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First base hitting number six. Glenn Hubbard's second base is batting seventh.
Rod Gelbrich, the third base, is batting in the number eight position.
And the picker is Jim Bouton.
For the Giants, Phil Matlock leads off the second base.
Terry Fuchsfield in left field, batting second.
Mike Ivey, the first baseman, hitting number three.
Darrell Evans, the third base, batting fourth.
Eddie Cruz in center field, batting number five.
Jim Dwyer in right field, batting sixth.
Jeff DiMargo, the catcher, hitting seventh.
Roger Metzger, the shortstop, hitting eighth.
And Ed Halecki, fully doing the pitching.
Roy Drew steps to the plate with a 266 batting average.
Two home runs, 33 RBI's.
Halecki, eight and eight in this 1978 season.
His pitch is a slider outside for a ball one and O.
Two and five, lifetime against the Braves.
Halecki was a 7.3-8 earned run average.
Mike calls one and one.
Oh, one pitch.
Like two calls.
Nothing to do.
Halecki in front of Roy Drew, no balls to two strikes.
Halecki looking in for the target from DiMargo, the O-26.
Fly ball left field, Fuchsfield goes back under this one.
And then comes in, makes the catch out number one.
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Halecki takes low for a ball, takes outside for a ball of two and O.
In fact, I'm waiting for the phone to ring now.
Two and nothing.
Halecki is too okay.
Two and six. And the office really fooled by that one.
Office thought that was going to be a fast ball or some pitch inside to him.
He fell away and it was a slow breaking ball that dropped in over the play.
Office looked at Halecki as though he has a mirror on the mound.
Two and six.
Fast ball, low for ball three, close.
Pete Ward coaches it first time, Burgess the third for the Braves, the three-one pitch.
Granted the shortstop, up with it in Mepsker, is slow and two-minute down.
Office really looked at Halecki as though Halecki had come up with some real trick pitch.
It was rolling, it's falling away from that ball and then it was a slow breaking pitch that dropped in.
Two and down and Gary Matthews hitting 282, 16 over, 59 RBI.
It's like glowing inside for a ball of one and O.
Halecki making his 26th appearance of the year.
Ground ball base hit by a diving Evans in the left field. Matthews singles the left.
But he'll get the ball back in. Halecki will not pitch a no-hitter against the Braves today.
And it'll bring up Jeff Burrows batting 314.
Bill Matlock has projected himself into the National League.
Batting race lead, he has taken over that lead.
Matlock looking for his third batting championship in his major league career, which has not spanned that many years.
He's a 316, Dave Parker is 316 and Jeff Burrows is batting now 314.
Matlock rooting for Burrows to make out here, it's a throw to first base. Matthews dives back in.
Right hand batter against Halecki, the outfield. Back up, throw to first. Oh, he had him moving the wrong way. Halecki almost picked him off.
Matthews little boy is a dugout watching the game. He doesn't want to get embarrassed by being picked off at first base.
Lead by Gary, pitch on the way to Burrows is low from all one else.
And there's a small crowd here today watching the Braves.
Throw to first. The hope just as we can against the Cincinnati Reds, the Giants drive to hold off the Reds.
These fans will be out to support the ball club that brought so much excitement to Campbell's.
They've done an outstanding job, unfortunately falling into a slump that has seen them win only one out of nine, drop them seven games back to the Dodgers.
Pitch to Burrows is a strike, and it's one and one.
That's the overall picture of 1978 if anyone would have said.
Before they started playing training, the Giants would be in second place seven games back or not when they found too many believers.
Breaking ball low for ball two, two and one.
Would you have believed Joe?
Count of two balls and a strike.
Stretched by Hellekeet.
The look at first, Matthews runs the pitch taken, the throw to second, he's safe at second base.
Matthews, he's in second base.
The pitch taken, the throw to second, he's safe at second base.
Matthews feels second.
And it's three and one to Burrows.
Oh, runner in scoring position at second base.
The Braves have been running pretty much against the Giants in the series.
Atlanta has already won this season's series against the Giants, as has Cincinnati, as has the Dodgers.
The Giants are only ahead of Houston and San Diego in the Western Division.
Ball for Burrows draws the base on ball.
Runners at first and second.
And in the Eastern Division the Giants were even with Philadelphia, but well ahead of everyone else.
They've had difficulty in their own division.
Runners at first and second with two down, Nolan the left-hand batter hitting 251, four home runs, 21 out of the eyes.
Hellekeet stretches the pitch, breaking ball to strike, going one.
We're in the top of the first, beautiful afternoon in Candlestick.
The Giants are in second.
Glantz is second.
The one-strike pitch misses out five for one and one.
Even up count.
It's really warm out here today.
A little warm as a matter of fact.
And breaking ball inside this time for two and one.
Two ball, one strike count.
Matthews away from second. Burrows from first. Left-hand batter wakes, takes outside, ball three.
Hellekeet behind three and one on Nolan.
So after getting the first two batters, Matthews singles. Burrows walks on a three-one count. Now it's three and one to Nolan.
Hellekeet three-one pitch. Strike two call, just got the outside corner full count.
The runners will be going on this three-two pitch.
Burrows from first, Matthews from second.
Hellekeet trying to get over the 500 mark. He's won eight times in the last days, but a tough season for him.
Early season injuries float him down.
Three-two pitch, line drive, one hop to Matlock going a step to his right as it flows.
The first side retires.
Nolan, one hit, no errors, two runners left on.
We're going to the bottom of the first. It is the Braves, nothing but Giants coming to bat.
The Braves coming to bat.
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The bottom of the first inning, the Braves on defense, Burrows in left office,
and center, Matthews in right, Gilbrus at third, Reusser at short, Hubbard at second,
Murphy at first, Nolan catching, and Jimbounce doing the pitching.
Jim, who I'm quite sure will be able to write another book after the 78 season.
Bouton, who used to lose his cap all the time when he was a hard thrower with the Yankees,
has lost it again, throwing a knuckleball up here, losing it.
Bouton wanted to prove a point that he could make it back into baseball.
He says that getting to the majors wasn't all that big in his plans,
but that he just wanted to show somebody that he enjoys baseball,
and that he wanted to be able to play baseball.
He still can't keep the cap off.
He keeps falling off even though he was pitching with the Yankees.
That used to be a lot of bad for me.
I mean, how many times Bouton's cap would fall off every time was generally the winner.
He faced the Dodgers, went five innings, gave them six hits, six runs,
pitched three perfect innings against the Dodgers before things fell apart,
and he faces Bill Matlock, the leading hitter with a 316 average.
Bouton's pitch to Matlock, who takes the first strike, and Bouton loses the cap.
Jim wrote the book ball for him.
Knuckleball filed away to the left side strike to Matlock.
Four hits against Neekro's knuckleball yesterday.
Now the count, 11-2 to Bill leading off against Jim Bouton.
Made some money and some enemies with his book ball for him as he stepped on a few toes.
Knuckleball in the dirt for a ball, 1-2.
1-2 delivery, filed away.
Some people were unkind enough to say that his ball for was actually an intentional walk,
but it was a best seller.
Even some of the people who were upset were probably reading it stiff and was in it.
Knuckleball strike three.
Oh, Matlock got caught looking.
Bouton strikes that.
It would be very ironic if Jim Bouton were to beat the Giants today because the Giants did not squawk that much,
but there was controversy about whether Bouton should be allowed to pitch to a penitent contender, the Dodgers.
But he did in his return to the big leagues. Terry Whitfield takes a low for a ball, but Dodgers routed him,
and there was further nasty things said.
Now if he would beat the Giants, strike calls, it would be a little embarrassing.
1-1 count to Whitfield hitting 2-96 with nine home runs and 29 RBIs.
Line drive, base hit right field.
Over leaping second baseman Hubbard, Matthews up with the ball, gets it back to the infield.
And on its first base is Whitfield as Mike Ivy comes to play hitting 3-10 with 10 home runs and 49 RBIs.
Ivy looking at Dave Bruckle.
Dale Evans due up next.
Whitfield with his lead at first, he's about six a stretch to pitch on the way.
Low and inside, Bouton loses his cap.
1-0, Jim looking a lot thinner than he did when he was in the big leagues before.
14 pounds lighter than what he was in the majors.
Filed away down the left field line as Whitfield was running.
The count is very balanced.
Like is that part of the two and a half foot cookie that Bob and Dan Cuneo brought in?
Well I can't eat one now but I'll just put it right here on the side.
Bob and Dan Cuneo, well it's a two and a half foot chocolate chip cookie swinging a mess by Ivy.
One and two.
Bob and Dan have bakeries in the city and they have a few and a half foot cookies.
Bouton gets his second strike out and Whitfield steals the second base.
He's struck out two of the first three space.
Pitch outside, Javons for a ball, of course the Giants will be rooting for him another day.
Behind second base, Royster keeping Whitfield close.
Evans waits for the 1-0 pitch.
Knuckler high for a ball, two and 0.
Bouton's knuckleball does not have the speed that Necro does he?
It's a very slow knuckleball.
Two and 0 pitch, Bouton called a strike and it's two and one.
Two balls and a strike.
Bouton glasses his second to pitch to Evans.
High fly ball, easy play for Matthews in right field.
Bouton waiting for it and the Giants are retired in the first.
Jim Bouton gets the ball, just one hit.
One runner left on at the end of an inning, it is nothing nothing.
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We go to inning number two, a nothing nothing ballgame, and Dale Murphy will be up here to bat again.
Murphy with a 2.37 average.
