Larry McWilliams and Joey McLaughlin combined on a five-hitter as the Braves shaded the Giants, 2-1. The winning run was unearned. In the seventh inning, Dale Murphy walked, went to second on a sacrifice, reached third when Frisco second sacker Rob Andrews dropped a throw at first base and scored on a sacrifice fly by Pepe Frias. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 11, 1979 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Venable rf            3   0   1   1     0   1   .233
Royster 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .267      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Matthews rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .313      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .251
Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Ivie 1b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .304
Murphy 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .282      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Whisenton lf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .333      Johnston lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .169
Nolan c               3   0   2   0     1   0   .246      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Frias ss              2   0   0   1     1   0   .266      Littlejohn c          3   1   1   0     0   0   .205
McWilliams p          2   0   0   0     0   2   .118      Montefusco p          0   0   0   0     1   0   .175
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .241        McCovey ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  J. McLaughlin p     1   0   0   0     0   0   .182        Clark pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
                                                            Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     4   4             Totals               29   1   5   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  5,128
Left on Base: Braves 7, Giants 5
DP: Braves 0, Giants 0
Errors: Andrews
Doubles: Nolan (8), Matthews (32), Ivie (17)
Triples: Nolan (3)
Stolen Bases: Royster (29)
Caught Stealing: Royster (7), Nolan (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Whisenton (1), Montefusco (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Frias (3)
Hit by Pitch: Venable (1,by McWilliams)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(2-2)       6     3   1   1   1   4   0  22   6.70
J. McLaughlin SV(5)     3     2   0   0   1   4   0  11   2.23
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   8   0  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(3-8)       8     5   2   1   3   4   0  32   4.08
Minton                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.12
Totals                  9     6   2   1   4   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: McWilliams (3)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Ed Montague


BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Royster
walked; Royster stole second; Matthews grounded out (third to
first); Horner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Venable struck out; Andrews flied out to right;
Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy flied out to left; Whisenton flied out to
center; Nolan doubled to left; Frias popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Ivie doubled to left; Herndon struck out; Johnston
flied out to center [Ivie to third]; LeMaster flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: McWilliams struck out; Miller grounded out (second
to first); Royster singled to left; Royster was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn grounded out (third to first); Montefusco
walked; Venable was hit by a pitch [Montefusco to second];
Andrews flied out to center; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews doubled to left; Horner made an out to
second; Murphy flied out to center; Whisenton singled to center
[Matthews scored]; Nolan grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Ivie struck out; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to
first); Johnston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias flied out to center; McWilliams struck out;
Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster popped to catcher in foul territory;
Littlejohn singled to left; Montefusco out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Littlejohn to second]; Venable singled to
left [Littlejohn scored, Venable out at second (left to third to
second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster was called out on strikes; Matthews lined to
second; Horner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Andrews flied out to center; Evans grounded out
(second to first); Ivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy walked; Whisenton reached on an error by
Andrews (assist by Montefusco) on a sacrifice bunt [Murphy to
third, Whisenton to second]; Nolan walked; Frias hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Murphy scored (unearned)]; LUM BATTED FOR
MCWILLIAMS; Lum flied to left in foul territory; Miller grounded
out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Herndon
struck out; Johnston struck out; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews
singled to right; Horner flied out to left; Murphy popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Littlejohn grounded out (third to first); MCCOVEY
BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; McCovey singled to center; CLARK RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Venable grounded out (first to pitcher) [Clark to
second]; Andrews singled to left [Clark out at home (left to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

BRAVES 9TH: MINTON REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Whisenton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nolan tripled to left; Nolan was
caught stealing home (catcher to third); Frias walked; J.
McLaughlin grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans struck out; Ivie walked; Herndon made an out
to shortstop; Johnston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 1.