Coming from behind in the late innings, the Braves dealt a staggering blow to San Francisco's pennant hopes by edging the sagging Giants, 6-5. The score was 5-5 going into the bottom of the eighth inning when Dale Murphy drew a leadoff walk. Two outs later, after a walk to pinch-hitter Jerry Royster, Murphy scored on a single by Glenn Hubbard. The Braves had tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Bob Beall and two-run single by Gary Matthews. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  3    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   5  8  1
Braves       0  1  0    1  0  0    3  1  x  -   6  8  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .306      Hubbard 2b            4   1   2   1     1   0   .303
Whitfield lf          3   1   0   0     2   0   .300      Bonnell cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Clark rf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .308        Office ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Gardner pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beall ph,cf         2   1   1   1     0   0   .259
Evans 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Matthews rf           3   0   1   2     1   1   .282
Ivie 1b               4   0   3   2     0   0   .305      Burroughs lf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .315
Dwyer cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .236      Horner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .259
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Murphy 1b             3   1   0   0     1   2   .234
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Benedict c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .208
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Chaney ss             3   1   2   1     1   1   .224
Tamargo c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Hanna p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .251        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Blue p                1   1   0   0     2   0   .087        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .266        Gilbreath ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                            Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Royster ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .269
                                                            Leon pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               34   5   8   4     7   3             Totals               31   6   8   6     7   6

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  3,460
Left on Base: Giants 10, Braves 8
DP: Giants 1, Braves 2
Errors: Tamargo, Horner, Murphy, Benedict
Doubles: Ivie (10)
Home Runs: Clark (23), Horner (18)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (7), Tamargo (1)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (5)
GIDP: Clark (12), Dwyer (2), Bonnell (13)
Hit by Pitch: Ivie (2,by Camp)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue                    6     4   3   3   5   4   1  26   2.59
Moffitt                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   3.25
Lavelle                 0     1   1   0   0   0   0   1   2.89
Curtis L(4-2)           1.2   2   1   1   2   2   0   9   3.03
Totals                  8     8   6   5   7   6   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna                   2.2   4   3   3   4   1   0  14   5.13
Easterly                1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   5.68
Camp                    3     3   2   1   0   2   1  13   3.55
Skok W(3-1)             1     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.25
Garber SV(22)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.46
Totals                  9     8   5   4   7   3   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Camp (3)
Wild Pitches: Garber (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to right; Madlock was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitfield walked; Clark
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Whitfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to
right; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans made an out to first; Ivie doubled to center;
Dwyer flied out to center [Ivie to third]; Tamargo flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
homered; Murphy struck out; Benedict singled; Chaney singled to
right [Benedict to second]; Hanna grounded out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger singled; Blue walked [Metzger to second];
Metzger stole third [Metzger scored (error by Benedict), Blue to
third]; Madlock walked; Whitfield walked [Madlock to second];
Clark made an out to shortstop; Evans was called out on strikes;
Ivie singled to center [Blue scored, Madlock scored, Whitfield
to third]; EASTERLY REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Dwyer walked
[Ivie to second]; Tamargo forced Dwyer (shortstop to second); 3
R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard flied out to left; Bonnell grounded out
(second to first); Matthews lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Blue walked;
Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs walked; Horner flied out to center; Murphy
struck out; Benedict walked [Burroughs to second]; Chaney
singled [Burroughs scored, Benedict to second]; GASTON BATTED
FOR EASTERLY; Gaston forced Chaney (shortstop unassisted); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

GIANTS 5TH: CAMP REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Clark grounded out
(third to first); Evans flied out to center; Ivie was hit by a
pitch; Dwyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard walked; Bonnell grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hubbard out at second];
Matthews walked; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Tamargo singled; Tamargo stole second; Metzger
struck out; Blue grounded out (first unassisted) [Tamargo to
third]; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (third
to first); Benedict flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Braves 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield reached on an error by Murphy [Whitfield
to first]; Clark homered [Whitfield scored (unearned)]; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); Ivie singled to center; Dwyer
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ivie
out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney walked; GILBREATH BATTED FOR CAMP; MOFFITT
REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Gilbreath made an out to shortstop;
Hubbard singled to left [Chaney to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR
BONNELL; LAVELLE REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); HERNDON REPLACED
MOFFITT (PLAYING CF); BEALL BATTED FOR OFFICE; Beall singled
[Chaney scored, Hubbard to third (error by Tamargo), Beall to
second]; CURTIS REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Matthews singled to
center [Hubbard scored, Beall scored (unearned)]; Burroughs
grounded out (third to first) [Matthews to second]; Horner made
an out to third; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Braves
5.

GIANTS 8TH: SKOK REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); BEALL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Tamargo grounded out (third to first);
Metzger grounded out (second to first); Herndon walked; Madlock
reached on an error by Horner [Herndon to second, Madlock to
first]; Whitfield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy walked; On a bunt Benedict struck out; Chaney
struck out; ROYSTER BATTED FOR SKOK; Royster walked [Murphy to
second]; LEON RAN FOR ROYSTER; Hubbard singled [Murphy scored,
Leon to second]; Beall made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 5, Braves 6.

GIANTS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Clark singled;
GARDNER RAN FOR CLARK; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Gardner to second]; Garber threw a wild pitch [Gardner to
third]; Ivie made an out to shortstop; CRUZ BATTED FOR CURTIS;
Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Braves 6.