The Atlanta Braves were decisively beaten by the San Francisco Giants, 8 to 5, on September 8, 1978.

Final

Giants

81-60

8

Braves

61-80

5

SFG

ATL

1

2

0

2

0

1

3

0

4

3

2

5

0

6

0

7

1

2

8

0

9

2

0

R

8

5

H

12

7

E

0

1

Summary

Player Stats

Top 1st

SFG

ATL

Home run by Bill Madlock.

1

0

Home run by Darrell Evans.

2

0

Bottom 2nd

SFG

ATL

Single by Dale Murphy; Bob Horner scored.

2

1

Top 4th

SFG

ATL

John Tamargo grounded out; Mike Ivie scored.

3

1

Single by Bill Madlock; John Tamargo and Roger Metzger scored.

5

1

Bottom 4th

SFG

ATL

Home run by Joe Nolan; Bob Horner scored.

5

3

Top 7th

SFG

ATL

Home run by Bill Madlock.

6

3

Bottom 7th

SFG

ATL

Single by Rod Gilbreath; Dale Murphy scored.

6

4

Double by Rowland Office; Bob Beall scored.

6

5

Top 9th

SFG

ATL

Single by Tom Heintzelman; Roger Metzger scored.

7

5

Darrell Evans walked; Bill Madlock scored.

8

5

Giants

Braves

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	SB	TB
Bill Madlock 2B	4	3	3	4	2	1	0	0	9
Terry Whitfield LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Heintzelman PH,1B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Clark RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Darrell Evans 3B	4	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	4
Mike Ivie 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jim Barr P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Dwyer CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Hector Cruz PH,CF,LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
John Tamargo C	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
Larry Herndon PR,CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Roger Metzger SS	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
John Montefusco P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Skip James 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marc Hill PH,C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	8	12	8	3	3	2	1	22

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
John Montefusco (W)	7.0	6	5	5	3	3	1
Jim Barr (S)	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	9.0	7	5	5	4	4	1

Batters

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	TB
Rod Gilbreath 2B	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Rowland Office CF	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	2
Gary Matthews RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Burroughs LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Barry Bonnell PR,LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Horner 3B	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joe Nolan C	4	1	3	2	1	0	0	7
Dale Murphy 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	2
Darrel Chaney SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Solomon P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Beall PH	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Craig Skok P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Campbell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Easterly P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Royster PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	5	7	5	1	4	4	12

Pitchers

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Eddie Solomon (L)	7.0	8	6	6	1	1	3
Craig Skok	1.2	3	2	2	1	1	0
Dave Campbell	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jamie Easterly	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	9.0	12	8	8	3	2	3

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More Braves Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

9

Ozuna

RBI

31

Ozuna

AVG

.354

Ozuna

Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Minter

K

33

Sale

ERA

0.72

López

Team Rankings

HR

29

8th

R

145

3rd

SO

204

26th

ERA

3.66

9th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	18	7	.720
Phillies	17	10	.630	2.0
Mets	13	13	.500	5.5
Nationals	12	14	.462	6.5
Marlins	6	22	.214	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Fri 5/3	ATL	@	LAD	10:10 PM

Last Game

Braves

18-7

2

Final

4

Guardians

19-8

Sat 27 Apr 2024

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Henderson

9

Ozuna

RBI Leaders

31

Ozuna

26

Perez

24

Ramírez

Batting Average Leaders

.391

Betts

.367

Smith

.354

Ozuna

Hit Leaders

45

Betts

41

Ohtani

39

Kwan

Run Leaders

29

Betts

25

Kwan

24

Cruz

OBP Leaders

.489

Betts

.443

Soto

.433

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.698

Ozuna

.661

Ohtani

.661

Betts

SB Leaders

17

Cruz

13

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

5

Glasnow

4

Imanaga

4

Suárez

Strikeout Leaders

53

Glasnow

46

Wheeler

42

Greene

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

515.3

Betts

457.8

Cruz

445.8

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

393

Betts

347

Cruz

342

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