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Saturday July 28, 1979
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Atlanta Braves 8, Cincinnati Reds 5 (Game 2)

Game Played on Saturday, July 28, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Reds         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  2  -   5 12  0
Braves       0  2  3    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 11  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   0   0   1     1   0   .341      Bonnell cf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .253
Kennedy 2b            5   0   1   0     0   2   .291      Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Cruz rf               4   1   2   0     1   1   .143      Burroughs lf          4   2   3   1     0   0   .225
Concepcion ss         3   1   1   0     1   2   .304      Horner 3b             4   2   2   3     0   1   .322
  Soto p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Lum 1b                2   2   0   0     2   1   .222
  Griffey ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .316      Hubbard 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .220
Driessen 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .244      Chaney ss             4   0   2   2     0   0   .131
Knight 3b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .305      Benedict c            4   0   1   2     0   0   .223
Blair cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .179      M. Mahler p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Correll c             3   0   1   1     0   1   .247        B. McLaughlin p     1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Pastore p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .375
  Sarmiento p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Geronimo ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .246
  Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Auerbach ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .189

Totals               37   5  12   5     4   8             Totals               34   8  11   8     3   6

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 37,265
Left on Base: Reds 11, Braves 5
DP: Reds 1, Braves 1
Doubles: Knight (20), Driessen (17), Cruz (2), Griffey (27), Benedict (8), Burroughs (10)
Home Runs: Horner (19)
Stolen Bases: Collins (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Knight (7)
GIDP: Matthews (4)
Hit by Pitch: Correll (1,by B. McLaughlin)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore L(1-5)          2.2   6   5   5   2   2   0  16   8.31
Sarmiento               1.1   3   3   3   0   2   1   7   7.33
Tomlin                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.72
Soto                    2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   7.71
Totals                  8    11   8   8   3   6   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
M. Mahler W(3-9)        5     6   1   1   3   7   0  23   5.98
B. McLaughlin           2     4   2   2   1   1   0  12   4.47
Garber                  2     2   2   2   0   0   0   8   4.14
Totals                  9    12   5   5   4   8   0  43

Hit by Pitch: B. McLaughlin (2)
Wild Pitches: Pastore (2), B. McLaughlin (2)

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Steve Fields


REDS 1ST: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
struck out; Cruz singled to left; Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell struck out; Matthews flied out to right;
Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen struck out; Knight doubled to left; Blair
grounded out (third to first) [Knight to third]; Correll struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (second to first); Lum walked;
Hubbard singled to right [Lum to second]; Chaney singled to left
[Lum to third, Hubbard to second]; Benedict doubled to left [Lum
scored, Hubbard scored, Chaney to third]; M. Mahler grounded out
(second to first); Bonnell popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 2.

REDS 3RD: Pastore struck out; Collins walked; Collins stole
second; Kennedy struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
doubled to right; Horner singled to center [Burroughs scored,
Horner to second (on throw to home)]; Lum walked; Pastore threw
a wild pitch [Horner to third, Lum to second]; Hubbard struck
out; Chaney singled to right [Horner scored, Lum scored];
SARMIENTO REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING); Benedict grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 5.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion walked; Driessen popped to second; Knight
singled to right [Concepcion to second]; Blair lined into a
double play (shortstop to second) [Concepcion out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: M. Mahler struck out; Bonnell singled to third;
Matthews grounded out (second to first) [Bonnell to second];
Burroughs singled to left [Bonnell scored, Burroughs to second
(on throw to home)]; Horner homered [Burroughs scored]; Lum
struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 8.

REDS 5TH: Correll singled to center; GERONIMO BATTED FOR
SARMIENTO; Geronimo walked [Correll to second]; Collins lined to
center; Kennedy popped to first in foul territory; Cruz flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: TOMLIN REPLACED GERONIMO (PITCHING); Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out (second
to first); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Braves 8.

REDS 6TH: Concepcion singled to right; Driessen doubled to
center [Concepcion scored]; B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED M. MAHLER
(PITCHING); Knight grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt
Blair grounded out (pitcher to first); B. McLaughlin threw a
wild pitch [Driessen to third]; Correll lined to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: B. McLaughlin struck out; Bonnell singled to left;
Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 1,
Braves 8.

REDS 7TH: SPILMAN BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Spilman grounded out
(second to first); Collins grounded out (third to first);
Kennedy singled to right; Cruz walked [Kennedy to second];
Concepcion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: AUERBACH REPLACED SPILMAN (PLAYING SS); SOTO
REPLACED CONCEPCION (PITCHING); Burroughs singled to left;
Horner struck out; Lum popped to pitcher; Hubbard popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 1, Braves 8.

REDS 8TH: Driessen singled to left; Knight singled to right
[Driessen to second]; Blair singled to right [Driessen to third,
Knight to second]; Correll was hit by a pitch [Driessen scored,
Knight to third, Blair to second]; GARBER REPLACED B. MCLAUGHLIN
(PITCHING); Auerbach popped to second; Collins grounded out
(first unassisted) [Knight scored, Blair to third, Correll to
second]; Kennedy flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Reds 3, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Chaney popped to third in foul territory; Benedict
popped to third; Garber walked; Bonnell popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Braves 8.

REDS 9TH: Cruz doubled to right; GRIFFEY BATTED FOR SOTO;
Griffey doubled to center [Cruz scored]; Driessen grounded out
(first unassisted) [Griffey to third]; Knight hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Griffey scored]; Blair grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 5, Braves 8.



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