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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 0Game Played on Friday, May 21, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick ParkBraves 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.
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