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Luis Pujols Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .239
OBP .000 .261
At Bats 2 67
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 7

Phil Niekro Season Stats

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19 20 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 26, 1979
Out
Phil Niekro
Bruce Benedict
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Bob Horner
Darrel Chaney
Barry Bonnell
Eddie Miller
Gary Matthews
Luis Pujols
Denny Walling
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benedict strikes out.
Bottom 6 Chaney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Chaney reaches second base with a double. Bonnell moves to third.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Horner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Pete Ladd now pitching. Royster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno juggles the ball. That's an error on Cedeno.
Top 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 6 Reynolds 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 Randy Niemann now pitching. Miller hits a line drive into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Bonnell scores. Benedict moves to second.
Bottom 5 Benedict is walked intentionally. Murphy moves to third. Bonnell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horner scores. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 5 Horner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tom Dixon now pitching. Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Art Howe pinch hits for Rick Williams. Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pujols scores. Landestoy moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field. Bonnell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bonnell. Pujols moves to third.
Top 5 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy juggles the ball. That's an error on Murphy.
Top 5 Walling hits a fly ball into left field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Royster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cruz strikes out.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Rick Williams now pitching. Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out. Horner moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Murphy strikes out.
Bottom 3 Horner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 3 Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Royster scores.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Royster reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Reynolds strikes out.
Top 3 The ball gets by Benedict for a passed ball. Puhl moves to second.
Top 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Landestoy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Niekro reaches second base with a double. Bonnell scores. Chaney scores. There goes Benedict trying to get to home. Cruz throws the ball in to Reynolds who relays the ball to Pujols, who tags Benedict, who came all the way from first, for the out. Niekro moves to third.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Bonnell moves to third. Chaney moves to second.
Bottom 2 Chaney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Bonnell. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Bonnell steals second.
Bottom 2 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pujols strikes out.
Top 2 Walling strikes out.
Top 2 Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Cruz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Pujols for a passed ball. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 1 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds misplays the ball. That's an error on Reynolds.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.