Hank Aaron hit his 14th homer of the year and 653rd of his career, connecting with a man on base in the ninth inning, to bring the Braves a 4-2 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader, but the Padres rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to win the nightcap, also by the score of 4-2. Aaron's homer boosted his career RBI total to 1,992 and moved him ahead of Lou Gehrig into sole possession of second place on the major leagues' all-time list. Babe Ruth is the leader with 2,209.

In the nightcap, Leron Lee singled for the Padres in the eighth, Nate Colbert bunted and was safe on a throwing error by Pat Jarvis and Larry Stahl singled to tie the score at 2-2. Fred Kendall followed with a single, driving in Colbert and sending the Padres ahead. After a sacrifice by Fred Stanley and intentional pass to Enzo Hernandez, Gary Ross singled for an extra marker to seal his victory in relief. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4 11  1
Padres       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Morales cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .296
Garr rf               5   2   2   0     0   1   .307      Roberts 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .212
Aaron 1b              3   1   2   2     2   0   .246      Gaston lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Carty lf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .310      Colbert 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .213
  Brown lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Stahl rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .232
Lum cf                5   0   2   2     0   1   .246      Jestadt 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Williams 3b           3   0   0   0     1   2   .252      Corrales c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   2   .169        Lee ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   2   .183
Schueler p            4   0   1   0     0   1   .150        Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                          Corkins p             3   1   1   1     0   1   .100

Totals               37   4  11   4     4   8             Totals               33   2   5   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Braves 10, Padres 6
DP: Braves 0, Padres 0
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Roberts (6), Colbert (11), Morales (9)
Home Runs: Aaron (14), Corkins (1)
Stolen Bases: Roberts (1)
Caught Stealing: Casanova (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler W(3-2)         9     5   2   2   2   7   1  35   3.06
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   7   1  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corkins L(0-3)          9    11   4   4   4   8   1  41   2.82
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   8   1  41

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled to shortstop; Garr struck out; Aaron
walked [Millan to second]; Carty walked [Millan to third, Aaron
to second]; Lum grounded out (third to first) [Millan scored,
Aaron to third, Carty to second]; Williams was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Morales was called out on strikes; Roberts walked;
Gaston made an out to second; Colbert walked [Roberts to
second]; Stahl struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Casanova singled to center; Casanova was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Perez was called out on
strikes; Schueler flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Jestadt popped to first in foul territory; Corrales
grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan lined to center; Garr made an out to
shortstop; Aaron walked; Carty singled to center [Aaron to
second]; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres
0.

PADRES 3RD: Corkins homered; Morales grounded out (second to
first); Roberts doubled to left; Gaston grounded out (third to
first); Colbert doubled to left [Roberts scored]; Stahl lined to
third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams struck out; Casanova was called out on
strikes; Perez lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Jestadt flied out to center; Corrales struck out;
Hernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Schueler singled to shortstop; Millan flied out to
right; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first) [Schueler to
second]; Aaron flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Corkins struck out; Morales doubled to right;
Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morales to third];
Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Carty lined to right; Lum singled to right; Williams
walked [Lum to second]; Casanova popped to first in foul
territory; Perez singled to second [Lum to third, Williams to
second]; Schueler forced Perez (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert lined to left; Stahl flied out to left;
Jestadt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to center; Aaron singled to left [Garr to second]; Carty
lined to right; Lum singled to right [Garr scored, Aaron to
third]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Corrales flied out to center; Hernandez struck out;
Corkins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Casanova struck out; Perez made an out to second;
Schueler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Morales singled to shortstop; On a bunt Roberts
forced Morales (pitcher to shortstop); Roberts stole second;
Gaston flied out to right; Colbert grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Millan flied out to left; Garr singled to third;
Aaron homered [Garr scored]; Carty lined to center; Lum made an
out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: BROWN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Stahl was called
out on strikes; Jestadt reached on an error by Perez [Jestadt to
first]; LEE BATTED FOR CORRALES; Lee grounded out (second to
first) [Jestadt to second]; BLEFARY BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Blefary grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Padres 2.