23 home runs and 77 RBIs.
He is the club leader in RBIs, a brazed club leader.
It's on the way as a slider outside for a ball, 1-0.
Murphy, Hubbard, and Gilbrough to fake that hula key.
Reds, Pips strike tall one-on-one.
Reds in town tomorrow night, Saturday and Sunday.
I think there is a Giants two who remain in second place. The Reds lost last night, Giants keeping their second place spot.
Ball two.
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I like his 2-1 pitch.
Murphy checks her swing, takes low for ball three.
He had just thrown off a lot of pitches. He hasn't missed that much, but he has missed by a little bit and consequently has been behind a lot of the hitters.
He hasn't been behind a lot of them. He hasn't paced that many yet.
We're only in the second inning. Strike two call.
Three and two.
Murphy, started to go to first base, comes back down, stares up at the space.
Roll count to the big right hand batter.
Three and two.
Three and two pitch.
Check swing foul off to the right and it stays at three and two.
I wonder something. I wonder if you go over to K and B or Joe if you get to do the Giants games, if you get free tickets to Johnny Carson's show.
Three and two pitch is fouled away to the right.
Roll count.
Am I in the packet?
I don't know. I'm not supposed to campaign for you.
Ground ball back to Olicki off his glove. He chased it down, picked it up and then dropped it again.
So that will be a very definite error on Olicki.
That ball jammed Murphy who was falling away. The ball hit his bat, rolled out to the mound to squibber.
Olicki had it kick off his glove and he went over to pick it up.
It bounced away from him. He tried to retrieve it and it kicked away and it will very definitely be an error.
Look here, Jax says he's going to fall on it over the goal line.
A bit like the Oakland Raiders but there goes the runner swinging the miss.
The second is into center field off the glove of Madlock and Murphy will go to third.
Maybe they better throw that ball out of play. I don't think it's catchable.
Check and see if it has a rubber center.
And Mike Ivey did look at it and see if there was something wrong with it.
Murphy winds up at third.
Solemn Bay and I guess they will give Tamargo the throwing here.
Oh Murphy is at third when he should have been in the dugout but he may soon be.
Nobody else. A squeeze bunt and he will score the throw to first and Hubbard is retired.
But it's a squeeze bunt and the sacrifice gives the Braves a run.
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Woodhawk goes from one to three on Hubbard but he gets a sacrifice on the squeeze bunt.
Rod Gilbert is now in the third baseman up here hitting 248 taking ball one.
One out pitch to it. Strike one and one.
Throw and error by Halleke.
A stolen base by Murphy. A throwing error by Tamargo and a squeeze bunt.
Swing and a miss. Gilbert is out in front. One and two.
A textbook run by the Braves. One two pitch. Bounce foul to the left side.
One two pitch fly ball right field. Dwyer long run and dives and fouls there until he can't make the catch.
Jim Dwyer making a long run and a headlong dive trying to catch that ball.
Dwyer has been gone for a couple of days. Jeff and the family took him out of the line up.
He's back and they're playing right field. Jack Clark's still under the weather.
One two pitch. Bounce to the right side. Matt Lockfield that throws the first and two men are down.
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He has two good ones but they applaud for him.
Right hand batter takes a fastball strike going home. Braves lead one to nothing.
And Hulik is one strike pitch. Popped a foul back into the sixth strike too.
That's a souvenir that somebody can get and say Jim Bouton fouled this one off.
Oh two pitch tying inside. 12 ball one and two. Beautiful afternoon in the Campbell's Bay.
One two pitch. Fly ball hit to center field. Cruz is there in right center to make the cats on the side retire.
One run. No hit. Two errors. And no one left on.
We go to the bottom of the second. It is one to nothing Atlanta.
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In number two, the Braves lead one to nothing and Jim Bouton out towards the second as Cruz Dwyer and Tomargo will face Bouton.
Bouton gets to decide whether to give up just the base hit to Whitfield in the first inning.
Throw to second base and we're ready to go.
80 Cruz batting 238 with seven home runs.
Those chocolate chip cookies are good.
Cruz takes the strike on one.
Nothing in one.
Bouton is going to spend more time picking up his caps than doing anything else.
One strike to it.
Lost the ball. He didn't lose it that time. It just slid a little bit.
Dennis took a piece of gum in the back of his nose.
Ball on the strike.
Swing and a miss at that big, slow-breaking knuckle ball is one and two.
Bouton in front of Cruz. He struck out two in the first inning, Madluck and Ivy.
That ball inside wanted to slip that one by.
It is two and two.
Bouton getting the sign from Nolan.
Knuckle ball popped up into shallow center.
Off is coming in long run. Not going to get to it. Bounced in front of him.
Cruz is trying for two and he will be in at second.
Cruz showing outstanding hustle that time as off has had to wait for the ball.
Cruz just kept going and goes into second base.
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Jim Dwyer hitting 235.
Five home runs, 35 out of the island.
Knuckle ball bounces up there. Nolan, protected from being a wild pitch blocking, that one rolled down the third base line and Cruz remains in second.
Tomorrow night there will be skateboard acrobatics before the game.
Out here at Candlestick.
And a skate off this.
And then they could skate on the turf and look back at second base.
And the knucklers are striking one-on-one.
They must bring out special ramps and things to work on because they can't do much.
They could go on the warning track, I guess, but it wouldn't be too exciting.
Keep going about 40 miles an hour and hit into that dugout.
One-one pitch.
Strike two calls. That looks like that might have been a slider as a knuckle ball.
One and two.
Second base is Cruz with no one out and Dwyer batting left-handed against knuckle ballers.
Knuckle ballers in about five and a glance. Second pitch is grounded to the right side.
So Dwyer gets Cruz over to third as Dwyer is thrown out for the first out of the inning.
And John Tamargo will be the batter.
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The bottom of the sixth. That is the payoff inning today.
Getting close to the time when it's not going to do any good to send in any more of those postcards to us.
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John Tamargo batting with a runner at third. They didn't feel drawn in.
Tamargo takes the knuckle ball low.
They both playing their drawn-in defense a little different than usual.
They shortstop racers almost over to second base.
Rather than guard the hole through the left side, he's playing almost directly behind the...
...fly ball foul out of play.
It is one and one. Tamargo hitting that ball foul.
Tamargo up here with a fly ball to the outfield could even the game.
That's one apiece. The Giants trail at the moment, one-nothing.
Ball on a strike to the left-hand batting Tamargo. One home run. Seven RV has a 250 average.
Now, Royster's playing to the right of second. Foul away by Tamargo. One and two.
Gilbrit, the third baseman, moves almost 30 feet off the line.
And Royster, who positions himself before the pitch is made, about a step or two to the left...
...of second base, has been moving all the way to the right of the bag.
Now he's to the left side of second and remains there.
The one-two pitch bounce slowly to second and Cruz will have to hold at third.
Tamargo is thrown out for the second out of the inning.
If Tamargo couldn't get the ball out of the infield, he had to direct it to Hubbard.
And with two down, they bring up Roger Metzger.
Metzger batting 240.
No home runs at 19 RV. The infield will back up now with the exception of Gilbrit, who plays even with the bag.
And the stretch by Bouton.
Pitch is a fastball that misses where ball one, Bouton, loses his cap again.
The Giants aren't exactly playing as though they're all that interested in things the last couple of days.
They have to get pulled together and realize that the world hasn't come to an end because they dropped out of first place.
And they're going to have to get back up to the infield.
They have to get pulled together and realize that the world hasn't come to an end because they dropped out of first place.
One-oh pitch is a strike and Metzger wasn't too sure of that.
Backs out of there, it's one-on-one.
Two out, runner at third is Cruz.
Bouton Red Sox have got to be stealing a little bit droopy today after they dropped out of first place.
Knucklehead low and inside, first time they've been out for even longer than the Giants because the Red Sox at one time looked like they had a runaway win in that Eastern Division near Arc and Lake.
Now they're trailing the Yankees.
Picked up high, far ball, three and one.
Bob Lemon would certainly have to get some votes for manager of the year if the Yankees won.
He took over from Billy Martin when the Yankees were really faltering.
And now they've come back to take over first place.
Three-one pitch.
Inside, for ball four, Knucklehead had just barely missed.
Metzger walks.
And Halleke now.
Halleke robbed of a home run in Lord Pankow.
And they gained that the Giants looked like they were going to win.
Finally lost five to four.
Takes high for a ball and that was the turning point of the season, that one right there.
Some of the fire went out of the ball court when they lost that game.
Never regained it.
Cruz at third.
Metzger at first with two outs.
Stoutman at fifth.
And Halleke tries to hold up swings and misses.
That time, Bob threw what appeared to be a hard slider while breaking away from Halleke and it's one-on-one.
Metzger and Cruz at the corners with two down.
The Giants trail one-nothing in bottom of the second.
Low for a ball, two-on-one.
One thing, Bob will never be out of shape as long as he pitches because he's staying shape bending over to pick up his cap.
Two-one pitch.
High ball three.
And there's an old joke about why it took so long to play golf.
Hit your shot and drag Fred with bottom and throw the ball and pick up your cap.
Metzger leads it first.
Three-one pitch.
Strike two call.
Full count three and two.
Don looks almost surprised when his cap doesn't fall off.
Three and two to Halleke.
Metzger will be running.
He goes three-two pitch.
Popped up foul, playable for Gilbert, the third baseman in foul territory.
He makes the cap and the side is retired.
Here in the second inning, no rugs on a leadoff double.
That's the major story.
No errors and two runners left on.
