| Phil Niekro pitched his first shutout of the season and only the second to the credit of the Braves' staff, stopping the Giants on four hits, 6-0. Biff Pocoroba, catching for Niekro, backed him with three hits, scoring one run and driving in two. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July 2, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 8 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .253 Joshua cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .271 Miller 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Baker rf 3 2 0 0 2 2 .231 Murcer rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Evans 3b 4 1 0 1 1 1 .242 Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Lum 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .239 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Blanks ss 3 1 1 2 2 1 .270 Thomasson lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Office cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Ontiveros 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .265 Pocoroba c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .284 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Niekro p 3 0 0 1 0 0 .204 Halicki p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 34 6 8 6 8 6 Totals 30 0 4 0 0 2 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 5,253 Left on Base: Braves 10, Giants 3 DP: Braves 1, Giants 2 Errors: Lavelle Doubles: Garr (12) Triples: Pocoroba (1) Stolen Bases: Lum (1), Gilbreath (1) Sacrifice Flies: Niekro (2) GIDP: Office (4), Pocoroba (4), Rader (3) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(9-6) 9 4 0 0 0 2 0 30 2.52 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 2 0 30 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki L(3-5) 6 7 6 6 5 6 0 30 4.17 Lavelle 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.37 Heaverlo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.67 Williams 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.83 Totals 9 8 6 6 8 6 0 43 Passed Balls: Rader (6) Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Bruce Froemming BRAVES 1ST: Garr struck out; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller flied out to right; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 2ND: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Lum singled to center; Lum stole second; Blanks walked; Office grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blanks out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier flied out to left; Thomasson singled to center; Ontiveros singled to left [Thomasson to second]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba tripled to right; Niekro hit a sacrifice fly to left [Pocoroba scored]; Garr grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Halicki was called out on strikes; Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. BRAVES 4TH: Baker walked; Evans made an out to second; Lum grounded out (second to first) [Baker to second]; Blanks walked; Office reached on a fielder's choice [Baker to third, Blanks to second]; Pocoroba singled to right [Baker scored, Blanks scored, Office to third]; Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Murcer grounded out (second to first); Montanez singled to right; Speier forced Montanez (third to second); Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath singled to second; Gilbreath stole second; Baker struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Ontiveros singled to right; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; Halicki was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 6TH: Lum walked; Blanks struck out; Office struck out; Pocoroba singled to right [Lum to second]; Niekro forced Pocoroba (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 7TH: Garr doubled to center; On a bunt Gilbreath singled [Garr to third]; Baker walked [Gilbreath to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Evans walked [Garr scored, Gilbreath to third, Baker to second]; Lum forced Gilbreath (second to catcher) [Baker to third, Evans to second]; Blanks singled to center [Baker scored, Evans scored, Lum to second]; Blanks was picked off first but was safe on an error by Lavelle [Lum to third, Blanks to second]; Office reached on a fielder's choice [Lum stayed at third]; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory; Speier made an out to second; Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0. BRAVES 8TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Niekro flied out to left; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath walked; Baker forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: Ontiveros flied out to left; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); ADAMS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Adams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0. BRAVES 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Evans flied out to left; Lum walked; Blanks flied out to left; Rader allowed a passed ball [Lum to second]; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0. GIANTS 9TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Miller flied out to right; Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Giants 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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