Joining the ranks of 10-game winners, Dick Ruthven pitched the Braves to a 4-0 victory over the Giants. The Braves' righthander allowed five singles. John D'Acquisto suffered his fifth straight defeat for the Giants, giving up three runs on four hits and six walks in 3 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      3, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  2    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .306      Herndon cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .324
Robinson 2b           2   0   0   1     2   0   .217      Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Wynn lf               2   1   0   1     3   0   .233      Matthews lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     2   0   .323      Thomasson rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Henderson rf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .264      Evans 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .201
Williams c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Chaney ss             5   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   3   .223
Belloir 3b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .286      Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Ruthven p             4   1   1   0     1   0   .179      D'Acquisto p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .270
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               32   4   7   2    12   3             Totals               31   0   5   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  5,084
Left on Base: Braves 14, Giants 7
DP: Braves 1, Giants 0
Errors: Montanez, Herndon, Rader
Doubles: Henderson (9), Belloir (2)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (3), Herndon (7)
Caught Stealing: Chaney (1)
Sacrifice Hits: D'Acquisto (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (1)
GIDP: Reitz (14)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(10-7)         9     5   0   0   2   5   0  34   2.68
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto L(0-5)       3.2   4   3   3   6   0   0  21   6.75
Heaverlo                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Williams                3     1   1   0   2   2   0  11   2.00
Lavelle                 2     2   0   0   4   1   0  12   2.73
Totals                  9     7   4   3  12   3   0  45

Wild Pitches: D'Acquisto (3)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (third to first); Robinson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Perez popped to second; Herndon
stole second; Matthews walked; Thomasson forced Matthews
(shortstop to second); Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez singled to center; Henderson doubled to
right [Montanez to third]; Williams flied out to center; Chaney
flied to left in foul territory; Belloir popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Reitz singled to right; Speier struck out; Rader
singled to second [Reitz to second]; D'Acquisto out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Reitz to third, Rader to
second]; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven walked; Office singled to center [Ruthven to
third, Office to second (error by Herndon)]; Robinson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Ruthven scored, Office to third]; Wynn
walked; D'Acquisto threw a wild pitch [Wynn to second, Office
scored]; Montanez walked; Henderson flied out to center;
Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Perez singled to shortstop; Matthews struck out;
Thomasson flied out to left; Evans popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Belloir
doubled to center; Ruthven grounded out (third to first); Office
was walked intentionally; Robinson walked [Belloir to third,
Office to second]; Wynn walked [Belloir scored, Office to third,
Robinson to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING);
Montanez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Speier singled
to right; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory [Speier to
second]; ADAMS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Adams flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Henderson was
called out on strikes; Williams grounded out (third to first);
Chaney singled to center; Chaney was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Belloir struck out; Ruthven flied out to center;
Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson made an out to shortstop; Evans singled to
center; Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Giants 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn
walked; Montanez walked [Wynn to second]; Henderson forced
Montanez (shortstop to second) [Wynn to third]; Henderson stole
second [Wynn scored (error by Rader) (unearned)]; Williams
grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier was called out on strikes; Rader flied out to
left; THOMAS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Thomas reached on an error by
Montanez; Herndon popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 0.

BRAVES 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Chaney struck
out; Belloir grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruthven singled
to right; Office walked [Ruthven to second]; Robinson walked
[Ruthven to third, Office to second]; Wynn forced Robinson
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Montanez popped to third; Henderson walked; Williams
singled to center [Henderson to third]; Chaney grounded out
(second to first) [Williams to second]; Belloir was walked
intentionally; Ruthven forced Belloir (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans popped to second; Reitz grounded out (second
to first); Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.