Coming from behind in the late innings, the Braves dealt a staggering blow to San Francisco's pennant hopes by edging the sagging Giants, 6-5. The score was 5-5 going into the bottom of the eighth inning when Dale Murphy drew a leadoff walk. Two outs later, after a walk to pinch-hitter Jerry Royster, Murphy scored on a single by Glenn Hubbard. The Braves had tied the game in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Bob Beall and two-run single by Gary Matthews. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 5

Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Giants 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 8 1 Braves 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 x - 6 8 3 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Madlock 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .306 Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .303 Whitfield lf 3 1 0 0 2 0 .300 Bonnell cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Clark rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 .308 Office ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Gardner pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall ph,cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .259 Evans 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Matthews rf 3 0 1 2 1 1 .282 Ivie 1b 4 0 3 2 0 0 .305 Burroughs lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .315 Dwyer cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .236 Horner 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .259 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Murphy 1b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .234 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Benedict c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .208 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Chaney ss 3 1 2 1 1 1 .224 Tamargo c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Hanna p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .251 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Blue p 1 1 0 0 2 0 .087 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herndon cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Royster ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 Leon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 34 5 8 4 7 3 Totals 31 6 8 6 7 6 Time of Game: 2:55 Attendance: 3,460 Left on Base: Giants 10, Braves 8 DP: Giants 1, Braves 2 Errors: Tamargo, Horner, Murphy, Benedict Doubles: Ivie (10) Home Runs: Clark (23), Horner (18) Stolen Bases: Metzger (7), Tamargo (1) Caught Stealing: Madlock (5) GIDP: Clark (12), Dwyer (2), Bonnell (13) Hit by Pitch: Ivie (2,by Camp) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Blue 6 4 3 3 5 4 1 26 2.59 Moffitt 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.25 Lavelle 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.89 Curtis L(4-2) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 9 3.03 Totals 8 8 6 5 7 6 1 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna 2.2 4 3 3 4 1 0 14 5.13 Easterly 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 5.68 Camp 3 3 2 1 0 2 1 13 3.55 Skok W(3-1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.25 Garber SV(22) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.46 Totals 9 8 5 4 7 3 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Camp (3) Wild Pitches: Garber (2) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to right; Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitfield walked; Clark grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Whitfield out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to right; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans made an out to first; Ivie doubled to center; Dwyer flied out to center [Ivie to third]; Tamargo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner homered; Murphy struck out; Benedict singled; Chaney singled to right [Benedict to second]; Hanna grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Braves 1. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger singled; Blue walked [Metzger to second]; Metzger stole third [Metzger scored (error by Benedict), Blue to third]; Madlock walked; Whitfield walked [Madlock to second]; Clark made an out to shortstop; Evans was called out on strikes; Ivie singled to center [Blue scored, Madlock scored, Whitfield to third]; EASTERLY REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Dwyer walked [Ivie to second]; Tamargo forced Dwyer (shortstop to second); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard flied out to left; Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Matthews lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 1. GIANTS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Blue walked; Madlock flied out to left; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs walked; Horner flied out to center; Murphy struck out; Benedict walked [Burroughs to second]; Chaney singled [Burroughs scored, Benedict to second]; GASTON BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Gaston forced Chaney (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2. GIANTS 5TH: CAMP REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to center; Ivie was hit by a pitch; Dwyer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard walked; Bonnell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hubbard out at second]; Matthews walked; Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2. GIANTS 6TH: Tamargo singled; Tamargo stole second; Metzger struck out; Blue grounded out (first unassisted) [Tamargo to third]; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: Horner flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (third to first); Benedict flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Braves 2. GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield reached on an error by Murphy [Whitfield to first]; Clark homered [Whitfield scored (unearned)]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Ivie singled to center; Dwyer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ivie out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: Chaney walked; GILBREATH BATTED FOR CAMP; MOFFITT REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); Gilbreath made an out to shortstop; Hubbard singled to left [Chaney to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; LAVELLE REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); HERNDON REPLACED MOFFITT (PLAYING CF); BEALL BATTED FOR OFFICE; Beall singled [Chaney scored, Hubbard to third (error by Tamargo), Beall to second]; CURTIS REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Matthews singled to center [Hubbard scored, Beall scored (unearned)]; Burroughs grounded out (third to first) [Matthews to second]; Horner made an out to third; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 5. GIANTS 8TH: SKOK REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); BEALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Tamargo grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Herndon walked; Madlock reached on an error by Horner [Herndon to second, Madlock to first]; Whitfield flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 5. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy walked; On a bunt Benedict struck out; Chaney struck out; ROYSTER BATTED FOR SKOK; Royster walked [Murphy to second]; LEON RAN FOR ROYSTER; Hubbard singled [Murphy scored, Leon to second]; Beall made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 6. GIANTS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Clark singled; GARDNER RAN FOR CLARK; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gardner to second]; Garber threw a wild pitch [Gardner to third]; Ivie made an out to shortstop; CRUZ BATTED FOR CURTIS; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Braves 6.

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