Pinch-hitter Jack Clark doubled in the ninth inning, driving in Vic Harris, to enable the Giants to defeat the Braves, 3-2. Willie Montanez committed two errors on a grounder by Darrell Evans in the first inning, fumbling the ball and then throwing wildly, to admit the Giants' first run. But the Braves' first baseman made up for it with a two-run homer in the third.

The Giants tied the score in the sixth with a single by Evans, pass to Gary Thomasson, a double steal and infield out by Harris. In the ninth, Harris walked and stole second. After an intentional pass to Marc Hill, Clark ended the game with his double. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, July      8, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  3
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   3  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .266      Madlock 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .302
Moore 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .268      Thomas cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .248
  Royster 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Evans lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .311      Thomasson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .268
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Whitfield rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Harris 2b             3   1   0   1     1   0   .273
Pocoroba c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Hill c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .243
Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .120
Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Clark ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .249
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Barr p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .174
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   4   2     2   3             Totals               32   3   6   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  2,684
Left on Base: Braves 4, Giants 7
DP: Braves 0, Giants 0
Errors: Moore, Montanez 2
Doubles: Clark (9)
Home Runs: Montanez (12)
Stolen Bases: Pocoroba (2), Madlock (7), Evans (4), Thomasson (4), Harris (1)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(8-10)          8.1   6   3   3   3   7   0  35   4.38
Totals                  8.1   6   3   3   3   7   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    8     3   2   2   2   1   1  29   4.57
Lavelle W(6-4)          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.31
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   3   1  33

Wild Pitches: Niekro (10)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to center; Moore walked; Montanez
flied out to right; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to left; Madlock stole second;
Thomas reached on an error by Montanez [Madlock scored (no RBI),
Thomas to second (error by Montanez)]; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted);
Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba
singled to right; Gilbreath popped to first in foul territory;
Pocoroba stole second; Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Harris flied out to center; Hill flied out to
center; LeMaster singled to pitcher; Barr was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro made an out to first; Office singled to
center; Moore flied out to center; Montanez homered [Office
scored]; Burroughs grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Thomas was
called out on strikes; Evans reached on an error by Moore [Evans
to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Evans to third];
Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Pocoroba
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield flied out to left; Harris grounded out
(first unassisted); Hill singled to center; LeMaster flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney flied out to right; Niekro flied out to left;
Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Barr struck out; Madlock singled to third; Thomas
forced Madlock (pitcher to shortstop); Thomas was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Moore grounded out (third to first); Montanez flied
out to right; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans singled to center; Thomasson walked [Evans to
second]; Whitfield flied out to center; Evans stole third and
Thomasson stole second; Harris grounded out (second to first)
[Evans scored, Thomasson to third]; Hill grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Matthews flied out to center; Pocoroba flied out to
center; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster flied out to left; Barr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Chaney flied out to center; Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Office walked; Moore grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: ROYSTER REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING 3B); Thomas struck
out; Evans flied out to right; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

BRAVES 9TH: LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Montanez struck
out; Burroughs struck out; Matthews singled to pitcher; Pocoroba
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Whitfield flied out to right; Harris walked; Harris
stole second; Hill was walked intentionally; CLARK BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; Clark doubled to center [Harris scored, Hill to
third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 3.