Braves @ Cardinals
May 12, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 9 1
Cardinals 6 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 6 9 1
Cardinals 7 11 0

Ken Reitz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .272
OBP .500 .325
At Bats 3 114
Hits 1 31
• Singles 0 17
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 16

Gene Garber Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 5 5
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Busch Stadium - May 12, 1979
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Single
Gene Garber
Bruce Benedict
Dale Murphy
Glenn Hubbard
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Jeff Burroughs
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Ken Reitz
George Hendrick
Ted Simmons
Keith Hernandez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 6 9 1 6
St. Louis Cardinals 7 11 0 11
Winning Pitcher Buddy Schultz
Losing Pitcher Gene Garber
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ken Reitz
Attendance 16,011
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Reitz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Simmons moves to third. Hendrick moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Scott strikes out.
Bottom 9 Hendrick is walked intentionally. Simmons moves to second.
Bottom 9 Simmons is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Hernandez reaches third base with a triple. Mumphrey goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Gene Garber now pitching. Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 9 Matthews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Royster goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pepe Frias pinch hits for Craig Skok. Frias hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Buddy Schultz now pitching. Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 8 Buddy Schultz pinch runs for Roger Freed. Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out.
Bottom 8 Roger Freed pinch hits for Darold Knowles. Freed takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Tyson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Craig Skok now pitching. Rowland Office now playing center field. Reitz hits a line drive into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Benedict hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez catches it and steps on first to double up Hubbard.
Top 8 Hubbard is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Barry Bonnell. Darold Knowles now pitching. Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Joe Nolan. Spikes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey. Spikes reaches second base with a double. Royster scores. Matthews scores. Murphy moves to third.
Top 8 Murphy takes first base on ball four. Lum scores. Royster moves to third. Matthews moves to second.
Top 8 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 8 Mark Littell now pitching. Matthews takes first base on ball four. Lum moves to third. Royster moves to second.
Top 8 Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lum moves to second.
Top 8 Mike Lum pinch hits for Mickey Mahler. Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chaney scores.
Top 8 Chaney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Chaney reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Hendrick hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Simmons takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews who is chasing the ball. Hernandez reaches third base with a triple. Mumphrey goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Phillips hits a line drive towards third. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Hubbard takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Martinez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney misplays the ball. That's an error on Chaney. Reitz moves to second.
Bottom 6 Reitz is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Scott is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs strikes out.
Top 6 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mumphrey bunts towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. Martinez moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Mahler hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out.
Bottom 4 Tyson strikes out.
Bottom 4 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Benedict hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Tyson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hubbard strikes out.
Top 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick 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 3 Simmons hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Top 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Royster hits a popup towards short. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster has Tyson trapped. There's the throw to Benedict and back to Royster, who tags Tyson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 2 Martinez bunts towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. Tyson moves to third.
Bottom 2 Tyson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Tyson reaches second base with a double. Reitz scores.
Bottom 2 Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Reitz reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Mahler strikes out.
Top 2 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Chaney moves to second.
Top 2 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Benedict takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mumphrey tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Phillips scores. Mumphrey moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mumphrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 1 Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick who is chasing the ball. Murphy reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Burroughs hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Matthews tags and scores.
Top 1 Matthews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mumphrey who is chasing the ball. Matthews reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Mike Phillips now playing shortstop. Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.