Enjoying the biggest game of his brief major league career, Dave Roberts smashed four hits, including his first homer, to help the Padres defeat the Braves, 8-6. The Padres sent 11 men to bat in the third inning and scored five runs on six hits, including a homer by Leron Lee.

Roberts, a rookie third baseman from Oregon University, belted his round-tripper in the fourth. The Padres then added what proved to be their winning margin on doubles by Roberts, Lee and Nate Colbert in the sixth. Earl Williams and Hank Aaron (No. 654) homered for the Braves. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 6

Game Played on Thursday, June 29, 1972 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves       0  1  0    0  0  3    0  2  0  -   6 12  2
Padres       0  0  5    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   8 13  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown cf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .244      Morales cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .299
Garr rf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Roberts 3b            5   3   4   2     0   0   .253
Aaron 1b              5   2   2   1     0   0   .249      Lee lf                4   2   2   3     1   1   .316
Carty lf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .314      Colbert 1b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .211
Williams 3b,c         4   3   3   1     0   0   .257      Gaston rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Casanova c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .197      Jestadt 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .257
  Lum ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .252      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .208
  Jackson 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Hernandez ss          3   1   1   0     1   0   .188
Perez ss              3   0   0   1     0   1   .228      Caldwell p            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garrido 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Greif p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Breazeale ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .185
  Gilbreath 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McQueen p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Upshaw p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Millan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .249

Totals               38   6  12   5     0   8             Totals               38   8  13   8     2   2

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  4,330
Left on Base: Braves 6, Padres 8
DP: Braves 0, Padres 1
Errors: Brown, Williams, Hernandez
Doubles: Williams (12), Garr (5), Hernandez (8), Jestadt (1), Roberts (7), Lee (15), Colbert (12)
Triples: Morales (3)
Home Runs: Williams (7), Aaron (15), Lee (7), Roberts (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez (2)
GIDP: Brown (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(1-6)            2.1   6   5   4   0   1   1  14   7.71
McQueen                 3.1   6   3   3   1   1   1  17   4.91
Upshaw                  2.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.63
Totals                  8    13   8   7   2   2   2  40

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(2-4)         7.1  10   6   5   0   5   2  32   3.42
Greif SV(1)             1.2   2   0   0   0   3   0   7   5.38
Totals                  9    12   6   5   0   8   2  39

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


BRAVES 1ST: Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr lined
to left; Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Morales grounded out (second to first); Roberts
singled to right; Lee was called out on strikes; Colbert
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams
homered; Casanova lined to left; Perez popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Gaston flied out to left; Jestadt made an out to
shortstop; Kendall made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido lined to third; Stone struck out; On a bunt
Brown singled to third; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez doubled to left; Caldwell grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Hernandez to third]; Morales tripled to
right [Hernandez scored]; Roberts singled to center [Morales
scored, Roberts to second (error by Brown)]; Lee homered
[Roberts scored]; Colbert reached on an error by Williams
[Colbert to first]; Gaston singled to left [Colbert to second];
MCQUEEN REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Jestadt doubled to left
[Colbert scored (unearned), Gaston to third]; Kendall grounded
out (pitcher to first); Hernandez was walked intentionally;
Caldwell lined to right; 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty
singled to right; Williams flied out to right; Casanova lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 5.

PADRES 4TH: Morales grounded out (third to first); Roberts
homered; Lee flied out to center; Colbert struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez struck out; Garrido grounded out (shortstop to
first); McQueen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 6.

PADRES 5TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Jestadt
singled to shortstop; Kendall popped to third in foul territory;
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Brown struck out; Garr struck out; Aaron homered;
Carty singled to pitcher; Williams doubled to left [Carty to
third]; Casanova singled to shortstop [Carty scored, Williams to
third]; Perez reached on an error by Hernandez [Williams scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Casanova to second, Perez to first];
Garrido forced Perez (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 6.

PADRES 6TH: Caldwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
made an out to third; Roberts doubled to left; Lee doubled to
right [Roberts scored]; Colbert doubled to left [Lee scored];
UPSHAW REPLACED MCQUEEN (PITCHING); Gaston grounded out (pitcher
to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Upshaw singled to right; Brown grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Upshaw out at second]; Garr
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Padres 8.

PADRES 7TH: Jestadt grounded out (third to first); Kendall
grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron singled to left; Carty lined to center;
Williams singled to left [Aaron to second]; GREIF REPLACED
CALDWELL (PITCHING); LUM BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Lum singled to
center [Aaron scored, Williams to third]; Perez hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Williams scored]; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR GARRIDO;
Breazeale was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 6, Padres 8.

PADRES 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED LUM (PLAYING 3B); GILBREATH
REPLACED BREAZEALE (PLAYING 2B); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C ); Greif grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales
singled to second; Roberts grounded out (third to first)
[Morales to second]; Lee was walked intentionally; Colbert
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6,
Padres 8.

BRAVES 9TH: MILLAN BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Millan struck out; Brown
struck out; Garr doubled to right; Aaron grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Padres 8.

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