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A grand slam by Jeff Burroughs started the Braves off to a 7-1 victory over the Giants behind the six-hit pitching of Phil Niekro. Jerry Royster walked and Barry Bonnell and Willie Montanez singled to load the bases in the first inning before Burroughs belted his homer off John Curtis. The Giants' lone run came in the fourth on a circuit clout by Willie McCovey. The Braves added their final trio in the fifth with two runs being unearned on an error by Rob Andrews. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 1Game Played on Saturday, June 4, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumGiants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Braves 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 7 6 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Andrews 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Royster ss 2 1 0 0 3 0 .241 Whitfield lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 .296 Bonnell cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .371 Clark rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 Montanez 1b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .274 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Burroughs rf 4 1 2 4 0 0 .289 McCovey 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .301 Matthews lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .294 Thomasson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Correll c 2 1 0 0 2 1 .286 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Moore 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .292 Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Gilbreath 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .207 Sadek c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .170 Niekro p 4 0 0 1 0 0 .156 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Cornutt p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 31 1 6 1 3 9 Totals 30 7 6 6 8 3 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 13,818 Left on Base: Giants 6, Braves 7 DP: Giants 1, Braves 1 Errors: Andrews Doubles: Evans (6), Burroughs (6), Matthews (7) Home Runs: McCovey (8), Burroughs (13) Caught Stealing: Andrews (3) GIDP: Andrews (1), Bonnell (3) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Curtis L(1-1) 1.2 4 4 4 4 0 1 13 3.82 Heaverlo 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 2.16 Cornutt 4 2 3 1 3 1 0 18 3.10 Totals 8 6 7 5 8 3 1 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(3-8) 9 6 1 1 3 9 1 34 5.42 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 9 1 34 Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry GIANTS 1ST: Andrews singled to right; Andrews was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitfield struck out; Clark walked; Evans doubled to right [Clark to third]; McCovey struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Bonnell singled to right [Royster to second]; Montanez singled to center [Royster to third, Bonnell to second]; Burroughs homered [Royster scored, Bonnell scored, Montanez scored]; Matthews grounded out (second to first); Correll walked; Moore flied out to right; Gilbreath walked [Correll to second]; Niekro flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 4. GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson struck out; Foli flied out to right; Sadek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 2ND: Royster flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to center; Montanez walked; Burroughs doubled to center [Montanez to third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 4. GIANTS 3RD: Heaverlo walked; Andrews struck out; Whitfield struck out; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 3RD: Correll grounded out (third to first); Moore struck out; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 4. GIANTS 4TH: Evans made an out to second; McCovey homered; Thomasson made an out to shortstop; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Niekro made an out to shortstop; Royster walked; Bonnell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Royster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 4. GIANTS 5TH: Sadek singled to left; THOMAS BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Thomas forced Sadek (second unassisted); Andrews grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: CORNUTT REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Montanez singled to right; Burroughs flied out to center; Matthews doubled to left [Montanez to third]; Correll was walked intentionally; Moore reached on an error by Andrews [Montanez scored (RBI), Matthews scored (unearned) (no RBI), Correll to third, Moore to second]; Gilbreath was walked intentionally; Niekro grounded out (third to first) [Correll scored (unearned), Moore to third, Gilbreath to second]; Royster walked; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 7. GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield singled to right; Clark made an out to first; Evans flied out to left; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 7. BRAVES 6TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs flied out to left; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 7. GIANTS 7TH: Thomasson made an out to first; Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 7. BRAVES 7TH: Correll was called out on strikes; Moore grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 7. GIANTS 8TH: Cornutt struck out; Andrews walked; Whitfield singled to center [Andrews to second]; Clark grounded out (first unassisted) [Andrews to third, Whitfield to second]; Evans struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 7. BRAVES 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING SS); Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 7. GIANTS 9TH: McCovey struck out; Thomasson made an out to shortstop; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 7. |
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