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The relief pitching of Al Severinsen enabled the Padres to win the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 5-1, but the Braves came back to take the second game, 3-1. The Padres were leading, 2-1, in the eighth inning when Dave Roberts was lifted after loading the bases with one out. Severinsen, making his 16th appearance of the season, quelled the threat by getting pinch-hitter Hank Aaron to ground into a double play. The Padres then iced the decision with three runs in their half of the eighth, two counting on a homer by Nate Colbert.

Jim Nash, who drove in one of the Braves' runs with a single, was the winner of the nightcap, but strained his right elbow and quit the mound after six innings. Cecil Upshaw finished. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, May 5, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Padres       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  3  x  -   5 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .154      Hernandez ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Garr lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .402      Campbell 2b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .202
Millan 2b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .374      Gaston cf             4   2   2   1     0   0   .200
Williams 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .259      Colbert 1b            4   1   1   2     0   2   .310
  H. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Brown rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .253
  Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stahl lf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .269
Boyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Cannizzaro c          3   0   1   0     1   0   .180
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Dean 3b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .036
Didier c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .207      Roberts p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Garrido ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .214
  Lum 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   6             Totals               32   5  11   5     1   6

Time of Game: 1:53
Left on Base: Braves 6, Padres 5
DP: Braves 1, Padres 1
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Williams (3), Campbell (4)
Home Runs: Brown (3), Colbert (8)
Caught Stealing: Hernandez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (6), Dean (4)
GIDP: H. Aaron (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(2-3)           7     7   2   1   1   6   1  27   2.68
Priddy                  1     4   3   3   0   0   1   7   5.56
Totals                  8    11   5   4   1   6   2  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(2-2)          7.1   6   1   1   2   4   0  30   3.16
Severinsen SV(5)        1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.42
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   6   0  34

Wild Pitches: Priddy (2), Roberts (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Ed Vargo


BRAVES 1ST: Baker struck out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to
first); Millan walked; Williams doubled to center [Millan
scored]; Roberts threw a wild pitch [Williams to third]; Boyer
lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Campbell
struck out; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Jackson flied out to right; Didier struck out; Perez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert struck out; Brown homered; Stahl singled to
center; Cannizzaro lined into a double play (third to first)
[Stahl out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
flied out to left; Garr singled; Millan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Dean grounded out (third to first); Roberts struck
out (catcher to first); Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Boyer
singled to center; Jackson flied out to center; Didier forced
Boyer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Campbell struck out; Gaston singled to center;
Colbert reached on an error by Perez [Gaston to second]; Brown
struck out; Stahl singled to right [Colbert to third, Gaston
scored (unearned)]; Cannizzaro walked [Stahl to second]; Dean
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez flied out to right; Niekro struck out; Baker
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Roberts singled to center; Roberts was picked off
first (catcher to second); Hernandez popped to second in foul
territory; Campbell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr lined to shortstop; Millan singled to right;
Williams flied out to left; Boyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Gaston grounded out (third to first); Colbert struck
out; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Jackson was called out on strikes; Didier lined to
right; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Stahl lined to right; Cannizzaro singled to left;
Dean out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cannizzaro to
second]; Roberts made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 8TH: GARRIDO BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Garrido singled to left;
Baker singled to left [Garrido to second]; Garr out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Baker to second, Garrido to
third]; Millan was walked intentionally; H. AARON BATTED FOR
WILLIAMS; SEVERINSEN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); H. Aaron
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Millan
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: LUM REPLACED GARRIDO (PLAYING 1B); PRIDDY REPLACED
H. AARON (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (third to first);
Campbell doubled to left; Priddy threw a wild pitch [Campbell to
third]; Gaston singled to center [Campbell scored]; Colbert
homered [Gaston scored]; Brown singled to shortstop; Stahl
forced Brown (first to shortstop); Cannizzaro flied out to
center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Boyer struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); Didier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 5.



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