San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
April 20, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1976 at Fulton County Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 12, Atlanta Braves 11

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Joshua cf 5 1 2 0
Thomas 2b 5 1 1 2
Murcer rf 6 1 1 1
Matthews lf 6 4 4 3
Montanez 1b 6 1 1 0
Speier ss 5 2 3 2
Reitz 3b 5 0 3 2
  Robinson pr 0 0 0 0
  Halicki p 0 0 0 0
Rader c 5 0 1 2
Caldwell p 1 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 1 0
  Minton p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 1 1 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 1 1 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Ontiveros ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 48 12 19 12
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 6 0 1 0
Royster 3b 1 0 0 0
  Gilbreath pr,3b 3 0 2 1
  May ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Evans 1b 5 0 2 0
Wynn lf 5 1 0 0
  Perez 3b 0 0 0 0
Henderson rf 6 3 4 1
Lacy 2b 4 2 2 1
Pocoroba c 5 3 3 1
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Chaney ss 1 1 0 1
Niekro p 2 1 1 3
  Torrealba p 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 15 8
San Francisco 010 323 011 112193
Atlanta 035 201 000 011153
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell   2.1 6 7 4 3 3
  Heaverlo   0.2 1 1 0 0 1
  Minton   2.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Moffitt   2.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Lavelle   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Halicki  W (1-2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
15
11
7
9
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   5.0 11 7 7 1 3
  Torrealba   2.0 4 3 2 0 0
  Sosa  L (1-1) 3.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
10.0
19
12
11
2
5

  E–Rader (2), Caldwell (1), Lavelle (1), Wynn 3 (4).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Thomasson (1,off Niekro); Joshua (2,off Torrealba); Rader (3,off Sosa), Atlanta Pocoroba (2,off Caldwell); Gilbreath (1,off Heaverlo).  3B–Atlanta Lacy (1,off Caldwell).  HR–San Francisco Matthews 2 (3,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out,10th inning off Sosa 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Henderson (2,6th inning off Moffitt 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Thomas (1,off Sosa).  IBB–Joshua (1,by Sosa); Chaney 2 (2,by Moffitt,by Lavelle).  SH–Niekro (1,off Caldwell).  WP–Caldwell (1), Heaverlo (2), Torrealba (1).  BK–Niekro (1).  IBB–Moffitt (1,Chaney); Lavelle (1,Chaney); Sosa (1,Joshua).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–3:40.  A–7,895.
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