And it's the end of two-full.
It is a braves one, the Giants nothing.
In number three, the Braves lead the Giants one to nothing.
And to come in and tell you about the action here in the third is Joe Agile.
How about if I just do the play-by-play?
It doesn't come to think of it.
I don't think I'm going to ask people to send any more letters.
Joe has a big house and he needs money.
Jerry Royster is 0-1.
Dwayne's in the ground with the two.
Darryl Evans is third.
Throws a cross.
Royster is on number one.
Darryl slain in on the edge of the infield turf.
Then easy play.
And then he's got a good office in the third inning.
Office is 0-1.
He got it to the shortstop Metzger in the first inning.
Rowland hitting.253 with nine homers and 37 RBI's.
One-nothing Atlanta in the third.
Right hander deals.
The breaking ball is in there.
Caught the outside corner at the letter.
Nothing in one.
On deck is Gary Matthews.
Like he says, he has wines and delivers.
Fouled away by office.
0-2 to count.
Look here, looking for his ninth win against eight losses.
His ERE, a very good one, 2.89.
Right hander started out the season on the disabled list.
Breaking ball low and inside.
Didn't miss by much.
A ball and two strikes on office.
Right hander ready again.
Here's a 1-2 pitch on the way.
Swung on, lifted, fouled on the left of your line.
Evans and Metzger chasing Whitfield there, but none able to make the play.
The ball's falling on the, in the bullpen on the warning track and then bouncing into the seats.
Another count stage of the ball and two strikes.
Tomorrow night, Saturday and Sunday, the Cincinnati Reds.
Two single games.
Day games on the weekends.
Then the Giants hit the road again.
They will be on their way to San Diego.
They'll go down there and join the Navy.
1-2 delivery, swung on and again fouled away down the left of your line.
Evans, shading his eyes, can't see the ball and it falls untouched on the warning track.
They'll never did find that one.
Very difficult time.
They're getting a good time again.
Here's a 1-2 pitch off his backs away from a low inside pass ball.
Two and two.
Beautiful, gorgeous day here at Candlestick.
Outstanding weather.
Swing and a miss at a change-up curve.
A breaking ball and O'Kee had him way out in front.
Out number two in the third inning.
Now Gary Matthews.
O'Kee getting his first strike out.
Matthews one for one, single and stole second in the first inning and he was stranded.
Matthews now has eight hits in his last 15th bat.
Here's the pitch.
Matthews takes a little bit low, ball one.
Two down in the third, one nothing Atlanta.
In the bottom of the inning it will be Matlock, Woodfield and Ivy.
Here's a 1-0 delivery, he's inside 2-0.
O'Kee ready again.
Here's a 2-0 pitch.
Matthews swings and he hits it to the center field.
Going back his cruise he will get there waiting for it, makes the catch and Matthews is out number three.
And O'Kee with his first 1-2-3 inning.
We go to the bottom of the third.
Not now Chuck, later.
The score at 9-1 and a giant nothing.
Here at the bottom of inning number three the Giants will send up Matlock, Woodfield and Ivy against Jim Mouffy.
At 9-1 run two hits no errors, Giants no runs on two hits and two errors.
The only Atlanta run is unearned.
They got it in the second inning on a couple of errors.
O'Kee with his second hit, he's out number three.
Two errors, the only Atlanta run is unearned, they got it in the second inning on a couple of errors and a squeeze punt.
Bolton delivers a knuckleball in the dirt to Matlock 1-0.
Matlock came into the game with a batting average of 3-16, the lead leader.
15 home runs, 42 RBIs.
Bolton says yes to another knuckleball sign, delivers and gets it in there for a called strike, 1-1.
Matlock has 24 hits in his last 60 private bats.
1-1 delivery, a knuckleball, he turns the bunt but he takes high for ball two.
2-1 on the Giants' second baseman.
Matlock on a seven game hitting streak, he has also hit safely in 13 of his last 16 games.
Knuckleball is ground at foul, under the legs, in between the legs of Dave Bristol and the coaching box at third.
Two and two.
Matlock will be followed by Whitfield and then Mike Ivey, the one-two-three hitter.
Matlock in quest of his sixth hitter.
Matlock in quest of his third nationally batting title.
Knuckleball is a little bit high, not by much.
Three and two. Matlock took a called third strike in the first inning.
Matlock trying to become the first national leaguer to win three batting titles in four years since Clemente did it and he walked all four.
Roberto Clemente did it in 1964, 1965 and 1967.
The Matlock is on at first with nobody down and the batter is Terry Whitfield.
Walk number two given up by Foulton.
Whitfield hitting 296, he had a single and a stolen base in the first inning.
So at the moment he is batting 297.
The Atlanta infield looking for a possible two.
Rod Gilbreth very shallow at third. Murphy playing on the...
The Atlanta outfields against Whitfield playing surprisingly shallow.
Terry with good power to left center field.
Knuckleball is fouled away off the end of the bat.
One and one. Braves one, Giants nothing. In the third, Matlock at first and nobody down.
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Knuckleball is high and away.
Two and one on Whitfield.
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The Reds all weekend long. Here is a pitch with Gilbreth swings and he grabs it right back to Foulton.
The second for one but he threw the ball in the center field.
Matlock is on his way to third and Whitfield stays on it first.
Ball is well hit right back to Foulton.
Jim had more time than he thought to get rid of the ball.
He threw high at second, the ball getting by the shortstop Jerry Reuter and into center field.
Throwing air by Foulton, the Giants have runners at the corners with nobody down and the batter will be Mike Ivey.
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Whitfield safely aboard on the field of choice.
Throwing air by Foulton puts Giants on first and third.
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Whitfield safely aboard on the field of choice.
Throwing air by Foulton puts Giants on first and third.
Ivey is 0 for 1, he's struck out against Foulton in the first inning.
Mike at his 3-10.
The pitch on the way to him is in there for a called strike going once.
Mike with 10 homers and 49 RBIs.
Madlock at third, Whitfield at first, nobody down in the third.
Mike has to do it.
In this situation, he's just hit the ball out of the infield.
Here's the pitch, Knuckleball, oh, looks like a slider is outside, 1-1.
Left side of the United infield playing just about halfway in.
Here's the pitch, Knuckleball is swung on, Whitfield left hander,
that'll score Madlock as the left fielder Burroughs getting under it.
He makes the catch, Madlock catch up and comes in to score as the throw comes in to second.
1-1's in, down the fly ball by Mike Ivey.
Now 0-11 with Whitfield at first and one down.
Now Bill Evans with Whitfield at first and one down.
Bill is 0-1, he flies to right field.
Gavin's had a long night in the game against the Long Day yesterday against Bill Mikro.
He's 0-5 against Mikro.
Here's the pitch, Gavin swings and misses it on Knuckleball, but they're way out in front.
Nothing in one.
His only hit in the game yesterday came off Dean Garber, a single in the 12th inning.
Right hander against left hander, Whitfield at first, there's a stretch by Bouton, there goes Whitfield.
It's a pitch out, a bad one to throw to second is in the center field.
Whitfield on his feet, on his way to third, here's the throw he's in there.
To give Whitfield a stolen base, he goes to third on Joe Nolan's second throwing error of the inning.
Check that at first, the first one was by Jim Bouton.
There's him through the ball in the center field.
Count on Evans at one and one. They call the pitch out, Bouton threw it outside, but it was very low.
Joe Nolan had to go get it and he had to hurry the throw, then he threw it away.
The infielder playing all the way in, three infielers to the right of second.
Here's the pitch, Evans swings and he grounds his foul outside Jimmy Gavin for it in the coaching box at first.
And he's got a one ball on two strikes, one-one game.
The Braves got a run as a result of two Giants errors in the second inning, and the Braves have committed two errors in the third.
The Giants getting even, one-one. Now Joe Levin trying to at least hit a fly ball.
Bouton getting a sign, says yes, checking Whitfield now, and he comes off.
A foul, ground ball to the second baseman, Whitfield saves his third, Hubbard throws out Evans.
Two down, now AT Crews.
Baird, he's got a blue double in the second, anybody that's stranded.
The batting average is 238, seven home runs and 30 RBI.
Ivy driving in his 50th run to get the Giants even up at one-one.
Bouton says yes.
Here's the pitch, knuckle ball high and inside, foul one.
Waiting his turn on deck is Jim Dwyer.
Bouton ready again. The one-oh delivery is a slider, low and away, football two, two and oh.
Atlanta got theirs in the second, and the Giants are moving things up in the third and trying to take a lead again.
Here's a two-nothing pitch, low and away, three and oh.
Jerry Whitfield on his third, two down, a run in.
Next pitch, low, football four, Crews.
Draws a walk on four pitches, two down, the runners on first and third, now Jim Dwyer.
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Jim Dwyer, oh for one, grounded to second base, batting average is 235 with five home runs and 25 RBI.
Runners on first and third and two down. Here's the pitch, Dwyer swings and he grounds his foul on the left side.
Nothing in one.
Braves on defense with Gilbreth at third, Royce to a shortstop, Hubbard at second, Dale Murphy at first, Joe Nolan behind the plate, Jeff Burrows, Roland Offit and Jerry Matthews in the outfield.
Jim Bolton with a one-strike pitch, knuckleball is swung on it high in the air, right center field.
Offit and Matthews there, Matthews makes the catch and that is our number three in the third.
Well, the Giants did it in one run, no hit, two Atlanta errors and two men left on base. At the end of three is the one-one game.
We go to the fourth inning in a one-one game, it'll be Burrows, Nolan and Murphy against right-hander Ed Helichie.
