| The Phil Niekro-Biff Pocoroba battery combined its talents in leading the Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Giants. Nlekro pitched a six-hitter and had six strikeouts to increase his National League-leading total to 237 while Pocoroba stroked a decisive two-run homer in the second inning. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Monday, September 12, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 3 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 1 2 .201 Thomas cf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .266 Office cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .255 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .274 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Montanez 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .275 Thomasson lf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .251 Matthews lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .287 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Pocoroba c 3 1 1 2 1 0 .290 Evans 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 Moore 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Rockett ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Niekro p 4 0 1 0 0 0 .158 Sadek c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 James ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 33 3 10 3 4 5 Totals 33 1 6 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 1,092 Left on Base: Braves 8, Giants 7 DP: Braves 0, Giants 1 Errors: Royster, Pocoroba, Moore Home Runs: Pocoroba (8) Stolen Bases: Andrews (5) Caught Stealing: Royster (10), Thomas (12) Hit by Pitch: Matthews (1,by Williams) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(15-17) 9 6 1 0 2 6 0 35 3.85 Totals 9 6 1 0 2 6 0 35 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Williams L(5-5) 5 7 3 3 3 0 1 22 4.06 Heaverlo 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 10 2.71 Curtis 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 5.52 Totals 9 10 3 3 4 5 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Williams (3) Wild Pitches: Niekro 2 (16), Williams (3) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Sudol BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Office grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs walked; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Thomas struck out; Andrews walked; Andrews stole second; Madlock grounded out (catcher to first) [Andrews to third]; Thomasson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews was hit by a pitch; Williams threw a wild pitch [Matthews to second]; Pocoroba homered [Matthews scored]; Moore grounded out (second to first); Rockett made an out to catcher; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark singled to pitcher; Evans flied out to left; LeMaster reached on an error by Royster [Clark to second, LeMaster to first]; Sadek made an out to second; Williams made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster walked; Royster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Office singled to left; Burroughs forced Office (third to second); Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Thomas singled to center; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Andrews flied out to left; Madlock flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews singled to pitcher; Pocoroba walked [Matthews to second]; Moore hit into a double play (center to second to third) [Matthews out at third]; Rockett flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson was called out on strikes; Clark flied out to center; Evans singled to center; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Giants 0. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster singled to center [Royster out at second (center to second)]; Office singled to center; Burroughs singled to left [Office to second]; Montanez singled to center [Office scored, Burroughs to third, Montanez out at second (center to first)]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Sadek flied out to center; HARRIS BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Harris made an out to first; Thomas singled to third [Thomas to second (error by Moore)]; Andrews made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Matthews singled to right; Pocoroba flied out to left; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Matthews to second]; Rockett was walked intentionally; Niekro singled to first [Matthews to third, Rockett to second]; Royster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Madlock flied out to left; Thomasson singled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Thomasson to second]; Clark flied out to left; Evans struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 7TH: Office flied out to left; Burroughs struck out; Montanez singled to second; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster made an out to second; Sadek flied out to center; JAMES BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; James struck out; Debut game for Skip James; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. BRAVES 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED JAMES (PITCHING); Pocoroba made an out to second; Moore grounded out (third to first); Rockett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: Thomas walked; Andrews flied out to center; Madlock flied out to center; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Thomas to third (error by Pocoroba)]; Thomasson singled to pitcher [Thomas scored (unearned)]; Clark flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. BRAVES 9TH: Niekro flied out to left; Royster struck out (catcher to first); Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Evans flied out to right; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Whitfield struck out; Sadek flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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