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Braves 5 @ Giants 3
Candlestick Park
September 13, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, played on September 13, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 13, 1978 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 5 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 3 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 11
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherGene Garber  
Losing PitcherJohn Curtis  
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Game Winning RBIDale Murphy 

Game Info

DateSeptember 13, 1978 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherPhil Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherBob Knepper  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance3,357 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ed Vargo
1B: Paul Pryor
2B: Terry Tata
3B: Satch Davidson

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Shortstop 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Dale Murphy  First Baseman 
Barry Bonnell  Center Fielder 
Rod Gilbreath  Third Baseman 
Joe Nolan  Catcher 
Phil Niekro  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Madlock  Second Baseman 
Terry Whitfield  Left Fielder 
Hector Cruz  Right Fielder 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Mike Ivie  First Baseman 
John Tamargo  Catcher 
Larry Herndon  Center Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Bob Knepper  Pitcher 
Joe Altobelli  Manager 

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Braves 5 @ Giants 3
Candlestick Park
September 13, 1978

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         Game of 9/13/1978 -- Atlanta at San Francisco (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Royster J, ss         6  0  1  0   Madlock B, 2b         5  2  4  0   
Hubbard G, 2b         6  1  2  0   Whitfield T, lf       6  0  2  0   
Matthews G, rf        5  2  2  0   Cruz H, rf            5  0  0  1   
Burroughs J, lf       3  1  2  0   Evans D, 3b           6  0  1  0   
Office R, pr-cf       1  0  0  0   Ivie M, 1b            5  0  3  1   
Murphy D, 1b          6  1  3  2   Harris V, pr          0  0  0  0   
Bonnell B, cf-lf      6  0  1  1   Curtis J, p           0  0  0  0   
Gilbreath R, 3b       5  0  2  0   Heintzelman T, ph     1  0  0  0   
Nolan J, c            1  0  0  0   Tamargo J, c          4  0  0  0   
Gaston C, ph          1  0  1  1   Herndon L, cf         5  0  0  0   
Benedict B, c         0  0  0  0   Metzger R, ss         4  0  0  0   
Niekro P, p           4  0  1  0   McCovey W, ph         1  0  0  0   
Beall B, ph           1  0  0  0   LeMaster J, ss        0  0  0  0   
Garber G, p           1  0  0  0   Knepper B, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Gardner A, ph         1  1  0  0   
                                   Barr J, p             1  0  0  0   
                                   James S, ph-1b        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     46  5 15  4                        47  3 10  2

Atlanta          000 101 010 002 --  5
San Francisco    001 000 020 000 --  3

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro P             10.0  7  3  0  1  7
Garber G (W)          2.0  3  0  0  0  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Knepper B             8.0  8  3  2  3  3
Barr J                3.0  4  0  0  1  1
Curtis J (L)          1.0  3  2  2  1  2

E -- Nolan J, Herndon L, Tamargo J, Hubbard G
DP -- San Francisco 4
LOB -- Atlanta 13, San Francisco 11
2B -- Madlock B, Hubbard G, Murphy D, Matthews G
SB -- Madlock B, Gilbreath R
SH -- Office R, Nolan J, Tamargo J
HBP -- by Niekro P (Cruz H), by Knepper B (Nolan J)
WP -- Niekro P
PB -- Nolan J
T -- 3:11
A -- 3357

    

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