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Willie McCovey, Mike Sadek and Bob Knepper hit homers in the fourth inning and Jack Clark added another in the eighth to power the Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Braves. Joining in the longball barrage, the Braves scored all their runs on homers, getting a three-run drive by Jeff Burroughs and a solo shot by Bob Horner to take a 4-1 lead in the fourth. San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 4Game Played on Friday, May 25, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick ParkBraves 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1 Giants 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 x - 6 8 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305 North cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Frias ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .263 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Matthews rf 2 1 0 0 2 1 .284 Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Burroughs lf 3 1 1 3 1 0 .238 Clark rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 .276 Horner 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .313 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .253 Bonnell cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Andrews pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Office ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Madlock 2b,1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .209 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .175 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Lum ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Spikes ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .389 Sadek c 3 1 1 2 0 1 .136 Chaney 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Knepper p 3 2 2 1 0 1 .269 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .147 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 4 7 4 5 6 Totals 30 6 8 5 2 7 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 11,117 Left on Base: Braves 5, Giants 3 DP: Braves 1, Giants 2 Errors: Niekro, Andrews Doubles: Madlock (6) Home Runs: Burroughs (4), Horner (4), McCovey (3), Sadek (1), Knepper (1), Clark (5) Stolen Bases: Frias (2) Caught Stealing: Madlock (3) GIDP: Benedict (3), Burroughs (4) Hit by Pitch: McCovey (1,by Niekro) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(5-7) 8 8 6 5 2 7 4 33 4.04 Totals 8 8 6 5 2 7 4 33 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(5-2) 7.1 5 4 4 4 5 2 29 3.03 Griffin 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.25 Lavelle SV(6) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.52 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 6 2 36 Hit by Pitch: Niekro (4) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jim Quick BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Frias struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (third to first); Whitfield was called out on strikes; Clark walked; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Horner popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonnell singled to center [Burroughs to second]; Benedict grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bonnell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Madlock walked; Evans made an out to third; Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney struck out; Niekro struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Sadek popped to first in foul territory; Knepper singled to left; North made an out to third; Whitfield singled to pitcher [Knepper scored (error by Niekro) (unearned) (no RBI), Whitfield to second]; Clark struck out (catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 1. BRAVES 4TH: Frias singled to left; Frias stole second; Matthews walked; Burroughs homered [Frias scored, Matthews scored]; Horner homered; Bonnell struck out (catcher to first); Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey homered; Madlock singled to left; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Madlock to second]; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek homered [Madlock scored]; Knepper homered; North grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 5. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster flied out to center; Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield flied out to left; Clark struck out; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 5. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews walked; Burroughs grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; Horner singled to left; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock doubled to left; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; LeMaster popped to third in foul territory; Sadek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 5. BRAVES 7TH: Benedict lined to second; Chaney grounded out (third to first); Niekro grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 7TH: Knepper struck out; North struck out; Whitfield flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 5. BRAVES 8TH: HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Royster grounded out (second to first); Frias walked; GRIFFIN REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Matthews forced Frias (third to second); Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 5. GIANTS 8TH: Clark homered; McCovey was hit by a pitch; ANDREWS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Madlock lined into a double play (third to first) [Andrews out at first]; Evans flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 6. BRAVES 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MADLOCK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Horner walked; OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office singled to center [Horner to second]; LUM BATTED FOR BENEDICT; LAVELLE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR LUM; Spikes singled to left [Horner out at home (left to catcher), Office to second]; Chaney popped to second [Office to third (error by Andrews), Spikes to second]; HUBBARD BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 6. |
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