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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 0Game Played on Friday, August 6, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumGiants 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. |
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