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June 23, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 3 7 0
Braves 7 11 1
Top 9 R H E
Dodgers 3 7 0
Braves 7 11 1

Bill Russell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .299
OBP .250 .317
At Bats 4 301
Hits 1 90
• Singles 0 69
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 27

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 9 13
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - June 23, 1979
Out
Gene Garber
Bruce Benedict
Bob Horner
Glenn Hubbard
Jerry Royster
Pepe Frias
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Bill Russell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 7 0 8
Atlanta Braves 7 11 1 10
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Jerry Reuss
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 16,347
Time of Game 2 hours 38 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Lopes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gene Garber now pitching. Rowland Office now playing center field. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Von Joshua pinch hits for Ken Brett. Joshua strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bonnell hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster scores.
Bottom 8 Matthews hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ken Brett now pitching. The umpire calls a balk on Brett Lum scores. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benedict scores. Lum moves to third.
Bottom 8 Mike Lum pinch hits for Phil Niekro. Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benedict moves to third.
Bottom 8 Benedict hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Benedict reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ferguson hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frias hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hubbard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bonnell hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes tags and scores.
Top 7 Russell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bonnell. Russell reaches second base with a double. Lopes moves to third.
Top 7 Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Horner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews moves to third.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Matthews reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Baker hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Garvey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonnell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matthews moves to third.
Bottom 4 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Dave Patterson now pitching. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Russell hits a line drive towards short. Frias reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lopes takes first base on ball four. Yeager moves to second.
Top 4 Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Charlie Hough. Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Yeager hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Hubbard moves to third. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 3 Frias hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Garvey takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Smith reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 2 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Yeager strikes out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Ferguson moves to third.
Top 2 The ball gets by Benedict for a passed ball. Ferguson moves to second.
Top 2 Ferguson takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Charlie Hough now pitching. Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Benedict takes first base on ball four. Hubbard moves to third. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 1 Frias takes first base on ball four. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horner scores.
Bottom 1 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Matthews scores. Horner moves to third.
Bottom 1 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to third. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Horner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ferguson. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Royster scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 1 Royster takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Russell moves to third.
Top 1 Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Russell moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Lopes moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Lopes takes first base on ball four.