Hank Aaron hit his second homer in as many games and the 675th of his career to help the Braves defeat the Padres, 3-2. The Braves picked up a run in the second inning on singles by Dusty Baker and Marty Perez around a walk to Darrell Evans before Aaron hit his homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. The Braves added what proved to be the winning run in the seventh on a single by Evans, pass to Davey Johnson and single by Perez. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  6  1
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2 10  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Hernandez ss          4   0   1   1     0   0   .160
Gilbreath 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .296        Murrell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Aaron rf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .111      Thomas 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Baker cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .308      Lee lf                5   0   1   0     0   2   .280
Evans 1b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .269      Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .286
Johnson 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .304      Marshall rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .333
Oates c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .304      Grubb cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Perez ss              3   0   2   2     0   0   .333      Hilton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .200
Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Kendall c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .111
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Norman p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .227
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            J. Morales ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .167

Totals               32   3   6   3     2   7             Totals               35   2  10   2     4   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  3,225
Left on Base: Braves 4, Padres 10
DP: Braves 1, Padres 0
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Grubb (1), Marshall (1)
Home Runs: Aaron (2)
Caught Stealing: Oates (2), Colbert (2)
GIDP: Kendall (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson W(1-1)           6     6   1   1   2   2   0  25   6.35
Harrison SV(1)          3     4   1   1   2   4   0  14   1.13
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   6   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(0-1)           6.1   6   3   3   2   6   1  26   3.60
Greif                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Troedson                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.23
Romo                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   7   1  34

Wild Pitches: Norman (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (second to first); Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez lined to shortstop; Thomas singled to
right; Lee grounded out (second to shortstop to first) [Thomas
to second]; Colbert walked; Marshall grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled to right; Evans walked [Baker to
second]; Johnson flied out to left; Oates forced Evans (pitcher
to shortstop) [Baker to third]; Perez singled to left [Baker
scored, Oates to third, Perez out at second (left to second)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Grubb doubled to right; Hilton grounded out (second
to first) [Grubb to third]; Kendall grounded out (third to
first); Norman walked; On a bunt Hernandez singled to third
[Grubb scored, Norman to second]; Thomas grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Dobson grounded out (second to first); Garr singled
to pitcher; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garr to
second]; Aaron lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Lee singled to center; Colbert struck out; Marshall
struck out; Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker flied out to right; Evans flied out to left;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Hilton singled to right; Kendall grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hilton out at
second]; Norman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Oates struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Perez flied out to center; Oates was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Dobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez lined to center; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (catcher to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron homered; Baker struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert reached on an error by Perez [Colbert to
first]; Colbert was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Marshall doubled to right; Grubb made an out to
second; Hilton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans singled to right; Johnson walked [Evans to
second]; Oates struck out; Perez singled to center [Evans
scored, Johnson to third]; GREIF REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); LUM
BATTED FOR DOBSON; Lum popped to first in foul territory;
TROEDSON REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Garr popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: HARRISON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Kendall grounded
out (shortstop to first); GASTON BATTED FOR TROEDSON; Gaston
singled to first; Hernandez flied out to right; Thomas made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 1.

BRAVES 8TH: ROMO REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Gilbreath was
called out on strikes; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first);
Baker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Lee struck out; Colbert struck out; Marshall walked;
Grubb singled to left [Marshall to second]; Hilton walked
[Marshall to third, Grubb to second]; Kendall singled to
shortstop [Marshall scored, Grubb out at home (shortstop to
third to catcher), Hilton to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 3, Padres 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans flied out to right; Johnson flied out to
center; Oates grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: J. MORALES BATTED FOR ROMO; J. Morales was called
out on strikes; MURRELL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Murrell singled to
third; Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Lee struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 2.