After Willie Montanez and Gary Matthews hit two-run homers in a 5-3 victory, the Braves completed the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader when pinch-hitter Tom Paciorek delivered a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 8-7. In the opener, Montanez hit his homer in the third inning after a pass to Darrel Chaney. The Braves had a run in the second on singles by Junior Moore and Barry Bonnell around a stolen base. The Giants had back-to-back homers by Willie McCovey and Gary Thomasson in the fourth, but the Braves pulled away in the fifth when Montanez singled and Matthews hit for the circuit.

In the nightcap, the Braves smashed three homers for their first seven runs. Rod Gilbreath connected with two aboard and Jerry Royster and Vic Correll each homered with one man on base. The Giants had a three-run homer by McCovey and two-run shot by Jack Clark. In the Braves' ninth, Matthews singled and took third on a single by Moore. After an intentional pass to Gilbreath, Paciorek batted for Rick Camp and hit his sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, June      3, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 11  0
Braves       0  1  2    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .255      Royster ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Madlock 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Chaney 2b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .243
Evans lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Montanez 1b           4   2   3   2     0   0   .274
Whitfield rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .305      Matthews lf           4   1   2   2     0   0   .295
Thomasson cf          3   1   2   1     1   0   .267      Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .289
Foli ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Moore 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Rudolph c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Bonnell cf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .383
  Hill ph,c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Leon p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .429
McGlothen p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .063        Collins p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Cornutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clark ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .269

Totals               36   3  11   2     2   2             Totals               33   5  11   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:43
Left on Base: Giants 9, Braves 7
DP: Giants 1, Braves 0
Errors: Chaney
Doubles: Thomasson (4), Chaney (4), Matthews (6)
Home Runs: McCovey (6), Thomasson (7), Montanez (5), Matthews (7)
Stolen Bases: Moore (2), Leon (1)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (3), Madlock (3), Royster (7)
GIDP: Moore (3)
Hit by Pitch: Thomas (1,by Leon)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen L(2-6)        2.1   6   3   3   1   0   1  14   6.04
Williams                1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   6   3.26
Heaverlo                2     2   2   2   0   1   1   8   2.38
Cornutt                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.24
Totals                  8    11   5   5   3   1   2  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Leon                    4.2   6   2   2   1   1   2  20   4.39
Collins W(1-4)          3.1   5   1   1   1   1   0  16   5.04
Camp SV(6)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.63
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   2   2  39

Hit by Pitch: Leon (3)
Wild Pitches: Camp (2)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Thomas singled to right; Thomas was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop to first); Madlock singled to left;
Evans flied out to center; Madlock was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
doubled to right; Montanez popped to shortstop; Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield flied out to left; McCovey was called out
on strikes; Thomasson walked; Foli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews flied out to center; Pocoroba made an out
to second; Moore singled to right; Moore stole second; Bonnell
singled to center [Moore scored]; Leon made an out to first; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Rudolph singled to center; McGlothen made an out to
catcher; Thomas flied out to center; Madlock forced Rudolph
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster made an out to second; Chaney walked;
Montanez homered [Chaney scored]; Burroughs singled to center;
Matthews doubled to right [Burroughs to third]; WILLIAMS
REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Pocoroba was walked
intentionally; Moore grounded into a double play (third to
catcher to first) [Burroughs out at home]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Giants 0, Braves 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Whitfield grounded
out (second to first); McCovey homered; Thomasson homered; Foli
singled to center; Rudolph grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Leon singled
to center; Leon stole second; Royster singled to right [Leon to
third]; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 3.

GIANTS 5TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Harris lined to pitcher;
Thomas was hit by a pitch; Madlock forced Thomas (shortstop to
second) [Madlock to second (error by Chaney)]; COLLINS REPLACED
LEON (PITCHING); Evans walked; Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Montanez
singled; Burroughs flied out to right; Matthews homered
[Montanez scored]; Pocoroba flied out to right; Moore made an
out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
doubled to right; Foli made an out to first; Rudolph made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell flied out to left; Collins was called out on
strikes; Royster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 5.

GIANTS 7TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Andrews grounded out
(third to first); Thomas singled; Madlock flied out to right;
Evans singled [Thomas to third]; Whitfield was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: CORNUTT REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Chaney walked;
Montanez singled to left [Chaney to second]; Burroughs flied out
to center; Matthews flied out to right; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
grounded out (second to first); Foli singled to center; HILL
BATTED FOR RUDOLPH; Hill forced Foli (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: HILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Collins grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 5.

GIANTS 9TH: CLARK BATTED FOR CORNUTT; Clark singled to left;
CAMP REPLACED COLLINS (PITCHING); Thomas grounded out (second to
first) [Clark to second]; Madlock flied out to center [Clark to
third]; Camp threw a wild pitch [Clark scored]; Evans flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 5.