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May 17, 1979

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Steve Yeager Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .158
OBP .000 .244
At Bats 3 76
Hits 0 12
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 10

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 17, 1979
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Out
Phil Niekro
Dale Murphy
Mike Lum
Glenn Hubbard
Jerry Royster
Pepe Frias
Barry Bonnell
Rowland Office
Gary Matthews
Steve Yeager
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rowland Office now playing center field. Barry Bonnell now playing left field. Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burroughs strikes out.
Bottom 8 Matthews strikes out.
Bottom 8 The ball gets by Yeager for a passed ball. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martinez. Royster moves to second.
Bottom 8 Ted Martinez now playing third base. Derrel Thomas now playing first base. Niekro strikes out.
Top 8 Joshua hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mike Lum now playing first base. Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Frias strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hubbard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Murphy scores. Bonnell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Horner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Murphy. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Murphy steals second.
Bottom 7 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomasson is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it and throws to second for the out. Hubbard scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to second for the out. Hubbard moves to third.
Bottom 6 Frias bunts in front of the plate. Yeager juggles the ball. That's an error on Yeager. Hubbard moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hubbard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bonnell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Charlie Hough now pitching. Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell misplays the ball. That's an error on Russell.
Top 6 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Doug Rau. Davalillo 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 6 Yeager strikes out.
Top 6 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Joshua hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Baker. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Baker steals second.
Top 6 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Burroughs hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
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.