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Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 19, 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 April 19, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 3,689 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Satch Davidson 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Gilbreath | Second Baseman |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Brian Asselstine | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Biff Pocoroba | Catcher |
| Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
| Barry Bonnell | Third Baseman |
| Pat Rockett | Shortstop |
| Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Jim Barr | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 19, 1978
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Barr
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Barr
Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Asselstine vs. Barr
Asselstine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Office moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burroughs vs. Barr
Burroughs hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pocoroba vs. Barr
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Barr, and towards Madlock, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ruthven
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ruthven
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Ruthven
Madlock 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
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Barr
Murphy hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Barr
Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Barr
Rockett hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Ruthven
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruthven covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ruthven
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Ruthven
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Barr
Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Barr
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Barr
Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Ruthven
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Ruthven
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Ruthven
Barr hits a fly ball into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Barr
Asselstine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Barr
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Asselstine moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pocoroba vs. Barr
Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Asselstine moves to third. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Barr
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Asselstine tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonnell vs. Barr
Bonnell hits a line drive towards third. Evans catches it and throws to second to double up Burroughs. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ruthven
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruthven covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ruthven
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruthven covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Ruthven
Madlock is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rockett vs. Barr
Rockett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruthven vs. Barr
Ruthven bunts towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. Rockett moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbreath vs. Barr
Gilbreath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Madlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Office vs. Barr
Office hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Ruthven
McCovey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ruthven
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Ruthven
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruthven covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Barr
Asselstine hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Barr
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Barr
Pocoroba hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Ruthven
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Ruthven
LeMaster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Ruthven
Barr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Barr
Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonnell vs. Barr
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rockett vs. Barr
Rockett hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Barr
Ruthven strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ruthven
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ruthven
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Ruthven
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Ruthven
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Barr
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
There goes Gilbreath. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Gilbreath steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Office vs. Lavelle
Office bunts towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out. Gilbreath moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Asselstine vs. Lavelle
Asselstine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burroughs vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ruthven
Jerry Royster now playing second base. Rod Gilbreath now playing third base. Barry Bonnell now playing left field.
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Ruthven
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Ruthven
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Moffitt
Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Pocoroba reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Moffitt
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonnell vs. Moffitt
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to home to get Pocoroba. Murphy moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rockett vs. Moffitt
Rockett hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruthven vs. Moffitt
There go the runners. The throw from Hill to Evans. The throw back to home, and Murphy is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ruthven
Vic Harris pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Ruthven
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
Ivie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ruthven
Herndon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Ruthven scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herndon for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1978 -- Atlanta at San Francisco (D)
Atlanta AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Gilbreath R, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 Herndon L, cf 4 0 1 0
Office R, cf 3 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Asselstine B, rf 3 1 2 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Burroughs J, lf 4 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Royster J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 2 0 1 0
Pocoroba B, c 4 0 2 0 Whitfield T, lf 3 0 0 0
Murphy D, 1b 3 1 2 1 Hill M, c 3 0 0 0
Bonnell B, 3b-lf 4 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 2 0 0 0
Rockett P, ss 3 0 1 1 Harris V, ph 1 0 0 0
Ruthven D, p 2 0 0 0 Barr J, p 2 0 0 0
Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Ivie M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 9 2 27 0 2 0
Atlanta 000 100 100 -- 2
San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven D (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Barr J (L)* 7.0 7 2 2 0 2
Lavelle G 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Moffitt R 1.2 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- McCovey W
DP -- Atlanta 2, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Atlanta 6, San Francisco 1
2B -- Murphy D, Pocoroba B
SB -- Gilbreath R
CS -- Murphy D
SH -- Ruthven D, Office R
SF -- Murphy D, Rockett P
T -- 1:48
A -- 3689
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