Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
June 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1978 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."

"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 0, San Francisco Giants 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 0 0 0
Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 2 0 1 0
Gaston lf 4 0 2 0
Murphy 1b,c 4 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 3 0 1 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0
Hanna p 0 0 0 0
  Solomon p 2 0 0 0
  Beall 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Madlock 2b 1 1 1 0
  Andrews ph,2b 4 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 5 3 3 1
Evans 3b 4 1 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
  Dwyer 1b 0 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 2 3 4
Herndon cf 3 1 1 1
Metzger ss 4 1 3 1
Hill c 4 0 1 1
Blue p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 8
Atlanta 000 000 000052
San Francisco 611 000 10x9120
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna  L (6-2) 0.1 5 6 6 1 1
  Solomon   5.2 5 2 2 0 3
  Campbell   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
2
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (10-4) 9.0 5 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
7

  E–Horner (3), Gaston (2).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco Whitfield (9,off Solomon).  HR–San Francisco Whitfield (5,3rd inning off Solomon 0 on, 2 out); Cruz (4,7th inning off Campbell 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Herndon (8,2nd base off Hanna/Pocoroba); Metzger (1,2nd base off Solomon/Pocoroba).  WP–Hanna 3 (8).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:05.  A–9,267.
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