Burrows, Drew Watts, Nolan who walks and Murphy who is basically aboard it.
I notice these errors in the second and it scores the only Atlanta run. Burrows who is in...
Burrows in contention for the national league batting title came in hitting three-fourths.
Jeff has never batted three hundred in a major league with one exception.
With the Rangers in 1970, or before, he hit three-oh-one in 1974.
Ed Helichie, here's a pitch, breaking ball is low on outside, ball one.
Atlanta one run, only one hit, two errors, Giants one run, two hits and two errors.
Here's a one-nothing pitch, Burrows takes low on outside, two and oh.
Here goes Burrows at 271 with Atlanta.
Pitch out of the way, he's flung on, lifted, fouled on the right to the line,
Ivy racing towards his feet, he's there, reaches but he can't make a play.
The ball falls on touch down the warning track and Burrows getting another shot at it.
You have 41 home runs and 114 RBIs a year ago, this season with 22 home runs, 74 RBIs coming in.
Wind of an a two-one pitch, Burrows swings and he drives it foul outside of third, two and two.
Burrows home run production and RBI production has been lessened in this 1970 season,
but he has a batting average of three-fourths, so he's getting more base hits.
Line driver center field, Cruz racing in towards the infield, he's there, makes the catch, Burrows is gone.
Out number one now Joe Nolan.
The only hit off of it is a two-out single by Matthews in the first inning.
Joe Nolan, 0-4-1, grounded two seconds, leading 251, he has four homers and 21 RBIs.
One-one game Atlanta and the Giants in the fourth inning one away.
Big light hander deals, gets the inside corner, 0-1.
Nolan, six feet tall, weighs under 90 pounds, went to school in the St. Louis area.
Checks on a fastball at low, 1-1.
It's 280 and 62 games with the Braves a year ago.
The three home runs, swings and he grabs it to Mike Ivey, back of first, runs over, steps down the bag,
and Nolan is out number two in the fourth inning.
Now Dale Murphy.
In the bottom of the inning the Giants will send up to Mardro, Menster and Hallucin.
As you look ahead, Dale Murphy is safely aboard on Hallucin's error in the second inning.
Stowell's second, went to third on Tommago's throwing error and scored on a clean response by Hubbard.
Classic, 1-1 pitch, just in size, ball one.
Devon's backed up behind third.
Murphy with outstanding power, 23 home runs, 77 RBI, big swing and a miss, 1-1.
That sounds so right, by the blue goes against Tom Seaver.
Murphy in against Huligie, big right-hander with a 1-1 pitch on the way,
as the breaking ball pulls Murphy, he swings and he fouls it away on the ground left side.
One and two, Murphy is way out in front.
Waiting his turn on deck is Glenn Hubbard, 1-1 game.
Giants out for your play and Murphy to pull the ball and sweep.
Hallucin looks in for the sign, Tommago flashing it, now he says yes,
here's a 1-2 delivery, here's a check swing on a fastball, he's out of looking.
Good fastball, Murphy is obviously sitting on some kind of a breaking ball
and Hallucin meets a fast one by him in another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth.
We go to the bottom of the inning, it is the Giants 1 and Atlanta 1.
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Ah, how quickly they forget.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, it will be Tomargo Metzger and Hallucin against Jim Bolton.
Atlanta got theirs in the second and the Giants got even in the third.
They need to keep scoring with the help of a base hit.
Bolton ready, here's a pitch. Tomargo takes low on the inside ball one.
Braves got their run in the second.
No hits and a couple of Giants errors, and the Giants likewise in the third.
Got a couple of Atlanta errors.
Tomargo swings and he fouls it back out of play.
1 and 1 on deck is Roger Metzger, he'll be followed by Ed Hallucin.
The Yankees play John Tomargo using the McCovey fifth on Tomargo, a three infielder to the right of second base.
Next pitch, a knuckle ball is in there, a call strike two.
One ball and two strikes from a Giants catcher.
Jerry Royster, the shortstop, is playing directly behind second base.
Here's a 1-2 pitch, he's offside a fastball, 2 and 2.
The outfield, around to the right, and Bolton once again loses his cap.
Bolton putting a cap around this game.
Right-hander with a 2-2 pitch is flung out and fouled away.
That'll be out of play on top of the Atlanta dugout.
There's 2 and 2.
Now the hitting in this game has been almost non-existent.
The only hit off Hallucin was a 2-0 single by Matthews in the first.
The only two Giants hits a single by Whitfield and a double by Cruz.
There's a 2-2 pitch, Tomargo swings and he lifts a fly ball to right field.
Gary Matthews comes in, now he goes out, getting under it, waiting, makes the catch, and Matthews...
...in the glove, Tomargo is out number one.
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Matthews swings and he lifts it in the air to center field.
Off is his air, out number two.
Now a couple of fly balls in the inning, 2-0 now at Hallucin.
That Hiller is just awful when he fouled out to field breath his third.
Dives came in at the game with a team batting average of 254, the Braves collectively at 248.
The Atlanta Picking Staff, the ERA, is 4.19.
That gives you a pretty good idea of why Atlanta is at the bottom of the Western Division standing.
Swung on and lifted foul, back of the Atlanta dugout again in the seat, nothing in one.
Braves have made 132 errors and the two they have in this game with a total of 134 now this season.
Giants have made 134 as well.
Misses low, one and one on Ed Hulicki.
The Giants have ERA at 3.35, rapidly going in the wrong direction.
Here's a one-one pitch, swung on and lines fouled on the left field line, scattering the Atlanta bullpen.
A couple of guys leaving out of the way to avoid getting hurt.
One ball and two strikes on Hulicki, Bill Madlock waiting on deck.
One-one game, Atlanta and the Giants.
Bowden says, yes, the pitch is fouled away.
Bowden was pitching for the Yankees when he won those 21 games.
It was said that one of the reasons was he kept losing his cap.
It was very distracting to the hitters.
That was never verified.
Bowden working on Ed Hulicki with two down in the fourth inning.
One-one game.
Here's a pitch, swung on, lifted high in the air down the left field line.
Burrows getting under it, shading his eyes, makes the cap, and Hulicki is out number three.
And Jim Bowden has recorded his first one-two-three inning.
At the end of four, it's a one-one game.
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Well, we placed four innings there, Candlestick.
Not too much hitting in this one.
At Manny with one run on only one hit and two errors, the Giants have one run on only two hits and two errors.
And here to bring you the play-by-play in the fifth inning is a guy that I consider to be a real package.
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We have your hand there.
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Glenn Hubbard will lead off against Ed Hallecki in the top of inning number five.
Right hand better, sexy swing picked up by the ball.
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One-oh pick, this is a strike, one-on-one. And also congratulations on having two fine boys, Tom and Bob, who wanted to say hello to him.
Going in a miss, it's like the, Keith is a very avid Giant man.
Things are a little tough for him now, but things will get better.
It's foul back over the screen and it's one and two.
Hallecki has retired in the last nine batters he's faced outside for a ball.
It is two and two.
Matthews single in the first inning, the only hit off Hallecki.
Foul down the right field line, long run for Dwyer. He will not get there. It's back into the stands.
A count for a range of two and two.
Giant and the Braves, inning number five Hallecki and Bouton.
And Jim Bouton has done an outstanding job so far here to allow just two heads.
The Giants did not have a run. It is just the Braves. As far as that goes, he's just going in on their run.
Two-two pick, deep to left, going back is Whitfield. That one's got a chance.
Whitfield goes to the fence and makes the catch as the ball fades.
Whitfield, looking at that ball, acted as if he thought it was going to be on the fence over, but then the ball faded and Whitfield makes the catch a couple of feet short of the barrier.
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Foul back.
Down one and one to Gilbert with one out.
Gilbert bounces it foul to the left side.
One and two.
One and two, Kemp.
And Hillickey deals it off.
Fly ball hit into deep right center. Crew's on the move, still going. He can't get it. It's going to be over his head to the fence.
Gilbert is digging for two. He's got it for three. Matlock throw will not be in time. It's a triple.
Gilbert with a triple over Crews' head into right center field and they raise with a threat as Jim Bouton will be the batter.
And the fans give him Bouton a hand as he comes to the plate.
Bouton flies the center. It's about the same place here. He'll get himself a run.
The Blades' run came on a squeeze front. Evans and Tamago talk over that possibility again with Hillickey.
Well, it's Dennis Dyson on his birthday today. He covers the Giants for the San Jose Mercury News.
And happy birthday.
Pitch misses for a ball.
Hillickey pitching from a stretch and Bouton turns to look at third base coach Tom Brutus.
In field, pulled in for the Giants.
Hillickey's stretch. The pitch on dribble the first base.
Diving down to one knee to field. It's Bouton digs for first but he's out.
And holding a third is Gilbert.
Bouton grounding the ball off the end of the bat.
To the first baseman, Ivy, who retires him under 56.
And Bouton gets another hand as he comes back.
Jerry Royster. Wide out, grounded out. Batting with the runner is third and two men down.
Hillickey will pitch from a wind up now. He's pitched to Royster, grounded to shortstop.
And Evans cuts in front of the shortstop. The field throws the first and gutter.
Well, Evans made a good play to get Royster.
And here in the fifth, no runs on a hit, no errors and a runner left on.
And as we have completed four and a half, the score is tied at one apiece.
Long gutter.
Giants will be at the top of the batting order. Bill Madlock, who is 0 for 1.
Madlock has been called out on strikes and walks.
