After falling behind by the score of 8-1 after three innings, the Giants went on a hitting spree and defeated the Braves, 12-11, when Gary Matthews smashed his second homer of the game in the 10th inning. Matthews homered for the first time in the fourth when the Giants began their comeback. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 12, Atlanta Braves 11
Game Played on Tuesday, April     20, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  1  0    3  2  3    0  1  1    1  -  12 19  3
Braves       0  3  5    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  -  11 15  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   1   2   0     1   0   .300      Office cf             6   0   1   0     0   0   .189
Thomas 2b             5   1   1   2     0   1   .265      Royster 3b            1   0   0   0     1   1   .267
Murcer rf             6   1   1   1     0   1   .323        Gilbreath pr,3b     3   0   2   1     0   0   .667
Matthews lf           6   4   4   3     0   1   .361        May ph,lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Montanez 1b           6   1   1   0     0   0   .257      Evans 1b              5   0   2   0     1   1   .207
Speier ss             5   2   3   2     1   0   .290      Wynn lf               5   1   0   0     1   1   .273
Reitz 3b              5   0   3   2     0   0   .371        Perez 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Henderson rf          6   3   4   1     0   2   .464
  Halicki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lacy 2b               4   2   2   1     2   0   .257
Rader c               5   0   1   2     0   1   .240      Pocoroba c            5   3   3   1     0   0   .375
Caldwell p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chaney ss             1   1   0   1     4   0   .250
  Thomasson ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Niekro p              2   1   1   3     0   0   .111
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Torrealba p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Adams ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .200        Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arnold ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .500
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ontiveros ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               48  12  19  12     2   5             Totals               42  11  15   8     9   5

Time of Game: 3:40   Attendance:  7,895
Left on Base: Giants 9, Braves 11
DP: Giants 1, Braves 0
Errors: Rader, Caldwell, Lavelle, Wynn 3
Doubles: Thomasson (1), Joshua (2), Rader (3), Pocoroba (2), Gilbreath (1)
Triples: Lacy (1)
Home Runs: Matthews 2 (3), Henderson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (1)
GIDP: Pocoroba (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell                2.1   6   7   4   3   3   0  17   7.56
Heaverlo                0.2   1   1   0   0   1   0   4   4.05
Minton                  2     4   2   2   1   0   0   9   3.12
Moffitt                 2     3   1   1   2   0   1  10   5.40
Lavelle                 1     1   0   0   2   0   0   5   0.00
Halicki W(1-2)          2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   7.36
Totals                 10    15  11   7   9   5   1  52

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  5    11   7   7   1   3   1  27   4.22
Torrealba               2     4   3   2   0   0   0  10   6.30
Sosa L(1-1)             3     4   2   2   1   2   1  14   3.12
Totals                 10    19  12  11   2   5   2  51

Wild Pitches: Caldwell (1), Heaverlo (2), Torrealba (1)
Balks: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Thomas flied out to left;
Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (third to first); Royster struck
out; Evans singled; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews singled; Niekro balked [Matthews to
second]; Montanez made an out to first; Speier singled [Matthews
scored]; Reitz grounded out (third to first) [Speier to second];
Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Henderson singled; Lacy tripled [Henderson scored];
Pocoroba doubled [Lacy scored]; Chaney flied out to center;
Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Pocoroba to third]; Niekro reached
on an error by Caldwell on a sacrifice bunt [Pocoroba scored,
Niekro to second]; Office grounded out (second to first) [Niekro
to third]; Royster walked; GILBREATH RAN FOR ROYSTER; Evans
flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 3.

GIANTS 3RD: GILBREATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Caldwell
flied out to center; Joshua made an out to third; Thomas struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Wynn walked; Henderson was called out on strikes;
Lacy singled [Wynn to second]; Pocoroba singled [Wynn to third,
Lacy to second]; Chaney walked [Wynn scored, Lacy to third,
Pocoroba to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING);
Niekro reached on an error by Rader [Lacy scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Pocoroba scored (unearned) (no RBI), Chaney to third];
Office made an out to third; Heaverlo threw a wild pitch [Chaney
scored (unearned), Niekro to second]; Gilbreath doubled [Niekro
scored (unearned)]; Evans struck out; 5 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 8.

GIANTS 4TH: Murcer struck out; Matthews homered; Montanez
singled; Speier walked [Montanez to second]; Reitz singled to
left [Montanez scored, Speier to third (error by Wynn)]; Rader
forced Reitz (second to shortstop) [Speier scored]; THOMASSON
BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Thomasson doubled [Rader to third]; Joshua
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
4, Braves 8.

BRAVES 4TH: MINTON REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Wynn flied out
to right; Henderson singled; Lacy made an out to second;
Pocoroba singled [Henderson to second]; Chaney walked [Henderson
to third, Pocoroba to second]; Niekro singled to right
[Henderson scored, Pocoroba scored, Chaney out at third (right
to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 10.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Murcer
singled; Matthews singled [Murcer to second]; Montanez made an
out to second; Speier singled [Murcer scored, Matthews to
second]; Reitz singled [Matthews scored, Speier to third]; Rader
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 10.

BRAVES 5TH: Office singled to left [Office out at second (left
to shortstop)]; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6,
Braves 10.

GIANTS 6TH: ADAMS BATTED FOR MINTON; Adams singled; TORREALBA
REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Joshua singled to left [Adams to
third (error by Wynn)]; Thomas singled [Adams scored, Joshua to
third (error by Wynn), Thomas to second]; Murcer grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Joshua scored, Thomas to third]; Matthews
grounded out (first unassisted) [Thomas scored (unearned)];
Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 10.

BRAVES 6TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Wynn flied out to
center; Henderson homered; Lacy walked; Pocoroba grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Lacy to second]; Chaney was walked
intentionally; Torrealba grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 11.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (first
unassisted); Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 11.

BRAVES 7TH: Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath
singled; Gilbreath was picked off first (pitcher to first);
Evans singled; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Braves 11.

GIANTS 8TH: ARNOLD BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Arnold singled; Torrealba
threw a wild pitch [Arnold to second]; Joshua doubled [Arnold to
third]; SOSA REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Thomas hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Arnold scored]; Murcer grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Joshua to third]; Matthews struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 10, Braves 11.

BRAVES 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Henderson
singled; Henderson was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Lavelle [Henderson to second]; Lacy walked; Pocoroba grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Henderson to
third, Lacy out at second]; Chaney was walked intentionally;
Sosa grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 10, Braves 11.

GIANTS 9TH: Montanez flied out to left; Speier singled; Reitz
singled [Speier to second]; ROBINSON RAN FOR REITZ; Rader
doubled [Speier scored, Robinson to third]; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR
LAVELLE; Ontiveros struck out; Joshua was walked intentionally;
Thomas flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 11,
Braves 11.

BRAVES 9TH: ONTIVEROS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); HALICKI
REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Office made an out to third; MAY
BATTED FOR GILBREATH; May grounded out (shortstop to first);
Evans walked; Wynn forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 11, Braves 11.

GIANTS 10TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PEREZ REPLACED
WYNN (PLAYING 3B); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted);
Matthews homered; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Speier made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
12, Braves 11.

BRAVES 10TH: Henderson was called out on strikes; Lacy flied out
to right; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR POCOROBA; Williams made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 12, Braves 11.