Mike Ivie homered in the fifth inning for the deciding run as the Giants edged the Braves, 4-3. A walk, singles by Vida Blue and Max Venable, an infield out by Rob Andrews and single by Willie McCovey netted the Giants two runs in the third. Another run scored on three errors in the fourth before Ivie clouted his homer. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  4
Giants       0  0  2    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller cf             5   0   1   1     0   0   .289      Venable rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .234
Royster 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .283
Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Ivie lf,1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .304
Horner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .310      McCovey 1b            3   0   3   1     1   0   .270
Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .279        Clark pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Bonnell lf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .255      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Frias ss              3   1   2   0     1   0   .269      Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Benedict c            2   0   1   0     1   1   .229      LeMaster ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .256
  Beall ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Littlejohn c          2   1   0   0     1   0   .203
Solomon p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Blue p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .133
  Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hubbard ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .222

Totals               33   3   9   3     2   6             Totals               30   4   6   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  1,878
Left on Base: Braves 7, Giants 6
DP: Braves 1, Giants 1
Errors: Horner, Murphy 3
Doubles: Bonnell (20), McCovey (8)
Home Runs: Ivie (24)
Stolen Bases: Royster (30)
Caught Stealing: Clark (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Solomon (3), Blue (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Beall (1)
GIDP: Royster (8), Evans (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon L(6-12)         6     5   4   3   3   2   1  27   4.33
Bradford                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     6   4   3   3   2   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(12-13)           8.1   8   3   3   2   6   0  34   4.98
Lavelle SV(18)          0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.33
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: Blue (6)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Miller made an out to shortstop; Royster singled to
center; Royster stole second; Matthews singled to center
[Royster to third]; Horner lined to third; Murphy struck out; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Venable made an out to second; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ivie was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell was called out on strikes; Frias grounded
out (shortstop to first); Benedict singled to left; Solomon
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey doubled to right; Evans made an out to
second; Herndon made an out to first; LeMaster flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
grounded out (second to first); Matthews flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Littlejohn walked; On a bunt Blue singled
[Littlejohn to second]; On a bunt Venable singled [Littlejohn to
third, Blue to second]; Andrews forced Blue (third unassisted)
[Littlejohn scored, Venable to second]; Ivie popped to catcher
in foul territory; McCovey singled to left [Venable scored,
Andrews to second]; Evans walked [Andrews to third, McCovey to
second]; Herndon forced Evans (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner made an out to third; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: LeMaster reached on an error by Horner [LeMaster to
first]; Littlejohn popped to first in foul territory; Blue out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [LeMaster to second];
Venable reached on an error by Murphy [LeMaster scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Venable to third (error by Murphy)];
Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias walked; Benedict walked [Frias to second];
Solomon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Frias to
third, Benedict to second]; Miller singled to third [Frias
scored, Benedict stayed at second]; Royster grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Miller out at second]; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Ivie homered; McCovey walked; Evans grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [McCovey out at second];
Herndon made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Giants 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: LeMaster popped to catcher in foul territory;
Littlejohn grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Blue
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Frias singled
to center; Benedict struck out; SPIKES BATTED FOR SOLOMON;
Spikes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED SPIKES (PITCHING); Venable made an
out to shortstop; Andrews grounded out (third to first); Ivie
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
flied out to right; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey singled to center; CLARK RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Clark was caught stealing second but was safe at second (error
by Murphy; assist by Bradford); Evans grounded out (third to
first) [Clark to third]; Herndon grounded out (second to first);
LeMaster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Giants 4.

BRAVES 9TH: CLARK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Horner singled to left; Murphy struck
out; Blue threw a wild pitch [Horner to second]; Bonnell doubled
to center [Horner scored]; Frias singled to left [Bonnell to
third]; LAVELLE REPLACED BLUE (PITCHING); BEALL BATTED FOR
BENEDICT; Beall hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonnell scored];
HUBBARD BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Hubbard singled to left [Frias to
second]; Miller flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
3, Giants 4.