Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves
July 29, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 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 9, Atlanta Braves 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 1 0
Collins lf 5 0 1 2
Bench c 4 0 1 0
  Correll c 1 1 0 0
Concepcion ss 4 2 2 0
Driessen 1b 4 2 1 0
Knight 3b 5 3 3 5
Geronimo cf 3 0 2 1
Norman p 3 0 1 1
  Hume p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 1 1 1
Matthews rf 3 0 1 0
  Spikes rf 2 0 1 0
Horner 3b 5 0 1 1
Burroughs lf 4 1 1 0
Murphy 1b 5 1 3 0
Bonnell cf 3 1 2 1
  Office ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Frias ss 5 0 2 0
Benedict c 1 0 0 0
  Nolan ph,c 2 0 0 0
Matula p 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin B. p 1 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin J. p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph 1 0 1 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 13 3
Cincinnati 030 210 2109130
Atlanta 010 002 1004133
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (8-8) 5.0 7 3 3 2 1
  Hume  SV (5) 4.0 6 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Matula  L (6-7) 3.2 5 5 3 6 3
  McLaughlin B.   2.1 2 1 1 1 3
  McLaughlin J.   2.0 4 3 2 4 1
  Skok   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
6
11
8

  E–Horner (14), Burroughs (6), Murphy (9).  DP–Cincinnati 1, Atlanta 3.  2B–Cincinnati Knight 2 (22,off Matula,off J McLaughlin); Collins (8,off Matula), Atlanta Bonnell (11,off Norman); Burroughs (11,off Norman); Murphy (5,off Hume).  HR–Cincinnati Knight (4,7th inning off J McLaughlin 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Hume (1,off J McLaughlin).  IBB–Morgan 2 (7,by Matula,by J McLaughlin); Geronimo 2 (9,by B McLaughlin,by J McLaughlin).  SF–Royster (5,off Norman).  CS–Collins (3,Home by Matula/Benedict).  IBB–Matula (7,Morgan); B McLaughlin (4,Geronimo); J McLaughlin 2 (3,Morgan,Geronimo).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:05.  A–13,065.
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