After squandering a three-run lead in the top of the ninth inning, the Braves pushed across a run in the bottom of the frame to edge the Cardinals, 6-5. The Cards tied the game with a three-run outburst, capped by a two-out, two-run homer by Garry Templeton. In the Braves' ninth, Pepe Frias doubled with one out and, after pinch-hitter Jeff Burroughs received an intentional walk, Jerry Royster singled to plate Frias with the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Sunday, July      8, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   5  9  0
Braves       0  4  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   6 10  2


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Templeton ss          5   2   2   2     0   0   .321      Royster 3b            5   0   2   3     0   0   .278
Brock lf              5   0   0   1     0   0   .336      Matthews rf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .307
Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Horner 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .298
Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .327      Nolan c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .295
  Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Spikes lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .327
Kennedy c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .275        Bonnell lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Oberkfell 3b          4   2   3   0     0   0   .315      Hubbard 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .232
Phillips 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Frias ss              4   2   2   1     0   0   .295
Forsch p              0   0   0   1     0   0   .143      Matula p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .067
  Frazier p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375
  Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .259        Burroughs ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .231
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Iorg rf             0   0   0   1     0   0   .275

Totals               36   5   9   5     0   1             Totals               33   6  10   6     3   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  4,160
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Braves 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Braves 0
Errors: Spikes, Hubbard
Doubles: Oberkfell (7), Kennedy (4), Hubbard (12), Frias (13)
Triples: Templeton (10)
Home Runs: Templeton (5), Matthews (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Matula (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Forsch (2), Iorg (1)
GIDP: Office (1)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  3.2   6   4   4   1   1   0  17   5.07
Frazier                 2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.53
Thomas                  1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   3.77
Littell L(6-3)          1.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   7   2.85
Totals                  8.1  10   6   6   3   2   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula                  7     5   2   2   0   1   0  28   3.73
Garber W(5-10)          2     4   3   3   0   0   1  10   3.68
Totals                  9     9   5   5   0   1   1  38

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Dave Pallone


CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton lined to right; Brock grounded out
(second to first); Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
singled to left; Office grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez lined to right; Hendrick struck out;
Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner walked; Nolan singled to center [Horner to
second]; Spikes singled to left [Horner scored, Nolan to
second]; Hubbard flied out to center; Frias singled to center
[Nolan scored, Spikes to second]; Matula out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Spikes to third, Frias to second]; Royster
singled to center [Spikes scored, Frias scored]; Matthews popped
to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell doubled to center; Phillips singled to
left [Oberkfell to third]; Forsch hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Oberkfell scored]; Templeton forced Phillips (second to
shortstop); Brock flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Office struck out; Horner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Nolan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
lined to right; Hendrick lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Spikes lined to second; Hubbard doubled to center;
Frias grounded out (second to first) [Hubbard to third]; FRAZIER
REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Matula struck out; Bob Forsch
left after aggravating back; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: Kennedy singled to right; Oberkfell singled to
center [Kennedy to second]; Phillips reached on an error by
Hubbard [Kennedy to third, Oberkfell to second, Phillips to
first]; Frazier forced Kennedy (third to catcher) [Oberkfell to
third, Phillips to second]; Templeton popped to shortstop; Brock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Office singled to center;
Horner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Braves 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (second to pitcher); Hendrick reached on an error
by Spikes [Hendrick to first]; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Nolan flied out to center; Spikes popped to third;
Hubbard walked; Frias grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: BONNELL REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING LF); Oberkfell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Phillips flied out to right;
CARBO BATTED FOR FRAZIER; Carbo grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); Matula grounded
out (pitcher to first); Royster grounded out (first to pitcher);
Matthews homered; Office popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Templeton tripled to center; GARBER REPLACED
MATULA (PITCHING); Brock grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Templeton scored]; Rick Matula left with lower back
problem; Scott singled to center; Hernandez flied out to
center; Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: LITTELL REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); IORG REPLACED
THOMAS (PLAYING RF); Horner grounded out (third to first); Nolan
flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Kennedy doubled to center; Oberkfell singled to
left [Kennedy to third]; Phillips flied out to left; Iorg hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Kennedy scored]; Templeton homered
[Oberkfell scored]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Hubbard flied out to left; Frias doubled to left;
BURROUGHS BATTED FOR GARBER; Burroughs was walked intentionally;
Royster singled to left [Frias scored, Burroughs to second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 6.