Madlock, who has started the day leading the league in hitting.
Yes, Burroughs is also 0 for 1. He was trailing Madlock.
Madlock started the day at 3.16.
And now Bill wanders away from the plate.
Burroughs started at 3.14. Dave Parker batting 3.15 for the Pirates.
Pitch to Madlock, four run and miss, strike one.
Elfman Pitch is low and inside for a ball.
And a two and a half. We're a team Joe. Is that all the packages that came from back East?
Going the chopping sprees back there.
One one pitch. Breaking ball as a strike at one and two.
One two pitch. Grounded foul down the left field line.
Stays at one and two.
Bout and wanders off the mound, juggling the baseball.
He bought a bunch of stuff for Antoinette too.
One two pitch. Line drive, foul down the left field line.
Madlock remains up there with a one and two count.
Elfman's paging after that foul ball. Now a little of a torn of the bunch finds it.
One and two counts for Madlock. Madlock, Woodfield and Ivy. The Reds in town over the weekend.
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One two pitch. Line drive and leaping catch by Gilbrough. The raw Madlock.
Madlock with a line drive headed to his left field and Gilbrough sprinting to his left.
Leaping and made the catch for the Elf.
One man down, Terry Woodfield who's single and been safe on an air up here.
Going in a foul ball out of line.
It is strike on Terry Woodfield.
One man.
Check outside for a ball and Terry takes.
Here's Bobbin's one one pitch. Knuckler's Bale's high, football two.
Two and one.
Bob delivers.
Back to Mountain. His field is going to his left.
Woodfield's right in the bunch for a base hit and he's thrown out for the second out of the inning.
Now Mike Ivy is struck out here to sacrifice fly.
The runs are this one scored. The Atlantis run scored on the squeeze but the Giants are to sacrifice fly.
We're in the bottom of the fifth. Tied at one.
Waiting. A pitch to him is low and inside for a ball. Wanna know?
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One oh pitch and Bobbin started to deliver and that changes mine.
You don't have to say that twice.
Football two.
Bobbin's two oh pitch. Knuckleball's one on a net. It's two and one.
Bobbin has a giant swing from the heel. Trying to hit one against the scoreboard.
They're not having much success with it. Bobbin has not given up a hit since that double by Cruz in the second inning is Ivy fouls it at the plate. It's two and two.
Cruz club was a run. Each with two hits. Each with two errors.
Bounce to third base. Gilbert deep behind the bag. Long throw in the jersey. A drop by Murphy. Ivy is David's first.
There'll be an error on the third base and down to eleven will be the batter.
The errors have been more plentiful on the hits than the runs in this one.
Stretch and a pitch. Evans pointing and misses strike one.
Watt with stretch. Here's six. Evans takes high and inside. Football one and one. One one ball game in the fifth. Giants with two outs. Ivy is first.
The shift put on against Evans. Three to the right of second base. Here's a little pop line. The short left field is going to drop for a base hit. Gilbert is tracking it down. Ivy will go to third. Evans is digging for second and Evans has himself a blue double.
What they did that time putting the shift on against Evans. Hold the shortstop over to the right of second base. A little pop line on the left field line hole in the third base and Gilbert's had a shift. Here's two chances. Slim and none.
Couldn't get to the ball. He got to it soon enough to keep Ivy scoring. Runners at second and third with two down. Cruz will be the batter.
Now, Bart will have to get Cruz. Or the error would be a cross-blow. Two out throwing error by Gilbert to third baseman.
Ball prior. Back to the base ball. There's no chance of those are back out the bat. Ending number five. 80 Cruz has doubled and walks.
Stretched by Bouton to pitch to Cruz. Knuckleball low and outside for a ball. 1-0. Thatcher has to be careful when he throws the ball back to Bouton because Bouton is leaning over to pick up his staff.
1-0 count. 1-0 pitch to Cruz. Knuckler is a strike. 1-1. At third is Ivy. At second is Evans.
Giants with the three hits off Bouton. Fouled away down the third base line. Two of the hits of in-bloop Cruz. Pop-fly to drop to the short center.
He legs out for a double and Evans is a little pop-fly down the left field line. But he got a double. 1-2 count. Bouton getting the target with a 1-2 pitch to Cruz. Knuckleball low and outside. Ball two.
2-2 pitch. Knuckleball fouled away. Cruz almost jumping off his feet at a high knuckler.
2-2 count is 2-2. 2-2 pitch. Low for a full count of 3-2.
Full count to Cruz. Two on. Runners at second and third. Two out. Bottom of the fifth. The score is tied at 1-1.
Quick and a pop-foul back near the screen. Nolan comes back and makes a fine running catch. Joe Nolan, an outstanding one-handed catch, crashes into the screen, holds onto the ball, and Bouton gets out of the inning.
Here in the fifth, another ovation for Jim Bouton as he goes to the dugout. Nolan hits an error and two runners left off. And as we have completed five innings, the score remains tied at 1-1.
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Roland office. Gary Matthews and Jeff Burrows against Ed Hallecky. A 1-1 ballgame in the top of the sixth. And appreciation today for the 24th season in double-headers. There are going to be a lot of prizes.
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Big day here on fan appreciation day. Of course, the big series with the Reds this weekend, Friday night, Saturday and Sunday.
Nothing else. You can come out and boo-bee-d-rose. Bouncing ball to second base. Matt Locke waits for it. Has plenty of time to throw out office. That's out number one.
Jeff trying to stay ahead of the Reds in the Western Division. Come out and see if Pete Rose can keep his hitting system alive. It did. You're kidding. How long did it last? Six games. What was all the big rockets about?
That's rockets. I know. Gary Matthews takes slow over of all Matthews as one of the few hits for the Braves, a single and a first.
The one-oh pitch. Strike 12, one of ours. Locke and Jim Bounce. Ryan Pitcher's duo on a very beautiful afternoon at Campbell's Big Park. I thought he would at least make it to 44 games.
Well, you never can tell but it was good. Paul on the strike pitch. Darned it to the left side and the whole backhand is right next to him. He'll never get him. His throw is not in time as Matthews has in several days.
It's the third of the game for the Braves. He's the first with one out and Jeff Burrows is walked and lined out will be the better. Burrows is involved with Madlock and Parker.
Struggle for the batting leadership. Madlock started today leading by a point over Parker and two over Burrows. Madlock robbed of a base that he's last time up his own for two. Burrows over one. Parker will be batting tonight.
Throw to first base. Matthews gets back in. One to one in the top of the sixth. Three hits apiece now. Throw to first. Rather strange totals on the board. Each team with one run. Each with three hits. The Braves with three errors and the Giants with two.
Matthews has his lead. He doesn't go. Burrows dribbles it back to Ullicky. Throw to second for one to first. They get two.
The one to six to three double fly and here in the sixth no runs. One hit no errors and no one left off. We'll go to the bottom of the sixth in the score. The Giants one and the Braves one.
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Didn't I say that? Next time that happens George disconnect the battery right away. Yeah but finally I noticed the lights were slowly turning themselves off so I just went to bed. George I'll send Charlie over to pick up the battery for recharging. Recharge. And while it's here we'll clean the terminals and check the water level too. Earn your life Staple. Keep your battery alive and well with regular stops at Shevron. You know George you might just put that coat hanger in your glove compartment in case you get locked out again. Hey great idea Ernie. Uh huh very funny Ernie.
We'll go to the bottom of the sixth inning. It will be Dwyer, Tomargo and Metzger.
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You know it's no joke. Well that's their coffee beans. I'm not sure if Mrs. Vernon's idea or not. I used to work there. You used to work in Hamilton City? Yeah.
It's near Sacramento. Any other girls still around? Jim Dwyer 0 for 2. 6. 5. Purple all 1 and all. Jim Bouten still around here in the bottom of the sixth.
The Lickies allow just three hits and one run. And the one run is unearned. The Lickies allow just one run and that's also unearned. Knuckler is it strikes. 1 and 1.
I'm going to look up there on the board when they're advertising the prizes for the Santa Virginia All-Reece to the 5 foot loaf of French bread. The 1 and 1 pitch. Ah, purple all. Loaf of bread. Wilk Chamberlain in the middle.
It's got to be scaled by now. I mean it is. If it's up there every time you look up there. No it's just the words, the letters. Oh, the letters. Playing in a five off foul.
A lot of play down the right field line. 2 and 2. 1-1 ball game in the bottom of the sixth. The Giants will entertain the Reds here over the weekend. 2-2-6.
Fly ball right field. Softly hit Matthews. Dotted back now. Comes back in. Makes the cut. We catch a nice quiet nap out here today in the warm sunshine because the hitters aren't making enough noise to wake you up.
John Tomago who has grounded out and fly it out will be batting for Gordon C. Localta of Modesto. Ed Hulicki and Jim Boughton have silenced the bats today. Both pitching very well. Tomago takes high.
The ball 1-0. What an out. Nobody on. Shifts put on against Tomago again and his only dribbler is to the left of second. It's up high for ball 2-0. Tomago is having a first in his major league career.
This will be the first time anybody has ever put a shift on against him. But with Boughton. Knuckleball being a very slow one. The fielders will be out in front. Full of all 2-0 picks. Slow for ball 3. That didn't happen to Evans who blooped it down the left field line. Went for a double.
Boughton has walked just two minutes. Make it three minutes. Okay I will. 3-0 pitch. Strike call 3-1. Struck out 2 in the first inning. Some total abuse. Strike out. 3-1 pitch.
Bounce to the right side. Murphy has it. Boughton in time. And two minutes down.
