Treated to an eight-run lead after two innings, Andy Messersmith hurled a three-hitter and coasted to his second straight victory by downing the Giants, 8-0. The Braves scored seven of their first eight runs off Rob Dressler, making his first start after being called up from Phoenix (Pacific Coast). Dave May hit a two-run triple in the four-run Braves' first. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Friday, May       21, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       4  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   8  9  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   2   3   0     0   0   .212      Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Perez 2b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .296        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wynn lf               4   2   1   2     1   1   .230      Thomas 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Evans 1b              3   2   0   0     2   1   .170        Arnold ph,2b        4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
May rf                4   1   1   3     1   0   .158      Murcer rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Pocoroba c            3   0   0   1     1   0   .261      Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Chaney ss             4   0   2   1     1   0   .235      Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .307
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .181      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
Messersmith p         4   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
                                                          Rader c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .247
                                                          Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hill ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
                                                            D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Ontiveros ph,cf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .129

Totals               34   8   9   8     7   3             Totals               29   0   3   0     4   4

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  4,432
Left on Base: Braves 8, Giants 7
DP: Braves 2, Giants 1
Errors: Perez, Matthews, Dressler
Doubles: Office (3), Wynn (5), Rader (6)
Triples: May (2), Arnold (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Pocoroba (2)
GIDP: Royster (3), Arnold (2), Matthews (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hill (1,by Messersmith)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(2-4)      9     3   0   0   4   4   0  34   3.60
Totals                  9     3   0   0   4   4   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(0-1)         1     5   7   6   3   1   0  12  54.00
Williams                2     3   1   1   3   0   0  12   1.64
D'Acquisto              2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7  10.69
Heaverlo                2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.21
Moffitt                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.16
Totals                  9     9   8   7   7   3   0  43

Passed Balls: Rader (2)
Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (1)
Wild Pitches: Messersmith (2), Williams (1)
Balks: Williams (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jim Quick


BRAVES 1ST: Office doubled to left [Office to third (error by
Matthews)]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Office
scored]; Wynn walked; Rader allowed a passed ball [Wynn to
second]; Evans walked; May tripled to right [Evans scored, Wynn
scored]; Pocoroba hit a sacrifice fly to right [May scored];
Chaney singled to second; Royster walked [Chaney to second];
Messersmith struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants
0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua struck out; ARNOLD BATTED FOR THOMAS; Arnold
tripled to right; Murcer popped to third; Matthews flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: ARNOLD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Office singled
to center; Perez reached on an error by Dressler on a sacrifice
bunt [Office to second]; Wynn doubled to center [Perez scored
(unearned), Office scored]; WILLIAMS REPLACED DRESSLER
(PITCHING); Williams threw a wild pitch [Wynn to third]; Evans
walked; May grounded out (pitcher to first) [Evans to second,
Wynn scored]; Pocoroba walked; Chaney singled to center [Evans
scored, Pocoroba to second]; Royster flied out to right;
Messersmith forced Pocoroba (third unassisted); 4 R (3 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez popped to shortstop; Speier popped to third
in foul territory; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Office singled to center; Perez singled to left
[Office to second]; Williams balked [Office to third, Perez to
second]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied out
to left; May walked; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader walked; HILL BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Hill was hit
by a pitch [Rader to second]; Joshua flied out to left; Arnold
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hill
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED HILL (PITCHING); Chaney walked;
Royster grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Chaney out at second]; Messersmith flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Murcer singled to right; Matthews grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Murcer out at
second]; Montanez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
8, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Office flied out to left; Perez singled to left;
Wynn forced Perez (third to second); Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier walked; Reitz reached on an error by Perez
[Speier to second]; Rader flied out to center; ADAMS BATTED FOR
D'ACQUISTO; Adams struck out; Joshua grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first);
Chaney grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Arnold struck out; Murcer walked; Messersmith threw
a wild pitch [Murcer to second]; Matthews struck out; Montanez
walked; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Royster grounded out (second to first); Messersmith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Reitz flied out to center; Rader doubled to right;
ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Ontiveros flied out to right;
Joshua grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 8, Giants 0.

BRAVES 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); ONTIVEROS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wynn was called out on strikes; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Arnold flied out to right; Murcer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.

BRAVES 9TH: May flied out to left; Pocoroba grounded out (first
to pitcher); Chaney flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 8, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Speier
flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Giants 0.