Hank Aaron hit his 692nd career homer and also drove in another run with a single as the Braves defeated the Padres, 7-3. Aaron's homer came in the second inning off Randy Jones, who was making his first major league start for the Padres. Davey Johnson also homered for the Braves, connecting with two men on base in the eighth.

Aaron's two hits gave him a total of 3,432 for his career and moved the Braves' superstar into fourth place on the major leagues' all-time list. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Friday, June      22, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  1    1  4  0  -   7 10  2
Padres       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Thomas ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .201
Garr rf               5   2   2   0     0   1   .258        Anderson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Evans 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Grubb cf              3   2   1   0     2   1   .300
Aaron lf              2   2   2   2     2   0   .228      Lee rf                5   1   1   0     0   1   .262
  Jackson lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Colbert 1b            2   0   1   2     1   1   .240
Johnson 2b            4   1   1   3     0   1   .276      Locklear lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .196
Dietz 1b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .324      Kendall c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .288
  Tepedino pr,1b      1   1   1   0     0   0   .545      Roberts 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .186
Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .243      R. Morales 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .133
Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .232        J. Morales ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
P. Niekro p           4   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Marshall ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .286

Totals               35   7  10   6     3   5             Totals               33   3   8   3     4   7

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  6,039
Left on Base: Braves 4, Padres 9
DP: Braves 0, Padres 2
Errors: Baker, Dietz, Thomas
Doubles: Evans (12), P. Niekro (2)
Home Runs: Aaron (19), Johnson (15)
Stolen Bases: Garr (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Colbert (3)
GIDP: Perez (7)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(7-4)        8     8   3   1   4   6   0  36   2.55
Hoerner SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.63
Totals                  9     8   3   1   4   7   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(0-1)            7     5   3   3   2   4   1  27   5.40
Romo                    0.1   4   4   4   1   1   1   6   3.86
Caldwell                1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.12
Totals                  9    10   7   7   3   5   2  38

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr struck
out; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Grubb
walked; Lee reached on an error by Dietz [Grubb to third, Lee to
first]; Colbert singled to center [Grubb scored (unearned), Lee
to third (error by Baker), Colbert to second]; Locklear grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Lee scored (unearned), Colbert to
third]; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron homered; Johnson flied out to right; Dietz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oates made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 2ND: Roberts struck out; R. Morales popped to third in
foul territory; Jones struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez struck out; P. Niekro grounded out (shortstop
to first); Baker lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas grounded out (third to first); Grubb singled
to center; Lee popped to third in foul territory; Colbert struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Evans lined to
center; Aaron walked; Johnson forced Aaron (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Locklear grounded out (second to first); Kendall
made an out to shortstop; Roberts popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Dietz walked; Oates forced Dietz (shortstop
unassisted) [Oates to second (error by Thomas)]; Perez grounded
out (pitcher to first); P. Niekro grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: R. Morales singled to left; Jones out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [R. Morales to second]; Thomas grounded
out (second to first) [R. Morales to third]; Grubb grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to center; Garr stole second; Evans struck out; Aaron
singled to center [Garr scored]; Johnson was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Lee struck out (catcher to first); Colbert walked;
Locklear singled to right [Colbert out at third (right to
third)]; Kendall singled [Locklear to second]; Roberts forced
Locklear (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Dietz singled to right; TEPEDINO RAN FOR DIETZ;
Oates singled to right [Tepedino to third]; Perez grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tepedino scored
(no RBI), Oates out at second]; P. Niekro grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: TEPEDINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); R. Morales
flied out to left; GASTON BATTED FOR JONES; Gaston made an out
to shortstop; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Padres 2.

BRAVES 8TH: ROMO REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Baker was called
out on strikes; Garr singled to center; Evans doubled [Garr
scored]; Aaron was walked intentionally; Johnson homered [Evans
scored, Aaron scored]; Tepedino singled to right; CALDWELL
REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Oates lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Tepedino out at first]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); Grubb walked;
Lee singled to right [Grubb to third]; Colbert hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Grubb scored]; Locklear popped to shortstop in
foul territory; Kendall walked [Lee to second]; Roberts struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez popped to first in foul territory; P. Niekro
doubled; Baker flied out to center; Garr lined to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: J. MORALES BATTED FOR R. MORALES; J. Morales
singled; MARSHALL BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Marshall singled to right
[J. Morales to second]; HOERNER REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING);
ANDERSON BATTED FOR THOMAS; Anderson lined to right; Grubb
struck out; Lee forced Marshall (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 3.