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Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .272
OBP .667 .336
At Bats 3 588
Hits 2 160
• Singles 2 129
• Doubles 0 23
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 60
RBI’s 1 48

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 6 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 24, 1979
Out
Ken Forsch
Bruce Bochy
Enos Cabell
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Julio Gonzalez
Jose Cruz
Cesar Cedeno
Jeffrey Leonard
Jerry Royster
Eddie Miller
Jim Wessinger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Wessinger scores. Royster moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Jim Wessinger pinch runs for Mike Lum. Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wessinger moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mike Lum pinch hits for Larry McWilliams. Lum hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Frias hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Landestoy 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 6 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Whisenton hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 6 Horner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McWilliams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bochy is walked intentionally. Cruz moves to second.
Top 6 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cabell moves to third.
Top 6 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miller bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 5 McWilliams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Nolan hits a fly ball into right field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whisenton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bochy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Forsch scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Matthews for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McWilliams scores.
Bottom 3 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McWilliams moves to third.
Bottom 3 McWilliams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. McWilliams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frias for the out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Landestoy moves to third.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Forsch strikes out.
Top 3 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Nolan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Whisenton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McWilliams spins and fires to second and Frias drops the ball. That's an error on Frias.
Top 2 Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell moves to second.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Leonard hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Landestoy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.