| Scattering six hits, Phil Niekro pitched the Braves to a 3-1 decision over the Giants. The Braves scored all their runs in the second inning. Chris Chambliss, Dale Murphy and Mike Lum walked to lead off the frame and, two outs later, Jerry Royster ripped a two-run single. Rafael Ramirez followed with a single to drive in the third tally. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Sunday, August 10, 1980 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0 Braves 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 4 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wohlford cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .232 Royster 2b,3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 .238 Pettini 2b 4 0 3 0 0 1 .266 Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .333 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .249 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Ivie 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245 Hubbard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Whitfield lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .288 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Murphy cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .285 Herndon ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Lum lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 .210 Sadek c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 North ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .141 Hargesheimer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Metzger ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .074 Rowland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Venable ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stennett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Totals 33 1 7 1 3 5 Totals 27 3 4 3 6 6 Time of Game: 2:08 Attendance: 9,027 Left on Base: Giants 8, Braves 6 DP: Giants 1, Braves 1 Errors: Ramirez, Horner Doubles: Pettini (2) Home Runs: Whitfield (1) Stolen Bases: Royster 2 (14) GIDP: Whitfield (5) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hargesheimer L(2-2) 1.2 2 3 3 4 3 0 11 4.75 Griffin 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 3.24 Rowland 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 1.69 Lavelle 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.03 Totals 8 4 3 3 6 6 0 33 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(9-14) 8.1 6 1 1 3 5 1 33 3.96 Camp SV(7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.48 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 5 1 36 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson GIANTS 1ST: Wohlford grounded out (shortstop to first); Pettini singled to left; Clark made an out to first; Evans walked [Pettini to second]; Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Royster stole second; Ramirez struck out; Matthews struck out; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster struck out; Sadek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss walked; Murphy walked [Chambliss to second]; Lum walked [Chambliss to third, Murphy to second]; Benedict made an out to second; Niekro struck out; Royster singled to left [Chambliss scored, Murphy scored, Lum to second]; Ramirez singled to center [Lum scored, Royster to third, Ramirez to second (on throw)]; GRIFFIN REPLACED HARGESHEIMER (PITCHING); Matthews flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 3RD: Griffin popped to first in foul territory; Wohlford singled to shortstop [Wohlford to second (error by Ramirez)]; Pettini singled to shortstop [Wohlford stayed at second]; Clark was called out on strikes; Wohlford was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Ivie walked; Whitfield grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Ivie out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to center; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first); METZGER BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: ROWLAND REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Royster flied out to center; Ramirez struck out; Matthews walked; Horner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 6TH: Wohlford walked; Pettini struck out; Clark forced Wohlford (shortstop to second); Evans made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss singled to left; Murphy grounded out (third to first) [Chambliss to second]; Lum was walked intentionally; Benedict hit into a double play (left to second) [Chambliss out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 3. GIANTS 7TH: Ivie flied out to right; Whitfield homered; LeMaster made an out to third; Sadek reached on an error by Horner [Sadek to first]; VENABLE BATTED FOR ROWLAND; Venable flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster singled to right; Royster stole second; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. GIANTS 8TH: Wohlford grounded out (catcher to first); Pettini doubled to left; Clark made an out to first; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. GIANTS 9TH: HUBBARD REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING 2B); ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Ivie flied out to right; Whitfield singled to center; HERNDON BATTED FOR LEMASTER; CAMP REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Herndon singled to right [Whitfield to second]; NORTH BATTED FOR SADEK; North lined to shortstop; STENNETT BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Stennett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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