Jim Bouton received credit for his first major league victory since 1970 when the Braves embarrassed the Giants, handling them their sixth straight loss, 4-1. The score was 1-1 in the seventh when Joe Nolan singled, stole second and scored on a single by Dale Murphy. Two outs later and after a walk to pinch-hitter Bob Beall, a double by Jerry Royster plated Murphy. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 14, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 4 7 3 Giants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 3 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .266 Madlock 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .314 Office cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .251 Whitfield lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Matthews rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .285 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Burroughs lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .314 Ivie 1b 3 0 0 1 0 2 .306 Bonnell pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Evans 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Nolan c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .249 Cruz cf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .239 Murphy 1b 4 2 1 1 0 1 .236 Dwyer rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 2 0 1 .299 Tamargo c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Gilbreath 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .248 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Bouton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Halicki p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Herndon ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Skok p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Totals 33 4 7 4 5 5 Totals 30 1 3 1 4 4 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 3,358 Left on Base: Braves 8, Giants 7 DP: Braves 1, Giants 1 Errors: Nolan, Gilbreath, Bouton, Dwyer, Tamargo, Halicki Doubles: Royster (16), Burroughs (30), Cruz (11), Evans (22) Triples: Gilbreath (3) Stolen Bases: Matthews (8), Murphy (11), Nolan (3), Whitfield 2 (4) Sacrifice Hits: Hubbard (3) Sacrifice Flies: Ivie (3) GIDP: Burroughs (14), Cruz (9) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bouton W(1-1) 6 3 1 0 3 2 0 26 4.91 Skok 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 4.30 Garber SV(24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.33 Totals 9 3 1 0 4 4 0 35 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki L(8-9) 7 5 3 2 4 5 0 30 2.88 Moffitt 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 9 3.29 Totals 9 7 4 3 5 5 0 39 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to left; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews singled; Matthews stole second; Burroughs walked; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock was called out on strikes; Whitfield singled to right; Whitfield stole second; Ivie struck out; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy reached on an error by Halicki [Murphy to first]; Murphy stole second [Murphy to third (error by Tamargo)]; Hubbard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Murphy scored (unearned)]; Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Bouton flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Cruz doubled; Dwyer grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Tamargo grounded out (second to first); Metzger walked; Halicki popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (third to first); Office struck out; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Madlock walked; Whitfield reached on an error by Bouton [Madlock to third, Whitfield to first]; Ivie hit a sacrifice fly to left [Madlock scored (unearned)]; Whitfield stole second [Whitfield to third (error by Nolan)]; Evans grounded out (second to first); Cruz walked; Dwyer flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Tamargo flied out to right; Metzger flied out to center; Halicki flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard flied out to left; Gilbreath tripled to right; Bouton grounded out (first unassisted); Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock made an out to third; Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Ivie reached on an error by Gilbreath [Ivie to first]; Evans doubled to left [Ivie to third]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews singled; Burroughs grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer flied out to right; Tamargo grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1. BRAVES 7TH: Nolan walked; Nolan stole second; Murphy singled [Nolan scored]; Hubbard struck out; Gilbreath struck out; BEALL BATTED FOR BOUTON; Beall walked [Murphy to second]; Royster doubled [Murphy scored, Beall to third]; Office was walked intentionally; Matthews struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: SKOK REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); HERNDON BATTED FOR HALICKI; Herndon struck out; Madlock made an out to second; Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 1. BRAVES 8TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); MOFFITT REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Burroughs doubled to right [Burroughs to third (error by Dwyer)]; BONNELL RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Hubbard singled to center [Bonnell scored]; Gilbreath walked [Hubbard to second]; Skok forced Hubbard (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ivie was called out on strikes; Evans walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1. BRAVES 9TH: Royster made an out to first; Office popped to third in foul territory; Matthews grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: GARBER REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Dwyer flied out to right; Tamargo grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Giants 1.

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