San Francisco Giants 1, Atlanta Braves 0 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, May       23, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  3  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1  5  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .226      Herndon cf            4   0   3   0     0   0   .419
Perez 2b,ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Speier ss             3   0   0   1     1   1   .247
Wynn lf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .221      Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Evans 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
May rf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .130      Ontiveros lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .132
Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Chaney ss,3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Arnold 2b             2   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Royster 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .183        Thomas 2b           2   1   1   0     0   0   .240
  Lacy ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Hill c                2   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .080        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
                                                          Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .136
                                                            Rader ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .234

Totals               34   0   3   0     3   6             Totals               33   1   5   1     3   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 15,383
Left on Base: Braves 8, Giants 8
DP: Braves 1, Giants 0
Errors: Murcer
Doubles: Herndon (1)
Triples: Chaney (2)
Stolen Bases: Pocoroba (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Perez (4), Speier (1)
GIDP: Hill (1)
Hit by Pitch: Herndon (1,by Leon)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  9     4   0   0   2   3   0  32   3.65
Leon L(0-1)             0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   6   1.08
Totals                  9.2   5   1   1   3   3   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(5-3)      10     3   0   0   3   6   0  38   2.51
Totals                 10     3   0   0   3   6   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Leon (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez flied
out to center; Wynn walked; Evans popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
was called out on strikes; Murcer grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: May popped to shortstop; Pocoroba flied out to
center; Chaney lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez lined to shortstop; Ontiveros popped to
third; Reitz popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (catcher to first); Niekro
flied to right in foul territory; Office popped to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Arnold flied out to center; Hill popped to
shortstop; Montefusco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn struck
out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon doubled to center; Speier walked; Murcer
popped to second; Montanez popped to catcher in foul territory;
Ontiveros grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: May walked; Pocoroba forced May (shortstop to
second); Chaney was called out on strikes; Pocoroba stole
second; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Reitz flied out to right; Arnold singled to
shortstop; Hill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Arnold out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro grounded out (second to first); Office
singled to center; Perez reached on an error by Murcer [Office
to second]; Wynn was called out on strikes; Evans struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Montefusco grounded out (pitcher to first); Herndon
singled to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to second to
first) [Herndon to second]; Murcer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 7TH: May grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba popped
to shortstop; Chaney tripled to center; Royster was walked
intentionally; Niekro grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED ARNOLD (PLAYING 2B); Office singled
to center; Perez reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Office to second]; Wynn lined to third; Evans flied out to
center; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); JOSHUA BATTED
FOR HILL; Joshua flied out to left; Montefusco struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 9TH: SADEK REPLACED JOSHUA (PLAYING C ); Pocoroba
grounded out (second to first); Chaney flied out to center; LACY
BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Lacy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CHANEY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); PEREZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Herndon singled to shortstop; Speier out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Herndon to second]; Murcer was walked
intentionally; Montanez flied out to center; Ontiveros grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants
0.

BRAVES 10TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Henderson flied out to
right; Office was called out on strikes; Perez flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 10TH: LEON REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Reitz grounded
out (third to first); Thomas singled to center; ADAMS BATTED FOR
SADEK; Adams grounded out (first to second to first) [Thomas to
second]; RADER BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Rader was walked
intentionally; Herndon was hit by a pitch [Thomas to third,
Rader to second]; Speier reached on a fielder's choice [Thomas
scored, Rader to third, Herndon to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.