A run that scored on a balk came back to haunt Phil Niekro, who was handed his third straight defeat when the Padres beat the Braves in 10 innings, 5-4. Dave Campbell was safe on an error in the second inning, raced to third on a single by Ollie Brown and then was waved home when Niekro balked in an attempted pickoff throw to first base.

Except for that run, Niekro would have been the winner, even though Nate Colbert homered with two men on base for the Padres in the eighth inning. However, with the score tied in the 10th, Ivan Murrell won the game for the Padres by coming through with a pinch-homer. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  3  0    1  -   5  8  0
Braves       1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   4 11  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Arcia ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .286      Jackson ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .300
  Ferrara ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .350
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gonzalez cf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .293
  Murrell ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .500      Carty lf              4   1   1   1     1   0   .405
  Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cepeda 1b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .410
Kelly 3b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .179      Lum rf                4   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Gaston cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .342      Boyer 3b              3   0   1   2     1   1   .176
Colbert 1b            4   1   1   3     0   2   .265      Didier c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Campbell 2b           4   1   0   0     0   1   .250      Niekro p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brown rf              4   0   3   0     0   1   .200
Morales lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .050
Barton c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Slocum ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5   8   4     2   7             Totals               37   4  11   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  5,358
Left on Base: Padres 4, Braves 8
DP: Padres 1, Braves 2
Errors: Jackson
Doubles: Brown (1), Gonzalez (3), Boyer (1)
Home Runs: Colbert (5), Murrell (1)
Caught Stealing: Cepeda (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (3)
GIDP: Gaston (1), Barton (1), Millan (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  7     9   4   4   4   3   0  31   4.74
Ross W(1-0)             2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.22
Dukes SV(1)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5.06
Totals                 10    11   4   4   4   3   0  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(0-3)          10     8   5   4   2   7   2  39   6.63
Totals                 10     8   5   4   2   7   2  39

Balks: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Mel Steiner


PADRES 1ST: Arcia struck out; Kelly singled; Gaston grounded
into a double play (right to right to right) [Kelly out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson out on an unknown play; Millan singled;
Gonzalez out on an unknown play [Millan to second]; Carty
singled to center [Millan scored]; Cepeda out on an unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Campbell reached on an error by
Jackson [Campbell to first]; Brown singled [Campbell to third];
Niekro balked [Campbell scored (unearned), Brown to second];
Morales walked; Barton flied out on an unknown play; Dobson out
on an unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum struck out; Boyer walked; Didier singled [Boyer
to third]; Boyer was out trying to advance to home and Didier
advanced to second; Niekro out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

PADRES 3RD: Arcia out on an unknown play; Kelly out on an
unknown play; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson singled; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt
[Jackson to second]; Gonzalez doubled [Jackson scored]; Carty
walked; Cepeda flied out on an unknown play; Lum walked
[Gonzalez to third, Carty to second]; Boyer doubled to left
[Gonzalez scored, Carty scored, Lum to third]; Didier was walked
intentionally; Niekro out on an unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 4.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert struck out; Campbell out on an unknown play;
Brown doubled; Morales out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Jackson struck out; Millan out on an unknown play;
Gonzalez out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Braves 4.

PADRES 5TH: Barton struck out; Dobson out on an unknown play;
Arcia was walked intentionally; Kelly out on an unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Carty out on an unknown play; Cepeda singled; Lum
flied out on an unknown play; Cepeda was caught stealing second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 4.

PADRES 6TH: Gaston out on an unknown play; Colbert out on an
unknown play; Campbell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Boyer struck out; Didier out on an unknown play;
Niekro out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 4.

PADRES 7TH: Brown singled; Morales flied out on an unknown play;
Barton grounded into a double play (right to right to right)
[Brown out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Jackson singled; Millan grounded into a double play
(right to right to right) [Jackson out at second]; Gonzalez
singled; Carty out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 4.

PADRES 8TH: WEBSTER BATTED FOR DOBSON; Webster out on an unknown
play; FERRARA BATTED FOR ARCIA; Ferrara out on an unknown play;
Kelly singled; Gaston singled to shortstop [Kelly to second];
Colbert homered [Kelly scored, Gaston scored]; Campbell out on
an unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: ROSS REPLACED FERRARA (PITCHING); SLOCUM REPLACED
WEBSTER (PLAYING SS); Cepeda singled; Lum flied out on an
unknown play; Boyer flied out on an unknown play; Didier out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

PADRES 9TH: Brown struck out; Morales out on an unknown play;
Barton out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Niekro out on an unknown play; Jackson out on an
unknown play; Millan singled; Gonzalez out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

PADRES 10TH: Slocum out on an unknown play; MURRELL BATTED FOR
ROSS; Murrell homered; Kelly out on an unknown play; Gaston out
on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 10TH: DUKES REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Carty out on an
unknown play; Cepeda out on an unknown play; Lum out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 4.