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May 17, 1979

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Bottom 5 R H E
Dodgers 3 5 0
Braves 2 7 1
Bottom 5 R H E
Dodgers 3 5 0
Braves 2 7 1

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .299
OBP .000 .351
At Bats 2 134
Hits 0 40
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 23

Doug Rau Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 4 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 17, 1979
Out
Doug Rau
Steve Yeager
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Derrel Thomas
Bill Russell
Dusty Baker
Gary Thomasson
Von Joshua
Gary Matthews
Jerry Royster
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Garvey strikes out. Murphy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garvey out.
Top 5 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out.
Top 5 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rau hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Yeager hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Joshua hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Horner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a line drive towards third. Thomas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Thomasson. The throw from Murphy and he is out, Royster applying the tag.
Top 3 There goes Thomasson. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Thomasson steals second.
Top 3 Thomasson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Rau covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Rau fields it and throws to first for the out. Frias moves to second.
Bottom 2 Frias hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to third.
Top 2 Rau bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to second.
Top 2 Yeager hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Joshua hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy scores.
Bottom 1 Murphy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Murphy reaches second base with a double. Royster goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Baker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomasson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. Lopes scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second.
Top 1 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard misplays the ball. That's an error on Hubbard.