Although tagged for 11 hits, Phil Niekro was able to pitch the Braves to a 4-2 victory over the Giants. The Braves scored twice in the fifth inning. Brian Asselstine tripled and came home on a single by Luis Gomez. Niekro helped himself with a single, sending Gomez to third, and Glenn Hubbard followed with a sacrifice fly. Dale Murphy and Chris Chambliss then hit run-scoring singles in the seventh to provide the Braves' winning margin. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Monday, June      2, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   4 10  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hubbard 2b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .500      North cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .279
Murphy cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .285      Evans 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .270
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .278      Clark rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .161      Whitfield lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .260
  Blanks 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Stennett 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .241
Asselstine lf         2   1   2   0     2   0   .264      May c                 4   0   0   1     0   0   .242
Benedict c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      LeMaster ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .245
Gomez ss              4   1   1   1     0   1   .198      Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .043
Niekro p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .103        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
                                                            Ripley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Herndon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               34   4  10   4     2   4             Totals               34   2  11   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  3,768
Left on Base: Braves 6, Giants 7
DP: Braves 3, Giants 1
Errors: May
Doubles: North (5)
Triples: Asselstine (1), Stennett (1)
Stolen Bases: Hubbard (1)
Caught Stealing: Chambliss (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hubbard (1)
GIDP: Benedict (3), May 2 (2), Whitfield (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(4-7)           9    11   2   2   1   3   0  36   3.66
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   3   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(2-6)          6.2   9   4   4   1   3   0  30   3.66
Minton                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.43
Ripley                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.00
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   0  37

Wild Pitches: Ripley (1)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard was called out on strikes; Murphy flied out
to left; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North flied out to center; Evans walked; Clark
singled to left [Evans to second]; McCovey flied out to left;
Whitfield made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
grounded out (third to first); Asselstine singled to center;
Benedict singled to right [Asselstine to third]; Gomez grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants
0.

GIANTS 2ND: Stennett flied out to right; May grounded out (first
unassisted); LeMaster singled to center; Whitson struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro was called out on strikes; Hubbard grounded
out (third to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: North grounded out (third to first); Evans struck
out; Clark singled to left; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Matthews flied out to
right; Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Whitfield singled to right; Stennett forced
Whitfield (pitcher to shortstop); May grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stennett out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Asselstine tripled to left; Benedict popped to
catcher in foul territory; Gomez singled to left [Asselstine
scored]; Niekro singled to left [Gomez to third]; Hubbard hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Gomez scored]; Murphy flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster singled to third; Whitson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to second]; North
doubled to left [LeMaster scored]; Evans flied out to right;
Clark reached on a fielder's choice [North out at third (third
unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Matthews
singled to left [Matthews to second (on throw)]; Horner flied
out to left; Asselstine was walked intentionally; Benedict
forced Asselstine (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey struck out; Whitfield singled to center;
Stennett singled to left [Whitfield to second]; May grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Stennett out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Gomez made an out to shortstop; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hubbard singled to left; Hubbard stole
second; Murphy singled to left [Hubbard scored, Murphy to second
(on throw to home)]; Murphy was picked off second but was safe
on an error by May [Murphy to third]; Chambliss singled to right
[Murphy scored]; MINTON REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Chambliss
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster flied out to left; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR
MINTON; Wohlford grounded out (third to first); North grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

BRAVES 8TH: RIPLEY REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Matthews lined
to pitcher; Horner singled to shortstop; Ripley threw a wild
pitch [Horner to second]; Asselstine was walked intentionally;
Benedict grounded into a double play (third to first) [Horner
out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: BLANKS REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING 3B); Evans singled
to right; Clark popped to first in foul territory; McCovey
singled to left [Evans to second]; Whitfield grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McCovey out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Gomez struck out; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hubbard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Stennett tripled to left; May grounded out (second
to first) [Stennett scored]; LeMaster flied out to center;
HERNDON BATTED FOR RIPLEY; Herndon flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 2.