The Braves zeroed the Giants for the second straight day, posting a 2-0 triumph behind the two-hit pitching of Dick Ruthven. The Braves' righthander had a no-hitter until the seventh inning when Larry Herndon beat out a bouncer to shortstop. Jack Clark's single in the eighth was the Giants' other safe blow.

The Braves scored in the fourth when consecutive singles by Brian Asselstine, Jeff Burroughs and Biff Pocoroba filled the bases and Dale Murphy followed with a sacrifice fly. In the seventh, Murphy doubled, moved to third on an infield out and scored on Pat Rockett's fly to left. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gilbreath 2b,3b       4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .262
Office cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Asselstine rf         3   1   2   0     1   0   .385      Madlock 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Royster 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Clark rf              2   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Pocoroba c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .346      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Murphy 1b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .143      Hill c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Bonnell 3b,lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .231      LeMaster ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .147
Rockett ss            3   0   1   1     0   0   .103        Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               30   2   9   2     1   2             Totals               27   0   2   0     1   4

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance:  3,689
Left on Base: Braves 6, Giants 1
DP: Braves 2, Giants 2
Errors: McCovey
Doubles: Murphy (1), Pocoroba (1)
Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (1)
Caught Stealing: Murphy (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruthven (1), Office (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (1), Rockett (1)
GIDP: Burroughs (2), Whitfield (1), Hill (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(1-2)          9     2   0   0   1   4   0  28   3.50
Totals                  9     2   0   0   1   4   0  28

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(1-1)             7     7   2   2   0   2   0  28   1.64
Lavelle                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.60
Moffitt                 1.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.60
Totals                  9     9   2   2   1   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath flied out to center; Office reached on an
error by McCovey [Office to first]; Asselstine singled [Office
to third]; Burroughs popped to shortstop; Pocoroba grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out; Evans struck out; Madlock
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (catcher to first); Bonnell
flied out to center; Rockett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark
walked; Whitfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to
first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath
flied out to right; Office grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster
grounded out (third to first); Barr flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Asselstine singled to center; Burroughs singled to
left [Asselstine to second]; Pocoroba singled to right
[Asselstine to third, Burroughs to second]; Murphy hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Asselstine scored]; Bonnell lined into a
double play (third to second) [Burroughs out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (first to pitcher); Evans
grounded out (first to pitcher); Madlock was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Rockett singled to left; Ruthven out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Rockett to second]; Gilbreath popped
to second; Office grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey lined to second; Clark flied out to right;
Whitfield grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Asselstine flied out to right; Burroughs was called
out on strikes; Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); LeMaster was
called out on strikes; Barr popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy doubled; Bonnell grounded out (second to
first) [Murphy to third]; Rockett hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Murphy scored]; Ruthven struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Herndon singled to shortstop; Evans grounded out
(second to first) [Herndon to second]; Madlock flied out to
center; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath singled; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING);
Gilbreath stole second; Office out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Gilbreath to third]; Asselstine walked; MOFFITT
REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Burroughs grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Asselstine out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: ROYSTER REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING 2B); GILBREATH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Clark singled to left; Whitfield forced Clark
(first to shortstop); Hill grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Whitfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba doubled to right; Murphy singled to right
[Pocoroba to third]; Bonnell reached on a fielder's choice
[Pocoroba out at home (third to catcher), Murphy to third];
Rockett made an out to first; Murphy was picked off and caught
stealing home (catcher to third to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Harris grounded out
(pitcher to first); IVIE BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Ivie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herndon grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.