Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
May 25, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 1979 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 4, San Francisco Giants 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 0 0 0
Frias ss 3 1 1 0
Matthews rf 2 1 0 0
Burroughs lf 3 1 1 3
Horner 1b 3 1 2 1
Bonnell cf 3 0 1 0
  Office ph 1 0 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
  Lum ph 0 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 1 0
Chaney 2b 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Hubbard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
  Herndon cf 0 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0
Clark rf 3 1 1 1
McCovey 1b 3 1 1 1
  Andrews pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Madlock 2b,1b 3 1 2 0
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
Sadek c 3 1 1 2
Knepper p 3 2 2 1
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 5
Atlanta 000 400 000471
San Francisco 001 400 01x681
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (5-7) 8.0 8 6 5 2 7
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
2
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (5-2) 7.1 5 4 4 4 5
  Griffin   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Lavelle  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
6

  E–Niekro (1), Andrews (2).  DP–Atlanta 1, San Francisco 2.  2B–San Francisco Madlock (6,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Burroughs (4,4th inning off Knepper 2 on, 0 out); Horner (4,4th inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco McCovey (3,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Sadek (1,4th inning off Niekro 1 on, 2 out); Knepper (1,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out); Clark (5,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–McCovey (1,by Niekro).  SB–Frias (2,2nd base off Knepper/Sadek).  CS–Madlock (3,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict).  HBP–Niekro (4,McCovey).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:12.  A–11,117.
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