Reserve outfielder Brian Asselstine, filling in for Gary Matthews, smashed a homer in the fourth inning to ignite a three-run outburst that enabled the Braves to defeat the Giants, 3-2. After Asselstine's blow, Darrel Chaney singled. Rod Gilbreath doubled and when Terry Whitfield made a wild throw from the outfield, Chaney scored.

Eddie Solomon then helped himself to victory with a single, driving in Gilbreath with what proved to be the winning run. After Solomon was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the sixth, the Giants counted their runs in the seventh when Marc Hill doubled and Rob Andrews singled off Jamie Easterly and Derrel Thomas singled off Dave Campbell before Rick Camp took over to record his 10th save. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Friday, July      15, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  2
Braves       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3 11  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .304      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Thomasson rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Moore 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Royster 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Evans lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Whitfield cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Burroughs rf          3   0   2   0     1   1   .266
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Pocoroba c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Hill c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .249      Asselstine lf         4   1   1   1     0   0   .190
Andrews 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Chaney ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .213
LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .189      Gilbreath 2b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .238
  Clark ph,rf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Solomon p             2   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .130        Matthews ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Alexander ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomas ph,ss        1   0   1   2     0   0   .240        Camp p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   5   2     4   1             Totals               35   3  11   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  8,966
Left on Base: Giants 6, Braves 9
DP: Giants 0, Braves 1
Errors: Whitfield, Andrews
Doubles: Thomasson (15), Hill (6), Gilbreath (10), Pocoroba (17), Matthews (10)
Home Runs: Asselstine (2)
GIDP: Hill (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(2-8)       5     9   3   2   0   3   1  24   3.94
Williams                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.69
Moffitt                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.02
Totals                  8    11   3   2   1   4   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(1-1)          6     2   0   0   3   1   0  22   0.93
Easterly                0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   6.14
Campbell                0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.46
Camp SV(10)             2.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.41
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   1   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Bill Williams


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to right; Thomasson grounded out
(second to first); Evans popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to right; Moore grounded out
(second to first); Montanez singled to right; Burroughs singled
to right [Montanez to second]; Pocoroba flied out to left; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); McCovey
made an out to second; Hill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Asselstine popped to first in foul territory; Chaney
flied out to center; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster
grounded out (pitcher to first); Montefusco flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Solomon popped to first in foul territory; Office
singled to right; Moore flied out to center; Montanez struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock flied out to right; Thomasson doubled to
right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Pocoroba grounded out (first
to pitcher); Asselstine homered; Chaney singled to center;
Gilbreath doubled to center [Chaney scored (error by Whitfield)
(no RBI), Gilbreath to third]; Solomon singled to second
[Gilbreath scored (unearned), Solomon to second (error by
Andrews)]; Office flied out to center; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 3.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey walked; Hill grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [McCovey out at second]; Andrews flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
flied out to left; Burroughs singled to center; Pocoroba doubled
to right [Burroughs to third]; Asselstine grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 3.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster made an out to shortstop; ALEXANDER BATTED
FOR MONTEFUSCO; Alexander singled to left; Madlock walked
[Alexander to second]; Thomasson flied out to right [Alexander
to third]; Evans walked [Madlock to second]; Whitfield flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Chaney
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath flied out to right;
MATTHEWS BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Matthews doubled to right; Office
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 3.

GIANTS 7TH: EASTERLY REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); McCovey
grounded out (pitcher to third to first); Hill doubled to right;
Andrews singled to left [Hill to third]; CLARK BATTED FOR
LEMASTER; CAMPBELL REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Clark walked
[Andrews to second]; THOMAS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Thomas singled
to center [Hill scored, Andrews scored, Clark to second]; CAMP
REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Madlock forced Thomas (shortstop
to second) [Clark to third]; Thomasson made an out to shortstop;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); CLARK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); MOFFITT REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Moore
grounded out (first to second to pitcher); Montanez grounded out
(third to first); Burroughs walked; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 3.

GIANTS 8TH: ROYSTER REPLACED MOORE (PLAYING 3B); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); Whitfield flied out to left; McCovey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Asselstine flied out to left; Chaney flied out to
right; Gilbreath singled to center; Camp flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Hill grounded out (second to first); Andrews made an
out to first; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 3.