An eighth-inning single by Roger Metzger drove home the decisive run as the Giants edged the Braves, 2-1. The Giants trailed, 1-0, entering the eighth when Mike Ivie tied the score with a homer. One out later, Johnnie LeMaster singled, stole second and raced home on a single by Metzger. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  2
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .261      Miller cf             4   0   2   1     0   2   .313
Strain 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Royster 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
  Minton p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matthews rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .306
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .314
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Clark rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Whisenton lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Ivie lf,1b            2   1   1   1     2   0   .293      Nolan c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Herndon rf,lf         4   0   1   0     0   2   .256      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   3   .135
LeMaster ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .257      Matula p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .094
Littlejohn c          2   0   1   0     0   0   .194        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .171
  Metzger 2b          1   0   1   1     0   0   .242
Whitson p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .114
  Whitfield ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Sadek c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .238

Totals               33   2   7   2     5   5             Totals               33   1   7   1     1   9

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 13,487
Left on Base: Giants 11, Braves 6
DP: Giants 2, Braves 0
Errors: Littlejohn, Whitson, Horner
Doubles: Nolan (9), Miller (1)
Home Runs: Ivie (26)
Stolen Bases: Strain (7), North (56), LeMaster (8), Royster (35)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitson (8)
GIDP: Matthews (7), Nolan (5)
Hit by Pitch: Strain (3,by Matula)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Whitson                 6     4   1   0   1   7   0  24   4.18
Minton W(4-3)           3     3   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.89
Totals                  9     7   1   0   1   9   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matula L(8-10)          7.2   7   2   2   5   4   1  36   4.15
Garber                  1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   4.31
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   5   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Matula (3)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - John McSherry


GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (second to first); Strain singled
to right; Strain stole second; Evans walked; McCovey grounded
out (second to first) [Strain to third, Evans to second]; Ivie
was walked intentionally; Herndon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Miller struck out; Royster singled to right;
Littlejohn dropped a foul fly hit by Matthews for an error;
Royster stole second; Matthews walked; Horner made an out to
second; Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: LeMaster was called out on strikes; Littlejohn
singled to center; Whitson forced Littlejohn (pitcher to
shortstop); North walked [Whitson to second]; Strain lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Whisenton grounded out (second to first); Nolan
doubled to left; Chaney struck out; Matula reached on an error
by Whitson (assist by McCovey) [Nolan to third, Matula to
first]; Miller singled to center [Nolan scored (unearned),
Matula to second]; Royster flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans flied out to center; McCovey flied out to
left; Ivie walked; Herndon singled to left [Ivie to second];
LeMaster forced Ivie (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Horner
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Littlejohn reached on an error by Horner [Littlejohn
to first]; Whitson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Littlejohn to second]; North reached on a fielder's choice
[Littlejohn out at third (shortstop to third to second)]; North
was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Whisenton grounded out (shortstop to first); Nolan
struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Strain struck out; Evans grounded out (second to
first); McCovey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Matula was called out on strikes; Miller doubled to
left; Royster grounded out (second to first) [Miller to third];
Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Braves 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Ivie flied out to center; Herndon grounded out
(third to first); LeMaster flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner was called out on strikes; Murphy grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Whisenton flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 7TH: VENABLE BATTED FOR LITTLEJOHN; Venable lined to
shortstop; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR WHITSON; Whitfield flied out to
center; North walked; North stole second; Strain was hit by a
pitch; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: MINTON REPLACED STRAIN (PITCHING); SADEK REPLACED
WHITFIELD (PLAYING C ); METZGER REPLACED VENABLE (PLAYING 2B);
Nolan grounded out (third to first); Chaney struck out; Matula
singled to right; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Braves 1.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Ivie
homered; Herndon was called out on strikes; LeMaster singled to
center; LeMaster stole second; Metzger singled to right
[LeMaster scored]; Sadek singled to left [Metzger to second];
GARBER REPLACED MATULA (PITCHING); North was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: CLARK REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING RF); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HERNDON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Royster singled to shortstop; Matthews grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Royster out at second]; Horner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Braves 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Minton grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans popped
to third in foul territory; Clark popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Murphy popped to third in foul territory; Whisenton
singled to left; Nolan grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Whisenton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 1.