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Tuesday July 20, 1971
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Hank Aaron smashed a homer after a single by Ralph Garr in the ninth inning to lift the Braves to a 3-1 victory over the Padres behind the three-hit pitching of Ron Reed. Dave Roberts, who was the loser, allowed 10 hits, but until Aaron connected, the Braves' only run was unearned, scoring on an error by Enzo Hernandez in the sixth. Ollie Brown homered for the Padres in the seventh. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 20, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  3  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Millan 2b             5   0   3   0     0   0   .313
Lee lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Garr lf               4   2   3   0     1   0   .334
Gaston cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      H. Aaron 1b           4   1   1   2     1   0   .309
Stahl 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Williams c            2   0   1   0     2   0   .247
Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .244      Versalles 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Brown rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .265        Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .141        Perez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Campbell 2b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .218      Lum rf                4   0   2   0     0   2   .281
Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .140      Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .277
                                                          Garrido ss,3b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .156
                                                          Reed p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .083

Totals               31   1   3   1     2   5             Totals               34   3  10   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  5,127
Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 11
DP: Padres 1, Braves 0
Errors: Hernandez, Versalles
Home Runs: Brown (5), H. Aaron (26)
Stolen Bases: Campbell (8), Garr (16)
GIDP: Versalles (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(7-10)         8.1  10   3   2   5   4   1  39   2.18
Totals                  8.1  10   3   2   5   4   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(10-7)            9     3   1   1   2   5   1  33   3.21
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   5   1  33

Wild Pitches: Roberts (3)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Paul Pryor


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Lee struck out; Gaston singled to right; Stahl popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan lined to shortstop; Garr singled to center;
H. Aaron walked [Garr to second]; Williams flied out to right
[Garr to third]; Versalles flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Spiezio walked; Brown struck out; Kendall reached on
an error by Versalles [Spiezio to third, Kendall to second];
Campbell walked; Roberts struck out; Hernandez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum struck out; Jackson grounded out (second to
first); Garrido grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Lee grounded out (first to pitcher); Gaston flied
out to center; Stahl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Reed struck out; Millan singled to shortstop; Garr
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Millan to second]; Roberts
threw a wild pitch [Millan to third]; H. Aaron flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 4TH: Spiezio flied out to center; Brown flied out to
center; Kendall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams singled to left; Versalles grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second];
Lum singled to right; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 5TH: Campbell singled to left; Roberts flied out to left;
Campbell stole second; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted)
[Campbell to third]; Lee flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Garrido grounded out (catcher to first); Reed
grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to center [Millan
out at second (center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 6TH: Gaston struck out; Stahl flied out to left; Spiezio
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr walked; H. Aaron flied out to left; Garr stole
second; Williams walked; Versalles struck out; Lum singled to
second [Garr to third, Williams to second]; Jackson reached on
an error by Hernandez [Garr scored (unearned) (no RBI), Williams
to third, Lum to second, Jackson to first]; Garrido forced Lum
(third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 1.

PADRES 7TH: Brown homered; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); Campbell grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to center; Garr singled to center [Millan to second]; H.
Aaron grounded out (pitcher to first) [Millan to third, Garr to
second]; Williams was walked intentionally; CEPEDA BATTED FOR
VERSALLES; Cepeda grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

PADRES 8TH: PEREZ REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING SS); GARRIDO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Lee grounded out (third to first); Gaston grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum struck out; Jackson grounded out (first
unassisted); Garrido walked; Reed forced Garrido (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

PADRES 9TH: Stahl grounded out (shortstop to first); Spiezio
lined to shortstop; Brown popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to shortstop; H. Aaron homered [Garr scored]; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.



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