San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
August 8, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1976 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 1, Atlanta Braves 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 0 0 0
Perez 2b 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 1 0
Murcer rf 4 1 2 0
Thomasson 1b 3 0 1 1
Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0
Rader c 3 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 2 0 0 0
  Evans ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 1 0 0 0
Halicki p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 2 0 1 0
  Speier ph,ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 0 3 1
Gilbreath 2b 1 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Henderson rf 2 0 1 0
Chaney ss 4 1 1 0
Gaston lf 4 1 1 1
Correll c 3 0 0 0
Ruthven p 3 0 0 0
  Paciorek ph 0 0 0 0
  Eden pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
San Francisco 000 100 000150
Atlanta 000 010 001260
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams   6.0 3 1 1 4 3
  Moffitt   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Lavelle  L (4-5) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.1
6
2
2
7
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (13-9) 9.0 5 1 1 4 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
6

  E–None.  2B–San Francisco Thomasson (12,off Ruthven).  HR–Atlanta Gaston (4,5th inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reitz (2,off Ruthven); Gilbreath (13,off Moffitt).  IBB–Rader (7,by Ruthven).  SB–Matthews (8,2nd base off Ruthven/Correll); Thomasson (6,3rd base off Ruthven/Correll); Wynn (10,3rd base off Lavelle/Rader); Chaney (3,2nd base off Lavelle/Rader).  CS–Matthews (5,2nd base by Ruthven/Correll); Gilbreath (4,2nd base by Williams/Rader).  IBB–Ruthven (3,Rader).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:19.
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