George Foster, rookie outfielder with the Giants, rapped four hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs to lead the way to a 5-3 victory over the Braves. Steve Stone, the Giants' rookie righthander, pitched the first six innings and was the winner with the help of veteran Don McMahon, who finished the game. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       2  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Braves       0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .357      Jackson cf            4   1   1   0     1   1   .312
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .325      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .425
Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .294      H. Aaron 1b           2   0   1   2     2   0   .242
McCovey 1b            4   2   1   0     0   0   .250      Williams 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Dietz c               2   1   1   1     2   0   .323        Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foster lf             4   1   4   3     0   0   .314      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .355
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Lum rf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .111
Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      King c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .194
  Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Garrido ss            4   0   1   1     0   0   .182
Stone p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Nash p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  McMahon p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        McQueen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Staehle ph          0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boyer 3b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .188

Totals               34   5   9   5     3   8             Totals               32   3   6   3     5   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  7,250
Left on Base: Giants 5, Braves 8
DP: Giants 0, Braves 1
Errors: Speier
Doubles: McCovey (1), Dietz (3), Foster (4), Fuentes (2), Jackson (6), Millan (2)
Home Runs: Bonds (6), Foster (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (3)
GIDP: Fuentes (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(2-0)            6     5   3   3   5   3   0  28   2.79
McMahon SV(1)           3     1   0   0   0   2   0  10   4.32
Totals                  9     6   3   3   5   5   0  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash L(1-2)             3     6   4   4   1   1   1  15   4.50
McQueen                 4     2   1   1   1   6   1  15   2.38
Barber                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  13.50
Herbel                  1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   4.15
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   8   2  37

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds homered; Speier flied out to right; Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey doubled to right; Dietz
walked; Foster singled to left [Dietz to second, McCovey
scored]; Fuentes struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson was called out on strikes; Garr singled; H.
Aaron walked [Garr to second]; Williams struck out; Millan
forced Garr (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2,
Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Stone made
an out to second; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to right; King grounded out (first to
pitcher); Garrido singled to center; Nash flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier singled to center; Henderson flied out to
right; McCovey forced Speier (second to shortstop); Dietz
doubled to right [McCovey scored]; Foster doubled to right
[Dietz scored, Foster out at third (right to second to third)];
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson doubled; Garr out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Jackson to third]; H. Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Jackson scored]; Williams grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.

GIANTS 4TH: MCQUEEN REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Fuentes grounded
out (second to first); Gallagher flied out to right; Stone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Lum walked;
King singled to right [Lum to third]; Garrido forced King
(second to shortstop) [Lum scored, Garrido to second (error by
Speier)]; McQueen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier flied
out to center; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson made an out to second; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); H. Aaron walked; Williams forced H. Aaron
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 2.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey flied out to right; Dietz popped to first in
foul territory; Foster homered; Fuentes doubled to left;
Gallagher was walked intentionally; Stone struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan doubled to left; Lum grounded out (second to
first) [Millan to third]; King struck out; Garrido grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds struck out; Speier struck out; Henderson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: STAEHLE BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Staehle walked; Jackson
walked [Staehle to second]; MCMAHON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING);
Garr popped to catcher in foul territory; H. Aaron singled to
left [Jackson to second, Staehle scored]; Williams forced
Jackson (pitcher to third) [H. Aaron to second]; Millan flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 3.

GIANTS 8TH: BARBER REPLACED STAEHLE (PITCHING); McCovey grounded
out (second to first); HERBEL REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
BOYER REPLACED BARBER (PLAYING 3B); Dietz walked; Foster singled
to left [Dietz to second]; Fuentes grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); King grounded
out (second to first); Garrido flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Gallagher grounded out (third to first); McMahon
struck out; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Boyer struck
out; Jackson flied out to center; Garr was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 3.