Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
July 2, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1976 at Candlestick Park. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 4 1 2 0
Robinson 2b 5 0 1 2
Wynn lf 3 1 1 1
Montanez 1b 5 0 1 1
Henderson rf 5 1 2 0
Williams c 4 1 0 0
Chaney ss 5 1 1 0
Belloir 3b 3 2 1 0
Messersmith p 3 0 3 2
Totals 37 7 12 6
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomasson cf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 1 1
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 0 0 0
Evans 1b 3 1 1 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 1 0 0
Rader c 4 0 2 1
Montefusco p 2 0 0 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 6 2
Atlanta 001 023 0017122
San Francisco 000 100 001261
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (8-6) 9.0 6 2 0 4 8
Totals
9.0
6
2
0
4
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (7-8) 5.1 9 6 4 3 2
  Heaverlo   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Caldwell   2.0 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
7
5
4
6

  E–Montanez (10), Belloir (1), Reitz (13).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Atlanta Belloir (1,off Montefusco); Wynn (10,off Montefusco), San Francisco Matthews (12,off Messersmith).  SH–Messersmith (4,off Montefusco); Williams (2,off Montefusco).  IBB–Office (2,by Montefusco).  SB–Reitz (3,2nd base off Messersmith/Williams).  WP–Messersmith (7), Caldwell (3).  IBB–Montefusco (5,Office).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:31.  A–6,689.
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