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Giants 1 @ Braves 6
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 26, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 26, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves beat the visiting Giants with a score of 6 to 1.

Game Summary

DateApril 26, 1978 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 1 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 1
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 6 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherPreston Hanna  
Losing PitcherBob Knepper  
SaveEddie Solomon  
Game Winning RBIDale Murphy 

Game Info

DateApril 26, 1978 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherBob Knepper  
Home Starting PitcherPreston Hanna  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance3,284 
Time of Game2 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Dutch Rennert
2B: Ed Montague
3B: Lee Weyer

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Madlock  Second Baseman 
Terry Whitfield  Left Fielder 
Darrell Evans  Third Baseman 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Jack Clark  Right Fielder 
Vic Harris  Center Fielder 
Rob Andrews  Shortstop 
Mike Sadek  Catcher 
Bob Knepper  Pitcher 
Joe Altobelli  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Second Baseman 
Barry Bonnell  Center Fielder 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Cito Gaston  Right Fielder 
Dale Murphy  First Baseman 
Biff Pocoroba  Catcher 
Rod Gilbreath  Third Baseman 
Pat Rockett  Shortstop 
Preston Hanna  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Giants 1 @ Braves 6
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 26, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/26/1978 -- San Francisco at Atlanta (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Madlock B, 2b         4  1  1  1   Royster J, 2b         5  2  2  0   
Whitfield T, lf       4  0  2  0   Bonnell B, cf-lf      4  0  1  1   
Evans D, 3b           4  0  1  0   Burroughs J, lf       3  1  2  0   
McCovey W, 1b         4  0  0  0   Office R, cf          1  0  1  0   
Clark J, rf           4  0  1  0   Gaston C, rf          3  1  1  0   
Harris V, cf          3  0  0  0   Asselstine B, ph-rf   0  0  0  0   
Andrews R, ss         4  0  1  0   Murphy D, 1b          4  1  2  3   
Sadek M, c            4  0  3  0   Pocoroba B, c         3  0  0  0   
Knepper B, p          1  0  0  0   Gilbreath R, 3b       4  1  2  1   
Heintzelman T, ph     1  0  0  0   Rockett P, ss         3  0  0  0   
Minton G, p           0  0  0  0   Hanna P, p            3  0  0  0   
Ivie M, ph            1  0  0  0   Solomon E, p          1  0  1  1   
Williams C, p         0  0  0  0                                      
James S, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  1  9  1                        34  6 12  6

San Francisco    000 001 000 --  1
Atlanta          000 300 12x --  6

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L)         4.0  5  3  3  3  2
Minton G              2.0  1  0  0  1  2
Williams C            2.0  6  3  3  1  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hanna P (W)           6.1  7  1  1  0  7
Solomon E (S)         2.2  2  0  0  0  0

DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 8, Atlanta 9
2B -- Clark J, Royster J, Evans D, Gilbreath R, Bonnell B
3B -- Murphy D, Gilbreath R
HR -- Madlock B
SB -- Royster J
SH -- Harris V
T -- 2:19
A -- 3284

    

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