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April 27, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 5 9 0
Braves 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 5 9 0
Braves 3 7 1

Pat Rockett Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .104
OBP .000 .154
At Bats 3 48
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 2

Vida Blue Season Stats

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1 1 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 27, 1978
Out
Vida Blue
Mike Sadek
Mike Ivie
Bill Madlock
Darrell Evans
Johnnie LeMaster
Terry Whitfield
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Pat Rockett

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Francisco Giants 5 9 0 7
Atlanta Braves 3 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Vida Blue
Losing Pitcher Dick Ruthven
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Willie McCovey
Attendance 3,527
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rockett hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Pocoroba hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Evans strikes out.
Top 9 Whitfield hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Madlock hits a popup towards short. Rockett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gaston hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Blue hits a popup towards first. Murphy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sadek takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dave Campbell now pitching. Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Rick Camp. Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rockett moves to third.
Bottom 7 Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Clark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Rick Camp now pitching. Herndon hits a popup towards short. Rockett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blue scores. Whitfield moves to third.
Top 7 Mickey Mahler now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Blue moves to third. Whitfield moves to second.
Top 7 Whitfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blue moves to second.
Top 7 Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blue bunts towards the mound. Ruthven fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gaston hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Larry Herndon now playing center field. Mike Ivie now playing first base. Terry Whitfield now playing left field. Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 There goes LeMaster. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. LeMaster steals second.
Top 6 LeMaster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chaney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ruthven strikes out.
Bottom 5 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Pocoroba hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Blue is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Sadek hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ruthven fires to first and picks off LeMaster.
Top 4 LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ivie moves to third.
Top 4 Ivie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gaston hits a fly ball into center field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Bonnell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ivie throws the ball in to McCovey who tags Bonnell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Royster scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Royster. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Royster steals second.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Ruthven strikes out.
Top 3 Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rockett hits a fly ball into left field. Ivie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Whitfield is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Madlock hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blue bunts towards third. Chaney fields it and throws to first for the out. Sadek moves to second.
Top 2 Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett misplays the ball. That's an error on Rockett.
Bottom 1 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gaston strikes out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Bonnell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Royster is called out on strikes.
Top 1 LeMaster hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ivie hits a popup towards short. Rockett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Clark is called out on strikes.
Top 1 McCovey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Madlock scores. Whitfield scores. Evans goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Evans takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to third. Whitfield moves to second.
Top 1 Whitfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Madlock moves to second.
Top 1 Madlock takes first base on ball four.