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April 27, 1978

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Giants 3 4 0
Braves 3 4 1
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Giants 4 5 0
Braves 3 4 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .216
OBP .500 .286
At Bats 2 51
Hits 1 11
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 3 13

Dick Ruthven Season Stats

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1 2 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 27, 1978
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Home Run
Dick Ruthven
Biff Pocoroba
Dale Murphy
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Pat Rockett
Jeff Burroughs
Barry Bonnell
Cito Gaston
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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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.