The Braves had to use three pitchers in the ninth inning to choke off a Padres' rally before emerging with a 4-2 victory. Rowland Office batted in two of the Braves' runs with an infield out and sacrifice fly and Darrell Evans accounted for two others with a homer.

In the ninth, Ron Reed was lifted after walking Willie McCovey. Jack Aker relieved and passed Johnny Grubb. Fred Kendall reached base on an infield hit, but Grubb overslid second and was tagged out. When another walk loaded the bases, Danny Frisella came in to pitch and Dave Winfield greeted the change with a single, driving in two runs. However, Frisella then retired Dave Hilton to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     16, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  9  2
Braves       0  1  0    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tolan rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .231      Garr lf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .304
Thomas 2b             4   0   3   0     0   0   .353      Lum 1b                4   1   0   0     1   0   .182
Colbert lf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .067      Evans 3b              4   1   1   2     0   1   .200
McCovey 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .222      Baker rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .351
Grubb cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .265      Johnson 2b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .286
Kendall c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .325        Foster 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Roberts 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .136      Oates c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     0   1   .138      Office cf             3   0   0   2     0   0   .125
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Robinson ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .194
  Morales ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reed p                4   0   1   0     0   1   .125
  Winfield ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .222        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Arlin p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     3   3             Totals               31   4   7   4     6   3

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  3,196
Left on Base: Padres 8, Braves 10
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: McCovey, Arlin
Home Runs: Evans (2)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (1), Baker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Office (1)
GIDP: Kendall (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(1-2)            7     5   4   4   6   3   1  33   6.00
Troedson                1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.00
Totals                  8     7   4   4   6   3   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed W(2-1)             8     7   1   1   1   3   0  31   4.19
Aker                    0.1   1   1   1   2   0   0   3   8.31
Frisella SV(2)          0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: Arlin (1)
Balks: Arlin (1)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


PADRES 1ST: Tolan flied out to center; Thomas singled to right;
Colbert forced Thomas (shortstop to second); McCovey flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to first [Garr to second (error by
McCovey)]; Lum grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third];
Evans lined to second; Baker popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Grubb popped to first in foul territory; Kendall
grounded out (second to first); Roberts grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson walked; Oates singled to right [Johnson to
second]; Arlin balked [Johnson to third, Oates to second];
Office grounded out (shortstop to first) [Johnson scored];
Robinson walked; Reed was called out on strikes; Garr walked
[Oates to third, Robinson to second]; Lum popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez struck out; Arlin flied out to center;
Tolan singled to center; Tolan stole second; Thomas singled
[Tolan to third]; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Baker
grounded out (third to first); Johnson walked; Oates grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves
1.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey flied out to right; Grubb grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kendall popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (second to first); Robinson
struck out; Reed singled to right; Garr flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 5TH: Roberts flied out to center; Hernandez lined to
right; Arlin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum walked; Evans homered [Lum scored]; Baker
singled to right; Baker stole second; Johnson made an out to
shortstop; Oates walked; Arlin threw a wild pitch [Baker to
third, Oates to second]; Office hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Baker scored, Oates to third]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 4.

PADRES 6TH: On a bunt Tolan singled; Thomas lined to left;
Colbert forced Tolan (third to second); McCovey grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Reed reached on an error by Arlin [Reed to first];
Garr flied out to center; Lum flied out to right; Evans struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 4.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb singled to right; Kendall grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to shortstop to first) [Grubb out
at second]; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Oates grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 4.

PADRES 8TH: FOSTER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); ALOU BATTED
FOR HERNANDEZ; Alou popped to third in foul territory; GASTON
BATTED FOR ARLIN; Gaston singled to right; Tolan flied out to
left; Thomas singled to right [Gaston to second]; Colbert was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: MORALES REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING SS); TROEDSON
REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Office lined to right; Robinson
singled; Reed forced Robinson (shortstop to second); Garr
singled to left [Reed to second]; Lum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 4.

PADRES 9TH: McCovey walked; AKER REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Grubb
walked [McCovey to second]; Kendall singled to shortstop
[McCovey to third, Grubb out at third (shortstop to second)];
Johnny Grubb rounded 2B too far as Craig Robinson bobbled Fred
Kendall's grounder; Roberts walked [Kendall to second];
FRISELLA REPLACED AKER (PITCHING); WINFIELD BATTED FOR MORALES;
Winfield singled to center [McCovey scored, Kendall scored,
Roberts to second]; HILTON BATTED FOR TROEDSON; Hilton flied out
to left; Tolan grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 4.