Braves @ Giants
June 26, 1979

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Top 7	R	H	E
Braves	3	6	1
Giants	5	5	1

Top 7	R	H	E
Braves	4	6	1
Giants	5	5	1

Jerry Royster Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.269
OBP	.333	.338
At Bats	3	275
Hits	1	74
• Singles	1	60
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	30
RBI’s	0	21

Tom Griffin Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	4	2

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Candlestick Park - June 26, 1979

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Out

Tom Griffin

Marc Hill

Mike Ivie

Roger Metzger

Hector Cruz

Johnnie LeMaster

Larry Herndon

Bill North

Jack Clark

Jerry Royster

Bruce Benedict

Pepe Frias

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Tom Griffin now pitching. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frias scores. Benedict moves to third.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 7 Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin. Pocoroba bunts towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Metzger covering, for the out. Frias moves to third. Benedict moves to second.

Top 7 Benedict takes first base on ball four. Frias moves to second.

Top 7 Roger Metzger now playing second base. Frias takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 LeMaster strikes out.

Bottom 6 Cruz strikes out.

Bottom 6 Bo McLaughlin now pitching. Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs scores.

Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Horner scores. Burroughs moves to third.

Top 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Chaney scores. Horner moves to third.

Top 6 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chaney moves to second.

Top 6 Matthews strikes out.

Top 6 Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Adrian Devine. Chaney takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Ivie strikes out.

Bottom 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Frias hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Hubbard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Blue hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 4 Horner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 LeMaster hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Devine fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Devine strikes out.

Top 3 Benedict hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 2 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster juggles the ball. That's an error on Royster. Herndon moves to third.

Bottom 2 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 2 North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Devine fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Frias hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Hubbard strikes out.

Top 2 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burroughs moves to third.

Top 2 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz juggles the ball. That's an error on Cruz. Burroughs moves to second.

Bottom 1 Blue hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Hill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Madlock scores. Cruz scores.

Bottom 1 Adrian Devine now pitching. LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. Ivie scores. Madlock moves to third. Cruz moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four. Clark scores. Ivie moves to third. Madlock moves to second.

Bottom 1 Madlock is walked intentionally.

Bottom 1 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. Ivie moves to second.

Bottom 1 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 North hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 1 There goes Royster. The throw from Hill and he is out, Madlock applying the tag.

Top 1 Horner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Matthews hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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Tom Griffin now pitching. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frias scores. Benedict moves to third.

Braves @ Giants
June 26, 1979