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Bruce Benedict, with only two home runs in his previous 652 at-bats, hit two off Vida Blue, and Phil Niekro scattered eight hits in leading the Braves to their sixth straight victory, a 4-0 whitewashing of the Giants. Benedict's first round-tripper came in the fourth inning after a walk to Chris Chambliss and a single by Rafael Ramirez. His second swat was a solo blast in the sixth. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 0Game Played on Saturday, April 25, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkBraves 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 0
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Miller lf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .222 Bergman lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .133
Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Cabell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .267
Harper rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Herndon rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .339
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .340
Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238
Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .196
Chambliss 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .298 Stennett 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .200
Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .234 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234
Benedict c 2 2 2 4 1 0 .282 Blue p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Niekro p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Breining p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 4 6 4 5 3 Totals 32 0 8 0 3 8
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 6,371
Left on Base: Braves 7, Giants 8
DP: Braves 2, Giants 1
Errors: LeMaster
Home Runs: Benedict 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Herndon (5)
Caught Stealing: Ramirez (1)
GIDP: Cabell (1), Evans (2)
Hit by Pitch: Benedict (1,by Breining)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(1-0) 9 8 0 0 3 8 0 35 1.46
Totals 9 8 0 0 3 8 0 35
Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Blue L(1-2) 7 4 4 4 5 3 2 30 2.51
Breining 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.74
Totals 9 6 4 4 5 3 2 38
Passed Balls: May (1)
Hit by Pitch: Breining (2)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (1)
Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander
BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Royster
reached on an error by LeMaster [Royster to second]; May allowed
a passed ball [Royster to third]; Harper grounded out (shortstop
to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 1ST: Bergman struck out; Cabell struck out; Herndon
singled to center; Herndon stole second; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Chambliss popped to catcher in foul
territory; Ramirez grounded out (second to first) [Murphy to
second]; Benedict walked; Niekro forced Murphy (third
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 2ND: Martin flied out to left; Evans singled to center;
Evans was picked off first (pitcher to first); Stennett singled
to left; LeMaster lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Miller struck out; Royster walked; Harper singled to
left [Royster to second]; Horner hit into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Royster out at home (first to catcher)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 3RD: Blue walked; Bergman made an out to second; Cabell
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Blue
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
walked; Ramirez singled to right [Chambliss to second]; Benedict
homered [Chambliss scored, Ramirez scored]; Niekro made an out
to first; Miller walked; Royster struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0.
GIANTS 4TH: Herndon struck out; May singled to center; Martin
singled to right [May to second]; Evans grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Martin out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0.
BRAVES 5TH: Harper flied out to left; Horner flied out to left;
Murphy lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3,
Giants 0.
GIANTS 5TH: Stennett singled to left; LeMaster singled to left
[Stennett to second]; Blue forced Stennett (pitcher to third)
[LeMaster to second]; Bergman walked [LeMaster to third, Blue to
second]; Cabell struck out; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0.
BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Ramirez
flied out to left; Benedict homered; Niekro grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
GIANTS 6TH: May flied out to center; Martin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 0.
BRAVES 7TH: Miller struck out; Royster flied out to right;
Harper popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 0.
GIANTS 7TH: Stennett flied out to left; LeMaster flied out to
center; SMITH BATTED FOR BLUE; Smith popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
BRAVES 8TH: BREINING REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Horner grounded
out (third to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first);
Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Giants 0.
GIANTS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING 3B); Bergman struck
out; Cabell singled to shortstop; Herndon forced Cabell (third
to second); May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
BRAVES 9TH: Ramirez singled to center; Ramirez was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Benedict was hit by a
pitch; Niekro forced Benedict (catcher to shortstop); Miller
singled to left [Niekro to second]; Royster grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
GIANTS 9TH: Martin popped to third in foul territory; Evans
struck out; Stennett walked; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Stennett
to second]; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 0.
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