Pitching his second career complete game, Mickey Mahler hurled the Braves to a 4-1 triumph over the Giants as a three-run homer by Glenn Hubbard was the big blow. The Braves tallied an unearned run in the fourth inning and Hubbard broke the game open in the sixth stanza. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Monday, May       28, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  6  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .309      Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Bonnell cf,lf         4   1   1   0     0   0   .271      Herndon cf            4   0   4   0     0   0   .352
Matthews rf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .294      Clark rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Burroughs lf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .242      Ivie 1b               4   0   1   1     0   2   .236
  Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Horner 1b             4   0   0   1     0   1   .250      Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .071
Hubbard 2b            4   1   1   3     0   1   .236      LeMaster ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .314
Benedict c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .191      Sadek c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .167
Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Nastu p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
M. Mahler p           2   0   0   0     1   0   .125        North ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   6   4     3   4             Totals               34   1   8   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 25,316
Left on Base: Braves 4, Giants 7
DP: Braves 1, Giants 1
Errors: Horner, LeMaster, Sadek
Doubles: Bonnell (6), Herndon 2 (4), LeMaster (2)
Home Runs: Hubbard (2)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (5), LeMaster (2)
Caught Stealing: Frias (2)
GIDP: Frias (7), Sadek (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
M. Mahler W(2-4)        9     8   1   1   1   7   0  35   4.47
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   7   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nastu L(2-3)            8     6   4   3   3   4   1  32   2.78
Curtis                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3  11.25
Totals                  9     6   4   3   3   4   1  35

Wild Pitches: M. Mahler (1), Nastu (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Bonnell flied out to
left; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to left; Herndon doubled to right;
Clark flied to left in foul territory; Ivie struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs was called out on strikes; Horner grounded
out (third to first); Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans flied to right in foul territory; Cruz lined
to left; LeMaster walked; LeMaster stole second; Sadek was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict singled to pitcher; Frias grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Benedict out at
second]; M. Mahler walked; Royster singled to left [M. Mahler to
second]; Bonnell forced Royster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Nastu made an out to third; Madlock struck out;
Herndon singled to center; Clark grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews walked; Matthews stole second [Matthews to
third (error by Sadek)]; Burroughs popped to catcher in foul
territory; Horner grounded out (pitcher to first) [Matthews
scored (unearned)]; Hubbard made an out to second; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie flied out to left; Evans struck out; Cruz
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict flied out to left; Frias reached on an
error by LeMaster [Frias to first]; M. Mahler grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Frias to second]; Royster
singled to pitcher [Frias to third]; Frias was caught stealing
home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster doubled to right; Sadek flied out to center
[LeMaster to third]; Nastu struck out; Madlock grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell doubled to left; Nastu threw a wild pitch
[Bonnell to third]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs was walked intentionally; Horner struck out; Hubbard
homered [Bonnell scored, Burroughs scored]; Benedict grounded
out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon doubled to left; Clark grounded out (third
to first); M. Mahler threw a wild pitch [Herndon to third];
Horner dropped a foul fly hit by Ivie for an error; Ivie struck
out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Frias flied out to center; M. Mahler grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Cruz flied out to center; LeMaster flied out to
center; Sadek grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs singled to center;
OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS; Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); NORTH BATTED FOR NASTU; North singled to
left; Madlock flied out to center; Herndon singled to center
[North to third]; Clark made an out to shortstop; Ivie singled
to left [North scored, Herndon to second]; Evans popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Giants 1.

BRAVES 9TH: CURTIS REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Hubbard grounded
out (second to first); Benedict flied out to center; Frias
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Cruz singled to left; LeMaster flied to left in foul
territory; Sadek grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Giants 1.