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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 22, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, played on September 22, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 22, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 22, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 7,767 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Steve Fields 3B: Bob Engel |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill North | Center Fielder |
Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
Mike Ivie | Left Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Larry Herndon | Right Fielder |
Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
Dennis Littlejohn | Catcher |
Vida Blue | Pitcher |
Dave Bristol | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Miller | Center Fielder |
Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
Barry Bonnell | Left Fielder |
Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
September 22, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
North vs. Niekro
North hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Niekro
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blue
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Blue
Royster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Blue
There goes Royster. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Royster steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Blue
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Horner vs. Blue
Horner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Blue
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Blue
Bonnell hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Blue
There goes Murphy. The throw from Littlejohn and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Chaney vs. Blue
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Niekro
Herndon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Blue
Benedict hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Blue
Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Blue
Miller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Blue
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlejohn vs. Niekro
Littlejohn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Niekro
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blue
Matthews hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Blue
Horner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Blue
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Niekro
North strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Niekro
Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Blue
Bonnell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Blue
Chaney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonnell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Benedict vs. Blue
Benedict is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Blue
Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Blue
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bonnell moves to third. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Royster vs. Blue
Royster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Littlejohn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Niekro
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blue
Matthews hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Matthews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Horner vs. Blue
Horner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Blue
Murphy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bonnell vs. Blue
Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Chaney vs. Blue
Chaney takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Benedict vs. Blue
Benedict hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Murphy scores. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner juggles the ball. That's an error on Horner. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Littlejohn vs. Niekro
Littlejohn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Niekro
Greg Johnston pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
Johnston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeMaster scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Niekro
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Borbon
Pedro Borbon now pitching.
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Borbon
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Borbon
Matthews hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Borbon
Horner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ivie. Horner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Borbon
Murphy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonnell vs. Borbon
Bonnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horner scores. There goes Murphy trying to get to third. Ivie throws the ball in to Evans, who tags Murphy for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Niekro
Ivie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Benedict settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Borbon
Chaney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benedict vs. Borbon
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Borbon
Niekro strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Niekro
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Venable vs. Niekro
Max Venable pinch hits for Dennis Littlejohn.
Venable hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Pedro Borbon.
Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herndon tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Niekro
North strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Plank
Mike Sadek now catching. Larry Herndon now playing center field. Max Venable now playing right field. Ed Plank now pitching.
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Plank
Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Plank
Matthews takes first base on ball four. Royster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horner vs. Plank
Horner hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Royster scores. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Plank
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herndon throws the ball in to Andrews who tags Murphy trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Matthews scores. Horner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonnell vs. Plank
Bonnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Horner scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Plank
Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Niekro
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/22/1979 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI North B, cf 4 0 0 0 Miller E, cf 4 0 1 0 Plank E, p 0 0 0 0 Royster J, 2b 4 2 1 0 Andrews R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 3 4 2 1 Ivie M, lf 4 0 0 0 Horner B, 3b 5 3 3 4 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0 Murphy D, 1b 3 1 2 1 Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bonnell B, lf 4 0 2 2 Herndon L, rf-cf 2 1 0 0 Chaney D, ss 3 0 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 3 1 1 0 Benedict B, c 4 0 1 2 Littlejohn D, c 2 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 4 0 0 0 Venable M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Blue V, p 1 0 0 0 Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 Johnston G, ph 1 0 1 1 Borbon P, p 0 0 0 0 Whitfield T, ph 0 0 0 1 Sadek M, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 2 2 2 34 10 13 10 San Francisco 000 001 010 -- 2 Atlanta 300 022 03x -- 10 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Blue V (L) 4.2 6 5 5 5 3 Griffin T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Borbon P 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 Plank E 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Niekro P (W) 9.0 2 2 1 2 5 E -- Horner B DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- San Francisco 3, Atlanta 9 2B -- Matthews G, Horner B HR -- Horner B, Matthews G SB -- Royster J, Murphy D SF -- Whitfield T HBP -- by Blue V (Miller E) T -- 2:11 A -- 7767
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