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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 16, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 16, 1977 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 14,965 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Bruce Froemming |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Whitfield | Right Fielder |
| Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Gary Thomasson | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | Catcher |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Junior Moore | Third Baseman |
| Rod Gilbreath | Second Baseman |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Right Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Craig Robinson | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 16, 1977
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield strikes out. Correll drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Whitfield out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Knepper
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Knepper
Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Knepper
There goes Gilbreath. The throw from Alexander and he is safe. Gilbreath steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Knepper
Burroughs strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Niekro
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Niekro
Alexander hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomasson scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robinson fields it and throws to second for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knepper vs. Niekro
Knepper strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Knepper
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Knepper
Correll takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Knepper
The ball gets by Alexander for a passed ball. Correll moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Office vs. Knepper
Office takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Knepper
Robinson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Knepper
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Niekro
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Correll for a passed ball. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Correll for a passed ball. Thomasson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Knepper
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Knepper
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Niekro
Alexander hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Niekro
There goes Alexander. The throw from Correll and he is out, Robinson applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Andrews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it, throws to third for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Knepper
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Knepper
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Knepper
Correll strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Niekro
Knepper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Correll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans hits a line drive towards the mound. Niekro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Knepper
Office hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Knepper
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Knepper
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Niekro
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Niekro
There goes Thomasson. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Thomasson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alexander vs. Niekro
Alexander is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards left field. Matthews picks it up and throws to third to catch Thomassonfor the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Knepper
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Knepper
Gilbreath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Knepper
Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilbreath moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Knepper
Matthews takes first base on ball four. Gilbreath moves to third. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pocoroba vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching. Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Vic Correll.
Pocoroba hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Niekro
Biff Pocoroba now catching. Randy Elliott pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Robinson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Office strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Lavelle
Jerry Royster pinch hits for Craig Robinson.
Royster hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Lavelle
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Niekro
Jerry Royster now playing shortstop.
Evans hits a popup towards third. Moore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Niekro
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alexander vs. Niekro
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomasson scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Niekro
There goes Alexander. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Alexander steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Niekro
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeMaster vs. Niekro
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lavelle
Jack Clark now playing right field. Terry Whitfield now playing left field. Gary Thomasson now playing first base.
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Lavelle
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lavelle
Montanez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavelle vs. Niekro
Lavelle hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Pocoroba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Niekro
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Niekro
Evans takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Niekro
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Niekro
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Lavelle
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Lavelle
Matthews hits a popup towards first. Thomasson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Lavelle
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1977 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Whitfield T, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Moore J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomas D, cf 5 1 1 0 Gilbreath R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomasson G, lf-1b 2 2 2 1 Burroughs J, rf 4 0 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 1 1 0 Matthews G, lf 3 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 1 0 0 0 Correll V, c 1 0 0 0
Alexander G, c 3 0 2 2 Pocoroba B, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Andrews R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Office R, cf 2 0 0 0
LeMaster J, ss 4 0 1 1 Robinson C, ss 2 0 0 0
Knepper B, p 2 0 1 0 Royster J, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Heaverlo D, p 0 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 3 0 0 0
Elliott R, ph 1 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 29 0 2 0
San Francisco 020 000 011 -- 4
Atlanta 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (W) 5.2 2 0 0 4 5
Heaverlo D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lavelle G (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 9.0 9 4 4 8 6
DP -- Atlanta 2
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Atlanta 6
2B -- Thomasson G, Andrews R
SB -- Gilbreath R, Thomasson G, Alexander G
CS -- Alexander G
PB -- Alexander G, Correll V 2
T -- 2:24
A -- 14965
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