Pitching a shutout, Vida Blue posted his 10th victory and Hector Cruz drove in four runs with two singles and a homer as the Giants routed the Braves, 9-0. Terry Whitfield also contributed a homer. The Giants settled the issue quickly, scoring six runs in the first inning on six hits, two stolen bases, an error, and three wild pitches by Hanna. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Giants 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 9 12 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Madlock 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .312 Bonnell cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Andrews ph,2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Whitfield lf 5 3 3 1 0 0 .293 Matthews rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .294 Evans 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .262 Gaston lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .209 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Murphy 1b,c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .196 Dwyer 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Pocoroba c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Cruz rf 4 2 3 4 0 0 .267 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herndon cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .270 Chaney ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Metzger ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .235 Hanna p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Hill c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .190 Solomon p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Blue p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .146 Beall 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Totals 31 0 5 0 2 7 Totals 37 9 12 8 2 5 Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 9,267 Left on Base: Braves 6, Giants 6 DP: Braves 0, Giants 1 Errors: Horner, Gaston Doubles: Whitfield (9) Home Runs: Whitfield (5), Cruz (4) Stolen Bases: Herndon (8), Metzger (1) GIDP: Pocoroba (10) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna L(6-2) 0.1 5 6 6 1 1 0 7 3.76 Solomon 5.2 5 2 2 0 3 1 23 4.37 Campbell 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 9 4.20 Totals 8 12 9 9 2 5 2 39 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue W(10-4) 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 33 2.23 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 33 Wild Pitches: Hanna 3 (8) Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Bonnell popped to right; Horner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled; On a bunt Whitfield singled [Madlock to second]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Madlock to third, Whitfield to second]; Evans walked; McCovey struck out; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Madlock scored, Whitfield to third, Evans to second]; Cruz singled to left [Whitfield scored, Evans scored]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Herndon singled [Cruz scored]; Herndon stole second; Metzger singled [Herndon scored]; SOLOMON REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Metzger stole second; Hill singled to left [Metzger scored, Hill to second (error by Gaston)]; Blue struck out; ANDREWS BATTED FOR MADLOCK; Andrews grounded out (first unassisted); 6 R, 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6. BRAVES 2ND: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Matthews walked; Gaston singled [Matthews to second]; Murphy flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 6. GIANTS 2ND: Whitfield doubled to center; Evans flied out to left; McCovey reached on an error by Horner [Whitfield to third, McCovey to first]; Cruz singled [Whitfield scored, McCovey to second]; Herndon flied out to center; Metzger singled to center [McCovey to third, Cruz to second]; Hill forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 7. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney flied out to right; Solomon grounded out (third to first); Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 7. GIANTS 3RD: Blue struck out; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield homered; Evans made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 8. BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell was called out on strikes; Horner lined to pitcher; Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 8. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to left; Cruz flied out to left; Herndon made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 8. BRAVES 5TH: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Murphy was called out on strikes; Pocoroba singled to right; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 8. GIANTS 5TH: Metzger flied out to center; Hill popped to first in foul territory; Blue flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 8. BRAVES 6TH: Solomon struck out; Royster grounded out (second to first); Bonnell singled; Horner flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 8. GIANTS 6TH: Andrews struck out; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 8. BRAVES 7TH: Matthews singled to center; Gaston forced Matthews (third to second); Murphy struck out; Pocoroba forced Gaston (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 8. GIANTS 7TH: BEALL REPLACED SOLOMON (PLAYING 1B); MURPHY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); CAMPBELL REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); McCovey flied out to left; Cruz homered; Herndon walked; Metzger singled [Herndon to second]; Hill made an out to second; Blue struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 9. BRAVES 8TH: Chaney flied out to right; Beall was called out on strikes; Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 9. GIANTS 8TH: Andrews grounded out (second to first); Whitfield flied out to left; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 9. BRAVES 9TH: DWYER REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Bonnell flied out to right; Horner popped to first in foul territory; Matthews walked; Gaston singled [Matthews to second]; Murphy forced Gaston (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 9.

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