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FINAL
Aug 24, 1979

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
WSH0100000012707
ATL0000000000706
win:B. Lee (WSH)loss:P. Niekro (ATL)save:E. Sosa (WSH)

Scoring Summary

WSHATL
  • Washington Nationals logo
    2
    Larry Parrish hits a home run (20). [1 run]
    10
  • Washington Nationals logo
    9
    Gary Carter hits a home run (18). [1 run]
    20

Player Stats

Washington Nationals logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Warren CromartieLF03000102.274
2Rodney Scott2B04002003.230
3Andre DawsonCF24000001.274
4Tony Perez1B03002102.281
5Rusty StaubRF13002100.245
Jerry WhiteRF00000000.275
6Gary CarterC14110014.263
7Larry Parrish3B14111010.302
8Chris SpeierSS14002000.218
9Bill LeeP13001001.211
Elias SosaP01000000.182
TOTAL73322103213-
Washington Nationals logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Bill LeeLHP7.2600000283.09
Elias SosaRHP1.1100110101.76
TOTAL9.070011038-
Atlanta Braves logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Jerry Royster2B04000001.262
2Gary MatthewsRF23000100.317
3Jeff BurroughsLF04001004.220
4Bob Horner3B14000000.317
5Dale Murphy1B34000002.293
6Barry BonnellCF03000002.254
Rowland OfficePH01000001.259
7Pepe FriasSS03000001.278
8Bruce BenedictC13000000.218
9Phil NiekroP03000001.177
TOTAL7320011012-
Atlanta Braves logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Phil NiekroRHP9.07221032653.64
TOTAL9.0722103265-

Play-by-Play

1st inningWSHATL
  • TOP 1
  • Washington Nationals logo
    POP OUT — Warren Cromartie pops out to second baseman Jerry Royster. [1 out]
    00
  • Washington Nationals logo
    STRIKEOUT — Rodney Scott strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
    00
  • Washington Nationals logo
    SINGLE — Andre Dawson singles.
    00
  • Washington Nationals logo
    WALK — Tony Perez walks. Andre Dawson to 2nd.
    00
  • Washington Nationals logo
    WALK — Rusty Staub walks. Andre Dawson to 3rd. Tony Perez to 2nd.
    00
  • Washington Nationals logo
    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
  • Atlanta Braves logo
    DOUBLE — Gary Matthews doubles (30).
    00
  • Atlanta Braves logo
    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
  • Atlanta Braves logo
    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