Led by Ralph Garr, who rapped four hits, the Braves won the opener of a doubleheader, 5-1, but the Padres came back to take the nightcap, 3-0, behind the pitching of Bill Greif, who turned in the first complete game of his major league career. Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, April 16, 1972 (Day game) at San Diego StadiumBraves 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 5 11 1 Padres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Millan 2b 4 0 1 2 1 2 .222 Hernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Garr lf 5 2 4 0 0 0 .556 Thomas 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Aaron 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Lee lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Williams c 3 0 1 1 2 1 .286 Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Evans 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .444 Brown rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Lum rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .286 Morales cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Baker cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Kendall c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Perez ss 2 1 1 0 2 1 .500 Campbell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Reed p 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 Arlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Carty ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 5 11 5 8 8 Totals 32 1 6 1 0 4 Time of Game: 2:24 Left on Base: Braves 10, Padres 6 DP: Braves 1, Padres 2 Errors: Perez, Thomas Doubles: Millan (1), Williams (2) Stolen Bases: Garr (1) Caught Stealing: Lee (1) Sacrifice Hits: Baker (1), Thomas (1) Sacrifice Flies: Reed (1) GIDP: Aaron (1) Hit by Pitch: Arlin (1,by Reed) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed W(1-0) 7 4 1 0 0 4 0 26 0.00 Upshaw SV(1) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 6 1 0 0 4 0 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Arlin L(0-1) 5 5 2 2 4 3 0 22 3.60 Norman 3 4 2 2 3 4 0 15 6.00 Acosta 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 9.00 Totals 9 11 5 5 8 8 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Reed (1) Wild Pitches: Arlin (1) Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Augie Donatelli BRAVES 1ST: Millan struck out; Garr singled to right; Garr stole second; Arlin threw a wild pitch [Garr to third]; Aaron walked; Williams struck out; Evans popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez reached on an error by Perez [Hernandez to first]; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hernandez to second]; Lee singled to right [Hernandez scored (unearned)]; Colbert struck out while Lee was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Baker was called out on strikes; Perez singled to second; Reed singled to left [Perez to second]; Millan doubled to center [Perez scored, Reed scored]; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Brown grounded out (third to first); Morales lined to left; Kendall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. BRAVES 3RD: Aaron flied out to center; Williams walked; Evans lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Williams out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Campbell was called out on strikes; Arlin was hit by a pitch; Hernandez struck out; Thomas forced Arlin (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. BRAVES 4TH: Lum flied out to left; Baker popped to first in foul territory; Perez walked; Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Lee singled to right; Colbert popped to first in foul territory; Brown flied out to right; Morales forced Lee (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. BRAVES 5TH: Millan walked; Garr singled to right [Millan to second]; Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan to third, Garr out at second]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Kendall grounded out (pitcher to catcher to first); Campbell grounded out (third to first); GASTON BATTED FOR ARLIN; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. BRAVES 6TH: NORMAN REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Evans singled to right; Lum walked [Evans to second]; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Evans to third, Lum to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; Reed hit a sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored, Lum to third]; Millan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas flied out to center; Lee lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 1. BRAVES 7TH: Garr singled to second [Garr to second (error by Thomas)]; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garr to third]; Williams doubled to center [Garr scored]; Evans struck out; Lum singled to center [Williams out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown singled to left; Morales struck out; Kendall singled to right [Brown to second]; Campbell flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 1. BRAVES 8TH: Baker struck out; Perez struck out; CARTY BATTED FOR REED; Carty walked; STONE RAN FOR CARTY; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); MASON BATTED FOR NORMAN; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Hernandez singled to right; Thomas lined to center; Lee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 1. BRAVES 9TH: ACOSTA REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Garr singled to third; Aaron struck out; Williams walked [Garr to second]; Evans singled to center [Garr scored, Williams out at third (center to second)]; Lum lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: Colbert flied out to right; Brown lined to center; Morales singled to third; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Padres 1. |
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