Braves @ Cardinals
May 13, 1979

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Bottom 6	R	H	E
Braves	1	4	1
Cardinals	4	5	0

Bottom 6	R	H	E
Braves	1	4	1
Cardinals	4	5	0

George Hendrick Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.305
OBP	.500	.361
At Bats	2	105
Hits	1	32
• Singles	0	21
• Doubles	1	8
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	11
RBI’s	2	17

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	5	0

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Busch Stadium - May 13, 1979

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Out

Phil Niekro

Bruce Benedict

Dale Murphy

Glenn Hubbard

Jerry Royster

Pepe Frias

Jeff Burroughs

Rowland Office

Gary Matthews

George Hendrick

Count: - , 0 Outs

Count: - , 1 Out

Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 6 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Matthews strikes out.

Top 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Simmons fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Simmons strikes out.

Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out. Vuckovich scores. Brock moves to third.

Bottom 5 Oberkfell takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 There goes Brock. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Brock steals second.

Bottom 5 Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vuckovich moves to third.

Bottom 5 Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Frias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Scott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Hendrick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. Simmons goes all the way around to score. Hendrick moves to third.

Bottom 4 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Murphy. Brock scores. Hernandez moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.

Bottom 4 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Vuckovich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Phillips strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Phillips out.

Bottom 3 Reitz hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Matthews hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Royster strikes out.

Bottom 2 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hendrick strikes out.

Bottom 2 Simmons hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Niekro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Frias trying to get to home. Hendrick throws the ball in to Simmons who tags Frias who's trying to score from second, for the out.

Top 2 Frias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hubbard scores. Frias moves to second.

Top 2 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hubbard moves to second.

Top 2 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Office hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Burroughs hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Matthews strikes out.

Top 1 Royster hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick who is chasing the ball. Royster reaches third base with a triple.

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Hendrick hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Braves @ Cardinals
May 13, 1979