Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
September 14, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 5 0 1 1
Office cf 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 5 0 2 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0
  Bonnell pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Nolan c 3 1 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 2 1 1
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 2
Gilbreath 3b 3 0 1 0
Bouton p 2 0 0 0
  Beall ph 0 0 0 0
  Skok p 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 3 1 0 0
Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 3 0 0 1
Evans 3b 3 0 1 0
Cruz cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Dwyer rf 4 0 0 0
Tamargo c 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Halicki p 2 0 0 0
  Herndon ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Atlanta 010 000 210473
San Francisco 001 000 000133
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Bouton  W (1-1) 6.0 3 1 0 3 2
  Skok   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Garber  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 3 1 0 4 4
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki  L (8-9) 7.0 5 3 2 4 5
  Moffitt   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals 9.0 7 4 3 5 5

  E–Nolan (4), Gilbreath (6), Bouton (1), Dwyer (2), Tamargo (6), Halicki (4).  DP–Atlanta 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–Atlanta Royster (16,off Halicki); Burroughs (30,off Moffitt), San Francisco Cruz (11,off Bouton); Evans (22,off Bouton).  3B–Atlanta Gilbreath (3,off Halicki).  SH–Hubbard (3,off Halicki).  IBB–Office (2,by Halicki).  SF–Ivie (3,off Bouton).  SB–Matthews (8,2nd base off Halicki/Tamargo); Murphy (11,2nd base off Halicki/Tamargo); Nolan (3,2nd base off Halicki/Tamargo); Whitfield 2 (4,2nd base off Bouton/Nolan 2).  IBB–Halicki (9,Office).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:25.  A–3,358.

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