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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 18, 1979
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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 May 18, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 18, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Mahler |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 13,896 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jack Baswell 1B: Bill Lawson 2B: Jim Waller 3B: Jack Stansell |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Hector Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Dale Murphy | Catcher |
| Bob Horner | First Baseman |
| Barry Bonnell | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mahler | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 18, 1979
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Mahler
Madlock hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Mahler
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mahler
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Blue
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Blue
There goes Royster. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Royster steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Blue
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans juggles the ball. That's an error on Evans. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Blue
Murphy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Blue
Horner hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Blue
Bonnell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Blue
Hubbard hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Mahler
Ivie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Mahler
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Mahler
Herndon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ivie moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Mahler
Hill hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ivie tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Mahler
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herndon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Blue vs. Mahler
Blue strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Blue
Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mahler vs. Blue
Mahler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Blue
Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Mahler
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Mahler
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mahler
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blue
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Blue
Murphy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Blue
Horner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Blue
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonnell for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Mahler
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mahler
Evans hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Mahler
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Blue
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Blue
Frias takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mahler vs. Blue
Mahler bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Blue
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Mahler
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Mahler
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Mahler
Blue hits a popup towards short. Frias settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Blue
Matthews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Blue
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Blue
Murphy takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horner vs. Blue
Horner hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Bonnell vs. Blue
Bonnell takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Hubbard vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Hubbard strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Mahler
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Mahler
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Mahler
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madlock moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ivie vs. Mahler
Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madlock tags and scores. Cruz tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Mahler
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Horner scoops it up and throws to first, with Mahler covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Griffin
Frias hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahler vs. Griffin
Mahler hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Griffin
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Mahler
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Mahler
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Mahler
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Griffin
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Griffin
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Griffin
Murphy hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Griffin
Horner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Griffin
Mike Lum pinch runs for Bob Horner.
Bonnell 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, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Mahler
Mike Lum now playing first base. Rob Andrews pinch hits for Tom Griffin.
Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Mahler
Madlock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Mahler
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Andrews moves to third. Madlock moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Mahler
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Ivie vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Garber
Evans hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Andrews scores. Madlock scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Garber
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Larry Herndon.
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching. Bill North now playing center field.
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frias vs. Moffitt
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garber vs. Moffitt
Garber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Moffitt
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Garber
Roger Metzger pinch hits for Marc Hill.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Garber
Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
North vs. Garber
North strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Madlock vs. Garber
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1979 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Madlock B, 2b 5 2 2 0 Royster J, 3b 5 1 1 0
Cruz H, lf 3 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 4 0 0 0
Clark J, rf 3 0 0 0 Burroughs J, lf 4 1 1 0
Ivie M, 1b 3 1 1 1 Murphy D, c 3 3 3 5
Evans D, 3b 4 0 1 2 Horner B, 1b 3 1 2 1
Herndon L, cf 3 0 1 0 Lum M, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0 Bonnell B, cf 3 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hill M, c 2 0 0 1 Frias P, ss 3 0 0 0
Metzger R, ph 1 0 0 0 Mahler M, p 3 0 0 0
LeMaster J, ss 3 0 1 0 Garber G, p 1 0 1 0
Whitfield T, ph 1 0 1 0
Blue V, p 2 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0
Andrews R, ph 1 1 1 0
North B, cf 1 0 0 0
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33 4 8 4 33 6 9 6
San Francisco 010 001 020 -- 4
Atlanta 401 000 10x -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V (L) 4.2 5 5 4 4 2
Griffin T 2.1 2 1 1 0 1
Moffitt R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler M (W) 7.1 6 4 4 2 3
Garber G (S) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2
E -- Evans D
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Atlanta 7
HR -- Murphy D 3, Horner B
SB -- Royster J
SF -- Hill M, Ivie M
T -- 2:12
A -- 13896
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