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Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 2

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Atlanta Braves 7, San Francisco Giants 2

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Game Played on Tuesday, August 9, 1983 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

SF  N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  2
ATL N    0  2  0    2  3  0    0  0  x  -   7  9  0
BATTING
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
LeMaster ss                   5   0   0   0       0   2       1   6
Venable lf                    4   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
Clark rf                      2   0   0   0       2   1       2   0
Evans 1b                      3   1   1   2       1   0       8   0
C. Davis cf                   4   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
O'Malley 3b                   4   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
Brenly c                      3   0   0   0       1   1       4   0
Kuiper 2b                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   3
  McGaffigan p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Youngblood ph               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
M. Davis p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Calvert p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Wellman 2b                  1   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Totals                       30   2   4   2       5   8      24  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. O'Malley-Wellman-Evans.
E: Clark (6), O'Malley (15).
BATTING - 
HR: Evans (22,1st inning off Niekro 1 on 2 out).
HBP: Kuiper (1,by Niekro); Youngblood (5,by Forster).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Venable (11,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); Brenly (7,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Butler rf,lf                  5   1   2   0       0   0       0   1
Ramirez ss                    5   1   2   0       0   0       3   3
Murphy cf                     2   2   1   1       2   0       4   0
Horner 3b                     3   2   1   1       1   0       0   0
  Harper rf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Watson 1b                     3   1   2   2       1   1       3   2
  Forster p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Royster lf,3b                 4   0   0   1       0   1       0   0
Hubbard 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   2       3   3
Benedict c                    3   0   0   0       1   0       8   0
Niekro p                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Jorgensen 1b                1   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Totals                       33   7   9   5       5   4      27  12
FIELDING - 
PB: Benedict (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Murphy (17,off Calvert).
HR: Horner (19,2nd inning off M. Davis 0 on 0 out); Watson (4,2nd inning off
M. Davis 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Ramirez (7,off McGaffigan).
IBB: Watson (3,by Calvert).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
M. Davis                      2     2   2   2   0   1   2   8
Calvert L(0-3)                3.2   5   5   4   5   0   0  22
McGaffigan                    2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   8
Totals                        8     9   7   6   5   4   2  38
BK: Calvert (1).
IBB: Calvert (3,Watson).
Inherited Runners - Scored: McGaffigan 3-0.
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Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro W(8-6)                 7     4   2   2   5   7   1  30
Forster                       2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7
Totals                        9     4   2   2   5   8   1  37
HBP: Niekro (2,Kuiper); Forster (2,Youngblood).
Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt
Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 32416
Starting Lineups:

   San Francisco Giants          Atlanta Braves           
1. LeMaster            ss        Butler              rf
2. Venable             lf        Ramirez             ss
3. Clark               rf        Murphy              cf
4. Evans               1b        Horner              3b
5. C. Davis            cf        Watson              1b
6. O'Malley            3b        Royster             lf
7. Brenly              c         Hubbard             2b
8. Kuiper              2b        Benedict            c
9. M. Davis            p         Niekro              p

GIANTS 1ST: LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Venable
singled to left; Venable stole second; Clark struck out; Evans
homered to right [Venable scored]; C. Davis struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez
flied out to center; Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: O'Malley grounded out (first to pitcher); Brenly
struck out; Kuiper was hit by a pitch; M. Davis grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner homered to left; Watson homered to left;
Royster flied out to center; Hubbard struck out; Benedict flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 2.

GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster struck out; Venable singled to right; Clark
walked [Venable to second]; Evans walked [Venable to third,
Clark to second]; C. Davis made an out to shortstop; O'Malley
forced Evans (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Giants 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: CALVERT REPLACED M. DAVIS (PITCHING); Niekro flied
out to right; Butler grounded out (second to first); Ramirez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Braves 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Brenly flied out to center; Kuiper lined to second;
Calvert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy walked; Calvert balked [Murphy to second];
Horner walked; Watson singled to right [Murphy scored, Horner to
third]; Royster forced Watson (third to second) [Horner scored,
Royster to first]; Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Braves 4.

GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster made an out to second; Venable grounded out
(second to first); Clark walked; Benedict allowed a passed ball
[Clark to second]; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Butler
singled to left; Ramirez singled to right [Butler scored (error
by Clark) (no RBI), Ramirez to second (on throw to home)];
Murphy doubled to right [Ramirez scored]; Horner flied out to
left; Watson was walked intentionally; Royster reached on an
error by O'Malley [Murphy scored (unearned) (no RBI), Watson to
second, Royster to first]; Hubbard forced Royster (shortstop to
second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 7.

GIANTS 6TH: C. Davis flied out to center; O'Malley singled to
right [O'Malley out at second (right to shortstop)]; Brenly
walked; Brenly stole second; Kuiper flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 6TH: Benedict walked; Niekro forced Benedict (second to
shortstop) [Niekro to first]; Butler flied to left in foul
territory; Ramirez singled to center [Niekro to second]; Murphy
walked [Niekro to third, Ramirez to second]; MCGAFFIGAN REPLACED
KUIPER (PITCHING); WELLMAN REPLACED CALVERT (PLAYING 2B); Horner
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
2, Braves 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Wellman walked; LeMaster struck out; Venable struck
out; Clark forced Wellman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Watson struck out; Royster struck out; Hubbard
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 7.

GIANTS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); JORGENSEN
REPLACED NIEKRO (PLAYING 1B); Evans made an out to first; C.
Davis grounded out (pitcher to first); O'Malley struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jorgensen singled to center; Butler singled to center [Jorgensen
to second]; Ramirez grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Butler out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
2, Braves 7.

GIANTS 9TH: BUTLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARPER
REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING RF); ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); Brenly grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MCGAFFIGAN; Youngblood was hit by a pitch;
Wellman flied out to center; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Giants           2   4   2    8
 Braves           7   9   0    7
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