Still gone. It will bring up Roger Metsker to bat for Caffey. I don't want to risk a bounce. Caffey's last name.
I bet you it's Caffey. Metsker drives the ball foul past first base. Strike 1.
Now I'm going to one count to Roger Metsker batting with two out the bases. Tomorrow night, Saturday and Sunday here at Candlestick.
County bench and that's a bunch. Outside for a roll. Bench and a bunch. 1-1 catch. Murphy and Morgan. Boughton. Down ball right side. Fielded by the second baseman Hubbard.
Throw to Boughton in time and the side retires. Jim Boughton over and over and over. Get that one. No earth, no hit, no errors. No one left on. Another hand for Jim Boughton. End of pitch.
The score is 5-1.
That could be an indication that Jim Boughton has done all the pitching he's going to do in this one. Boughton with an outstanding effort. The Giants to only three hits. May still be in there. We'll have to wait and see.
Boughton to have a fine season. A double A ball in the minor leagues. Skip triple A and up to the majors and the Atlanta Braves. Got smoked by the Dodgers but he's done a fine job against the Giants in his second appearance this year.
Another pitch. Bergen Ball is in there called strike. Nothing in one on Joe Nolan who is 0-2. He has a couple of ground outs. Batting average of 2-51. He has four homers and 21 RBI. Love being battered.
So Lucky says yes. The big guy delivers again. Nolan checks his swing on his inside fastball. 1-1. Giants 1, Atlanta 1 just getting started in the seventh inning.
Lucky says yes again. Here's a 1-1 pitch. It's just outside. Hit miss by Mott. 2-1.
And Lucky sets the deal again. He does swing and a miss for the fastball line. 2-2. Okay guys, only two strikeouts in the game. You got office and Murphy.
Here's the next pitch. There's a breaking ball bouncing in and the count goes to 3-2. Don't forget, Fan Appreciation Day on September 24th.
Glad to be here. Giants planning all kinds of celebrations and gifts. Here's the 3-2 pitch. Inside, Maynard Lowe, ball four.
Has won't only hit second man. Nolan, the leadoff man, is on base in the seventh inning. Now Dale Murphy, the batter.
Dad, Hulikki and Jim Bouton have been in total command. Each one is unearned. Ray's got theirs in the second and the Giants got even in the third. Dale Murphy is 0-2. He is safely forward on Hulikki's error and later scores.
He's swinging and a miss. There goes the run of the throw in the center field. It's wide. Madlion diving to his left. They will knock the ball down and keep it right there. Give Nolan a stolen base. Got a big jump on Hulikki.
Nolan is now in scoring position with a count of one strike on Dale Murphy. Next pitch on the way is a comebacker under Hulikki's love into center field.
Nolan, now they third. He's going to score. Here comes the throw. It's cut off. Livey tried to cut it off. It got by him. It was sealed in by Tomargo and going to second is Dale Murphy. The Braves have taken a 2-1 lead.
RBI single to Dale Murphy. Remember yesterday's service stations when you got much more for your money than just a tank of gas? Your Cameron dealer remembers and next time you stop by, you will too. The Walkers stolen base and RBI single.
The Braves have taken a 2-1 lead. Now Glenn Hubbard, the Atlanta second baseman up here. Here's the pitch. Blowin' outside, ball one. Ball hit directly up the middle of Hulikki.
Got the glove down but not far enough as the ball went under his glove and over second base into center field. Nolan able to score. Here's the pitch on the way. He's in there on the inside corner. One and one. A night of two runs on four hits. Giant one run on three hits and two errors.
Right hander and left hander warming up in the giant bullpen. Here's the pitch. It's front and foul. One and two on Glenn Hubbard with a run in and Murphy at second base. Nobody down.
Right hander is Randy Moffett warming up. It looks like Phil Nasdu is left hander. Swing and a miss. Good heartbreaking slider. Got Hubbard on strike.
Number one in the seventh inning. That'll bring up Rob Gilbreth. Hulikki getting his third strike out. At night of two and the giant one, we're in the seventh.
Rob Gilbreth is one for two. Here's a ground out and he's tripled. Here's a pitch just outside, ball one. Gilbreth had a triple with one out in the fifth.
Stand with Brandon. Look at time to keep the score right where it is. Two to one in favor of the Atlanta Braves. Big right hander says yes. Here's the pitch. A swing and a miss.
One and one. Bob Beale in the on deck circle. He will be batting for Jim Poulton. Here's a one-one to us. Swing and a miss again.
One ball and two strikes. Some of the fans are not too happy about the fact that Poulton is leaving the game. If the Braves can hang on, Poulton will get the victory.
Here's a one-two delivery. He swung on and bowled away. That'll be out of play on the right side. And the count stays at a ball and two strikes.
Look at getting his sign. He says no. Now he says yes. And the one-two pitch. Swing and a miss. He got him on a fast ball. A couple of strikeouts for Huluki in the 7-52.
Now Bob Beale will come up to hit for Jim Poulton. You might be able to hear the reaction in the fans. Fans here were enjoying. Jim Poulton is doing a fine job.
Bob Beale left hand batter.
This hit in the game yesterday in the 11th inning and ground it out.
Pitch down the way. Beale takes high away. Ball one.
Beale has a batting average of 255. Switch batter.
235 is a left-hander. 333 is a right-hander. He has one home run, 15 RBI.
Off speed is in there for a call. Strike two. Good breaking ball.
One and two on Bob Beale.
His one home run has come as a left-hander. And 10 of his 15 RBI's on the left side. Breaking ball in there.
That was strike two.
Right-hander getting his sign again. Murphy gets his lead at second.
Here's a bit. Fast ball just outside. Two and two.
Ladder with two runs on four hits, three errors. Giants one run only, three hits and two errors. So looking at two-two pitch on the way. Breaking ball is just inside. Beale able to check his swing.
And he goes all the way on the pitch batter.
Here's a three-two delivery. He is outside.
Beale draws a base on balls. Now with a couple of men on base and two downs, Jerry Royster will come up and swing a bat.
Walk number three, given up by a lucky.
Jim Fountain with a two-to-one lead at the moment. And as I mentioned, his embrace can hang on. Jim Fountain will get the victory. If so, it would be his first victory since July of 1970 when he beat the Giants. Eight years ago, almost today.
Swing and a foul back. Nothing in one.
Fountain is the guy who hasn't beaten the Giants in eight years.
And might do it again here.
So he's getting a sign again. The right hander delivers. Swing and a line drive. That will be a base hit to left center field.
Murphy coming in to score. Kuhl is fielding. Going to third is Beale and he's in there safely.
And Royster winds up on second.
Snow came in towards third and Royster, seeing them play directly in front of him, went to second. He will be given a double.
And the RBI, the Braves, have taken a three-to-one lead.
And now the batter will be rolling to offense.
The offense is over and he has a couple of ground outs and a strikeout.
They're rolling at a 2-53, nine home runs and 37 RBI.
Three-to-one Atlanta in the seven-pinning offense will be watched intentionally and it will pitch to Gary Matthews where the base is loaded.
This will be the fourth walk given up by O'Lucky.
There's one intentional.
So the walk to Nolan, a stolen base, RBI single by Murphy.
Then after a couple of strikeouts, a walk to Pop Beale.
Then the RBI double by Royster.
Offense is being watched intentionally to load the bases and Gary Matthews will come up.
Matthews in the game is two for three.
Had a single and a stolen base in the first. He's lined out in the third and can't kill a single in the sixth.
Base is full of Braves. Two down in the seven-pinning and a couple of runs in.
Right hander from a windup now. Here's the pitch. Matthews takes high, ball one, offense ball.
Matthews ducking away from that one and dropping his pass.
Here's a one-nothing pitch. Swing and a miss is a good fastball. One and one.
Matthews coming into the season at two grand slams.
Swing and a miss at a good slider on the outside. One ball and two strikes.
Right hander in front of Gary Matthews. Here's a windup and a one-two delivery.
Swing and a miss. He got him on strike.
So look, he's slacked off the side in the seventh inning, but he gives up two runs.
Now, the total of only two atlanteans. Two walks. Make that three walks in the inning.
And three man left on base. We go to the bottom of the seventh with Atlanta leading three to one.
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Before going to the bottom of the 710, let's pause for station identification.
This is the Golden West radio network.
Now, Dean Nelson, weekly warnings on KSFO 560 San Francisco.
The left hander, Craig Stoke, in relief of Jim Bouton, here in the bottom of the 710.
Bouton, with the first 60, gave up only one run on three.
As he walked three, he struck out two.
Larry Herndon will come up and swing the bat for Ed Helucki.
Helucki goes seven and he gives up only three runs on five.
He walked four, one in the initial.
And he had a total of five strikeouts in the game, including three in the seventh inning.
Craig Stoke and left hander into a pitch against Herndon and Matlock and then Whitfield.
Braves in front, three to one.
Left hander ready, winds and deals.
Herndon takes a breaking ball in there for strike one.
Stoke making his 40th appearance.
He is three and one with an ERA of 4.42.
He has a couple of saves.
Here's a one strike pitch.
Fast ball is low, one to one.
Left hander deals again.
Herndon takes low and inside, two to one.
Larry Herndon in with a two and one count.
And Stoke delivers.
Check swing has been near a golf strike.
A fast ball on the knees at the outside corner.
The count is even up with two and two.
Herndon hitting 261.
He has one home run, 31 on the outside.
He's got a little bit of a lead on the outside.
Here's a pitch.
Breaking ball is dropping foul on the left side.
