The Braves defeated the Giants, 4-1, behind the six-hit pitching of Phil Niekro, who posted his 18th victory. Niekro struck out nine in his 20th complete game. Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 1Game Played on Thursday, September 13, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkBraves 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Miller cf 3 1 1 1 1 2 .292 North cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .261 Royster 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .268 Andrews 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Matthews rf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .312 Ivie lf,1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .304 Horner 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .311 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .266 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .278 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whisenton lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .400 Clark rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .112 Venable rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Benedict c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .225 Evans 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .252 Niekro p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .194 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Littlejohn c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .199 Whitson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .128 Johnston ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .183 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Metzger ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Borbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Whitfield lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Totals 33 4 9 4 5 8 Totals 32 1 6 1 2 9 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 1,934 Left on Base: Braves 9, Giants 6 DP: Braves 1, Giants 0 Errors: Andrews 2 Doubles: Evans (20) Home Runs: Ivie (25) Stolen Bases: Royster (31), Miller 2 (6), Whisenton (1) Caught Stealing: Royster (8) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (7), Miller (3) GIDP: Ivie (10) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(18-19) 9 6 1 1 2 9 1 34 3.48 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 9 1 34 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Whitson L(6-10) 5 6 3 3 5 6 0 26 4.56 Griffin 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.69 Borbon 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 4.21 Minton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.09 Totals 9 9 4 4 5 8 0 40 Balks: Niekro 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert BRAVES 1ST: Miller struck out; Royster walked; Matthews struck out while Royster stole second; Horner singled to left [Royster scored]; Murphy singled to right [Horner to second]; Whisenton walked [Horner to third, Murphy to second]; Chaney struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: North batted right handed; North was called out on strikes; Andrews flied out to center; Ivie walked; Niekro balked [Ivie to second]; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. BRAVES 2ND: Benedict made an out to second; Niekro grounded out (second to first); Miller walked; Miller stole second; Royster made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans doubled to left; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Littlejohn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory; Horner singled to left; Murphy flied out to right; Whisenton singled to left [Horner to second]; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Whitson grounded out (shortstop to first); North batted right handed; North walked; Niekro balked [North to second]; Andrews singled to left [North to third]; Ivie grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. BRAVES 4TH: Benedict walked; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Benedict to second]; Miller singled to right [Benedict scored]; Royster singled to left [Miller to second]; Miller stole third; Matthews forced Royster (shortstop to second) [Miller scored, Matthews to second (error by Andrews)]; Horner grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey struck out; Clark struck out; Evans singled to center; LeMaster forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 5TH: VENABLE REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING RF); Murphy struck out; Whisenton walked; Whisenton stole second; Chaney struck out; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Littlejohn lined to first; JOHNSTON BATTED FOR WHITSON; Johnston singled to second; North batted right handed; North forced Johnston (third to second); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED JOHNSTON (PITCHING); Niekro flied out to right; Miller struck out; Royster singled to left; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); McCovey struck out; Venable flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews lined to shortstop; Horner lined to shortstop; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: Evans flied out to left; LeMaster singled to right; Littlejohn grounded out (shortstop to first) [LeMaster to second]; METZGER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 8TH: BORBON REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Whisenton flied out to left; Chaney popped to third in foul territory; Benedict made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: North batted right handed; North struck out; Andrews made an out to second; Ivie homered; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. BRAVES 9TH: Niekro singled to center; MINTON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WHITFIELD REPLACED BORBON (PLAYING LF); Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Niekro to second]; Royster reached on an error by Andrews [Niekro to third, Royster to first]; Matthews singled to right [Niekro scored, Royster out at third (second to shortstop)]; Horner grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Venable struck out; Evans flied out to left; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1. |
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