The Atlanta Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 6 to 5, on July 8, 1979.

1979 Atlanta Braves

Final

STL

Cardinals

41-39

5

ATL

Braves

37-49

6

STL

ATL

1

0

0

2

0

4

3

1

0

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

0

0

7

0

1

8

1

0

9

3

1

R

5

6

H

9

10

E

0

2

Bottom 2nd

STL

ATL

Braves

Single by Charlie Spikes; Bob Horner scored.

0

1

Braves

Single by Pepe Frias; Joe Nolan scored.

0

2

Braves

Single by Jerry Royster; Charlie Spikes and Pepe Frias scored.

0

4

Top 3rd

STL

ATL

Cardinals

Sacrifice fly by Bob Forsch; Ken Oberkfell scored.

1

4

Bottom 7th

STL

ATL

Braves

Home run by Gary Matthews.

1

5

Top 8th

STL

ATL

Cardinals

Lou Brock grounded out; Garry Templeton scored.

2

5

Top 9th

STL

ATL

Cardinals

Sacrifice fly by Dane Iorg; Terry Kennedy scored.

3

5

Cardinals

Home run by Garry Templeton; Ken Oberkfell scored.

5

5

Bottom 9th

STL

ATL

Braves

Single by Jerry Royster; Pepe Frias scored.

5

6

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Garry Templeton SS 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 7
Lou Brock LF 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Scott CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Hendrick RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mark Littell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Terry Kennedy C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Ken Oberkfell 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Mike Phillips 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bob Forsch P 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Frazier P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bernie Carbo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dane Iorg RF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5 1 0 1 0 0 16

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bob Forsch 3.2 6 4 4 1 1 0
George Frazier 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Roy Thomas 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Mark Littell (L) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals 8.1 10 6 6 3 2 1

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Jerry Royster 3B 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Gary Matthews RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5
Rowland Office CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bob Horner 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Joe Nolan C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Charlie Spikes LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Barry Bonnell LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Hubbard 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Pepe Frias SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Rick Matula P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Burroughs PH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6 1 3 2 0 0 15

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rick Matula 7.0 5 2 2 0 1 0
Gene Garber (W) 2.0 4 3 3 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 9 5 5 0 1 1

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HR

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

RBI

27

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

AVG

.326

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

Team Pitching Leaders

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W

3

Minter

A.J. Minter

K

27

Sale

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ERA

0.50

López

Reynaldo López

Team Rankings

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HR

28

5th

R

133

2nd

SO

177

27th

ERA

3.90

14th

2024 Division Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Braves Braves
16 6 .727
Phillies Phillies
15 9 .625 2.0
Mets Mets
12 11 .522 4.5
Nationals Nationals
10 12 .455 6.0
Marlins Marlins
6 19 .240 11.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/24
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM
Fri
4/26
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
7:20 PM
Sun
4/28
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
1:35 PM
Mon
4/29
ATL ATL
@
SEA SEA
9:40 PM

Last Game

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ATL Braves

16-6

5

Final

0

MIA Marlins

6-19

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MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

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9

Trout

Mike Trout

9

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

7

Cruz

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RBI Leaders

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27

Ozuna

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22

García

Adolis García

22

Jr.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Batting Average Leaders

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.364

Ohtani

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.357

Altuve

Jose Altuve

.351

Kwan

Steven Kwan

Hit Leaders

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36

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

35

Altuve

Jose Altuve

34

Kwan

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Run Leaders

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24

Betts

Mookie Betts

23

Marte

Ketel Marte

22

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

OBP Leaders

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.458

Betts

Mookie Betts

.432

Soto

Juan Soto

.430

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

SLG Leaders

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.677

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

.674

Ozuna

Marcell Ozuna

.671

Abrams

CJ Abrams

SB Leaders

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12

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

12

Turang

Brice Turang

11

Thomas

Lane Thomas

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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4

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

4

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

4

Berríos

José Berríos

Strikeout Leaders

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44

Glasnow

Tyler Glasnow

39

Jones

Jared Jones

38

Wheeler

Zack Wheeler

ERA Leaders

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0.66

Crawford

Kutter Crawford

0.85

Berríos

José Berríos

1.33

Blanco

Ronel Blanco

WHIP Leaders

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0.70

Suárez

Ranger Suárez

0.74

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

0.74

Cease

Dylan Cease

K/9 Leaders

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12.55

Peralta

Freddy Peralta

12.10

Jones

Jared Jones

11.92

Crochet

Garrett Crochet

K/BB Leaders

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13.00

Eflin

Zach Eflin

10.00

Ryan

Joe Ryan

9.75

Jones

Jared Jones

Walk Leaders

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2

Eflin

Zach Eflin

3

Kirby

George Kirby

3

Ryan

Joe Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

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413.3

Betts

Mookie Betts

393.9

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

383

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

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312

Betts

Mookie Betts

297

Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

296

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

MLB 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
4/22
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
4-2
Mon
4/22
OAK OAK
@
NYY NYY
3-4
Mon
4/22
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
1-2
Mon
4/22
CWS CWS
@
MIN MIN
5-6
Mon
4/22
BAL BAL
@
LAA LAA
4-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/24
ARI ARI
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Wed
4/24
NYM NYM
@
SFG SFG
3:45 PM
Wed
4/24
BAL BAL
@
LAA LAA
4:07 PM
Wed
4/24
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
6:10 PM
Wed
4/24
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM