The Braves used a power display, including homers by Chris Chambliss, Brian Asselstine, Bill Nahorodny and Glenn Hubbard, to back the seven-hit pitching of Rick Matula for a 7-2 victory over the Giants. Both runs off Matula were unearned as the righthander went the distance for the second time in 10 starts. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      4, 1980 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  1  -   7 12  2
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hubbard 2b            5   2   3   1     0   0   .471      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Murphy cf             4   1   2   1     0   2   .283      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Chambliss 1b          5   1   3   1     0   0   .286      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .295      McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .208
Asselstine lf         4   1   2   2     0   0   .271      Whitfield lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
Blanks 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Strain 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .290
Nahorodny c           4   1   1   2     0   0   .214      May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Gomez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .202      LeMaster ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .236
Matula p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .048      Montefusco p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            North ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .276
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253

Totals               38   7  12   7     0   8             Totals               32   2   7   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  5,593
Left on Base: Braves 5, Giants 7
DP: Braves 2, Giants 1
Errors: Asselstine, Matula, LeMaster
Doubles: Murphy (9), Whitfield (6)
Triples: Hubbard (1)
Home Runs: Chambliss (6), Asselstine (2), Nahorodny (2), Hubbard (1)
Caught Stealing: Hubbard (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Montefusco 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (1)
GIDP: Whitfield (3), LeMaster (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula W(4-4)           9     7   2   0   2   3   0  36   2.30
Totals                  9     7   2   0   2   3   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(2-5)       7     8   5   5   0   8   3  28   4.37
Lavelle                 2     4   2   2   0   0   1  11   3.12
Totals                  9    12   7   7   0   8   4  39

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


BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard tripled to left; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Hubbard scored]; Chambliss homered; Matthews struck
out; Asselstine popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon flied out to center; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Blanks struck out; Nahorodny grounded out (third to
first); Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Whitfield grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [McCovey out at second];
Strain singled to right; May flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Matula struck out; Hubbard singled to left; Murphy
struck out while Hubbard was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster walked; Montefusco out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [LeMaster to second]; Herndon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss singled to left; Matthews flied out to
right; Asselstine singled to right [Chambliss to second]; Blanks
flied out to left; Nahorodny made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); McCovey
grounded out (second to first); Whitfield doubled to left;
Strain grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Matula
struck out; Hubbard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: May singled to left; LeMaster flied out to left;
Montefusco out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [May to
second]; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Chambliss flied
out to center; Matthews made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to left; Clark was called out on
strikes; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Asselstine homered; Blanks singled to left;
Nahorodny homered [Blanks scored]; Gomez flied out to left;
Matula was called out on strikes; Hubbard flied out to center; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Strain
singled to third; May lined to second; LeMaster reached on an
error by Asselstine [Strain scored (unearned) (no RBI), LeMaster
to third]; NORTH BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; North reached on an
error by Matula [LeMaster scored (unearned) (no RBI), North to
second]; Herndon struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Giants 2.

BRAVES 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Murphy singled to
center; Chambliss singled to center [Murphy to third]; Matthews
flied out to right; Asselstine reached on an error by LeMaster
[Murphy scored (RBI), Chambliss to second]; Blanks flied out to
center; Nahorodny flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Clark popped
to first; McCovey singled to right; Whitfield singled to right
[McCovey to second]; Strain grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Gomez flied out to right; Matula grounded out
(second to first); Hubbard homered; Murphy doubled to left;
Chambliss flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: May singled to shortstop; LeMaster grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second];
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Wohlford grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Giants 2.