| Chris Chambliss drove in three runs with a grounder, double and homer to lead the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Giants. Chambliss' homer in the eighth inning clinched the decision after the Giants pulled within one run at 4-3. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Friday, September 26, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 0 Braves 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 8 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Venable cf,lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .279 Harper lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .185 Whitfield lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .297 Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .259 Rowland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Clark rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .284 Horner 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .274 Evans 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Chambliss 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .278 May c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .259 Murphy cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .279 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Hubbard 2b 1 0 0 1 2 0 .254 Sularz 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .217 Benedict c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .257 Wohlford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Boggs p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .148 LeMaster ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Camp p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Pettini ss,2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Strain ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Blue p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .075 North ph,cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 4 Totals 29 5 8 5 5 4 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 6,578 Left on Base: Giants 7, Braves 8 DP: Giants 0, Braves 1 Errors: Matthews, Hubbard Doubles: Whitfield (15), Evans (21), Horner (14), Chambliss (36) Home Runs: Chambliss (17) Stolen Bases: Venable (8) Sacrifice Hits: Boggs (6) Sacrifice Flies: Clark (10), Whitfield (2), Horner (4), Hubbard (5) GIDP: Murray (8) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue L(14-10) 6 6 4 4 4 3 0 28 2.99 Rowland 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9 2.28 Totals 8 8 5 5 5 4 1 37 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Boggs W(11-9) 7 8 3 3 2 3 0 31 3.50 Camp SV(21) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.88 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 4 0 37 Wild Pitches: Boggs (4) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Steve Fields GIANTS 1ST: Venable flied out to right; Whitfield doubled to left; Clark walked; Evans flied out to right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Harper singled to center; Ramirez singled to center [Harper to second]; Matthews walked [Harper to third, Ramirez to second]; Horner hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harper scored, Ramirez to third]; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted) [Ramirez scored, Matthews to second]; Murphy was walked intentionally; Hubbard walked [Matthews to third, Murphy to second]; Benedict flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 2. GIANTS 2ND: Murray grounded out (third to first); Sularz reached on an error by Matthews [Sularz to first]; Pettini forced Sularz (pitcher to second) [Pettini to second (error by Hubbard)]; Blue made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 2ND: Boggs struck out; Harper flied out to left; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 2. GIANTS 3RD: Venable was called out on strikes; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews struck out; Horner doubled to left; Chambliss doubled to left [Horner scored]; Murphy singled to left [Chambliss to third]; Hubbard hit a sacrifice fly to center [Chambliss scored, Murphy to second]; Benedict was walked intentionally; Boggs lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 4. GIANTS 4TH: Evans doubled to left; May singled to center [Evans scored]; Murray grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; Sularz singled to right; Pettini singled to shortstop [Sularz to second]; Blue grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Harper flied out to center; Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 4. GIANTS 5TH: Venable singled to center; Venable stole second; Boggs threw a wild pitch [Venable to third]; Whitfield struck out; Clark hit a sacrifice fly to right [Venable scored]; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Horner flied out to left; Chambliss flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 4. GIANTS 6TH: May struck out; Murray flied out to right; Sularz walked; Pettini made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict singled to right; Boggs out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Benedict to second]; Harper flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 4. GIANTS 7TH: NORTH BATTED FOR BLUE; North singled to left; Venable singled to right [North to third]; Whitfield hit a sacrifice fly to center [North scored]; Clark forced Venable (second to shortstop); Evans flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); VENABLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); ROWLAND REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Ramirez struck out; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 4. GIANTS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); May grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray struck out; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR SULARZ; Wohlford popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: LEMASTER REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING SS); PETTINI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Chambliss homered; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard walked; Benedict singled to left [Hubbard to third]; Camp made an out to first; Harper grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5. GIANTS 9TH: STRAIN BATTED FOR PETTINI; Strain grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (third to first); Venable grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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