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Braves	1	1	1

Joe Niekro Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.250
OBP	.000	.250
At Bats	0	36
Hits	0	9
• Singles	0	7
• Doubles	0	2
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	0
RBI’s	0	5

Preston Hanna Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
7	9	0

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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 5, 1978

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Strikeout

Preston Hanna

Biff Pocoroba

Dale Murphy

Rod Gilbreath

Bob Horner

Jerry Royster

Jeff Burroughs

Rowland Office

Gary Matthews

Joe Niekro

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Niekro is called out on strikes.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Fischlin hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Matthews goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Matthews takes first base on ball four.

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

Bottom 1 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Pujols strikes out.

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

Top 1 Watson takes first base on ball four. Cabell moves to third. Cruz moves to second.

Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy juggles the ball. That's an error on Murphy. Gonzalez scores. Cabell moves to second.

Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third.

Top 1 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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