San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
May 19, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1979 at Fulton County Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 2 2 0
  Herndon cf 0 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 4 1 1 1
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 2 2
Madlock 2b 4 1 1 1
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Tamargo c 3 0 1 0
  Venable pr 0 0 0 0
  Sadek c 1 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Nastu p 2 0 0 0
  Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 1 1 0
Matthews rf 5 0 2 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Murphy c 3 1 1 0
Horner 1b 3 0 1 1
Bonnell cf 4 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Frias ss 4 0 0 0
Brizzolara p 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Office ph 0 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
San Francisco 100 010 110491
Atlanta 002 000 000281
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Nastu   5.0 6 2 2 4 1
  Griffin  W (2-4) 3.1 0 0 0 0 4
  Lavelle  SV (5) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Brizzolara   6.0 6 2 2 3 3
  Skok  L (0-1) 3.0 3 2 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
4

  E–McCovey (2), Matthews (2).  DP–San Francisco 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–San Francisco North (3,off Skok), Atlanta Burroughs (6,off Nastu).  HR–San Francisco Madlock (2,8th inning off Skok 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Whitfield (3,off Skok).  SB–North (8,2nd base off Brizzolara/Murphy); Venable (1,2nd base off Brizzolara/Murphy).  WP–Brizzolara (1).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:42.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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