Phil Niekro pitched the Braves to a 3-1 triumph over the Giants, recording his 179th career victory and tying him with Lew Burdette as the Braves' winningest righthander since the turn of the century. The winning runs came in the fourth inning. Brian Asselstine singled and scored on Jeff Burroughs' double. Burroughs then counted on Biff Pocoroba's single.

The other Brave run came in the second when Burroughs doubled, moved to third on an infield out and scored on Dale Murphy's sacrifice fly. The Giants' only tally was unearned and was doubled home by Bill Madiock after Darrell Evans walked and went to second on a passed ball. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Giants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Braves 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herndon cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .207 Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Evans 3b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .212 Office cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .194 Madlock 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .192 Asselstine rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .318 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 Burroughs lf 2 2 2 1 2 0 .346 Clark rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .228 Bonnell pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .231 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .256 Hill c 1 0 0 0 3 1 .188 Murphy 1b 2 0 0 1 0 1 .154 LeMaster ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .170 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Barr p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Rockett ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .119 Ivie ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 James ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Totals 32 1 6 1 6 9 Totals 25 3 7 3 3 2 Time of Game: 1:51 Attendance: 2,193 Left on Base: Giants 10, Braves 5 DP: Giants 2, Braves 0 Doubles: Madlock (1), Burroughs 2 (5) Stolen Bases: Rockett (1), Murphy (1) Caught Stealing: Whitfield (1) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (2), Asselstine (1), Office (3) Sacrifice Flies: Murphy (2) GIDP: Asselstine (1) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr L(1-2) 5 6 3 3 0 0 0 19 2.33 Curtis 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 13 5.00 Totals 8 7 3 3 3 2 0 32 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(1-4) 9 6 1 0 6 9 0 38 3.34 Totals 9 6 1 0 6 9 0 38 Passed Balls: Pocoroba (3) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague GIANTS 1ST: Herndon struck out; Evans walked; Madlock struck out; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office singled to center; Asselstine grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Office out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. GIANTS 2ND: Clark struck out (catcher to first); Whitfield flied out to center; Hill walked; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs doubled to center; Pocoroba grounded out (second to first) [Burroughs to third]; Murphy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Burroughs scored]; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1. GIANTS 3RD: Barr grounded out (third to first); Herndon flied out to center; Evans walked; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Evans to second]; Madlock doubled to left [Evans scored (unearned)]; McCovey struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Rockett singled to center; Rockett stole second; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rockett to third]; Royster hit into a double play (left to catcher) [Rockett out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 1. GIANTS 4TH: Clark struck out; Whitfield singled; Whitfield was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hill walked; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Asselstine singled to right; Burroughs doubled to center [Asselstine scored]; Pocoroba singled to right [Burroughs scored]; Murphy forced Pocoroba (third to second); Murphy stole second; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. GIANTS 5TH: Barr singled to left; Herndon flied out to center; Evans singled to left [Barr to second]; Madlock flied out to center; McCovey walked [Barr to third, Evans to second]; Clark made an out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Rockett flied out to left; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. GIANTS 6TH: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Hill walked; LeMaster singled to right [Hill to second]; IVIE BATTED FOR BARR; Ivie singled [Hill to third, LeMaster to second]; Herndon struck out; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Office walked; Asselstine out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Office to second]; Burroughs was walked intentionally; Pocoroba flied out to left; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. GIANTS 7TH: Madlock flied out to center; McCovey flied out to center; Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath flied out to left; Rockett flied out to left; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. GIANTS 8TH: Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Hill struck out; LeMaster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. BRAVES 8TH: Royster singled to left; Office out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Royster to second]; Asselstine grounded out (second to first) [Royster to third]; Burroughs was walked intentionally; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Pocoroba struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3. GIANTS 9TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JAMES BATTED FOR CURTIS; James grounded out (first unassisted); Herndon made an out to first; Evans struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Braves 3.

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