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Phillies
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 2, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 2, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 2, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 2, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
Home Starting Pitcher | Eddie Solomon |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 10,040 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Bruce Froemming 2B: (none) 3B: Joe West |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Pete Rose | First Baseman |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
Bob Boone | Catcher |
Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
Dallas Green | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
Eddie Miller | Center Fielder |
Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
Barry Bonnell | Left Fielder |
Joe Nolan | Catcher |
Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
Eddie Solomon | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 2, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Solomon
McBride hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Solomon
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trillo for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Solomon
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Solomon
Schmidt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Espinosa
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Espinosa
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Espinosa
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Solomon
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Solomon
Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Solomon
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Solomon
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Espinosa vs. Solomon
Espinosa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski scores. Bowa moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McBride vs. Solomon
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Espinosa
Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Espinosa
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Espinosa
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Espinosa
There goes Bonnell. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Bonnell steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nolan vs. Espinosa
Nolan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Nolan reaches third base with a triple. Bonnell scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frias vs. Espinosa
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Solomon
Trillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Solomon
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Solomon
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Solomon
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Solomon
Boone hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solomon vs. Espinosa
Solomon hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Espinosa
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Espinosa
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Espinosa
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Solomon
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Solomon
Bowa hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Solomon
Espinosa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Espinosa
Horner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Espinosa
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Espinosa
Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Espinosa
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo. Bonnell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frias vs. Espinosa
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Espinosa covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Solomon
McBride hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Solomon
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trillo for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Solomon
Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solomon vs. Espinosa
Solomon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Espinosa
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Espinosa
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Solomon
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Solomon
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Solomon
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Espinosa
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Espinosa
Horner hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Espinosa
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Solomon
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Solomon
There goes Maddox. The throw from Nolan and he is out, Royster applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Solomon
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espinosa vs. Solomon
There goes Bowa. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Bowa steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Espinosa vs. Solomon
Espinosa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Solomon
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Espinosa
Bonnell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Espinosa
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Espinosa
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Solomon
Trillo hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Solomon
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Solomon
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Solomon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching. Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Eddie Solomon.
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. McGraw
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McGraw
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. McLaughlin
Joey McLaughlin now pitching.
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. McLaughlin
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McLaughlin
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. McLaughlin
There goes Maddox. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. McLaughlin
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. McLaughlin
Greg Gross pinch hits for Tug McGraw.
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horner vs. Reed
Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Reed
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Horner moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonnell vs. Reed
Bonnell strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. McLaughlin
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. McLaughlin
Trillo bunts between the mound and first base. McLaughlin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trillo for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. McLaughlin
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmidt vs. McLaughlin
Schmidt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luzinski vs. McLaughlin
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. McBride scores. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. McLaughlin
Mike Anderson pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Phillies, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Reed
Mike Anderson now playing left field.
Nolan strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Reed
Frias hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Reed
Mike Lum pinch hits for Joey McLaughlin.
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/2/1979 -- Philadelphia at Atlanta (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI McBride B, rf 5 1 2 0 Royster J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Miller E, cf 4 0 1 0 Rose P, 1b 5 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 4 0 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Horner B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 1 2 1 Murphy D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Anderson M, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Bonnell B, lf 4 1 1 0 Boone B, c 5 0 0 0 Nolan J, c 4 0 1 1 Maddox G, cf 4 0 2 0 Frias P, ss 4 0 0 0 Bowa L, ss 2 0 1 0 Solomon E, p 2 0 0 0 Espinosa N, p 3 0 1 1 Burroughs J, ph 1 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 McLaughlin J, p 0 0 0 0 Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0 Lum M, ph 1 0 0 0 Reed R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 2 8 2 35 1 5 1 Philadelphia 010 000 000 1 -- 2 Atlanta 010 000 000 0 -- 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Espinosa N 7.0 3 1 1 1 1 McGraw T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Reed R (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Solomon E 8.0 5 1 1 3 2 McLaughlin J (L) 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 E -- Trillo M DP -- Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Atlanta 5 2B -- Luzinski G 3B -- Nolan J SB -- Bonnell B, Bowa L, Maddox G CS -- Maddox G SH -- Trillo M T -- 2:30 A -- 10040
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