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August 8, 1976

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Giants 4 6 0
Braves 1 4 3
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Giants 4 6 0
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Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .277
OBP 1.000 .364
At Bats 1 415
Hits 1 115
• Singles 1 83
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 2 58
RBI’s 0 59

Frank LaCorte Season Stats

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0 5 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 8, 1976
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Out
Frank LaCorte
Biff Pocoroba
Willie Montanez
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Cito Gaston
Jim Wynn
Ken Henderson
Gary Matthews
Larry Herndon
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sadek tags and scores.
Top 7 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCorte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sadek moves to third.
Top 7 Montefusco bunts in front of the plate. Pocoroba fields it and throws to first for the out. Sadek moves to second.
Top 7 Sadek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wynn strikes out.
Top 6 LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chaney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 6 Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomasson scores.
Top 6 There goes Thomasson. The throw from Pocoroba and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 6 Thomasson takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Gilbreath hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster catches it and throws to first to double up Royster.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to third.
Bottom 5 LaCorte strikes out.
Bottom 5 Pocoroba hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Pocoroba reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Perez is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Herndon bunts towards the mound. LaCorte fields it and throws to first for the out. Montefusco moves to second.
Top 5 Montefusco takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaCorte fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaston strikes out.
Bottom 4 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomasson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 LeMaster hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a line drive to center field. Wynn throws towards the infield. LaCorte fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LaCorte. Matthews scores. Murcer scores. Reitz moves to second.
Top 4 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out. Matthews moves to third. Murcer moves to second.
Top 4 Murcer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matthews moves to second.
Top 4 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Perez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Montefusco strikes out.
Top 3 Sadek strikes out.
Bottom 2 LaCorte hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Pocoroba moves to second.
Bottom 2 Gaston hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chaney bunts towards first. Thomasson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chaney for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 LeMaster hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out.
Bottom 1 Montanez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Gilbreath is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There goes Herndon. The throw from Pocoroba and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 1 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Herndon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.