[rpriske]

August 8th, 1985

The Braves are in town and they are sending up a rookie named Tom Glavine (2-3, 6.95).
The Giants are answering with Atlee Hammaker (9-10, 3.15).

None of us have faced Glavine. I am hoping to give him a rude welcome.

Atlee got the Braves 1-2-3 and then I led off the home half. I hit a grounder to Davey Concepcion at short but he threw badly and I reached on his error. Before I could even try to steal 2nd, John Castino singled and I moved up 60 feet. Then Chili Davis singled and I scored from 2nd. Castino ended up scoring on a Bob Brenly sac fly.

Giants lead 2-0.

I got the 1st out in the 2nd, off a Ron Cey grounder. The Braves got on the board when Reggie Jackson scored from 2nd on a Brad Komminsk single.

Giants still lead 2-1.

I led off the bottom of the 3rd by dropping a single into right. This time I not only stole 2nd but moved up to 3rd on an errant throw. That is 80 stolen bases. On pace for 120.
Chili singled me home again. Rob Deer then smashed a two-run homer.

Giants lead 5-1!

I got the 1st out in the 4th off a Cey grounder again.
I came up in the bottom half with two out and Atlee on 1st. I grounded out to Cey at 3rd.

In the 5th Deer doubled Chili home and Brenly hit a two-run blast.

Giants up 8-1!

I came up in the 6th with one out and Atlee on 1st again. I grounded out to Dusty Baker at 1st. Back to back doubles by Castino and Child needed us a couple more runs.

Giants lead 10-1!

I got Reggie's grounder for the 2nd out in the 7th.

Glavine is still out there. What are the Braves doing? They could really be hurting this guy's future here. He is nearly as young as I am.

They finally pulled him after 7.

In the 8th I came up with two out, now facing Steve Bedrosian. He struck me out.

Ron Davis came in to mop up the 9th.

We won 10-1.

60-48

I went 1 for 5 with a stolen base and two runs scored.

We heard after the game that Jeff Leonard was granted his release. He is a good guy and I am sure he will catch on somewhere. He isn't done at 29.