San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
August 5, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 2, Atlanta Braves 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thomasson cf 3 2 2 1
Perez 2b 4 0 2 0
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Murcer rf 4 0 1 1
Evans 1b 4 0 0 0
Reitz 3b 4 0 1 0
Rader c 4 0 2 0
LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0
Barr p 2 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Henderson rf 3 1 0 0
Chaney ss 4 0 1 0
Gaston lf 3 0 1 1
Pocoroba c 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
San Francisco 101 000 000291
Atlanta 010 000 000131
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  W (10-7) 7.0 3 1 1 4 2
  Moffitt  SV (8) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (11-8) 7.0 8 2 2 1 4
  Marshall   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
6

  E–Perez (10), Royster (14).  2B–San Francisco Thomasson (10,off Niekro).  HR–San Francisco Thomasson (4,1st inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Barr (9,off Niekro).  IBB–Thomasson (2,by Niekro); Pocoroba (2,by Barr).  CS–Murcer (5,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba); Wynn (4,2nd base by Barr/Rader).  IBB–Barr (5,Pocoroba); Niekro (6,Thomasson).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–1:56.  A–3,884.
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