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Saturday September 4, 1971
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Although the Padres collected 16 hits, the Braves made better use of their 15 safeties and batted their way to an 11-7 victory. Five of the Braves' hits came in the third inning when they scored six runs. Earl Williams homered with a man on base in the sixth when the Braves added four more tallies. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 11, San Diego Padres 7

Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves       0  1  6    0  0  4    0  0  0  -  11 15  2
Padres       2  1  0    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   7 16  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             6   0   2   2     0   0   .298      Hernandez ss          5   1   3   0     0   0   .229
Garr lf               6   1   2   0     0   1   .332      Mason 2b              4   2   1   1     1   0   .215
H. Aaron 1b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .319      Gaston cf             5   0   1   1     0   1   .232
Williams c            4   2   1   2     1   1   .270      Colbert 1b            4   0   3   1     0   1   .270
Evans 3b              3   3   1   0     2   0   .248      Lee lf                5   0   0   0     0   3   .259
  Garrido 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Brown rf              5   0   3   1     0   0   .262
Lum rf                4   2   2   2     1   0   .276      Barton c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Jackson cf            4   1   1   1     1   1   .269        Ivie c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Perez ss              4   1   2   3     1   0   .235      Jestadt 3b            3   2   3   1     2   0   .282
Jarvis p              2   0   1   1     0   0   .111      Kirby p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .114
  Nash p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .156        Norman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Gaspar ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bravo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .159
                                                            Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
                                                            Franklin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41  11  15  11     6   5             Totals               40   7  16   5     4   5

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance:  4,498
Left on Base: Braves 9, Padres 11
DP: Braves 3, Padres 1
Errors: Evans, Jarvis, Mason
Doubles: Jackson (20), Millan 2 (15), Barton (16), Colbert (23)
Triples: H. Aaron (3)
Home Runs: Williams (29)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Colbert (3)
GIDP: Evans (4), Mason (10), Barton (13), Ivie (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis                  3.1   8   6   4   3   3   0  20   4.25
Nash W(8-7)             5.2   8   1   1   1   2   0  25   5.03
Totals                  9    16   7   5   4   5   0  45

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby L(13-11)          2.2   3   6   5   4   0   0  16   3.11
Norman                  1.1   4   1   1   1   1   0   7   3.72
Caldwell                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Corkins                 0.2   4   4   4   1   0   1   7  54.00
Severinsen              1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.43
Franklin                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9    15  11  10   6   5   1  47

Wild Pitches: Nash (4), Caldwell (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Doug Harvey


BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to right; Garr grounded out (second
to first); H. Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled to center; Hernandez stole second;
Hernandez was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Jarvis [Hernandez to third]; Mason singled to right [Hernandez
scored]; Gaston struck out; Colbert singled to center [Mason to
third]; Lee struck out; Brown singled to center [Mason scored,
Colbert to second]; Barton grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R,
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams popped to second; Evans walked; Lum walked
[Evans to second]; Jackson reached on an error by Mason [Evans
to third, Lum to second, Jackson to first]; Perez forced Jackson
(second unassisted) [Evans scored (unearned), Lum to third];
Jarvis grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Jestadt walked; On a bunt Kirby singled to pitcher
[Jestadt to second]; On a bunt Hernandez singled to pitcher
[Jestadt to third, Kirby to second]; Mason grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jestadt scored (no
RBI), Kirby to third, Hernandez out at second]; Gaston grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr singled
to center; H. Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garr to
second]; Williams walked; Evans walked [Garr to third, Williams
to second]; Lum singled to right [Garr scored, Williams scored,
Evans to third]; Jackson doubled to right [Evans scored, Lum to
third]; NORMAN REPLACED KIRBY (PITCHING); Perez was walked
intentionally; Jarvis singled to shortstop [Lum scored, Jackson
to third, Perez to second]; Millan doubled to left [Jackson
scored, Perez scored, Jarvis out at home (left to third to
catcher)]; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Colbert singled to left; Lee struck out; Brown
forced Colbert (shortstop to second); Barton flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to first; H. Aaron singled to left
[Garr to second]; Williams struck out; Evans grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [H. Aaron out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Jestadt singled to left; GASPAR BATTED FOR NORMAN;
Gaspar walked [Jestadt to second]; Hernandez lined to right;
Mason walked [Jestadt to third, Gaspar to second]; NASH REPLACED
JARVIS (PITCHING); Gaston reached on an error by Evans [Jestadt
scored (RBI), Gaspar scored (unearned) (no RBI), Mason to third,
Gaston to second]; Colbert hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mason
scored (unearned), Gaston to third (on throw)]; Lee flied out to
center; 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 6.

BRAVES 5TH: CALDWELL REPLACED GASPAR (PITCHING); Lum grounded
out (pitcher to first); Debut game for Mike Caldwell;
Jackson grounded out (second to first); Perez singled to center;
Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Perez to second]; Nash struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 6.

PADRES 5TH: Brown singled to center; On a bunt Barton grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Brown out
at second]; Jestadt walked; BRAVO BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Bravo
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7,
Padres 6.

BRAVES 6TH: CORKINS REPLACED BRAVO (PITCHING); Millan grounded
out (third to first); Garr grounded out (pitcher unassisted); H.
Aaron singled to center; Williams homered [H. Aaron scored];
Evans singled to right; Lum singled to right [Evans to second];
Jackson walked [Evans to third, Lum to second]; SEVERINSEN
REPLACED CORKINS (PITCHING); Perez singled to center [Evans
scored, Lum scored, Jackson to third]; Nash grounded out (second
to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 11, Padres 6.

PADRES 6TH: Hernandez singled to shortstop; Mason flied out to
center; Gaston flied out to right; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 11, Padres 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Garr struck
out; H. Aaron tripled to center; Williams popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 11, Padres 6.

PADRES 7TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Brown flied out
to center; Barton doubled to right; Nash threw a wild pitch
[Barton to third]; Jestadt singled to pitcher [Barton scored];
STAHL BATTED FOR SEVERINSEN; Stahl grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 11, Padres 7.

BRAVES 8TH: FRANKLIN REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); IVIE REPLACED
BARTON (PLAYING C ); Evans popped to third in foul territory;
Debut game for Jay Franklin Debut game for Mike Ivie; Lum
popped to third in foul territory; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 11, Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: GARRIDO REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez flied
out to center; Mason grounded out (first unassisted); Gaston
singled to center; Colbert doubled to right [Gaston to third];
Lee struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 11, Padres 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Nash struck
out; Millan doubled to left; Garr popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 11, Padres 7.

PADRES 9TH: Brown singled to third; Ivie grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Brown out at second]; Jestadt
singled to left; MORALES BATTED FOR FRANKLIN; Morales flied out
to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 11, Padres 7.



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