San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
May 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1979 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 8, Atlanta Braves 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 1 1 1
  Venable rf 1 0 1 0
Whitfield lf 5 0 1 0
Madlock 2b,1b 5 1 3 3
McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0
  Andrews 2b 0 0 0 0
Evans 3b 5 1 2 1
Tamargo c 3 2 1 1
  Sadek c 0 0 0 0
Herndon rf,cf 5 0 1 0
Metzger ss 5 2 3 1
Knepper p 4 1 2 0
Totals 41 8 15 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bonnell cf 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 4 1 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0
Horner 3b 3 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 1
Frias ss 3 0 0 0
Solomon p 1 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
San Francisco 011 302 1008151
Atlanta 000 000 100131
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (4-2) 9.0 3 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  L (3-2) 3.0 8 5 5 2 1
  Mahler   3.0 3 2 2 2 2
  LaCorte   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Devine   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
4
4

  E–Knepper (3), LaCorte (1).  2B–San Francisco Metzger (3,off LaCorte).  HR–San Francisco Madlock (3,3rd inning off Solomon 0 on, 1 out); Evans (5,6th inning off R Mahler 0 on, 2 out); Tamargo (2,6th inning off R Mahler 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Knepper (5,off Solomon).  HBP–Whitfield (3,by Solomon).  SF–Benedict (1,off Knepper).  SB–Metzger (3,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict); Evans (3,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict).  CS–Madlock (2,2nd base by R Mahler/Benedict).  HBP–Solomon (2,Whitfield).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:30.  A–10,716.
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