Vida Blue recorded his third shutout of the season, pitching the Giants to a 2-0 victory over the Braves. The Giants scored their runs in the sixth inning on a double by Larry Herndon, triple by Jim Wohlford and single by Rennie Stennett. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 1980 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .252      North cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Pettini ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Herndon rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .253
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Wohlford lf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .278
Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .277      Stennett 2b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .247
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .216
Nahorodny c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Sularz 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .193      Sadek c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Blue p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .078
  Ruiz ss             0   0   0   0     1   0   .320
McWilliams p          1   0   1   0     1   0   .163
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Burroughs ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  Ramirez pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Harper ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               31   0   5   0     5   5             Totals               30   2   6   2     1   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  2,164
Left on Base: Braves 9, Giants 7
DP: Braves 0, Giants 0
Errors: Nahorodny, McWilliams
Doubles: Herndon (17)
Triples: Wohlford (4)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (7), Stennett (4), Wohlford (1)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Blue (6), Pettini (11)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams L(9-12)      5.1   4   2   2   0   3   0  22   4.98
Garber                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.89
Hanna                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.50
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   4   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(14-8)            9     5   0   0   5   5   0  36   2.84
Totals                  9     5   0   0   5   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Jerry Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Hubbard
grounded out (second to first); Matthews walked; Matthews was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Pettini
popped to first in foul territory; Herndon singled to left;
Wohlford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner popped to catcher in foul territory;
Chambliss struck out; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Stennett flied out to left; Murray struck out;
Sularz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Nahorodny struck out; Gomez flied out to left;
McWilliams walked; Royster singled to pitcher [McWilliams to
second]; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Sadek singled to left; Blue reached on an error by
McWilliams on a sacrifice bunt [Sadek to second, Blue to first];
North flied out to right [Sadek to third]; Pettini reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Blue to second]; Herndon
struck out; Wohlford forced Pettini (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews lined to second; Horner lined to third;
Chambliss singled to center; Murphy popped to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Stennett flied out to right; Murray grounded out
(shortstop to first); Sularz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Nahorodny grounded out (second to first); Gomez
flied out to center; McWilliams singled to left; Royster singled
to right [McWilliams to third]; Hubbard flied out to right; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek popped to catcher in foul territory; Blue
struck out; North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to center; Horner flied out to
center; Chambliss walked; Chambliss stole second; Murphy walked;
Nahorodny forced Chambliss (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Pettini grounded out (shortstop to first); Herndon
doubled to left; Wohlford tripled to right [Herndon scored];
GARBER REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Stennett singled to
center [Wohlford scored]; Stennett stole second [Stennett to
third (error by Nahorodny)]; Murray struck out; Sularz flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 7TH: SPIKES BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Spikes made an out to
first; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR GARBER; Burroughs singled to center;
RAMIREZ RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Royster popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: RUIZ REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING SS); HANNA REPLACED
RAMIREZ (PITCHING); Sadek flied out to right; Blue made an out
to shortstop; North grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews grounded out (second to first); Horner
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Pettini grounded out (second to first); Herndon
grounded out (second to first); Wohlford singled to center;
Wohlford stole second; Stennett was walked intentionally; Murray
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Murphy made an out to second; Nahorodny flied out to
right; Ruiz walked; HARPER BATTED FOR HANNA; Harper flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.