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Monday August 5, 1974
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Hank Aaron's RBI single and Dusty Baker's sacrifice fly in the ninth boosted the Braves to a 9-7 decision over the Padres, who had battled back to tie the game at 7-7 after trailing at one point, 7-2. The Braves snapped a 2-2 tie with a five-run fifth inning, helped by four walks and an infield error.

The Padres got one back in the bottom of the fifth, another on Willie McCovey's homer in the sixth and three more in the eighth to tie the score, two runs counting on Nate Colbert's single. In the ninth, Mike Lum singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Leo Foster. Darrell Evans, who had homered for the Braves' first run in the opening inning, drew a walk and Aaron greeted reliever Vicente Romo with a single. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 9, San Diego Padres 7

Game Played on Monday, August 5, 1974 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves       1  0  0    1  5  0    0  0  2  -   9 10  3
Padres       0  0  0    2  1  1    0  3  0  -   7  7  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf,lf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .364      Hernandez ss          4   1   0   0     1   1   .230
Lum 1b                3   1   1   0     2   1   .229      Hilton 2b             5   2   2   1     0   1   .188
  Foster pr,2b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Locklear rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .429
Evans 3b              3   3   1   2     2   1   .257      McCovey 1b            3   2   1   2     1   1   .265
Aaron lf              5   1   2   2     0   0   .250      Winfield cf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .265
  Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Colbert lf            4   0   1   2     0   1   .204
Baker cf,rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .251      Roberts 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .175
Johnson 2b,1b         4   0   3   2     0   0   .247      Cannizzaro c          3   1   0   0     1   1   .125
Robinson ss           4   0   1   0     1   0   .208      Spillner p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Casanova c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .179        Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
Morton p              3   1   0   0     1   2   .094        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Clarke ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kendall ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
                                                            Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9  10   7     6   5             Totals               35   7   7   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 13,198
Left on Base: Braves 7, Padres 6
DP: Braves 0, Padres 1
Errors: Lum 2, Robinson, Hilton, Roberts
Doubles: Baker (20), Johnson (14), Locklear (1)
Home Runs: Evans (12), McCovey (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Locklear (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnson (4), Baker (6), McCovey (1)
GIDP: Casanova (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  7     5   7   4   3   4   1  31   3.12
Leon W(2-3)             1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.16
House SV(7)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.00
Totals                  9     7   7   4   3   5   1  40

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner                4     6   5   5   3   3   1  20   3.72
Palmer                  0.2   1   2   0   2   0   0   5   6.33
Johnson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   7.50
Laxton                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.31
Hardy                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.78
Gerhardt L(1-1)         0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3  12.46
Romo                    0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.72
Totals                  9    10   9   7   6   5   1  43

Wild Pitches: Palmer (8)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Garr lined to third; Lum flied out to right; Evans
homered; Aaron made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Hilton
grounded out (second to first); Locklear grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to left; Hilton dropped a foul fly
hit by Johnson for an error; Johnson singled to center; Robinson
forced Johnson (right to shortstop); Casanova flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey struck out; Winfield grounded out (shortstop
to first); Colbert struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton struck out; Garr struck out; Lum walked;
Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Cannizzaro
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Spillner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron grounded out (third to first); Baker doubled;
Johnson doubled [Baker scored]; Robinson singled [Johnson to
third]; Casanova grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Robinson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Hernandez walked; Hilton reached on an error by
Robinson [Hernandez to second]; Locklear out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to second) [Hernandez to third, Hilton to second];
McCovey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hernandez scored
(unearned), Hilton to third]; Winfield singled to center [Hilton
scored (unearned)]; Colbert forced Winfield (shortstop to
second); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Morton walked; Garr singled to center [Morton to
second]; Lum walked [Morton to third, Garr to second]; PALMER
REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Evans walked [Morton scored, Garr
to third, Lum to second]; Aaron singled to left [Garr scored,
Lum to third, Evans to second]; Baker made an out to second;
Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lum scored]; Palmer threw a
wild pitch [Evans to third, Aaron to second]; Robinson walked;
JOHNSON REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Casanova reached on an error
by Roberts [Evans scored (unearned) (no RBI), Aaron scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Robinson to third, Casanova to second];
Morton struck out; 5 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7,
Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Roberts made an out to shortstop; Cannizzaro walked;
CLARKE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Clarke reached on an error by Lum
[Cannizzaro to second]; Hernandez forced Clarke (third to
second) [Cannizzaro to third]; Hilton singled to right
[Cannizzaro scored (unearned), Hernandez to second]; Locklear
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 7, Padres 3.

BRAVES 6TH: LAXTON REPLACED CLARKE (PITCHING); Garr flied out to
left; Lum struck out; Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: McCovey homered; Winfield grounded out (second to
first); Colbert grounded out (third to first); Roberts flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron flied out to right; Baker grounded out (third
to first); Johnson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
7, Padres 4.

PADRES 7TH: Cannizzaro was called out on strikes; GASTON BATTED
FOR LAXTON; Gaston flied out to left; Hernandez struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 4.

BRAVES 8TH: HARDY REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); On a bunt Robinson
made an out to catcher; Casanova lined to third; Morton made an
out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: Hilton singled to right; Locklear doubled to center
[Hilton to third]; McCovey walked; LEON REPLACED MORTON
(PITCHING); Winfield reached on an error by Lum [Hilton scored,
Locklear to third, McCovey to second]; Colbert singled to right
[Locklear scored, McCovey scored, Winfield to third]; Roberts
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Colbert to second]; Cannizzaro
flied out to left; KENDALL BATTED FOR HARDY; Kendall made an out
to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 7.

BRAVES 9TH: GERHARDT REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); Garr lined to
center; Lum singled to center; FOSTER RAN FOR LUM; Evans walked
[Foster to second]; ROMO REPLACED GERHARDT (PITCHING); Aaron
singled to center [Foster scored, Evans to third]; OFFICE RAN
FOR AARON; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to left [Evans scored];
Johnson singled to center [Office to second]; Robinson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 9, Padres
7.

PADRES 9TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); JOHNSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hilton struck out; Locklear singled; HOUSE REPLACED LEON
(PITCHING); McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 9, Padres 7.



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