The Atlanta Braves managed to stay ahead of the San Francisco Giants, 7 to 6, on July 4, 1979.

Final

Giants

40-41

6

Braves

34-47

7

SFG

ATL

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

3

0

5

2

6

1

0

7

0

4

8

0

1

9

0

R

6

7

H

8

11

E

2

3

Summary

Player Stats

Top 4th

SFG

ATL

Double by Johnnie LeMaster; Willie McCovey and Terry Whitfield scored.

2

0

Single by Mike Sadek; Johnnie LeMaster scored.

3

0

Top 5th

SFG

ATL

Home run by Jack Clark.

4

0

Single by Terry Whitfield; Error by Gary Matthews; Willie McCovey scored.

5

0

Bottom 5th

SFG

ATL

Double by Charlie Spikes; Pepe Frias and Bruce Benedict scored.

5

2

Top 6th

SFG

ATL

Joe Strain ground ball; Error by Pepe Frias; Bill North scored.

6

2

Bottom 7th

SFG

ATL

Single by Jerry Royster; Errors by Darrell Evans and Jack Clark; Mike Lum and Jerry Royster scored.

6

4

Home run by Gary Matthews.

6

5

Double by Jeff Burroughs; Bob Horner scored.

6

Bottom 8th

SFG

ATL

Balk Some( by Gary Lavelle); Pepe Frias scored.

6

7

Giants

Braves

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	TB
Bill North CF	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	1
Joe Strain 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Clark RF	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
Willie McCovey 1B	3	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0
Darrell Evans 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Terry Whitfield LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Johnnie LeMaster SS	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	4
Mike Sadek C	3	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1
Bob Knepper P	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Pedro Borbon P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Rob Andrews PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Lavelle P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	35	6	8	4	1	6	5	2	1	13

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Bob Knepper	4.0	5	2	2	3	2	0
Pedro Borbon	3.0	5	4	4	0	0	1
Gary Lavelle (L)	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Totals	8.0	11	7	7	4	2	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Jerry Royster 3B	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1
Gary Matthews RF	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	6
Bob Horner 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jeff Burroughs LF	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
Barry Bonnell CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Rowland Office CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Glenn Hubbard 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Pepe Frias SS	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Bruce Benedict C	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
Rick Matula P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Skok P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Spikes PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Bo McLaughlin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lum PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Joey McLaughlin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darrel Chaney PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Garber P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	7	11	4	1	4	2	1	19

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Rick Matula	4.0	7	4	4	3	2	1
Craig Skok	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	0
Bo McLaughlin	2.0	0	1	0	1	2	0
Joey McLaughlin (W)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Gene Garber (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	9.0	8	6	4	6	5	1

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More Braves Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

9

Ozuna

RBI

31

Ozuna

AVG

.344

Ozuna

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Minter

K

33

Sale

ERA

0.72

López

Team Rankings

HR

29

7th

R

143

3rd

SO

195

28th

ERA

3.73

11th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	18	6	.750
Phillies	17	10	.630	2.5
Mets	13	12	.520	5.5
Nationals	11	14	.440	7.5
Marlins	6	21	.222	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ATL	7:20 PM
Sun 4/28	CLE	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Mon 4/29	ATL	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Tue 4/30	ATL	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Wed 5/1	ATL	@	SEA	3:40 PM

Last Game

Braves

18-6

6

Final

2

Guardians

18-8

Fri 26 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.382

Betts

.376

Smith

.356

Contreras

Hit Leaders

42

Betts

40

Ohtani

37

Kwan

Run Leaders

28

Betts

24

Cruz

24

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.485

Betts

.437

Soto

.436

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.681

Ohtani

.677

Ozuna

.645

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

4

Minter

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.72

López

0.98

Imanaga

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

9.33

Imanaga

Walk Leaders

3

Imanaga

4

Jones

4

Ryan

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

487.6

Betts

457.8

Cruz

439.3

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

370

Betts

347

Cruz

337

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0