Scattering eight hits, Larry McWilliams twirled the Braves to a 9-2 victory over the Giants. Bob Horner put Atlanta ahead, 1-0, with a homer in the first inning and Dale Murphy added a solo shot in the second. The Braves wrapped up the game with a four-run seventh on an RBI single by Glenn Hubbard, two-run double by Paul Runge and an error by Giants shortstop Johnnie LeMaster. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  3
Braves       1  1  0    0  2  0    4  1  x  -   9 12  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Butler rf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .252
LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Linares lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .269
  Tufts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hall ph,lf          0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .270      Horner 3b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .267
Leonard 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .270        Jacoby 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Evans 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .256      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   1     0   0   .270
Martin cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Smith 1b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Brenly c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Murphy cf             4   2   2   2     1   1   .252
Sularz 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Hubbard 2b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .241
Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Sinatro c             3   1   0   0     1   2   .286
  Rowland p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Runge ss              3   1   2   2     1   1   .214
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      McWilliams p          2   0   1   0     1   1   .100
  Pettini ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .059

Totals               32   2   8   2     0   4             Totals               33   9  12   7     7   7

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  2,724
Left on Base: Giants 4, Braves 9
DP: Giants 3, Braves 2
Errors: LeMaster, Evans, Whitson, Runge
Doubles: Brenly (1), Evans (13), Runge (1)
Home Runs: Leonard (4), Horner (12), Murphy (13)
Caught Stealing: Herndon (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitson (9), McWilliams (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (3)
GIDP: Martin 2 (8), Hubbard (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson L(6-9)          6.2  11   8   5   6   6   2  36   4.02
Rowland                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.26
Tufts                   1     1   1   0   1   1   0   5   2.03
Totals                  8    12   9   5   7   7   2  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(2-1)       9     8   2   2   0   4   1  33   3.11
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   4   1  33

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Pulli


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to right; Herndon was picked off and
caught stealing second (catcher to first to second); LeMaster
struck out; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler singled to left; Linares lined into a double
play (right to first) [Butler out at first]; Horner homered;
Chambliss lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Leonard flied out to center; Evans singled to
center; Martin grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy homered; Hubbard flied out to center; Sinatro
struck out; Runge was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Brenly doubled to left; Sularz grounded out (third
to first); Whitson grounded out (second to first); Herndon
grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: McWilliams struck out; Butler singled to center;
Linares singled to center [Butler to third]; Horner hit into a
double play (right to catcher) [Butler out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 2.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster struck out; Clark singled to shortstop;
Leonard lined to third; Evans doubled to right [Clark scored];
Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Murphy lined to third;
Hubbard singled to center; Sinatro flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Brenly flied out to center; Sularz reached on an
error by Runge; Whitson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Sularz to second]; Herndon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Runge walked; McWilliams out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Runge to second]; Butler walked; Linares
reached on an error by Whitson [Runge scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Butler to second]; Horner walked [Butler to third, Linares
to second]; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to center [Butler
scored (unearned), Linares to third]; Murphy struck out; 2 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster flied out to center; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); Leonard made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard flied out to left; Sinatro was called out on
strikes; Runge singled to center; McWilliams singled to left
[Runge to second]; Butler flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Martin flied
out to center; Brenly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Linares struck out; Horner flied out to left;
Chambliss singled to right; Murphy walked [Chambliss to second];
Hubbard singled to center [Chambliss scored, Murphy to third,
Hubbard to second (on throw)]; Sinatro was walked intentionally;
Runge doubled to left [Murphy scored, Hubbard scored, Sinatro
scored (error by LeMaster) (unearned) (no RBI), Runge to third];
McWilliams walked; ROWLAND REPLACED WHITSON (PITCHING); Butler
flied out to right; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Braves 8.

GIANTS 8TH: JACOBY REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING 3B); SMITH REPLACED
CHAMBLISS (PLAYING 1B); Sularz flied out to left; WOHLFORD
BATTED FOR ROWLAND; Wohlford struck out; Herndon singled to
center; LeMaster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: PETTINI REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING SS); TUFTS
REPLACED LEMASTER (PITCHING); HALL BATTED FOR LINARES; Hall
walked; Jacoby reached on an error by Evans [Hall to second];
Smith struck out; Murphy singled to left [Hall scored
(unearned), Jacoby to second]; Hubbard grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 9.

GIANTS 9TH: HALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); Leonard homered; Evans singled to left;
Martin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Braves 9.