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Rick Matula

Game Log for 1979
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record ATL Apr 08 L, 0-2 at Astros Start 7.0 6 27 2 2 0 0 0 3 2.57 L (0-1) ATL Apr 13 W, 2-1 at Dodgers Start 6.1 7 25 1 1 0 0 0 6 2.02 W (1-1) ATL Apr 20 L, 4-7 vs Padres Start 5.1 8 25 5 5 2 1 0 4 3.86 L (1-2) ATL Apr 28 W, 7-2 vs Cubs Start 6.1 8 29 2 2 0 3 0 2 3.60 W (2-2) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record ATL May 04 L, 2-6 at Cubs Start 5.0 4 22 3 3 0 3 0 2 3.90 L (2-3) ATL May 15 L, 4-5 vs Dodgers Start 7.0 9 31 4 4 0 1 1 2 4.14 ATL May 19 (2) L, 6-7 vs Giants Start 7.0 7 29 5 3 2 2 0 4 4.09 ATL May 26 W, 5-4 at Giants Start 6.2 5 28 3 3 0 4 0 2 4.09 ATL May 31 L, 1-3 at Padres Start 7.0 7 27 3 3 1 2 0 1 4.06 L (2-4) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record ATL Jun 05 W, 4-1 vs Expos Start 7.0 5 27 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.62 W (3-4) ATL Jun 13 L, 1-4 at Expos Start 4.0 4 18 3 2 0 2 0 3 3.67 L (3-5) ATL Jun 18 W, 10-5 vs Phillies Start 5.2 10 27 4 4 1 2 0 1 3.87 W (4-5) ATL Jun 24 W, 4-2 vs Dodgers Start 1 9.0 7 34 2 2 1 1 0 7 3.67 W (5-5) ATL Jun 29 W, 5-2 at Dodgers Start 7.0 4 25 2 2 1 2 0 4 3.59 W (6-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record ATL Jul 04 W, 7-6 vs Giants Start 4.0 7 21 4 4 1 2 1 2 3.82 ATL Jul 08 W, 6-5 vs Cardinals Start 7.0 5 28 2 2 0 0 0 1 3.73 ATL Jul 14 L, 1-5 vs Pirates Start 6.1 11 31 5 1 1 1 1 1 3.59 L (6-6) ATL Jul 21 L, 2-3 at Cubs Start 7.0 7 30 1 1 0 2 1 0 3.45 ATL Jul 25 W, 13-4 at Cardinals Start 5.0 9 26 4 3 0 2 2 2 3.53 ATL Jul 29 L, 4-9 vs Reds Start 3.2 5 21 5 3 0 5 1 3 3.65 L (6-7) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record ATL Aug 03 L, 1-4 at Astros Start 3.2 8 21 4 4 0 2 0 1 3.83 L (6-8) ATL Aug 09 L, 2-5 at Reds Start 7.0 4 26 2 2 0 2 0 0 3.76 ATL Aug 21 W, 5-4 at Phillies Start 5.2 8 27 4 4 1 2 0 4 3.87 ATL Aug 29 W, 5-4 at Mets Start 8.1 11 39 4 4 0 2 0 2 3.89 W (7-8) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record ATL Sep 03 L, 5-6 vs Reds Start 6.2 9 32 5 4 1 2 0 1 3.96 ATL Sep 08 L, 2-9 vs Padres Start 2.1 5 15 8 8 0 3 1 0 4.36 L (7-9) ATL Sep 15 W, 6-1 at Padres Start 6.2 6 27 1 1 1 1 0 3 4.23 W (8-9) ATL Sep 23 L, 1-2 vs Giants Start 7.2 7 36 2 2 1 4 1 4 4.15 L (8-10)

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter       8  10   4.15   28  28   1   0   0   0  171.1  193   754   90   79  14   55   9   67   13-15  4.11 runs/start

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              297   37   86  117  13   3   4   31   7   3   29   3   1   13  14  .290  .394  .358  .752
vs RHB              378   47  107  159  20   1  10   44  15   4   26   6   2   54  12  .283  .421  .339  .760

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             4   5   4.66   14  14   1   0   0   0   85.0  103   386   53   44  10   29   6   34    6-8   4.64 runs/start
Road             4   5   3.65   14  14   0   0   0   0   86.1   90   368   37   35   4   26   3   33    7-7   3.57 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              1   4   3.23    8   8   0   0   0   0   55.2   51   235   20   20   2   19   2   14    2-6   2.25 runs/start
Night            7   6   4.59   20  20   1   0   0   0  115.2  142   519   70   59  12   36   7   53   11-9   4.85 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            2   2   3.60    4   4   0   0   0   0   25.0   29   106   10   10   2    4   0   15    2-2   3.25 runs/start
May              0   2   4.41    5   5   0   0   0   0   32.2   32   137   18   16   3   12   1   11    1-4   3.60 runs/start
June             4   1   2.76    5   5   1   0   0   0   32.2   30   131   11   10   3    9   0   17    4-1   4.80 runs/start
July             0   2   3.82    6   6   0   0   0   0   33.0   44   157   21   14   2   12   6    9    3-3   5.50 runs/start
August           1   1   5.11    4   4   0   0   0   0   24.2   31   113   14   14   1    8   0    7    2-2   3.25 runs/start
September        1   2   5.79    4   4   0   0   0   0   23.1   27   110   16   15   3   10   2    8    1-3   3.50 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Astros           0   2   5.06    2   2   0   0   0   0   10.2   14    48    6    6   0    2   0    4    0-2   0.50 runs/start
Cardinals        0   0   3.75    2   2   0   0   0   0   12.0   14    54    6    5   0    2   2    3    2-0   9.50 runs/start
Cubs             1   1   2.95    3   3   0   0   0   0   18.1   19    81    6    6   0    8   1    4    1-2   3.67 runs/start
Dodgers          3   0   2.76    4   4   1   0   0   0   29.1   27   115    9    9   2    4   1   19    3-1   3.75 runs/start
Expos            1   1   1.64    2   2   0   0   0   0   11.0    9    45    3    2   0    4   0    5    1-1   2.50 runs/start
Giants           0   1   4.26    4   4   0   0   0   0   25.1   26   114   14   12   4   12   2   12    2-2   4.75 runs/start
Mets             1   0   4.32    1   1   0   0   0   0    8.1   11    39    4    4   0    2   0    2    1-0   5.00 runs/start
Padres           1   3   7.17    4   4   0   0   0   0   21.1   26    94   17   17   4    7   1    8    1-3   3.25 runs/start
Phillies         1   0   6.35    2   2   0   0   0   0   11.1   18    54    8    8   2    4   0    5    2-0   7.50 runs/start
Pirates          0   1   1.42    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.1   11    31    5    1   1    1   1    1    0-1   1.00 runs/start
Reds             0   1   4.67    3   3   0   0   0   0   17.1   18    79   12    9   1    9   1    4    0-3   3.67 runs/start

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