After Charlie Williams pitched the second complete game of his major league career to win the opener of a doubleheader, 5-2, the Giants erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning and beat the Braves again in the nightcap, 12-5. Williams' first complete game came with the Mets in 1971. Johnnie LeMaster drove in two runs in support of Williams with a sacrifice fly and safe bunt. Bill Madlock contributed a homer.

A bases-loaded triple by Junior Moore and single by Willie Montanez gave the Braves a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning of the second game, but the Giants sent 12 batters to the plate in their half. Terry Whitfield led off with a triple and, batting for a second time, singled to drive in the seventh run of the outburst. The Giants made it a rout with five more runs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      10, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  3
Giants       0  2  1    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .259      Madlock 3b            4   1   1   1     1   1   .304
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Thomas cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Evans lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Burroughs rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Clark rf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .250
Pocoroba c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .308      McCovey 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .287
Moore 3b              3   1   2   0     1   0   .276      Harris 2b             3   2   1   1     1   0   .260
Chaney ss,2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .205      Hill c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .242
Royster 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .208      LeMaster ss           3   0   2   2     0   0   .164
  Nolan ph            1   0   1   2     0   0   .400      Williams p            4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Robinson pr,ss      0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
  Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   5             Totals               33   5  10   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Braves 5, Giants 9
DP: Braves 0, Giants 1
Errors: Pocoroba, Moore, Royster
Doubles: Nolan (2), Montanez (14), LeMaster (3)
Home Runs: Madlock (10)
Stolen Bases: Clark (6)
Sacrifice Flies: LeMaster (1)
GIDP: Chaney (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(3-4)          5     8   5   1   4   2   1  27   3.04
Kline                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.79
Campbell                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4.34
Totals                  8    10   5   1   4   3   1  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams W(4-2)         9     6   2   2   2   5   0  34   3.75
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Campbell (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
struck out; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Pocoroba flied out to
right; Moore singled to center [Burroughs to second]; Chaney
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Moore out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark flied out to center; McCovey singled to
center; Harris walked [McCovey to second]; Hill reached on an
error by Moore [McCovey scored (unearned) (no RBI), Harris to
third, Hill to first]; LeMaster hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Harris scored (unearned), Hill to second]; Williams struck out;
2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster struck out; Ruthven grounded out (third to
first); Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Madlock homered; Thomas flied out to center; Evans
flied out to left; Clark singled to third; Clark stole second;
McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
grounded out (second to first); Burroughs grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Harris grounded out (first unassisted); Hill singled
to right; LeMaster doubled to right [Hill to third]; Williams
popped to third; Madlock was walked intentionally; Thomas flied
out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba grounded out (catcher to first); Moore
walked; Chaney struck out; Royster grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
dropped a foul fly hit by Clark for an error; Clark walked;
McCovey singled to center [Clark to third]; Harris singled to
right [Clark scored (unearned), McCovey out at home (third to
catcher), Harris to third (error by Royster)]; Hill walked; On a
bunt LeMaster singled [Harris scored (unearned), Hill to
second]; Williams grounded out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 5.

BRAVES 6TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Asselstine flied out
to center; Office walked; Matthews forced Office (shortstop to
second); Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: KLINE REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Madlock struck
out; Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Evans singled to
center; Clark made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Pocoroba singled to right; Moore singled to left [Pocoroba to
second]; Chaney flied out to left; NOLAN BATTED FOR ROYSTER;
Nolan doubled to right [Pocoroba scored, Moore scored]; GASTON
BATTED FOR KLINE; ROBINSON RAN FOR NOLAN; Gaston grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); ROBINSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
McCovey flied out to right; Harris flied out to right; Hill
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Giants 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Office was called out on strikes; Matthews was
called out on strikes; Montanez doubled to right; Burroughs
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: LeMaster flied out to right; Williams singled to
center; Campbell threw a wild pitch [Williams to second];
Madlock flied out to center; Thomas made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); Moore made
an out to third; Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 5.