Phil Niekro, the Braves' 34-year-old knuckleballer, hurled the first no-hitter in Atlanta history and first of the season in the National League, blanking San Diego, 9-0. Niekro, 11-5 for the season, walked three while two other Padres were put on base by errors. The gem was the fifth in the majors this year; Kansas City's Steve Busby tossed the first on April 27; California's Nolan Ryan hurled no-hitters May 15 and July 15 and Jim Bibby of the Rangers turned in another on July 30. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 9, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    5, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  0  1
Braves       1  0  2    1  0  4    0  1  x  -   9 12  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Garr rf               3   3   3   0     0   0   .289
Grubb cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .315        Jackson rf          2   1   1   0     0   0   .217
Roberts 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Lum lf                4   1   1   1     1   0   .295
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Evans 3b              0   2   0   1     4   0   .282
Gaston rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Baker cf              5   1   2   2     0   1   .295
Locklear lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .259
Kendall c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Goggin 2b           0   0   0   1     0   0   .279
  Corrales c          0   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Tepedino 1b           4   0   2   2     1   0   .333
R. Morales 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Arlin p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .154      Casanova c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .230
  Romo p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      P. Niekro p           3   0   0   0     1   1   .125
  Winfield ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .327
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   0   0     3   4             Totals               32   9  12   8     8   3

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  8,748
Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 9
DP: Padres 2, Braves 0
Errors: Roberts, Evans, Perez
Doubles: Garr 2 (25)
Home Runs: Casanova (4)
Stolen Bases: Garr (24), Jackson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (7), Goggin (1)
GIDP: Perez 2 (12)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(6-10)           2     5   3   3   2   1   0  13   4.81
Romo                    5     6   5   2   5   2   1  24   3.78
Ross                    1     1   1   0   1   0   0   5   5.88
Totals                  8    12   9   5   8   3   1  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(11-5)       9     0   0   0   3   4   0  32   3.44
Totals                  9     0   0   0   3   4   0  32

Passed Balls: Kendall (6), Corrales (5)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PADRES 1ST: Anderson grounded out (second to first); Grubb
popped to catcher in foul territory; Roberts grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr doubled to center; Lum grounded out (first
unassisted) [Garr to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Garr scored]; Baker popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 2ND: Colbert flied out to left; Gaston grounded out
(third to first); Locklear struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson singled to left; Tepedino made an out to
second; Perez singled to right [Johnson to second]; Casanova
flied out to center; P. Niekro struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall lined to left; R. Morales reached on an
error by Perez [R. Morales to first]; Arlin made an out to
shortstop; Anderson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to right; Garr stole second; Lum
walked; Evans walked [Garr to third, Lum to second]; Baker
singled to left [Garr scored, Lum scored, Evans to second]; ROMO
REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; Kendall allowed a
passed ball [Evans to third, Baker to second]; Tepedino was
walked intentionally; Perez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Tepedino out at second]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 3.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb flied out to left; Roberts reached on an error
by Evans [Roberts to second]; Colbert flied out to center;
Gaston flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Casanova grounded out (third to first); P. Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr doubled to left; Lum
singled to left [Garr scored, Lum to second (on throw)]; Evans
walked; Baker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 4.

PADRES 5TH: JACKSON REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); Locklear
grounded out (second to first); Kendall flied out to left; R.
Morales made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Johnson made an out to first; Tepedino singled to
right; Perez grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Tepedino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 4.

PADRES 6TH: Romo made an out to first; Anderson walked; Grubb
lined to left; Roberts made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Casanova hit an inside the park homer to left;
CORRALES REPLACED KENDALL (PLAYING C ); P. Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Fred Kendall left with injured hand;
Jackson singled to right; Jackson stole second; Lum popped to
first in foul territory; Evans walked; Baker reached on an error
by Roberts [Jackson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Evans to second,
Baker to first]; Johnson walked [Evans to third, Baker to
second]; Tepedino singled to right [Evans scored (unearned),
Baker scored (unearned), Johnson out at third (right to third)];
4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 8.

PADRES 7TH: Colbert walked; Gaston forced Colbert (shortstop to
second); Locklear made an out to shortstop; Corrales walked
[Gaston to second]; R. Morales grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Casanova
grounded out (second to first); P. Niekro walked; Jackson made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 8.

PADRES 8TH: GOGGIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); WINFIELD
BATTED FOR ROMO; Winfield grounded out (second to first);
Anderson struck out; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: ROSS REPLACED WINFIELD (PITCHING); Lum grounded out
(first unassisted); Evans walked; Baker singled to right [Evans
to second]; Corrales allowed a passed ball [Evans to third,
Baker to second]; Goggin hit a sacrifice fly to center [Evans
scored (unearned)]; Tepedino grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 9.

PADRES 9TH: Roberts struck out; Colbert grounded out (first
unassisted); Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 9.