Braves @ Giants
May 25, 1979

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Braves 4 4 1
Giants 1 2 0
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Braves 4 4 1
Giants 2 3 0

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .000 .298
At Bats 1 77
Hits 0 19
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 12

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 6 0
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Candlestick Park - May 25, 1979
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Home Run
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Bob Horner
Darrel Chaney
Jerry Royster
Pepe Frias
Jeff Burroughs
Barry Bonnell
Gary Matthews
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

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

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Top 4 Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bonnell strikes out. Sadek drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bonnell out.
Top 4 Horner hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Frias. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Frias steals second.
Top 4 Frias hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clark strikes out. Benedict drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Clark out.
Bottom 3 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Niekro. Knepper goes all the way around to score. Whitfield moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 North hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Knepper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sadek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Top 3 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 2 LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Madlock. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Frias applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Top 2 Horner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Whitfield strikes out.
Bottom 1 North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Matthews strikes out.
Top 1 Frias strikes out.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.