The Atlanta Braves lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 6 to 5, on September 3, 1979.

1979 Atlanta Braves

Final

CIN

Reds

78-60

6

ATL

Braves

53-83

5

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

3

0

4

0

2

5

0

2

6

0

0

7

2

1

8

1

0

9

0

0

R

6

5

H

11

11

E

3

3

Top 3rd

CIN

ATL

Reds

Single by George Foster; Bill Bonham and Dave Collins scored.

2

0

Reds

Single by Dan Driessen; George Foster scored.

3

0

Bottom 4th

CIN

ATL

Braves

Single by Joe Nolan; Bob Horner and Barry Bonnell scored.

3

2

Bottom 5th

CIN

ATL

Braves

Single by Gary Matthews; Jerry Royster scored.

3

3

Braves

Single by Bob Horner; Gary Matthews scored.

3

4

Top 7th

CIN

ATL

Reds

Home run by George Foster; Joe Morgan scored.

5

4

Bottom 7th

CIN

ATL

Braves

Eddie Miller stole second and Jerry Royster stole third; Error by Johnny Bench; Jerry Royster scored.

5

5

Top 8th

CIN

ATL

Reds

Single by Dave Collins; Ray Knight scored.

6

5

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Dave Collins RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Tom Hume P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Morgan 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Dave Concepcion SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
George Foster LF 5 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 5
Johnny Bench C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Dan Driessen 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ray Knight 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Cesar Geronimo CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bill Bonham P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mario Soto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Spilman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doug Bair P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hector Cruz PH,RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 11 6 1 2 2 2 0 14

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bill Bonham 4.1 9 4 3 1 1 0
Mario Soto 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Doug Bair (W) 2.0 2 1 0 0 4 0
Tom Hume (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals 9.0 11 5 3 2 7 0

Batters

Player AB R H RBI HR BB SO SB CS TB
Jerry Royster 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Eddie Miller CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Gary Matthews RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Bob Horner 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
Dale Murphy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Barry Bonnell LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Joe Nolan C 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2
Pepe Frias SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Rowland Office PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Darrel Chaney SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rick Matula P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Larry Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Garber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Lum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 4 0 2 7 3 1 12

Pitchers

Player IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rick Matula 6.2 9 5 4 2 1 1
Larry Bradford 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Garber (L) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 11 6 5 2 2 1

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Braves Braves
0 0
Phillies Phillies
0 0
Mets Mets
0 0
Nationals Nationals
0 1 .000 0.5
Marlins Marlins
0 1 .000 0.5

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
3/29
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
3:05 PM
Sat
3/30
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
4:05 PM
Sun
3/31
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
1:35 PM
Mon
4/1
ATL ATL
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Tue
4/2
ATL ATL
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM

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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
Wed
3/27
LAA LAA
@
BAL BAL
3-11
Wed
3/27
NYY NYY
@
HOU HOU
5-4
Wed
3/27
COL COL
@
ARI ARI
1-16
Wed
3/27
DET DET
@
CWS CWS
1-0
Wed
3/27
MIN MIN
@
KCR KCR
4-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
3/29
MIL MIL
@
NYM NYM
1:40 PM
Fri
3/29
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
3:05 PM
Fri
3/29
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
6:50 PM
Fri
3/29
PIT PIT
@
MIA MIA
7:10 PM
Fri
3/29
NYY NYY
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM