Ron Reed, pitching to Bobby Tolan, the leadoff batter in the first inning, suffered a fractured right hand when hit by a line drive, but the Braves combined the relief work of Buzz Capra, Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella to shut out the Padres, 3-0. Capra worked six innings, allowed only one hit and received credit for his first victory in an Atlanta uniform.

The Braves began the scoring with a homer by Ralph Garr in the first. A single by Craig Robinson and triple by Darrell Evans produced another tally in the third. Garr beat out an infield hit to Enzo Hernandez in the fifth, raced to third on the shortstop's wild throw and scored the final run on an infield out by Robinson. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       15, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   2   2   1     0   1   .354      Tolan rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Robinson ss           4   1   2   1     0   0   .225      Hernandez ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .228
Baker rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .315        Gaspar ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Evans 3b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .261      Winfield lf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .267
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Tepedino 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .207      Grubb cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .180      Kendall c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .250
Oates c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .230      Thomas 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Reed p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Roberts 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .190
  Capra p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Freisleben p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .111
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229        Beckert ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .458
  Gentry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McAndrew p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   4             Totals               29   0   3   0     2   7

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  9,257
Left on Base: Braves 6, Padres 4
DP: Braves 0, Padres 1
Errors: Hernandez
Doubles: Office (5)
Triples: Evans (2)
Home Runs: Garr (2)
Stolen Bases: Robinson (5), Baker (5)
Caught Stealing: Tolan (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.67
Capra W(1-2)            6     1   0   0   2   6   0  20   2.28
Gentry                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.35
Frisella                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.11
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   7   0  31

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(3-1)       6     7   3   2   1   3   1  25   3.27
Tomlin                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
McAndrew                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.62
Totals                  9     8   3   2   2   4   1  36

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


BRAVES 1ST: Garr homered; Robinson singled; Baker lined into a
double play (third to first) [Robinson out at first]; Evans
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Tolan singled; Ron Reed struck by Bobby Tolan's
single; Reed suffered broken bone in his pitching hand;
CAPRA REPLACED REED (PITCHING); Tolan was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Hernandez made an out to third; Winfield
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied to left in foul territory; Tepedino
singled to right; Office struck out; Oates singled to right
[Tepedino to third]; Capra was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Grubb made
an out to third; Kendall flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garr struck out; Robinson singled to right; Robinson
stole second; Baker lined to third; Evans tripled to center
[Robinson scored]; Johnson made an out to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; Roberts
made an out to shortstop; Freisleben struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Tepedino grounded out (pitcher to first); Office
grounded out (first to pitcher); Oates grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Tolan flied out to left; Hernandez struck out;
Winfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Capra grounded out (second to first); Garr singled
to shortstop [Garr to third (error by Hernandez)]; Robinson
grounded out (third to first) [Garr scored (unearned)]; Baker
walked; Baker stole second; Evans grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: McCovey grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
Grubb popped to first in foul territory; Kendall walked; Thomas
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Padres 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Tepedino
grounded out (shortstop to first); Office flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Roberts walked; BECKERT BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN;
Beckert singled to left [Roberts to second]; Tolan struck out;
Hernandez flied out to center; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

BRAVES 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Oates struck
out; MURRELL BATTED FOR CAPRA; Murrell lined to center; Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
3, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: GENTRY REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); McCovey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted);
Kendall singled; Thomas popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker
grounded out (first unassisted); Evans walked; Johnson flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: Roberts popped to first in foul territory; ALOU
BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Alou flied out to right; Tolan flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

BRAVES 9TH: MCANDREW REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Tepedino flied
out to left; Office doubled to right; Oates popped to catcher in
foul territory; LUM BATTED FOR GENTRY; Lum flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); GASPAR BATTED FOR
HERNANDEZ; Gaspar flied out to right; Winfield flied out to
center; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Padres 0.