Willie Montanez smashed a homer and three singles to back up Carl Morton's four-hit pitching as the Braves defeated the Giants, 7-0. The complete game and shutout both were the first of the season for Morton. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Friday, August    6, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  4
Braves       1  0  1    0  5  0    0  0  x  -   7 12  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomasson cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Royster 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .249
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Gilbreath 2b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .269
Matthews lf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Wynn cf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .221
Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Montanez 1b           4   2   4   2     0   0   .313
Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Henderson rf          4   1   0   1     0   0   .263
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Chaney ss             4   1   2   2     0   0   .280
Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Gaston lf             4   0   3   1     0   1   .396
LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     1   1   .234
Dressler p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Morton p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .139
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Speier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .223

Totals               29   0   4   0     0   2             Totals               37   7  12   7     2   3

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,633
Left on Base: Giants 2, Braves 8
DP: Giants 1, Braves 2
Errors: Thomasson, Murcer, LeMaster, Williams
Doubles: Thomasson (11), Gaston (2), Wynn (16), Chaney (16)
Home Runs: Montanez (7)
Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (4), Royster (10)
GIDP: Thomasson (3), Murcer (7), Henderson (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(2-8)         4.1   9   7   5   1   1   1  24   4.48
Heaverlo                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.55
Caldwell                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.81
Williams                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.98
Totals                  8    12   7   5   2   3   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(2-8)           9     4   0   0   0   2   0  29   4.45
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   2   0  29

Wild Pitches: Williams (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge


GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson struck out; Perez made an out to third;
Matthews singled to second; Murcer made an out to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Gilbreath singled to
right; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; Gilbreath stole
second; Montanez singled to center [Gilbreath scored, Montanez
to second (error by Thomasson)]; Henderson flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); Reitz made an
out to third; Rader made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney flied out to right; Gaston doubled to right;
Pocoroba walked; Morton forced Gaston (pitcher to third)
[Pocoroba to second]; Royster made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster singled to pitcher; Dressler forced
LeMaster (catcher to shortstop); Thomasson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dressler out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Wynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez homered; Henderson
flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied
out to center; Murcer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Chaney flied out to left; Gaston singled to center;
Pocoroba grounded out (third to first) [Gaston to second];
Morton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans popped to third in foul territory; Reitz
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster singled to left; Royster stole second;
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn doubled to
left [Royster scored]; Montanez singled to second [Wynn to
third]; Henderson reached on an error by LeMaster [Wynn scored
(RBI), Montanez to second, Henderson to first]; Chaney doubled
to right [Montanez scored, Henderson scored (unearned), Chaney
to third (error by Murcer)]; HEAVERLO REPLACED DRESSLER
(PITCHING); Gaston singled to right [Chaney scored (unearned)];
Pocoroba struck out; Morton made an out to first; 5 R (3 ER), 5
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 7.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); ADAMS
BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Adams made an out to shortstop; Thomasson
doubled to right; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 7.

BRAVES 6TH: CALDWELL REPLACED ADAMS (PITCHING); Royster flied
out to right; Gilbreath flied out to right; Wynn made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews singled to pitcher; Murcer grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at
second]; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Montanez singled; Henderson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at second];
Chaney singled to center; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied
out to left; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Pocoroba
reached on an error by Williams (assist by Evans) [Pocoroba to
first]; Morton forced Pocoroba (first to shortstop); Royster
popped to first in foul territory; Gilbreath walked [Morton to
second]; Williams threw a wild pitch [Morton to third, Gilbreath
to second]; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 7.

GIANTS 9TH: SPEIER BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Speier flied out to
center; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Perez struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 7.