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Making a surprise appearance in relief, Andy Messersmith pitched two hitless innings to save the Braves' 3-0 victory over the Giants. Dick Ruthven, now 3-0, was lifted in the eighth with none out after giving up a single and a walk. The Braves scored all their runs in the second, two on a bases-loaded single by Darrel Chaney and the other on a single by Ruthven. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 0Game Played on Wednesday, April 21, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumGiants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Braves 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Joshua cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Thomas 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Murcer rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .294 Wynn lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Matthews lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .350 Evans 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .219 Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .237 Henderson rf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .406 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .294 Lacy 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .385 Pocoroba c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .382 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207 Chaney ss 2 0 1 2 1 0 .269 Barr p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ruthven p 3 0 1 1 0 0 .375 Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ontiveros ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Totals 33 0 6 0 3 6 Totals 28 3 5 3 4 1 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 9,521 Left on Base: Giants 10, Braves 5 DP: Giants 1, Braves 1 Errors: Thomas, Royster, Pocoroba Doubles: Pocoroba (3) GIDP: Speier (2), Office (1) Hit by Pitch: Thomas (2,by Ruthven) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr L(1-1) 6 4 3 3 2 0 0 23 4.86 Moffitt 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 3.86 Totals 8 5 3 3 4 1 0 32 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven W(3-0) 7 6 0 0 3 6 0 32 1.00 Messersmith SV(1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.50 Totals 9 6 0 0 3 6 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Ruthven (2) Balks: Ruthven (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Office made an out to first; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. GIANTS 2ND: Matthews struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Speier walked; Reitz singled [Speier to second]; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Evans singled; Henderson forced Evans (second to shortstop); Lacy singled [Henderson to second]; Pocoroba walked [Henderson to third, Lacy to second]; Chaney singled [Henderson scored, Lacy scored, Pocoroba to third]; Ruthven singled [Pocoroba scored, Chaney to third]; Office grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ruthven out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 3RD: Barr grounded out (catcher to first); Joshua flied out to left; Thomas singled; Ruthven balked [Thomas to second]; Murcer walked; Matthews forced Thomas (third unassisted); Derrell Thomas called for interference while Jerry Royster tried to field the batted ball; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 4TH: Montanez flied out to left; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Reitz singled; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Henderson flied out to left; Lacy made an out to first; Pocoroba made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 5TH: Barr flied out to left; Joshua singled; Joshua was picked off first but was safe on an error by Pocoroba [Joshua to second]; Thomas struck out; Murcer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Ruthven grounded out (second to first); Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 6TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Montanez struck out; Speier singled; Reitz reached on an error by Royster [Speier to third, Reitz to first]; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Royster flied out to left; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 7TH: THOMASSON BATTED FOR BARR; Thomasson was called out on strikes; Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas was hit by a pitch; Murcer made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to center; Pocoroba doubled; Pocoroba was picked off second but was safe on an error by Thomas [Pocoroba to third]; Chaney walked; Ruthven reached on a fielder's choice [Pocoroba out at home (shortstop to catcher), Chaney to second]; Office grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 8TH: Matthews singled; Montanez walked [Matthews to second]; MESSERSMITH REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); Speier grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second to first) [Matthews to third, Montanez out at second]; Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Royster struck out; Wynn walked; Evans made an out to third; Henderson made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 9TH: Rader flied out to left; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); Joshua grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. |
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