| Facing his 1980 team for the first time since being traded during the offseason, Doyle Alexander combined with Greg Minton to pitch the Giants to a 6-2 triumph over the Braves. The Giants broke on top on a two-run single by Larry Herndon in the first inning and added a run in the third on an RBI single by Darrell Evans. [The Sporting News] |
San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, April 17, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 0 Braves 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG North cf 3 1 0 0 2 1 .091 Harper rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .167 Cabell 1b 5 3 3 1 0 0 .321 Linares lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .125 Morgan 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .152 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .381 Evans 3b 2 1 1 1 2 1 .182 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Herndon lf 4 0 2 2 0 1 .419 Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .160 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .350 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 LeMaster ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .217 Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Alexander p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Perry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hanna p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Walk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 6 10 6 4 5 Totals 32 2 5 2 1 2 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 14,028 Left on Base: Giants 6, Braves 4 DP: Giants 0, Braves 1 Errors: Benedict, Ramirez Doubles: Ramirez (1) Home Runs: Linares (1) Stolen Bases: Morgan (2) Caught Stealing: LeMaster (2), Cabell (1) Sacrifice Flies: LeMaster (1) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(2-0) 7 5 2 2 1 2 1 27 1.26 Minton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 2 1 33 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry L(0-1) 3.2 8 5 3 2 2 0 21 3.38 Hanna 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 5.40 Mahler 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 7.20 Walk 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.35 Totals 9 10 6 4 4 5 0 39 Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Cabell singled to left [North to second]; Morgan flied out to right; Clark flied out to left; Evans walked [North to third, Cabell to second]; Herndon singled to center [North scored, Cabell scored, Evans to second]; May flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Harper walked; Linares forced Harper (third to second); Horner flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0. GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster flied out to center; Alexander grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy made an out to first; Hubbard singled to third; Benedict forced Hubbard (second to shortstop); Ramirez forced Benedict (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Braves 0. GIANTS 3RD: Cabell singled to catcher [Cabell to second (error by Benedict)]; Morgan flied out to left; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cabell to third]; Evans singled to first [Cabell scored]; Herndon singled to left [Evans to second]; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Perry grounded out (second to first); Harper flied out to right; Linares homered; Horner popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 1. GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster singled to right; LeMaster was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error by Ramirez; assist by Benedict); Alexander was called out on strikes; North struck out; Cabell singled to left [LeMaster scored (unearned), Cabell to second (on throw to home)]; Morgan singled to right [Cabell scored (unearned)]; HANNA REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Clark flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Murphy struck out; Hubbard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 1. GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Herndon struck out; May singled to left [Evans to third]; LeMaster sacrifice flied into a double play to left [Evans scored, May out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Benedict popped to first in foul territory; Ramirez doubled to left; LUM BATTED FOR HANNA; Lum lined to left; Harper singled to left [Ramirez scored]; Linares flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. GIANTS 6TH: MAHLER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Alexander struck out; North walked; Cabell forced North (third to second); Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Horner struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. GIANTS 7TH: Morgan singled to center; Morgan stole second; Clark flied out to left; Evans struck out; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard singled to left; Benedict flied out to center; Ramirez flied out to center; POCOROBA BATTED FOR MAHLER; Pocoroba forced Hubbard (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. GIANTS 8TH: WALK REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); May grounded out (first to pitcher); LeMaster popped to catcher in foul territory; MARTIN BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: MINTON REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Harper flied out to center; Linares grounded out (pitcher to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. GIANTS 9TH: North grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell flied out to left; Morgan made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2. BRAVES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Braves 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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