Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
July 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1977 at Candlestick Park. 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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Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 3 1 1 0
Moore 3b 3 0 0 0
  Royster 3b 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 2
Burroughs rf 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 0
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 3b 4 1 2 0
Thomas cf 4 0 0 0
Evans lf 4 1 1 0
Thomasson 1b 3 0 0 0
Whitfield rf 4 0 0 0
Harris 2b 3 1 0 1
Hill c 3 0 1 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0
  Clark ph 1 0 1 1
Barr p 3 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2
Atlanta 002 000 000243
San Francisco 100 001 001360
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (8-10) 8.1 6 3 3 3 7
Totals
8.1
6
3
3
3
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr   8.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Lavelle  W (6-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
3

  E–Moore (8), Montanez 2 (5).  2B–San Francisco Clark (9,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Montanez (12,3rd inning off Barr 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Hill (5,by Niekro).  SB–Pocoroba (2,2nd base off Barr/Hill); Madlock (7,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Evans (4,3rd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Thomasson (4,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Harris (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  CS–Thomas (5,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba).  WP–Niekro (10).  IBB–Niekro (6,Hill).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:01.  A–2,684.
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