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FINAL
Aug 24, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHE
WSH010000001270
ATL000000000070
win:B. Lee (WSH)loss:P. Niekro (ATL)save:E. Sosa (WSH)
Washington Nationals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Warren CromartieLF0300010.274
2Rodney Scott2B0400200.230
3Andre DawsonCF2400000.274
4Tony Perez1B0300210.281
5Rusty StaubRF1300210.245
Jerry WhiteRF0000000.275
6Gary CarterC1411001.263
7Larry Parrish3B1411101.302
8Chris SpeierSS1400200.218
9Bill LeeP1300100.211
Elias SosaP0100000.182
TOTAL733221032
Washington Nationals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Bill LeeLHP7.26000003.09
Elias SosaRHP1.11001101.76
TOTAL9.0700110
Atlanta Braves logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Jerry Royster2B0400000.262
2Gary MatthewsRF2300010.317
3Jeff BurroughsLF0400100.220
4Bob Horner3B1400000.317
5Dale Murphy1B3400000.293
6Barry BonnellCF0300000.254
Rowland OfficePH0100000.259
7Pepe FriasSS0300000.278
8Bruce BenedictC1300000.218
9Phil NiekroP0300000.177
TOTAL73200110
Atlanta Braves logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Phil NiekroRHP9.072210323.64
TOTAL9.07221032

Scoring Summary

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    2
    Larry Parrish hits a home run (20).[1 run]
    10
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    9
    Gary Carter hits a home run (18).[1 run]
    20

Play-by-Play

1st inningwshatl
  • TOP 1
  • Washington Nationals logo
    POP OUT — Warren Cromartie pops out to second baseman Jerry Royster.[1 out]
    00
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    STRIKEOUT — Rodney Scott strikes out swinging.[2 outs]
    00
  • Washington Nationals logo
    SINGLE — Andre Dawson singles.
    00
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    WALK — Tony Perez walks. Andre Dawson to 2nd.
    00
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    WALK — Rusty Staub walks. Andre Dawson to 3rd. Tony Perez to 2nd.
    00
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    FORCEOUT — Gary Carter grounds into a force out, shortstop Pepe Frias to second baseman Jerry Royster. Rusty Staub out at 2nd. Gary Carter to 1st.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Atlanta Braves logo
    BATTER OUT — Jerry Royster out, shortstop Chris Speier to first baseman Tony Perez.[1 out]
    00
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    DOUBLE — Gary Matthews doubles (30).
    00
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    FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Jeff Burroughs reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Chris Speier to third baseman Larry Parrish. Gary Matthews out at 3rd.[2 outs]
    00
  • Atlanta Braves logo
    SINGLE — Bob Horner singles. Jeff Burroughs to 2nd.
    00
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    GROUNDOUT — Dale Murphy grounds out to first baseman Tony Perez.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

2Runs0
7Hits7
0Errors0
.212Batting Avg.219
33At Bats32
2Extra-base Hits1
2Home Runs0
2Runs-Batted-In0
3Walks1
1Stolen Bases1
10Strikeouts1
7Left on Base6
13Total Bases8

Game Details

Friday, August 24, 1979 · 7:05 PM
Truist Park · Cumberland, GA
attendance: 6,757 (16.4%)
weather: 75 degrees, unknown