Ralph Garr hit the first grand-slam homer of his major league career for the Braves' big blow in a 6-1 victory over the Padres. The Braves were losing, 1-0, and had only one hit off Steve Arlin going into the eighth inning when Johnny Oates singled and Darrell Evans and Dusty Baker walked to set the stage for Garr's slam. The Braves added two more runs in the ninth on a single by Sonny Jackson and doubles by Oates and Evans. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      24, 1973 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  4  2  -   6  6  0
Padres       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .226      Locklear lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .226
Oates c               4   2   2   1     1   1   .244      Grubb cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .299
Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     1   1   .275      Lee rf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Baker cf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .279      Colbert 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .249
Garr rf               5   1   1   4     0   0   .250      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Lum lf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Roberts 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .213
Johnson 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .273      Thomas ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .195
Tepedino 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .316      R. Morales 2b         3   0   0   0     0   2   .145
Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Arlin p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Dietz ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Caldwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  P. Niekro p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .188

Totals               33   6   6   6     8   4             Totals               29   1   4   1     2   8

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  4,490
Left on Base: Braves 8, Padres 5
DP: Braves 0, Padres 1
Errors: Roberts
Doubles: Oates (6), Evans (13), Grubb (12)
Triples: Colbert (1)
Home Runs: Garr (4)
Stolen Bases: Jackson (3), Locklear (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grubb (3)
GIDP: Baker (5)
Hit by Pitch: Kendall (1,by Morton)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  6     4   1   1   2   4   0  24   3.35
P. Niekro W(8-4)        3     0   0   0   0   4   0   9   2.47
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   8   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(3-5)            8.2   5   6   6   7   4   1  38   5.78
Caldwell                0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.10
Totals                  9     6   6   6   8   4   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Morton (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Oates
grounded out (second to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Locklear walked; Grubb forced Locklear (second to
shortstop); Lee forced Grubb (first to shortstop); Colbert
singled to left [Lee to second]; Kendall was hit by a pitch [Lee
to third, Colbert to second]; Roberts forced Kendall (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to right; Garr grounded out (second
to first); Lum popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Morales
struck out; Arlin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Johnson flied out to center; Tepedino grounded out
(second to first); Morton reached on an error by Roberts [Morton
to first]; Jackson walked [Morton to second]; Oates walked
[Morton to third, Jackson to second]; Evans flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Locklear singled; Locklear stole second; Grubb out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Locklear to third]; Lee
struck out; Colbert tripled to right [Locklear scored]; Kendall
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Garr flied out
to center; Lum walked; Johnson walked [Lum to second]; Tepedino
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts walked; Thomas grounded out (second to
first) [Roberts to second]; R. Morales grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Roberts to third]; Roberts was picked off third (pitcher
to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Morton struck out; Jackson struck out; Oates struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Arlin grounded out (shortstop to first); Locklear
grounded out (second to first); Grubb doubled; Lee grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans singled to right; Baker grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; Garr
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Colbert struck out; Kendall grounded out (shortstop
to first); Roberts lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum flied out to left; Johnson walked; Tepedino
flied out to left; DIETZ BATTED FOR MORTON; Dietz flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: P. NIEKRO REPLACED DIETZ (PITCHING); Thomas grounded
out (third to first); R. Morales struck out; Arlin struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Oates
singled to left; Evans walked [Oates to second]; Baker walked
[Oates to third, Evans to second]; Garr homered [Oates scored,
Evans scored, Baker scored]; Lum made an out to shortstop;
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Locklear struck out; Grubb grounded out (third to
first); Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4,
Padres 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Tepedino lined to left; P. Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole
second; Oates doubled to center [Jackson scored]; CALDWELL
REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Evans doubled to center [Oates
scored]; Baker was walked intentionally; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Colbert flied out to center; Kendall flied out to
left; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Padres 1.