Count stays at two balls and two strikes.
The only giant scoring in the game, the run was unearned in the second inning on a walk to mad-lock.
Couple of errors.
and a fly ball off the bat of Mike Ivey.
And that has been it.
Left hander says no a couple of times.
Now he says, okay, I like that one.
Here's the next pitch.
Swing run, and they've got him on a rising fastball.
It's one of ball three.
Turned in out number one in the seventh inning.
Now Bill Matlock.
Matlock in this one is 0 for 2.
He's struck out.
He has walked.
He has lined out.
Rot of a hit in the fifth inning by Rod Gilbert.
At the minute of time, he catches third.
So Matlock is 0 for 2.
Came in with a batting average of 316.
At the moment, hitting 315.
With 15 home runs and 42 RBI.
Here's the pitch.
Matlock checks on a breaking ball.
It's low, ball one.
The on deck is Terry Whitfield.
Three to one Atlanta in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Now a couple of right handers warming up in the giant bat.
Charlie Williams and Randy Moffitt.
Here's a one nothing pitch.
Here's a breaking ball grounded foul into the Atlanta dugout.
One and one.
Beautiful day here at Candles Peak.
Tomorrow night Cincinnati Reds in for the first of three weekend games.
Friday Blue goes against Tom Seaver.
A lot of smoke tomorrow night.
Here's a one one pitch.
Luke to shallow center behind second going out is Hubbard.
He makes the catch.
On the edge of the outfield turf, Matlock is out number two.
Out Terry Whitfield is one for three.
He had one of only three hits against Jim Boughton in his six innings of work.
Whitfield came in hitting 296.
Nine homers and 29 RBI.
Craig Spoke delivers a slider called strike on the outside.
0 and one.
Gilbreth is up very shallow at third.
Here's the 0-1 pitch.
Little bit low.
One one.
Left hander against left hander.
Here's a one one pitch.
Swing and a miss is a good sample for all sailing in on Whitfield's jams if anyone runs through it.
One and two.
Next pitch, Whitfield swings and he grabs it right side.
Lunging stop by Hubbard.
Spin, throws and catches.
Great play by Hubbard.
Breezy far to his left.
That's fielding it on the edge of the outfield turf, spinning all the way around, getting rid of it and getting Whitfield by his step.
Now the Giants go down in order in the seven pinnings.
We go to the eighth with the score at lattice three and the Giants one.
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The Giants are running the Giants with a couple of defensive changes. Larry Herndon stays in again to play center field batting knife.
A.D. Cruz moves over to left field. He will continue to bat fifth and in to do the pitching is right hander Randy Moffett.
He will bat number two in Whitfield's part.
Randy Moffett in relief of that, Hillergeer went seven and he gave him three runs on five as he walked four and struck out five.
Moffett would have been bothered by a sore shoulder.
He came up with that sore shoulder in Atlanta and he has it pinned in.
Randy is making his 64th appearance. He is 8-4. His ERA is 2.24. He has a total of 74 and two thirds. He has given up 27 runs on 72 hits.
Burrows swings and lifts a fly ball on the right field line. Dwyer coming in will play it on one hop.
Burrows rod these first. Now the ball getting away from Dwyer. Burrows is on his way to third. Here's a throw from Matlock. It is not in time.
You see how they rule that. A blooper down the right field line. Dwyer came racing into the infield, pulled up, decided to play the ball on one hop.
It bounced over his head and Dwyer had trouble picking it up.
That will be how they rule that.
They have given Dwyer an error. It's either a single and a two base error or a double and a one base error.
They give Burrows a double and give Dwyer the error.
Joe Nolan takes a tall strike on the inside corner.
Oh, there he is. Pulled out of there.
Randy Mopper, the infield playing in. 3-1 Atlanta in front. Here's a pitch that's inside. 1-1.
Nolan against Hillock. He was 0-2. A couple of ground outs and a base on balls.
Joe, the Atlanta catcher, 82-51 coming in with four home runs and 21 RBI.
Burrows at third. Here's a 1-1 pitch on the way. He's low on inside. 2-1. On deck is Dale Murphy.
Atlanta 3 is a giant 1 in the eighth inning.
Here's a pitch. Low on inside again.
3-1 on Joe Nolan. Tomargo out to have a talk with Moffett.
Giant 2 sets the defense for you. Darrell Evans is third. Roger Metzger is short.
Matlock is second. Mike Ivey is first.
John Tomargo back of the plate. Cruz, Herndon, and Dwyer in the outfield.
Moffett ready. Into his motion, a 3-1 pitch. It's one-on and one-hop to Ivey.
He will hold the runner down to his knees to feel and steps on the back.
Good play by Mike Ivey. His shot hit directly to his right.
Mike able to come up with it on one-hop and make the play.
Nolan unable to get the ball out of the infield. One away. Now Dale Murphy to batter.
Murphy who is 1-3, who is safely aboard on Saluki's error in the second.
He's struck out in the fourth and he's single in the seventh inning and scored on the double by Jerry Royster.
Atlanta 3 to Giant 1. Moffett and Tomargo converging.
We've Glenn Hubbard due up next.
And the Braves already in front 3-1. Might not be a bad idea to pitch around Murphy.
He's better walking intentionally. We're going to pitch to him.
First base open.
Cruz on his third. Here's the pitch on the way. Murphy takes low and away.
Backhanders by Tomargo. It's 1-0.
Murphy with a 23 homerun, 77 RBI. Danger.
1-0 pitch.
High inside, 2-0.
Moffett's 2-0 pitch is swung on and Tomargo back out of play. 2-1.
Again the Giants' infield playing and if they can they will try to get Burrows and have to play.
Or hold in there. The offfield deep and slightly right.
Leah Turnedon is in center field.
A lot of the three runs on six hits and three errors.
Giants one run on only three hits and three errors.
Moffett's 2-1 pitch on the way.
Twana come backer Moffett holding the runner at third and is throwing off Murphy.
Good play for Moffett.
Randall using good reaction. Able to flank that one down and get Murphy at first.
Two down and that will bring up Glenn Hubbard.
If Moffett had not been able to field that one that would have been a base hit up the middle.
Hubbard again so what he was 0-2.
Here's the pitch of Slider in there for strike one.
It was his suicide squeeze run that gave Atlanta 1-0 lead in the second inning.
Since then he has played out his truck out.
Next pitch on the way. Line drive, softly hit in the center field for a base hit.
Murphy comes in to score and the Braves have now taken a 4-1 lead.
Not Murphy I should say. Jeff Burrows.
That's a nice pitch runner in there for Burrows. Never even saw him come in.
Barry Pennell had come into the game.
So the Braves have taken a 4-1 lead. Pennell comes in to score on the single by Hubbard and that will bring up Rod Gilbreth.
Here's the pitch. Look out high and inside under his chin.
Gilbreth is 1-3. He had a triple in the fifth inning.
Giants just can't seem to snap out of this.
Trail 4-1 in the eighth inning.
Ivy playing out of the back of the first holding Hubbard close.
Hubbard with his second RBI of the game and his eighth of the season.
Here's the pitch. It's high, ball two, 2-0.
High and inside again under his chin.
Gilbreth talking to play down fire Paul Pryor saying hey what's going on here?
Did he get a warning or what? Moffett has come inside three times.
Twice under his chin.
Here's the 3-0 delivery. He walked him on four pitches.
That was a couple of men on base.
Drake Scope will be the batter.
First walk given up by Moffett.
Runners on first and second with two down and Drake Scope.
The throw is left handed and that's right handed.
Scope getting 286 this season.
It was only two for seven with no home runs, no RBI.
Moffett getting his time. A couple of men on base.
Here's the pitch. Scope swings and fouls it back over the screen. 0-1.
Gray has got one in the second. They had a two in the seventh and one more in the eighth.
Giants got their only run in the third inning.
Next pitch, swung on and grounded on one hop to Darrell Evans who seals at the bag, steps on it for the fourth on Hubbard and Adley tires it's eyes.
But in the eighth inning the Braves get one more on two hits.
One giant error and a couple of men left on base.
We go to the bottom of the eighth inning. It is Atlanta 4 and the Giants 1.
It's time to let it go.
You know what the land of the birds is like that he's made here.
When she's a bird, I'm a bird.
She's a land of birds.
When she's a bird, I'm a bird.
You can't let her go.
When she's a bird, I'm a bird.
And I'm a bird.
Here at the bottom of the eighth inning, Atlanta leading 4-1. The Braves, Barry Bennell stays in the game to play left field.
Hoffman stays in the center, Gary Matthews in the right.
He'll play the third, Royce to it short, Hubbard still in second, Sal Murky is first, and Joe Nolan back in the play.
Great scope, left hander by the work his second inning of relief.
He will pitch to Ivy, Evans, and Cruz with the Braves in front 4-1.
Mike Ivy is 0-2. He has the only RBI for the Giants.
He got that on a sacrifice fly in the third inning.
Mike hitting 3-10 coming into the game.
Home runs now with a total of 50 RBI's.
Skokie in the relief of Jim Bowden.
Ivy checks on a breaking ball as low, ball one.
Bowden's game to win, and right now, the luckiest game to lose.
3-1 Atlanta, 4-1.
Here's a 1-0 pitch, a golf strike on the outside corner at the D.
1-1.
Might have been the 1-1 for his swing, and in the midst he blew a fastball by,
and there Ivy a little behind on the swing, it's 1-2.
South end of getting his sign again as Ivy digs in.
4-1 Atlanta in front.
