Bob Horner hit a two-run homer and accounted for another RBI with a sacrifice fly to lead the Braves past the Giants, 5-2. Horner's homer came in the first inning after a double by Rowland Office. The Braves added a third run in the same stanza and concluded their scoring in the second when Horner hit his sacrifice fly and Jeff Burroughs plated a tally with a single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Tuesday, July      3, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  9  3
Braves       3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .272      Royster 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .274
Strain 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .235      Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Clark rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .281      Office cf             4   2   1   0     0   0   .263
McCovey 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .288      Horner 3b             3   1   2   3     0   0   .322
Evans 3b              3   1   0   1     1   0   .257      Burroughs lf          1   1   1   1     1   0   .232
Whitfield lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Bonnell lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
LeMaster ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Nolan c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Sadek c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .254      Lum 1b                4   0   1   1     0   1   .231
Halicki p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Frias ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
  Griffin p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Brizzolara p          3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .258        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .310
  Herndon ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .310        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375

Totals               33   2   9   2     5   5             Totals               31   5   8   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 10,651
Left on Base: Giants 9, Braves 7
DP: Giants 0, Braves 2
Errors: Whitfield, Halicki 2
Doubles: Office (7)
Home Runs: Horner (12)
Stolen Bases: North (31)
Sacrifice Flies: Horner (3)
GIDP: McCovey (5), Whitfield (8)
Hit by Pitch: Nolan (2,by Halicki)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(5-4)          1.2   5   5   3   2   1   1  14   4.16
Griffin                 4.1   2   0   0   1   1   0  15   3.72
Minton                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.59
Totals                  8     8   5   3   3   3   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brizzolara W(3-3)       7.1   7   2   2   3   4   0  30   4.88
Skok                    0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.30
Garber SV(16)           1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.56
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   5   0  38

Passed Balls: Nolan (2)
Hit by Pitch: Halicki (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Steve Fields


GIANTS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Strain flied out
to left; Clark walked; McCovey grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to catcher in foul territory;
Matthews flied out to center; Office doubled to left; Horner
homered [Office scored]; Burroughs walked; Nolan was hit by a
pitch [Burroughs to second]; Lum singled to right [Burroughs
scored, Nolan to third, Lum to second (on throw)]; Frias was
walked intentionally; Brizzolara struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out
(second to first); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Royster singled to left; Matthews flied out to left
[Royster to third (error by Whitfield)]; Office reached on an
error by Halicki [Royster stayed at third, Office to first];
Horner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Royster scored
(unearned)]; Office was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Halicki [Office to third]; Burroughs singled to right
[Office scored (unearned)]; GRIFFIN REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING);
Nolan was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball to second [Burroughs out at second (first
unassisted)]; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 5.

GIANTS 3RD: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Sadek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Griffin struck out; North
singled to left [North out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 3RD: Lum grounded out (third to first); Frias grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brizzolara grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Strain walked; Clark made an out to second; McCovey
forced Strain (first to shortstop); Evans grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
flied out to center; Office grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Whitfield flied out to center; LeMaster grounded out
(third to first); Sadek singled to center; Griffin struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Horner flied out to left; Bonnell made an out to
shortstop; Nolan walked; Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 5.

GIANTS 6TH: North struck out; Strain popped to third in foul
territory; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Frias flied out to center; Brizzolara grounded out
(second to first); Royster singled to center; Matthews lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 5.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey singled to right; Evans forced McCovey
(first to shortstop); Nolan allowed a passed ball [Evans to
second]; Whitfield flied out to center; LeMaster singled to left
[Evans to third]; Sadek singled to left [Evans scored, LeMaster
to second]; IVIE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Ivie struck out; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: MINTON REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Office grounded out
(first to pitcher); Horner singled to right; Bonnell forced
Horner (shortstop to second); Nolan grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 5.

GIANTS 8TH: North flied out to left; Strain singled to left;
Clark singled to third [Strain to second]; SKOK REPLACED
BRIZZOLARA (PITCHING); McCovey singled to right [Strain to
third, Clark to second]; Evans walked [Strain scored, Clark to
third, McCovey to second]; Whitfield grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Frias struck
out; POCOROBA BATTED FOR SKOK; Pocoroba grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.

GIANTS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); LeMaster
grounded out (third to first); Sadek singled to left; HERNDON
BATTED FOR MINTON; Herndon walked [Sadek to second]; North was
called out on strikes; Bill North ejected by HP umpire Jerry
Crawford; Strain forced Sadek (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 5.