The Giants ended their five-game losing streak and snapped Atlanta's six-game winning skein by winning both ends of a twin bill from the Braves, 3-1 and 8-5. Doyle Alexander notched his third win of the season and the second over his former Atlanta teammates in the opener as the Giants scored in the sixth inning on a run-scoring double by Enos Cabell, in the seventh on a solo homer by Jack Clark and in the eighth on an RBI single by Joe Morgan.

Four hits by Darrell Evans paced Frisco's 17-hit attack in the nightcap. A two-run double by Morgan was the key blow in a three-run fifth inning that tied the game at 4-4 before the Giants went ahead with two tallies in the sixth, pinch-hitter Jim Wohlford singing in the go-ahead run. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     26, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  1  x  -   3  6  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             4   0   1   0     0   2   .226      North cf              2   2   1   0     2   1   .279
Pocoroba c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Cabell 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .281
  Harper pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Bergman 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Washington rf         5   0   1   0     0   2   .326      Morgan 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .200
Horner 3b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .250      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .280      Clark rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .167
Murphy cf             3   0   0   1     1   1   .246      Herndon lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Hubbard 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .238      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .224      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .220
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Minton p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Royster ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .214
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linares ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .121

Totals               34   1   7   1     5   9             Totals               30   3   6   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:50
Left on Base: Braves 12, Giants 5
DP: Braves 1, Giants 1
Errors: Ramirez, Cabell
Doubles: Cabell (3)
Home Runs: Clark (1)
Stolen Bases: Miller (5), Murphy (4), Ramirez (2), North (10)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (3)
GIDP: Ramirez (1)
Hit by Pitch: Miller (1,by Alexander)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(1-2)            6     3   1   1   1   4   0  22   2.81
Garber                  1.1   2   2   2   1   1   1   7   6.14
Bradford                0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Mahler                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   6.75
Totals                  8     6   3   3   2   6   1  32

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander W(3-1)        7.1   5   1   0   4   8   0  32   1.30
Minton SV(2)            1.2   2   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.31
Totals                  9     7   1   0   5   9   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Alexander (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Miller singled to center; Miller stole second;
Pocoroba grounded out (first to pitcher) [Miller to third];
Washington struck out; Horner walked; Chambliss flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North struck out; Cabell reached on an error by
Ramirez [Cabell to first]; Morgan struck out while Cabell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy walked; Murphy stole second; Hubbard was
called out on strikes; Ramirez was called out on strikes; Perry
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans lined to first; Clark singled to left; Herndon
flied out to center; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Miller struck out; Pocoroba made an out to
shortstop; Washington singled to left; Horner singled to center
[Washington to third]; Chambliss walked [Horner to second];
Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster struck out; Alexander grounded out
(shortstop to first); North singled to right; North stole
second; Cabell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard flied out to center; Ramirez walked; Ramirez
stole second; Perry flied out to center; Miller was hit by a
pitch; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Morgan grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); Clark flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Washington flied out to center; Horner grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Herndon flied out to center; May grounded out (first
unassisted); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy struck out; Hubbard singled to right; Ramirez
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Hubbard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants
0.

GIANTS 6TH: Alexander lined to second; North walked; Cabell
doubled to left [North scored, Cabell to third (on throw to
home)]; Morgan lined to first; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: ROYSTER BATTED FOR PERRY; Royster was called out on
strikes; Miller struck out; Pocoroba flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Clark homered;
Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); May made an out to
second; LeMaster was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Washington lined to shortstop; Horner singled to
center; Chambliss reached on a fielder's choice [Horner to third
(error by Cabell)]; MINTON REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Murphy
grounded out (first unassisted) [Horner scored (unearned),
Chambliss to second]; Hubbard walked; LUM BATTED FOR RAMIREZ;
Lum grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED LUM (PLAYING SS); Minton grounded out
(second to first); North walked; Cabell singled to center [North
to second]; BRADFORD REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Morgan singled
to left [North scored, Cabell to second]; Evans made an out to
shortstop; MAHLER REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Clark was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 3.

BRAVES 9TH: BERGMAN REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 1B); LINARES BATTED
FOR MAHLER; Linares singled to second; Miller grounded out
(third to first) [Linares to second]; Pocoroba singled to left
[Linares to third]; HARPER RAN FOR POCOROBA; Washington struck
out; Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Giants 3.