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Thursday September 24, 1970
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Following the example of Steve Arlin in the previous night's game, Dave Roberts pitched the Padres' second straight shutout and beat the Braves, 5-0. Roberts allowed only six hits. The Padres collected 11, including a homer and two singles by Nate Colbert and a homer and single by Cito Gaston. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Padres       0  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  1  -   5 11  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campbell 2b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .220      Millan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Robles ss             5   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Brown cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .370
Gaston cf             5   2   2   1     0   2   .316      H. Aaron 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Colbert 1b            5   2   3   1     0   0   .253      Carty lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .367
Spiezio 3b            1   0   1   1     2   0   .292      Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .083
  Arcia pr,3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Williams 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .267
Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   1     1   1   .282      Boyer ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Robinson lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .222      Tillman c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .233
Williams rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .375      McQueen p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .313
Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .158        Aspromonte ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .208
                                                            Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               35   5  11   5     3   6             Totals               32   0   6   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance:  2,068
Left on Base: Padres 8, Braves 7
DP: Padres 1, Braves 1
Doubles: McQueen (2)
Home Runs: Colbert (35), Gaston (29)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Spiezio (4)
GIDP: Robinson (1), Brown (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(8-13)         9     6   0   0   2   6   0  34   3.72
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   6   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McQueen L(0-5)          8     8   4   4   3   6   2  34   6.47
Barber                  1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   5.06
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   6   2  40

Passed Balls: Tillman (10)
Wild Pitches: McQueen (3)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Nick Colosi


PADRES 1ST: Campbell out on an unknown play; Robles out on an
unknown play; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan out on an unknown play; Brown out on an
unknown play; H. Aaron singled; Carty out on an unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert homered; Spiezio walked; Cannizzaro struck
out; Robinson flied out on an unknown play; Williams singled
[Spiezio to second]; Tillman allowed a passed ball [Spiezio to
third, Williams to second]; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker out on an unknown play; Williams out on an
unknown play; Boyer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

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

BRAVES 3RD: Tillman out on an unknown play; McQueen doubled;
Millan singled [McQueen stayed at second]; Brown grounded into a
double play (right to right to right) [Millan out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert singled; McQueen threw a wild pitch [Colbert
to second]; Spiezio singled [Colbert to third]; Cannizzaro flied
out on an unknown play; Robinson grounded into a double play
(right to right to right) [Spiezio out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron out on an unknown play; Carty walked; Baker
struck out; Williams singled [Carty to second]; Boyer out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

PADRES 5TH: Williams out on an unknown play; Roberts out on an
unknown play; Campbell out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Tillman struck out; McQueen out on an unknown play;
Millan out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 0.

PADRES 6TH: Robles out on an unknown play; Gaston singled;
Colbert singled [Gaston to third]; Spiezio out on an unknown
play [Gaston scored, Colbert to second]; Cannizzaro singled
[Colbert scored]; Robinson out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Brown out on an unknown play; H. Aaron out on an
unknown play; Carty out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 0.

PADRES 7TH: Williams out on an unknown play; Roberts struck out;
Campbell out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker out on an unknown play; Williams struck out;
Boyer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3,
Braves 0.

PADRES 8TH: Robles out on an unknown play; Gaston homered;
Colbert out on an unknown play; Spiezio walked; ARCIA RAN FOR
SPIEZIO; Cannizzaro walked [Arcia to second]; Robinson out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: ARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Tillman struck
out; ASPROMONTE BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Aspromonte singled; Millan
walked [Aspromonte to second]; Brown singled [Aspromonte to
third, Millan to second]; H. Aaron struck out; Carty forced
Brown; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 0.

PADRES 9TH: BARBER REPLACED ASPROMONTE (PITCHING); Williams
singled; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt [Williams to second];
Campbell singled [Williams scored]; Robles singled [Campbell to
second]; Gaston flied out on an unknown play; Colbert out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Baker out on an unknown play; Williams struck out;
Boyer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Braves 0.



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