The Padres broke their eight-game losing streak when Cito Gaston tripled and Ollie Brown beat out an infield hit in the eighth inning to defeat the Braves, 3-2. Chris Cannizzaro accounted for the Padres' other runs with a homer and a forceout. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     24, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  8  1
Braves       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     2   1   .389      Jackson cf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .333
Mason 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .365
Gaston cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .211      H. Aaron rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .220
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .320      Cepeda 1b             4   2   3   1     0   1   .344
Brown rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .208      Millan 2b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .345
Campbell 3b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .241      Williams 3b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .367
Murrell lf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .188      King c                3   0   1   0     1   1   .220
Cannizzaro c          4   1   1   2     0   1   .143      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Phoebus p             2   0   1   0     1   0   .250        Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .111
  Severinsen p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Jarvis p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Upshaw p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Staehle ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   3   8   3     4   8             Totals               31   2   8   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  8,115
Left on Base: Padres 7, Braves 7
DP: Padres 2, Braves 2
Errors: Phoebus
Doubles: Campbell (3), Millan (1), Jackson 2 (5)
Triples: Gaston (1)
Home Runs: Cannizzaro (1), Cepeda (5)
Stolen Bases: Murrell (1)
Caught Stealing: Cepeda (1)
GIDP: Mason 2 (3), Garr (1), Staehle (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Phoebus W(2-2)          7     7   2   2   4   3   1  30   4.32
Severinsen SV(3)        2     1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.38
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   4   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis                  6.2   5   2   2   4   4   1  27   5.40
Upshaw L(4-1)           2.1   3   1   1   0   4   0  10   2.00
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   8   1  37

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Shag Crawford


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez walked; Mason grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second];
Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson walked; Garr grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at second]; H. Aaron
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert flied out to right; Brown grounded out
(pitcher to first); Campbell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda homered; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Williams struck out; King singled to right; King was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Phoebus [King to
second]; Perez flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 1.

PADRES 3RD: Murrell popped to first in foul territory;
Cannizzaro homered; Phoebus walked; Hernandez walked [Phoebus to
second]; Mason grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Hernandez out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Jarvis popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson
grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

PADRES 4TH: Gaston flied out to center; Colbert walked; Brown
struck out; Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron flied out to left; Cepeda singled to right;
Millan doubled to left [Cepeda scored]; Williams grounded out
(third to first); King was walked intentionally; Perez forced
Millan (third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 2.

PADRES 5TH: Murrell struck out; Cannizzaro grounded out (second
to first); Phoebus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Jarvis grounded out (third to first); Jackson
doubled to center; Garr lined to left; H. Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Mason
singled to right; Gaston struck out; Colbert grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Cepeda singled to shortstop; Cepeda was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first); Millan lined to
third; Williams walked; King struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 7TH: Brown flied out to center; Campbell doubled to left;
Murrell singled to shortstop [Campbell to third]; Cannizzaro
forced Murrell (third to second) [Campbell scored]; Phoebus
singled to center [Cannizzaro to third]; UPSHAW REPLACED JARVIS
(PITCHING); Hernandez struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez flied out to left; Upshaw flied out to center;
Jackson doubled to right; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

PADRES 8TH: Mason flied out to left; Gaston tripled to right;
Colbert grounded out (third to first); Brown singled to third
[Gaston scored]; Campbell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron walked; SEVERINSEN REPLACED PHOEBUS
(PITCHING); Cepeda struck out; Millan was credited with a single
when a runner was hit by the batted ball [H. Aaron out at second
(second unassisted)]; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

PADRES 9TH: Murrell singled to left; Murrell stole second;
Cannizzaro struck out; Severinsen struck out; Hernandez grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: King lined to center; LUM BATTED FOR PEREZ; Lum
walked; STAEHLE BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Staehle grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.