Braves @ Reds
August 8, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 2 0
Reds 3 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Braves 1 2 0
Reds 3 7 0

Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .265
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 3 442
Hits 0 117
• Singles 0 92
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 47
RBI’s 0 39

Bill Bonham Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Riverfront Stadium - August 8, 1979
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Out
Bill Bonham
Johnny Bench
Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Ray Knight
Dave Concepcion
Dave Collins
Cesar Geronimo
Hector Cruz
Jerry Royster

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 1 2 0 0
Cincinnati Reds 3 7 0 6
Winning Pitcher Bill Bonham
Losing Pitcher Phil Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dave Concepcion
Attendance 24,022
Time of Game 1 hour 50 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mike Lum pinch hits for Phil Niekro. Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Bruce Benedict. Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out.
Bottom 8 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Concepcion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bonham strikes out.
Bottom 7 Geronimo hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Horner strikes out.
Top 7 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Driessen for the out.
Bottom 6 Knight hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Concepcion hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Bench hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Niekro strikes out.
Top 6 Benedict hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Collins 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 Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bonham hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Frias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Bonnell. The slide. Bench applies the tag. Bonnell is out.
Top 5 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Bonnell reaches second base with a double. Murphy goes all the way around to score. Bonnell moves to third.
Top 5 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hector Cruz now playing right field. Horner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Driessen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Geronimo hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Driessen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonnell throws the ball in to Royster who tags Knight, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 4 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Driessen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out.
Top 4 Matthews hits a popup towards short. Concepcion settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Concepcion hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bench strikes out.
Bottom 3 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Niekro fires to first and picks off Collins.
Bottom 3 Collins bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Morgan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bonham bunts towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. Driessen moves to third. Geronimo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Driessen moves to second.
Bottom 2 Driessen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Knight hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bonnell strikes out.
Top 2 Murphy hits a popup in front of the plate. Bench settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Concepcion hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bench hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan moves to third.
Bottom 1 Griffey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Morgan. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Morgan steals second.
Bottom 1 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Office strikes out.
Top 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bonham fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Concepcion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.