Tag: Atlanta Braves

  • 9/11-12/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    9/11-12/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    The Giants and Braves split a two-game series at Candlestick Park, just as they did in real life, though the results were flipped. After 145 games, the Giants are still 14 wins ahead of pace, and three victories away from the century mark. sim 97-48, actual 83-62September 11 — sim L 4-1 — actual W…

  • 9/6-7/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    9/6-7/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    The Giants posted their second straight two-game road sweep, this time going to Atlanta to win a pair of contests. Scott Garrelts picked up his 20th win and Kevin Mitchell increased his season totals to 44 home runs and 133 runs batted in. After 140 games, the Giants are 13 wins ahead of pace. sim…

  • 7/24-27/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    7/24-27/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    The season passed the century mark, with more than 100 games now played. The Giants earned a four-game sweep in Atlanta (bettering the 2-2 real-life record). This time they had the bats to thank, as they scored at least eight runs in three of the four games. That overcame some iffy pitching, as the Braves…

  • 6/13-15/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    6/13-15/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    The Giants and Braves reversed the results completely during this three-game series at Candlestick Park. Atlanta took the first two while San Francisco avoided the sweep in the replay finale, while it was the other way around in real life. The Giants dropped a game in the standings, and are now eight wins ahead of…

  • 6/2-4/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    6/2-4/1989 San Francisco at Atlanta

    The Giants began the month of June with three games in Atlanta, and dominated the Braves in each contest. It was a little different than the first series of the season, when Atlanta won three of four games in San Francisco. Here, San Francisco pitchers tossed two shutouts, sandwiching a season-high 15 runs in the…

  • 4/14-16/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    4/14-16/1989 Atlanta at San Francisco

    After extending the winning streak to seven with another shutout in the opener, the Giants had a painful end to the series as the Braves scored in the later innings to win each of the next three games. 8-4 sim, 8-4 actualApril 14 — sim W 3-0 — actual W 7-5April 15 — sim L…

  • Cleveland Indians 3, Atlanta Braves 1

    Cleveland Indians 3, Atlanta Braves 1

    GAME #19 (losers’ bracket): Mike Hargrove’s two-run single in the bottom of the seventh broke a 1-1 tie and sent the Indians on to victory. John Denny gave up three hits, one walk and a run in eight innings for the victory, while Dan Spillner came in with the tying run at the plate in…

  • Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 4

    Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 4

    GAME #14 (winners’ bracket second round): The Reds broke out to a 6-0 lead, and through the Braves scored four times in the top of the eighth, Cincinnati held on to advance. For the Reds, Dave Concepcion had an RBI single in the first, Johnny Bench knocked a bases-loaded triple in the third and Ken…

  • Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

    Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

    GAME #6 (winners’ bracket first round): Phil Niekro threw eight strong innings to lead the Braves to victory. Atlanta’s Claudell Washington got things started with a home run in the first inning, but Pittsburgh’s Tim Foli tied it with an RBI single in the top of the third. What turned out to be the winning…