San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
July 16, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1977 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 4, Atlanta Braves 0

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitfield rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Thomas cf 5 1 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Thomasson lf,1b 2 2 2 1
McCovey 1b 3 1 1 0
  Clark rf 1 0 0 0
Alexander c 3 0 2 2
Andrews 2b 3 0 1 0
LeMaster ss 4 0 1 1
Knepper p 2 0 1 0
  Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0
  Elliott ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Moore 3b 4 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 0 1 0
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
Correll c 1 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph,c 2 0 0 0
Office cf 2 0 0 0
Robinson ss 2 0 0 0
  Royster ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
San Francisco 020 000 011490
Atlanta 000 000 000020
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (4-3) 5.2 2 0 0 4 5
  Heaverlo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle  SV (13) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
4
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (9-11) 9.0 9 4 4 8 6
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
8
6

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  PB–Alexander (1); Correll 2 (5).  2B–San Francisco Thomasson (16,off Niekro); Andrews (6,off Niekro).  IBB–Alexander (2,by Niekro).  SB–Thomasson (5,2nd base off Niekro/Correll); Alexander (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Gilbreath (3,2nd base off Knepper/Alexander).  CS–Alexander (1,2nd base by Niekro/Correll).  IBB–Niekro (7,Alexander).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:24.  A–14,965.
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