A two-run single by Larvell Blanks in the eighth inning lifted the Braves to a 2-1 triumph over the Giants. The Braves trailed, 1-0, when Bruce Benedict drilled a leadoff double in the Atlanta eighth that kayoed Frisco starter Allen Ripley in favor of reliever Greg Minton. Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 1Game Played on Monday, May 26, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumGiants 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 2 7 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277 Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .216 Strain 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Blanks 3b,ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .202 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Evans 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .266 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Asselstine cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Whitfield lf 3 1 2 0 0 1 .239 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Herndon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Benedict c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 May c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .255 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Wohlford ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 Lum ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .136 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 Ruiz pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .364 Ripley p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Boggs p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nolan ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 5 Totals 30 2 7 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 5,822 Left on Base: Giants 8, Braves 5 DP: Giants 1, Braves 0 Doubles: Benedict (4) Triples: Whitfield (2) Stolen Bases: North (13), Royster (8) Sacrifice Hits: Ripley (1) GIDP: Benedict (1) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley 7 5 1 1 0 3 0 25 1.29 Minton L(1-2) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 3.86 Totals 8 7 2 2 1 3 0 31 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Boggs W(1-1) 8 6 1 1 2 4 0 32 3.72 Bradford SV(2) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.93 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 5 0 36 Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Steve Fields GIANTS 1ST: North walked; North stole second; Strain flied out to left; Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Ivie popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to center; Royster stole second; Blanks flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield tripled to center; May reached on a fielder's choice [Whitfield scored]; LeMaster singled to right [May to second]; Ripley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to pitcher) [May to third, LeMaster to second]; North was called out on strikes; Strain struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Asselstine flied out to right; Burroughs singled to center; Benedict grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. GIANTS 3RD: Clark flied out to right; Evans flied out to right; Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Gomez lined to second; Boggs struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield struck out; May singled to shortstop; LeMaster flied out to center; Ripley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Blanks made an out to second; Chambliss singled to left; Matthews was called out on strikes; Asselstine flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. GIANTS 5TH: North popped to first in foul territory; Strain grounded out (third to first); Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs flied out to left; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. GIANTS 6TH: Evans singled to right; Ivie flied out to center; Whitfield singled to right [Evans to third, Whitfield out at second (right to shortstop to second)]; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Boggs struck out; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster made an out to first; Ripley grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Matthews grounded out (second to first); Asselstine singled to right; Burroughs forced Asselstine (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. GIANTS 8TH: Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans singled to right; Ivie flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Benedict doubled to left; MINTON REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); LUM BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lum singled to left [Benedict to third]; RUIZ RAN FOR LUM; NOLAN BATTED FOR BOGGS; Nolan reached on a fielder's choice [Benedict out at home (first to catcher), Ruiz to second]; Royster grounded out (second to first) [Ruiz to third, Nolan to second]; Blanks singled [Ruiz scored, Nolan scored, Blanks to second (on throw to home)]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Matthews popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2. GIANTS 9TH: BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); RUIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BRADFORD REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); HERNDON BATTED FOR WHITFIELD; Herndon grounded out (third to first); WOHLFORD BATTED FOR MAY; Wohlford singled to first; LeMaster struck out; STENNETT BATTED FOR MINTON; Stennett popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 2. |
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