Combining on a four-hitter, Eddie Solomon and Craig Skok hurled the Braves to a 6-1 triumph over the Giants. Joe Nolan clouted a solo homer for the Braves in the second inning. The Braves added a pair of runs in the third on a walk to Jerry Royster, double by Gary Matthews and single by Rowland Office. A single by Office and homer by Jeff Burroughs produced two more tallies in the sixth stanza. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Monday, June      25, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  1  2    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   6  7  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            3   1   0   0     2   0   .268      Herndon cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .314
Matthews rf           5   1   1   1     0   2   .316      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Office cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .273      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .291
Horner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Burroughs lf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .231      Madlock 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Whitfield lf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Nolan c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .246      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .199
Hubbard 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .223      Sadek c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .175
Frias ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Solomon p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167        North ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Skok p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Ivie ph             1   1   1   1     0   0   .260

Totals               35   6   7   5     3   8             Totals               30   1   4   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  5,813
Left on Base: Braves 5, Giants 3
DP: Braves 1, Giants 0
Errors: McCovey, Montefusco
Doubles: Matthews (21), Hubbard (7)
Triples: Herndon (4)
Home Runs: Nolan (2), Burroughs (7), Ivie (9)
Stolen Bases: Office (3)
GIDP: Herndon (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon W(4-3)          6     2   0   0   1   3   0  20   4.70
Skok SV(2)              3     2   1   1   0   3   1  11   3.43
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   6   1  31

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(1-4)       6     6   5   5   1   4   2  25   4.91
Minton                  3     1   1   0   2   4   0  13   2.70
Totals                  9     7   6   5   3   8   2  38

Passed Balls: Sadek (6)
Wild Pitches: Minton (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews
flied out to right; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); Clark lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); Nolan homered; Hubbard was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey was called out on strikes; Madlock made an
out to second; Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Frias grounded out (second to first); Solomon struck
out; Royster walked; Matthews doubled to right [Royster scored];
Office singled to left [Matthews scored, Office to third (error
by Montefusco)]; Horner made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger walked; Sadek singled to center [Metzger to
second]; On a bunt Montefusco forced Metzger (pitcher to third)
[Sadek to second]; Herndon grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Montefusco out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Nolan was called out on
strikes; Hubbard doubled to left; Frias grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans flied out to right; Clark was called out on
strikes; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Solomon grounded out (first to pitcher); Royster
grounded out (third to first); Matthews flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Whitfield
grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Office singled to left; Office stole second; Horner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs homered [Office
scored]; Nolan made an out to third; Hubbard grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first); NORTH
BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; North struck out; Herndon singled to
right; Evans made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Giants 0.

BRAVES 7TH: MINTON REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Frias struck out;
LUM BATTED FOR SOLOMON; Lum grounded out (third to first);
Royster walked; Minton threw a wild pitch [Royster to second];
Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: SKOK REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Clark struck out;
McCovey grounded out (second to first); Madlock flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Office lined to third; Horner made an out to second;
Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Whitfield
grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger struck out; Sadek was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Nolan grounded out (first to pitcher); Hubbard
walked; Sadek allowed a passed ball [Hubbard to second]; Frias
singled to left [Hubbard to third]; Skok was called out on
strikes; Royster reached on an error by McCovey [Hubbard scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Frias to second, Royster to first];
Matthews struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: IVIE BATTED FOR MINTON; Ivie homered; Herndon
tripled to right; Evans made an out to second; Clark popped to
first in foul territory; McCovey grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 1.