Here's the pitch. Ivy takes the call, strike three.
Wild way in the eighth inning, now 0-11.
Giants not very hitters today.
The way things are at the ballpark today and yesterday brings back memories of 1977 and 1976, the atmosphere.
Skokie getting his second strike out, now 0-11.
Darrell is 1-3, had a bloop double down the left field line in the fifth inning.
He's also flied out and grounded us.
Darrell takes low for ball one.
On deck is A.T. Cruz.
Atlanta 4-1, 7 hits, 3 errors.
Giants 1-1, 3 hits, 3 errors.
Skokie says yes.
Here's the pitch. Evans takes low and outside, 2-0.
Very relaxing afternoon here at campus.
2-0 delivery is low for ball three.
3-0 on 0-11.
In the bottom of the eighth inning with one away and the Brazen front 4-1.
The type is Cincinnati Reds.
In town all weekend.
There's a call, strike three and one. Darrell takes all the way.
Three balls and one strike on the Giants third baseman.
Darrell who doesn't figure to be around in 1979, he has yet to sign a contract playing out his option.
Along with Jim Barr.
Here's the 3-1 delivery is low and outside.
He's got the base on balls with one away.
Now A.T. Cruz.
First walk given up by Craig Soap.
You don't have to have a hard day on the job.
Sit back and relax with Budweiser.
You know that's the perfect way to end a hectic day.
Just you and the king of fear.
A.T. Cruz, one for two, a double, is also fouled out and walked.
Cruz with seven home runs and 30 RBI.
Devin's getting his lead.
Here's a pitch on the way to Cruz, a breaking ball down too low.
One and O. On deck is Jim Dwyer.
After the Cincinnati series the Giants will be on their way to San Diego.
Three games back here against Houston the following Friday for four games.
Then the San Diego Padres on the 26th and 27th to close out their home schedule.
Here's a pitch on the way. Cruz takes a fast ball just outside.
Two and O.
And a double header against the Astros on the 24th.
It's fan appreciation day.
Cruz away at first.
Skok looks it in and now he comes home.
Cruz takes a call strike.
Fast ball two and one.
The Giants close out the season in the Astrodome with three games against the Astros on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The final game of the season will be on October 1st unless they catch the Dodgers.
All the way down the right field line it will be drifting into the season out of place.
The first hand already is here's a pitch. Breaking ball is in the dirt.
Three and two.
Giants seven games behind the Dodgers in the Western Division.
They're not out of it yet mathematically but the only trouble is the Giants aren't showing any signs of coming to life at all.
They're playing like they've lost interest.
Here's a pitch again.
And Grout is shortstop. Could be two to second for one. Hubbard's relay double play.
And maybe even losing more interest.
In the eighth inning no runs, no hits, no errors, no one left out at the end of 8-4 to 1 Atlanta.
Bernie Shevron.
I heard he closed.
I have a person who ordered a change in the order.
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Now I'm taking notes.
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And some gasless oil filter.
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Old clothes.
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What kind of wrench?
Well take a guess George.
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Have a pan ready to catch all that old oil.
Old oil? What do I do with it?
Well be thinking about that George.
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Then screw the new filter.
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Sorry was I boring you George?
If you were a baseball team you'd be the Washington Senators remember them?
We played eight here at Cattle's Dig.
It might have four runs, seven hits and three errors.
The Giants with one run on three hits and three errors.
And here to take you the rest of the way, bring you the ninth inning is Lon Simmons.
Top of the order for the Braves. It'll be Royce Shutt, office in Matthews against Randy Moffitt.
Braves breaking open a one-one ball game with two in the seventh and one in the eighth.
A very happy man at the moment and maybe very nervous.
Jim Bolton and the Braves run out hoping that Craig Skokin close it out and give him his first major league victory since the 1970s strike call.
The last major league win against the Giants on July 11th, 1970 in one inning of relief.
Moffitt's one strike to it.
High and inside, 12-1, one and one.
Moffitt who is making his first appearance just entering his arm in Atlanta.
Pop up right side, Ivy, glasses down, waiting.
Fair territory, Mexico, that's out number one.
Roll it off it.
Hole for three up here against Moffitt.
Four to one, the Braves lead.
Can't help but rooting for Jim Poulson.
Wish he would have come against another ball club but he has to admire his comeback.
Popped up foul, Evans is playable, makes the catch and two men are down.
Two of the softest little pop-ups you're ever going to see.
And now Gary Matthews who has single twice in four trips.
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Now, don't play them by the ball, fire one, take a look at the baseball, you'll give another one to Moffitt.
And Gary Matthews steps up here.
Fouls, just three outs away from getting his first major league victory since 1970.
Matthews winds it to backhand catch by Ivy but he trapped it and then he throws to Moffitt in time to get Matthews.
Ivy hopes to take Moffitt alive with that throw.
Ivy thought that he'd caught the ball as he made a diving backhand stab at the line drive.
First base number, Jerry J. doesn't know you've trapped it.
And then Ivy whistles a throw to Moffitt and gets Matthews.
A one, two, three inning and now we go to the bottom of the ninth and Jim Fountain sitting on the edge of the seat
wondering if Craig Scott can win it or save it.
As we go to the ninth and it's the end of eight and a half.
It is four to one for the Warriors.
Will I remember when I was a kid, I was a kid too, and so was Matthews, and then I knew, I figured out it's a drive and then my 50-cent on the board, yeah, yeah.
Hey Rocky, you said my board's better than your board.
Well yeah, what do you got that thing?
Yeah, well I got a new set of champion clubs.
Oh, well, hey Mr. Manage, remember I gotta get my duck skull turned right?
Hey Rocky, I bet my thing don't get better mileage than yesterday though.
Yeah, tell me what do you got in that thing?
Yeah, well I got a new set of champion clubs.
Oh, wow.
Hey, I gotta split, I just remembered I gotta get a head transplant, right?
Yeah, I got a new set of champion clubs.
Well, I got a new set of champion clubs.
Okay, Garber will come on to put the ninth inning for the Braves.
Going back, this is Garber with four wins and five defeats.
Delivers outside to Jim Dwyer, Tamargo, and Metzger.
Against Garber, the right-hander delivers, line drive, right field, Matthews going back, still going, leaps,
and makes a great one-handed catch.
Collides with the fence and comes up holding the baseball.
Spectacular catch by Gary Matthews.
On a drive over his head by Dwyer, Matthews raced to the barrier, his back to the infield,
leaped in the air, made a one-handed catch, collided with the post,
hit the ground and came up holding the ball.
It shows that he's held on and Dwyer's robbed.
So on number one, John Tamargo will be the batter.
So maybe the Spades are smiling on Jim Bowden today,
but they did so very well during sixth inning.
Now they leaping catch to prevent the Giants from getting something started
with the first batter up here, and Tamargo takes the ball once.
Garber's one-oh pitch, a strike, one-and-one.
Tamargo batting left-handed against the right-hander.
Garber, this really takes Atlanta off the hook, even if Bob were not to win this one.
Garber looks rocked about, got a chance to pitch against the Dodgers with a pen and race on line drive.
Bow, hit down the right field line, one and two.
There probably will be no murmurs at all.
Now that Jim has stepped in here and pitched sixth inning,
he'll have nowhere to run on just three hits.
Tamargo follows it slowly down the first-base side, and it stays at one and two.
Jim Bowden now two outs away from recording his first major league victory since 1970.
He can thank Gary Matthews for a brilliant catch robbing Dwyer.
And Garber into the wind at the right-hander, who shows the numbers on his back to the hitter.
He delivers low and inside for a ball, two and two.
It's a shame, maybe although he's probably won't notice that difference.
It's a shame that one of the candles to big crowds was here today to watch him.
Two-two pitch followed away to the right.
That makes the crowd made up of enthusiasm for Bowden,
with the lacked of size as they were giving him a standing ovation each time he came off the mound.
He plays with Dave Rosberg as a two-two couch to Tamargo with one out base is empty.
Bottom of the ninth.
Tamargo follows it at the plate, stays at two and two.
Garber was the winning pitcher in yesterday's 12-inning ball game.
The Giants, I don't know if it has anything to do with it or not,
but he's won one ball game since it was announced that the radio stations were going to change.
Two-two pitch.
Ground to the right side, an easy play for Murphy.
He will beat Tamargo to the bag in two minutes.
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Turok.
Metzger the batter.
He's 0-2.
That's left-handed against Garber.
About just one out away from recording his first victory in the 1970s.
Garber trying to get it for him outside for a ball.
At third base, Gilford plays up close.
Fanelli, left fielder, shallow.
Strike call.
So is offense and center.
Metzger waiting.
Garber gets the target, the pitch.
Bounce slowly towards shortstop.
Royster charges.
Has it.
Throws the first.
He got him.
And the side retired, Jim Fountain, gets his first major league victory since 1970.
And that last major league win was against the Giants on July 11th of 1970,
a game in which he pitched freely.
Fountain is the winner here today.
The Braves win it 4-1, and we'll have the final totals for you in just one minute.
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The final totals on today's game, the Braves 4-run, 7 hits, 3 errors, 8 men left,
the Giants 1-run, 3 hits, 3 errors, and 7 men left on base.
But the big story is that Jim Fountain is the winner.
He is now 1-1.
It's 1978 season at Flicke.
The loser is 8-9, and Fountain wins his first game since July 11, 1970.
And it was against the Giants, 21 that last one,
for his last major league victory before he went into retirement.
It was against the Giants, and his first victory after he comes out
is against the Giants in the major league.