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June 10, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 10 15 3
Phillies 3 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 10 15 3
Phillies 3 8 2

Pete Rose Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .358
OBP .333 .428
At Bats 3 226
Hits 1 81
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 29
RBI’s 0 26

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 9 0
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Veterans Stadium - June 10, 1979
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Double
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Mike Lum
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Pepe Frias
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Pete Rose
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Rose reaches second base with a double.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Niekro strikes out.
Top 9 Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frias moves to second.
Top 9 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Harrelson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gross takes first base on ball four. McBride moves to second.
Bottom 8 McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Rowland Office now playing center field. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Doug Bird now pitching. Greg Gross now playing center field. Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 7 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bowa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Bowa reaches second base with a double. Harrelson scores. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rader strikes out.
Bottom 7 The umpire calls a balk on Niekro Harrelson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Harrelson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Gross scores.
Bottom 7 Greg Gross pinch hits for Jim Lonborg. Gross hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell who is chasing the ball. Gross reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster moves to second.
Top 7 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Niekro strikes out.
Top 7 Lum hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias misplays the ball. That's an error on Frias.
Bottom 6 Maddox 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 6 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 6 Burroughs is hit by the pitch.
Top 6 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
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.