Hank Aaron's 30th homer of the season broke a tie in the eighth inning and gave the Braves a 3-2 victory over the Padres. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      31, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  0  -   3  5  0
Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .315      Dean ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .113
Garr lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .335        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
H. Aaron 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .314      Mason 2b              3   1   1   0     1   1   .206
Williams c            4   1   1   1     0   2   .244      Stahl rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .257
Versalles 3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .242      Colbert 1b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .272
Lum rf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .278      Lee lf                3   0   2   2     1   0   .271
Brown cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Spiezio 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Perez ss              3   0   0   1     0   1   .220      Murrell cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Kelley p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .141
  Nash p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
                                                          Norman p              2   0   0   0     1   1   .143
                                                            Brown ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .271

Totals               31   3   5   3     2   5             Totals               30   2   6   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  6,228
Left on Base: Braves 4, Padres 8
DP: Braves 1, Padres 0
Doubles: Mason (4), Lee (11)
Home Runs: Williams (18), H. Aaron (30)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (13), Dean (6), Colbert (2)
GIDP: Spiezio (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kelley W(6-3)           7     5   2   2   4   2   0  30   2.93
Nash SV(1)              2     1   0   0   1   2   0   7   5.40
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   4   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(1-7)           9     5   3   3   2   5   2  34   3.58
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   5   2  34

Wild Pitches: Kelley (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol


BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled; Garr out on a sacrifice bunt [Millan
to second]; H. Aaron out on an unknown play; Williams struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Dean out on an unknown play; Mason doubled; Stahl
out on an unknown play; Colbert walked; Lee doubled [Mason
scored, Colbert scored]; Spiezio out on an unknown play; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Versalles struck out; Lum out on an unknown play;
Brown out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Murrell out on an unknown play; Kendall out on an
unknown play; Norman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez struck out; Kelley out on an unknown play;
Millan out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Dean singled; Kelley threw a wild pitch [Dean to
second]; Mason struck out; Stahl out on an unknown play; Colbert
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres
2.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr struck out; H. Aaron out on an unknown play;
Williams homered; Versalles out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Lee singled; Spiezio out on an unknown play; Murrell
out on an unknown play; Kendall out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum out on an unknown play; Brown out on an unknown
play; Perez out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Norman walked; Dean out on a sacrifice bunt [Norman
to second]; Mason out on an unknown play; Stahl out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Kelley out on an unknown play; Millan singled; Garr
out on an unknown play; H. Aaron out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert singled; Lee out on an unknown play; Spiezio
out on an unknown play; Murrell out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams struck out; Versalles singled; Lum walked
[Versalles to second]; Brown walked [Versalles to third, Lum to
second]; Perez reached on a fielder's choice [Versalles scored,
Lum to third, Brown out at second (shortstop to second)]; Kelley
out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres
2.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall out on an unknown play; Norman out on an
unknown play; Dean out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan out on an unknown play; Garr out on an
unknown play; H. Aaron homered; Williams out on an unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Mason walked; Stahl walked [Mason to second]; NASH
REPLACED KELLEY (PITCHING); Colbert out on a sacrifice bunt
[Mason to third, Stahl to second]; Lee was walked intentionally;
Spiezio grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Lee out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Padres 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Versalles out on an unknown play; Lum out on an
unknown play; Brown out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Murrell struck out; BRAVO BATTED FOR KENDALL; Bravo
struck out; BROWN BATTED FOR NORMAN; Brown singled; GASTON
BATTED FOR DEAN; Gaston out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 2.