Bob Knepper, who pitched six innings before going out for a pinch-hitter, gained his first major league victory when the Giants defeated the Braves, 4-1. Knepper also batted in the Giants' first run with a single in the third inning. Bobby Murcer homered in the fourth. After the Braves picked up their run in the sixth, the Giants put the game away with a pair in the seventh on a walk to Murcer, singles by Gary Thomasson and Darrell Evans and a double by Chris Speier. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 28, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  1    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  6  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clark cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Royster 3b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .247
Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .277      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .320
Murcer rf             3   2   1   1     1   0   .257      Gaston lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .288
Thomasson 1b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .263      Wynn cf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .209
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .205      Paciorek rf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .298
Speier ss             4   1   2   2     0   0   .226      Murphy c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .235
Rader c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Arnold ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .231        Moore ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .204      LaCorte p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .097
Knepper p             2   0   1   1     0   0   .111        Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Herndon ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .238        Rockett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   4   6   4     3   4             Totals               30   1   7   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  1,306
Left on Base: Giants 3, Braves 7
DP: Giants 1, Braves 0
Errors: Chaney
Doubles: Speier (18), Paciorek (10)
Home Runs: Murcer (23)
Caught Stealing: Clark (2), Thomasson (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (20), LaCorte (3)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(1-2)          6     5   1   1   3   2   0  24   3.24
Lavelle SV(12)          3     2   0   0   0   3   0  11   2.69
Totals                  9     7   1   1   3   5   0  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte L(3-11)         6.1   6   4   3   2   3   1  25   4.67
Torrealba               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   3.31
Devine                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.21
Camp                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.86
Totals                  9     6   4   3   3   4   1  34

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson


GIANTS 1ST: Clark flied out to center; Perez struck out;
Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Gilbreath out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Royster to second]; Montanez made an out to
shortstop; Gaston flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Murcer flied out to left; Thomasson flied out to
left; Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Wynn singled; Paciorek flied out to center; Murphy
made an out to second; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier singled [Speier to second (error by Chaney)];
Rader flied out to center; Knepper singled [Speier scored
(unearned)]; Clark forced Knepper (shortstop to second); Clark
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: LaCorte struck out; Royster singled; Gilbreath hit
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Royster out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Perez popped to second; Matthews struck out; Murcer
homered; Thomasson walked; Thomasson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves
0.

BRAVES 4TH: Montanez flied out to center; Gaston grounded out
(third to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans flied out to left; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Paciorek singled; Murphy walked [Paciorek to
second]; Chaney struck out; LaCorte out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Paciorek to third, Murphy to second];
Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Knepper grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark flied
out to center; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath singled; Montanez forced Gilbreath (first
to shortstop); Gaston forced Montanez (third to second); Wynn
walked [Gaston to second]; Paciorek doubled to right [Gaston
scored, Wynn out at home (right to second to catcher)]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews was called out on strikes; Murcer walked;
Thomasson singled [Murcer to second]; Evans singled [Murcer to
third, Thomasson to second]; Speier doubled [Murcer scored,
Thomasson scored, Evans to third]; TORREALBA REPLACED LACORTE
(PITCHING); ARNOLD BATTED FOR RADER; Arnold was walked
intentionally; HERNDON BATTED FOR KNEPPER; DEVINE REPLACED
TORREALBA (PITCHING); THOMAS BATTED FOR HERNDON; Thomas forced
Evans (shortstop to catcher) [Speier to third, Arnold to
second]; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: SADEK REPLACED ARNOLD (PLAYING C ); LAVELLE REPLACED
THOMAS (PITCHING); Murphy grounded out (third to first); Chaney
flied out to center; ROCKETT BATTED FOR DEVINE; Rockett was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.

GIANTS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED ROCKETT (PITCHING); Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to
first); Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster made an out to first; Gilbreath grounded out
(pitcher to first); Montanez singled; Gaston flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Evans made an
out to pitcher; Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Wynn singled; Paciorek was called out on strikes;
Murphy struck out; MOORE BATTED FOR CHANEY; Moore grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.