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Saturday September 23, 1972
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Ending his personal 10-game losing streak, Steve Arlin pitched the Padres to a 4-1 victory over the Braves. Darrell Evans homered for the Braves' run in the second inning. The Padres struck back for three runs in the third. Dave Hilton tripled and Arlin singled to spark the outburst. A triple by Jerry Morales and error by Earl Williams produced the last tally in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Padres       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  0
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .177      Garr lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .322
Roberts 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Morales lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Aaron 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Colbert 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .248      Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .263
Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Baker cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .328
Jeter cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Evans 3b              3   1   1   1     0   1   .253
Hilton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .222      Lum rf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Arlin p               4   1   1   1     0   1   .162      Freeman p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Reed p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .178
                                                            Jackson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .235
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   8   2     1   5             Totals               31   1   7   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  2,719
Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 4
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: Williams, Perez, Reed
Doubles: Garr (20), Jackson (5)
Triples: Hilton (1), Morales (7)
Home Runs: Evans (19)
Stolen Bases: Jeter (11)
Caught Stealing: Colbert (6), Baker (7)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin W(9-20)           9     7   1   1   1   4   1  32   3.65
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   1  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freeman L(2-1)          4     4   3   2   1   2   0  17   4.78
Reed                    4     3   1   0   0   2   0  16   3.93
House                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     8   4   2   1   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Arlin (14), Freeman (4)

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


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez made an out to shortstop; Roberts made an
out to shortstop; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: Colbert singled to left; Gaston was called out on
strikes; Jeter struck out while Colbert was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker walked; Baker was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Evans homered; Lum singled to center
[Lum out at second (center to shortstop)]; Perez popped to first
in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 3RD: Hilton tripled to left; Kendall made an out to
second; Arlin singled to shortstop [Hilton scored]; Hernandez
singled to center [Arlin to second]; Freeman threw a wild pitch
[Arlin to third, Hernandez to second]; Roberts reached on an
error by Perez [Arlin scored (RBI), Hernandez scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Roberts to second (on throw)]; Morales made an out to
second; Colbert walked; Gaston forced Colbert (second to
shortstop); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Freeman struck out; Garr singled to left; Millan
singled to right [Garr out at third (right to third)]; Arlin
threw a wild pitch [Millan to second]; Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

PADRES 4TH: Jeter lined to left; Hilton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kendall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams struck out; Baker singled to left; Evans
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lum flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

PADRES 5TH: REED REPLACED FREEMAN (PITCHING); Arlin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Roberts singled to left; Roberts was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Reed [Roberts to second]; Morales
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez made an out to shortstop; Reed flied to right
in foul territory; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert flied out to right; Gaston grounded out
(third to first); Jeter singled to center; Jeter stole second;
Hilton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron
flied out to left; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall was called out on strikes; Arlin grounded
out (third to first); Hernandez lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker popped to third in foul territory; Evans
struck out; Lum flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 1.

PADRES 8TH: Roberts flied out to center; Morales tripled to
left; Colbert reached on an error by Williams [Morales scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Colbert to first]; Gaston flied out to
right; Jeter lined to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); JACKSON
BATTED FOR REED; Jackson doubled to center; Garr made an out to
third; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 1.

PADRES 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Hilton grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kendall singled to left [Kendall out at
second (left to second)]; Arlin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Williams flied
out to left; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 1.



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