Dale Murphy drove in six runs with a grand-slam homer and a single to lead the Braves to a 9-7 scalping of the Giants. The grand slam came in the fifth inning off Vida Blue and gave the Braves a 5-4 lead. The Giants went ahead in the top of the seventh, scoring one run on a double by Terry Whitfield and two on a homer by Jack Clark.

In the bottom of the seventh, Gary Matthews singled with one out, Jeff Burroughs walked and Bob Horner delivered a double to plate one run. Murphy then drove in two tallies with a single. He moved to third on a single by Biff Pocoroba and scored when right fielder Clark threw wildly to third. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, San Francisco Giants 7
Game Played on Sunday, July      2, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  2    2  0  0    3  0  0  -   7 10  1
Braves       0  0  1    0  4  0    4  0  x  -   9 12  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harris 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .172      Gilbreath 2b          5   1   2   0     0   0   .254
Whitfield lf          5   1   2   1     0   0   .306      Bonnell cf,lf         4   0   1   0     1   0   .222
Clark rf              4   1   1   3     0   0   .305      Matthews rf           4   2   2   1     1   0   .297
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Burroughs lf          1   2   1   0     4   0   .335
Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Herndon cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .292      Horner 3b             3   2   1   1     2   0   .203
LeMaster ss           3   2   2   2     1   0   .221      Murphy 1b             5   2   2   6     0   1   .215
Hill c                4   0   2   0     0   0   .217      Pocoroba c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Blue p                1   1   0   0     0   0   .130      Rockett ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .146
  Dwyer ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .242      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .255
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
  McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               35   7  10   6     1   2             Totals               34   9  12   8     8   3

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 13,588
Left on Base: Giants 5, Braves 9
DP: Giants 1, Braves 0
Errors: Clark, Gilbreath
Doubles: LeMaster (11), Whitfield (11), Matthews (7), Horner (4)
Home Runs: LeMaster (1), Clark (14), Murphy (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (3), Harris (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Clark (6)
GIDP: Bonnell (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    6     7   5   5   4   3   1  28   2.37
Moffitt L(6-4)          1     5   4   4   1   0   0   8   4.26
Lavelle                 1     0   0   0   3   0   0   6   4.02
Totals                  8    12   9   9   8   3   1  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(9-9)           7     9   7   6   1   1   2  32   3.30
Garber SV(7)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.63
Totals                  9    10   7   6   1   2   2  39

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


GIANTS 1ST: Harris made an out to shortstop; Whitfield grounded
out (pitcher to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath made an out to shortstop; Bonnell flied
out to right; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to center; Ivie grounded out (second
to first); Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Horner flied out to right; Murphy
struck out; Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster doubled to left; Hill reached on an error
by Gilbreath [LeMaster scored (no RBI), Hill to first]; Blue
forced Hill (pitcher to shortstop); Harris singled [Blue to
second]; Whitfield singled [Blue to third, Harris to second];
Clark hit a sacrifice fly to left [Blue scored (unearned)];
Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Rockett flied out to left; Niekro struck out;
Gilbreath singled to right; Bonnell singled to center [Gilbreath
to second]; Matthews doubled [Gilbreath scored, Bonnell to
third]; Burroughs walked; Horner flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
singled to left; LeMaster homered [Herndon scored]; Hill singled
to center; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hill
to second]; Harris flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy flied out to right; Pocoroba singled; Rockett
made an out to second; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark
flied out to left; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath singled; Bonnell grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Gilbreath out at second]; Matthews
walked; Burroughs singled to left [Matthews to second]; Horner
walked [Matthews to third, Burroughs to second]; Murphy homered
[Matthews scored, Burroughs scored, Horner scored]; Pocoroba
grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Braves 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Ivie flied out to left; Herndon struck out; LeMaster
walked; Hill grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Rockett made an out to third; Niekro flied out to
center; Gilbreath made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Braves 5.

GIANTS 7TH: DWYER BATTED FOR BLUE; On a bunt Dwyer singled;
Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dwyer to
second]; Whitfield doubled to center [Dwyer scored]; Clark
homered [Whitfield scored]; Evans grounded out (pitcher to
first); Ivie grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 7, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Bonnell grounded
out (third to first); Matthews singled to left; Burroughs walked
[Matthews to second]; Horner doubled to left [Matthews scored,
Burroughs to third]; Murphy singled [Burroughs scored, Horner
scored]; Pocoroba singled to right [Murphy scored (error by
Clark) (no RBI), Pocoroba out at home (catcher to third to
catcher to shortstop)]; On a bunt Rockett singled; BEALL BATTED
FOR NIEKRO; Beall flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 7, Braves 9.

GIANTS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Herndon grounded
out (second to first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first);
Hill singled to right; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR MOFFITT; McCovey made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Braves 9.

BRAVES 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell walked; Matthews
flied out to right; Burroughs walked [Bonnell to second]; OFFICE
RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner walked [Bonnell to third, Office to
second]; Murphy forced Office (third unassisted); Gary
Lavelle ejected by HP umpire Satch Davidson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Giants 7, Braves 9.

GIANTS 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Harris struck out; Whitfield grounded
out (first to pitcher); Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Braves 9.