bonnell goes all the way around to score. Pocoroba moves to third.
Top 3 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 2 McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Schmidt. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Schmidt steals second.
Bottom 2 McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias misplays the ball. That's an error on Frias.
Bottom 2 Luzinski hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horner strikes out.
Top 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Royster for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Niekro reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Niekro fires to first and picks off Bowa.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lum is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horner scores. Burroughs scores. Bonnell moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 1 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bonnell takes first base on ball four. Horner moves to third. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster scores. Horner moves to second.
Top 1 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt juggles the ball. That's an error on Schmidt.
Top 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Carlton Royster moves to second.
Top 1 Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.