Atlanta Braves vs Cincinnati Reds
August 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1979 at Riverfront 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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Atlanta Braves 2, Cincinnati Reds 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 0 1 1
Matthews rf 4 0 1 0
Bonnell cf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 1 3 1
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Spikes lf 3 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
Frias ss 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 1 1 0
Matula p 1 0 0 0
  Wessinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 3 2 2 0
Kennedy 2b 4 0 1 0
Cruz rf 4 1 2 2
Concepcion ss 4 1 1 0
Knight 3b 4 0 1 1
Driessen 1b 2 1 0 0
Geronimo cf 4 0 1 1
Correll c 3 0 0 0
Norman p 2 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 0 0 0
  Hume p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 4
Atlanta 001 100 000270
Cincinnati 100 000 13x580
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Matula   7.0 4 2 2 2 0
  Garber  L (6-14) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0
  Bradford   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
3
1
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Norman  W (10-8) 8.0 6 2 2 0 6
  Hume  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Royster (21,off Norman), Cincinnati Geronimo (16,off Matula); Collins (10,off Garber); Concepcion (18,off Garber); Knight (25,off Garber).  HR–Atlanta Horner (22,4th inning off Norman 0 on, 0 out), Cincinnati Cruz (3,8th inning off Garber 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Matula (6,off Norman).  SB–Royster (22,3rd base off Norman/Correll); Matthews (13,2nd base off Norman/Correll); Collins (4,2nd base off Matula/Benedict); Concepcion (16,2nd base off Matula/Benedict).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:14.  A–28,950.
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