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August 21, 1979

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Braves 4 5 0
Phillies 4 8 1
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Braves 5 6 0
Phillies 4 8 1

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .311
OBP .333 .367
At Bats 3 514
Hits 1 160
• Singles 1 103
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 24
Walks 0 46
RBI’s 0 70

Rawly Eastwick Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 4
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Veterans Stadium - August 21, 1979
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Home Run
Rawly Eastwick
Dave Rader
Pete Rose
Manny Trillo
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Bake McBride
Gary Matthews
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mike Lum pinch hits for Larry Bradford. Lum hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Larry Bradford now pitching. McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Eastwick strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Trillo. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Trillo steals second.
Bottom 6 Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader scores.
Bottom 6 Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell who is chasing the ball. Rader reaches third base with a triple. Schmidt scores. Luzinski scores.
Bottom 6 Maddox hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Schmidt moves to third.
Bottom 6 Schmidt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Rawly Eastwick now pitching. Benedict is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Frias hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. Bonnell moves to second.
Top 6 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Murphy strikes out. The ball gets by Rader. He chases the ball to the backstop.
Top 6 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Rose hits a line drive towards short. Frias reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McBride strikes out.
Top 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Matula strikes out.
Bottom 4 Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trillo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rader 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 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bonnell hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Luzinski is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Schmidt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Rose hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Murphy strikes out.
Top 3 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 McBride takes first base on ball four. Lerch moves to second.
Bottom 2 Lerch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Matula is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Benedict hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rose moves to third.
Bottom 1 Schmidt strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Rose moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rose hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bonnell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Bonnell reaches second base with a double. Horner scores. Murphy goes all the way around to score. Bonnell moves to third.
Top 1 Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Top 1 Horner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Matthews scores.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to second.
Top 1 Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.