San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
July 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1978 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."

"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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San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 9

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Harris 2b 4 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 5 1 2 1
Clark rf 4 1 1 3
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0
Herndon cf 4 1 1 0
LeMaster ss 3 2 2 2
Hill c 4 0 2 0
Blue p 1 1 0 0
  Dwyer ph 1 1 1 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gilbreath 2b 5 1 2 0
Bonnell cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Matthews rf 4 2 2 1
Burroughs lf 1 2 1 0
  Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 3 2 1 1
Murphy 1b 5 2 2 6
Pocoroba c 4 0 2 0
Rockett ss 4 0 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Beall ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 8
San Francisco 002 200 3007101
Atlanta 001 040 40x9121
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   6.0 7 5 5 4 3
  Moffitt  L (6-4) 1.0 5 4 4 1 0
  Lavelle   1.0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
8
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (9-9) 7.0 9 7 6 1 1
  Garber  SV (7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
1
2

  E–Clark (3), Gilbreath (1).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco LeMaster (11,off Niekro); Whitfield (11,off Niekro), Atlanta Matthews (7,off Blue); Horner (4,off Moffitt).  HR–San Francisco LeMaster (1,4th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out); Clark (14,7th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Murphy (9,5th inning off Blue 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Blue (3,off Niekro); Harris (3,off Niekro).  SF–Clark (6,off Niekro).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:39.  A–13,588.
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