Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
July 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1979 at Fulton County Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 6

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 2 1 0
Collins lf 5 1 1 2
Griffey rf 5 2 4 1
Bench c 4 0 2 3
Concepcion ss 4 0 3 1
Knight 3b 5 0 0 0
Driessen 1b 5 2 2 0
Geronimo cf 4 1 1 0
Bonham p 3 0 1 1
  Moskau p 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 15 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 1 1 3
Matthews rf 4 2 3 2
Office cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 5 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Nolan c 3 1 0 0
Frias ss 3 1 1 0
Brizzolara p 0 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin B. p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Devine p 1 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 1 1 1
  McLaughlin J. p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Cincinnati 141 002 0008150
Atlanta 001 014 000690
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  W (5-4) 5.2 8 6 6 3 4
  Moskau   1.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Hume  SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Brizzolara  L (5-6) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Skok   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  McLaughlin B.   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Devine   4.0 6 3 3 1 0
  McLaughlin J.   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Garber   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
5
2

  E–None.  DP–Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Cincinnati Driessen (16,off Brizzolara); Griffey (26,off Devine).  3B–Cincinnati Griffey (4,off Brizzolara); Driessen (2,off Devine).  HR–Atlanta Matthews 2 (22,3rd inning off Bonham 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Bonham 0 on, 1 out); Royster (2,6th inning off Bonham 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Concepcion (5,by J McLaughlin).  HBP–Frias (1,by Bonham).  SB–Morgan 3 (17,2nd base off Devine/Nolan,2nd base off J McLaughlin/Nolan,3rd base off J McLaughlin/Nolan); Bench (4,2nd base off J McLaughlin/Nolan).  HBP–Bonham (5,Frias).  IBB–J McLaughlin (1,Concepcion).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–3:14.
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