Cardinals @ Braves
July 8, 1979

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 9 0
Braves 5 9 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 9 0
Braves 6 10 2

Jerry Royster Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .276
OBP .250 .347
At Bats 4 330
Hits 1 91
• Singles 1 74
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 38
RBI’s 2 29

Mark Littell Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 4
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - July 8, 1979
Mark Littell
Terry Kennedy
Keith Hernandez
Mike Phillips
Ken Oberkfell
Garry Templeton
Lou Brock
Tony Scott
Dane Iorg
Jerry Royster
Jeff Burroughs
Pepe Frias

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 5 9 0 6
Atlanta Braves 6 10 2 6
Winning Pitcher Gene Garber
Losing Pitcher Mark Littell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jerry Royster
Attendance 4,160
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frias scores. Burroughs moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Gene Garber. Burroughs is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Frias hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Frias reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Templeton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy tags and scores.
Top 9 Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to third.
Top 9 Kennedy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Kennedy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Bonnell hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nolan hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mark Littell now pitching. Dane Iorg now playing right field. Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Gene Garber now pitching. Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops it up and throws to first, with Garber covering, for the out. Templeton scores.
Top 8 Templeton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 7 Office hits a popup towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Roy Thomas now pitching. Matula hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bernie Carbo pinch hits for George Frazier. Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops it up and throws to first, with Matula covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frias for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbard takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Spikes hits a popup towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nolan hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matula fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hendrick hits a fly ball towards left. Spikes settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Spikes.
Top 6 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first, with Matula covering, for the out.
Top 6 Scott 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 5 Horner hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Office hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Templeton hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to home to get Kennedy. Oberkfell moves to third. Phillips moves to second.
Top 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard misplays the ball. That's an error on Hubbard. Kennedy moves to third. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kennedy moves to second.
Top 5 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 George Frazier now pitching. Matula strikes out.
Bottom 4 Frias hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hubbard moves to third.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Hubbard reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Spikes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a line drive towards short. Frias reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Scott 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 Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Office strikes out.
Top 3 Brock hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Forsch hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Oberkfell tags and scores.
Top 3 Phillips hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to third.
Top 3 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Oberkfell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spikes scores. Frias scores.
Bottom 2 Matula bunts towards the mound. Forsch fields it and throws to first for the out. Spikes moves to third. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 2 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nolan scores. Spikes moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spikes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horner scores. Nolan moves to second.
Bottom 2 Nolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 2 Horner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kennedy for the out.
Top 2 Hendrick strikes out.
Top 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Top 1 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Templeton hits a line drive into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.