San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
July 4, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1979 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."

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San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 7

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 1 1 0
Strain 2b 5 0 0 0
Clark rf 5 1 1 1
McCovey 1b 3 2 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Whitfield lf 4 1 2 0
LeMaster ss 4 1 2 2
Sadek c 3 0 1 1
Knepper p 2 0 1 0
  Borbon p 1 0 0 0
  Andrews ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 3 1 1 0
Matthews rf 5 1 2 1
Horner 1b 4 1 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 1 1
Bonnell cf 4 0 0 0
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Frias ss 4 2 2 0
Benedict c 2 1 1 0
Matula p 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 1 2
  McLaughlin B. p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 1 1 0
  McLaughlin J. p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 4
San Francisco 000 321 000682
Atlanta 000 020 41x7113
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   4.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Borbon   3.0 5 4 4 0 0
  Lavelle  L (7-5) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
4
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Matula   4.0 7 4 4 3 2
  Skok   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
  McLaughlin B.   2.0 0 1 0 1 2
  McLaughlin J.  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Garber  SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
6
5

  E–Clark (4), Evans (14), Matthews (4), Bonnell (2), Frias (21).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–San Francisco LeMaster 2 (5,off Matula 2), Atlanta Matthews (23,off Knepper); Benedict (5,off Knepper); Spikes (5,off Knepper); Horner (8,off Borbon); Burroughs (9,off Borbon).  HR–San Francisco Clark (15,5th inning off Matula 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Matthews (17,7th inning off Borbon 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Sadek (1,by Matula); Benedict (1,by Knepper).  SH–Benedict (1,off Lavelle).  SB–LeMaster (5,3rd base off Matula/Benedict); North (32,2nd base off B McLaughlin/Benedict); Royster (11,2nd base off Lavelle/Sadek).  CS–North (12,2nd base by Matula/Benedict).  BK–Lavelle (2).  IBB–Knepper (5,Benedict); Matula (2,Sadek).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:33.  A–47,647.
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