The fading Giants suffered their fifth straight defeat, losing to the Braves, 5-3, in 12 innings. The score was 3-3 when Gary Matthews opened the 12th with a double. One out later, Dale Murphy singled to left, scoring Matthews, and went to second on the throw to the plate. After Rod Gilbreath drew an intentional walk, a single by Cito Gaston plated Murphy with an insurance run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 13, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   5 15  2
Giants       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            6   0   1   0     0   2   .266      Madlock 2b            5   2   4   0     1   0   .316
Hubbard 2b            6   1   2   0     0   1   .298      Whitfield lf          6   0   2   0     0   2   .296
Matthews rf           5   2   2   0     1   0   .284      Cruz rf               5   0   0   1     0   2   .238
Burroughs lf          3   1   2   0     1   0   .314      Evans 3b              6   0   1   0     0   2   .250
  Office pr,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Ivie 1b               5   0   3   1     0   0   .310
Murphy 1b             6   1   3   2     0   0   .236        Harris pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .152
Bonnell cf,lf         6   0   1   1     0   1   .222        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gilbreath 3b          5   0   2   0     1   1   .248        Heintzelman ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Nolan c               1   0   0   0     2   0   .253      Tamargo c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Gaston ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .231      Herndon cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Benedict c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Niekro p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .194        McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .255        LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .071      Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .055
                                                            Gardner ph          1   1   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Barr p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .104
                                                            James ph,1b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .105

Totals               46   5  15   4     5   6             Totals               47   3  10   2     1   7

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance:  3,357
Left on Base: Braves 13, Giants 11
DP: Braves 0, Giants 4
Errors: Hubbard, Nolan, Tamargo, Herndon
Doubles: Hubbard (3), Murphy (14), Matthews (18), Madlock (25)
Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (7), Madlock (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Office (4), Nolan (1), Tamargo (1)
GIDP: Bonnell (15), Royster (9), Murphy 2 (14)
Hit by Pitch: Nolan (1,by Knepper), Cruz (1,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                 10     7   3   0   1   7   0  40   2.96
Garber W(4-5)           2     3   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.35
Totals                 12    10   3   0   1   7   0  50

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 8     8   3   2   3   3   0  33   2.72
Barr                    3     4   0   0   1   1   0  14   3.46
Curtis L(4-3)           1     3   2   2   1   2   0   7   3.84
Totals                 12    15   5   4   5   6   0  54

Passed Balls: Nolan (10)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (11), Knepper (4)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (9)

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


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

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled; Whitfield struck out; Cruz was hit
by a pitch; Evans struck out; Ivie grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to left; Murphy forced Burroughs
(second to shortstop); Bonnell grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

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

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath struck out; Nolan was hit by a pitch;
Niekro singled [Nolan to third]; Royster grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper flied out to right; Madlock singled to left;
Madlock stole second [Madlock to third (error by Nolan)]; Niekro
threw a wild pitch [Madlock scored (unearned)]; Whitfield was
called out on strikes; Cruz struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard struck out; Matthews walked; Burroughs
forced Matthews (shortstop to second); Murphy singled [Burroughs
to second]; Bonnell singled [Burroughs scored, Murphy to third];
Gilbreath flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans made an out to shortstop; Ivie singled;
Tamargo made an out to third; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Nolan flied out to left; Niekro flied out to left;
Royster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Knepper
grounded out (second to first); Madlock walked; Whitfield flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard singled; Matthews forced Hubbard (shortstop
to second); Burroughs singled to center [Matthews scored (error
by Herndon) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Murphy grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans flied
out to right; Ivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath
flied out to right; Nolan walked; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Tamargo made an out to shortstop; Herndon grounded
out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster made an out to shortstop; Hubbard doubled;
Matthews grounded out (second to first) [Hubbard to third];
Burroughs was walked intentionally; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS;
Murphy doubled to right [Hubbard scored, Office to third];
Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GARDNER BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Gardner
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Madlock
singled [Gardner to second]; On a bunt Whitfield singled
[Gardner to third, Madlock to second]; Cruz forced Whitfield
(second to shortstop) [Gardner scored (unearned), Madlock to
third]; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Ivie singled
[Madlock scored (unearned), Cruz to second]; Tamargo grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 9TH: BARR REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Gilbreath singled;
Gilbreath stole second; Nolan walked; On a bunt Niekro forced
Gilbreath (pitcher to shortstop) [Nolan to second]; Royster was
called out on strikes; Hubbard made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Herndon flied out to center; Metzger made an out to
shortstop; Barr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 10TH: Matthews singled; Office reached on an error by
Tamargo on a sacrifice bunt [Matthews to second, Office to
first]; Murphy grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Office to second, Matthews out at third]; Bonnell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 10TH: Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield singled; Cruz
struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Giants 3.

BRAVES 11TH: Gilbreath singled; Nolan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Gilbreath to second]; BEALL BATTED FOR
NIEKRO; Beall grounded out (third to first); Royster singled
[Gilbreath to third]; Hubbard popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 11TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Ivie singled;
HARRIS RAN FOR IVIE; Tamargo out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Harris to second]; Herndon flied out to right; MCCOVEY
BATTED FOR METZGER; McCovey reached on an error by Hubbard
[Harris to third, McCovey to first]; JAMES BATTED FOR BARR;
James popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 12TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CURTIS REPLACED
HARRIS (PITCHING); LEMASTER REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING SS);
Matthews doubled; Office flied out to left; Murphy singled
[Matthews scored]; Bonnell struck out; Gilbreath was walked
intentionally [Murphy to second]; GASTON BATTED FOR NOLAN;
Gaston singled [Murphy scored, Gilbreath to third]; Garber
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 12TH: BENEDICT REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING C ); Madlock
singled; Whitfield flied out to left; Cruz forced Madlock
(second to shortstop); Evans singled to right [Cruz to second];
HEINTZELMAN BATTED FOR CURTIS; Heintzelman made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 3.