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Friday September 22, 1972
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Posting his first shutout of the season, Phil Niekro yielded only four hits and pitched the Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Padres. The Braves scored one run on consecutive singles by Dusty Baker, Oscar Brown and Marty Perez in the fifth inning and added their other tally on three straight singles by Brown, Perez and Bob Didier in the seventh. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 0

Game Played on Friday, September 22, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  x  -   2  7  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
  Blefary ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
  Thomas pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Aaron 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Roberts 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Williams 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .265
Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .311      Baker cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .328
Colbert 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .248      Brown rf              3   1   2   0     0   0   .218
Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Perez ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .230
Elliott rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Didier c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .346
Hilton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .202
Kendall c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
  Corrales c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Caldwell p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .146
  Simpson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stahl ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .226
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .030

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   4             Totals               31   2   7   2     0   3

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  2,476
Left on Base: Padres 7, Braves 5
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: Williams 2, Perez
Sacrifice Hits: Caldwell (4)
GIDP: Lee (8)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(7-9)         6.2   6   2   2   0   2   0  26   3.49
Simpson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.29
Greif                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.65
Totals                  8     7   2   2   0   3   0  31

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(15-11)         9     4   0   0   2   4   0  34   2.94
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lee singled to center;
Colbert forced Lee (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); Elliott
struck out; Hilton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams popped to first in foul territory; Baker
flied out to center; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Caldwell
singled to left; Hernandez forced Caldwell (third to second);
Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (second to first); Didier flied
out to center; Niekro grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 4TH: Lee flied out to right; Colbert walked; Grubb
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Colbert to second]; Elliott
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 5TH: Hilton reached on an error by Williams [Hilton to
first]; Kendall reached on an error by Williams [Hilton to
second, Kendall to first]; Caldwell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hilton to third, Kendall to second];
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Hilton was out trying
to advance to home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Baker
singled to center; Brown singled to right [Baker to third];
Perez singled to right [Baker scored, Brown to second]; Didier
lined to left; Niekro struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 1.

PADRES 6TH: Roberts singled to left; Lee grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second];
Colbert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Millan flied out
to center; Aaron made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb struck out (catcher to first); Elliott made an
out to second; Hilton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams struck out; Baker grounded out (third to
first); Brown singled to center; Perez singled to left [Brown to
second]; Didier singled to center [Brown scored, Perez to third,
Didier to second (on throw)]; Mike Caldwell struck on
knee; SIMPSON REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); Niekro flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 2.

PADRES 8TH: GASTON BATTED FOR KENDALL; Gaston reached on an
error by Perez [Gaston to second]; STAHL BATTED FOR SIMPSON;
Stahl struck out; BLEFARY BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Blefary walked;
THOMAS RAN FOR BLEFARY; Roberts flied out to right; Lee grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: GREIF REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); CORRALES REPLACED
GASTON (PLAYING C ); THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan singled to left; Aaron
forced Millan (third to second); Williams was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 2.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert singled to left; Grubb popped to pitcher;
Elliott made an out to first; Hilton made an out to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 2.



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