The Padres, held to only seven hits by Phil Niekro and Ron Reed, were swept by the Braves, 8-2 and 4-0. Atlanta struck for four runs in the first inning of the opener, with the only Braves' hits a double by Dusty Baker and single by Marty Perez. Two-run homers by Davey Johnson and Darrell Evans wrapped up the Atlanta scoring after four frames. Willie McCovey hit a fifth-inning solo homer for the Padres.

Reed limited San Diego to three singles in the second game, which was delayed for 90 minutes by rain. Baker, Ralph Garr and Johnson each homered for the Braves in the second game, and Evans was robbed of a four-bagger when Padre outfielder Johnny Grubb reached over the fence to make a catch. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 2, 1974 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
Braves       4  0  2    2  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  7  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .287      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .353
Beckert 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .265        Office cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perez 2b              3   2   1   0     2   0   .261
Turner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans 3b              3   2   1   2     2   0   .255
McCovey 1b            1   1   1   1     2   0   .259      Baker cf,rf           5   2   2   1     0   2   .256
  Ivie 1b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lum rf,lf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .230
Winfield rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Johnson 1b            4   1   1   3     0   0   .254
Thomas 3b,2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Robinson ss           3   0   0   1     0   2   .215
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Correll c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .244
Almon ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      P. Niekro p           3   0   1   0     1   1   .209
Jones p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .150
  Clarke ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .202
  Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .087
  Hilton ph,3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               32   2   4   2     4   4             Totals               31   8   7   7     8   5

Time of Game: 2:09
Left on Base: Padres 7, Braves 8
DP: Padres 0, Braves 0
Errors: Almon
Doubles: Baker 2 (28), Correll (9)
Triples: Grubb (4)
Home Runs: McCovey (21), Johnson (13), Evans (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Robinson (5)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(7-19)           3     5   6   4   4   0   1  19   4.32
Palmer                  3     2   2   2   2   3   1  13   5.74
Johnson                 2     0   0   0   2   2   0   8   5.52
Totals                  8     7   8   6   8   5   2  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(16-11)      9     4   2   2   4   4   1  36   2.67
Totals                  9     4   2   2   4   4   1  36

Passed Balls: Correll (8)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


PADRES 1ST: Grubb tripled; Beckert grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Grubb scored]; Turner lined to right; Debut game
for Jerry Turner; McCovey walked; Winfield struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez singled
to center; Evans walked [Perez to second]; Baker doubled to left
[Perez scored, Evans to third]; Lum walked; Johnson reached on
an error by Almon [Evans scored, Baker scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Lum to third]; Robinson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lum
scored (unearned), Johnson to second]; Correll grounded out
(third to first); 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves
4.

PADRES 2ND: Thomas struck out (catcher to first); Kendall
singled to right; Almon forced Kendall (shortstop to second);
Debut game for Bill Almon; Jones walked [Almon to second];
Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: P. Niekro made an out to shortstop; Garr grounded
out (second to first); Perez walked; Evans flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 4.

PADRES 3RD: Beckert singled to left; Turner flied out to right;
McCovey walked [Beckert to second]; Winfield made an out to
shortstop; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Baker doubled to right; Lum grounded out (second to
first) [Baker to third]; Johnson homered [Baker scored];
Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll doubled to
left; P. Niekro walked; Garr flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 6.

PADRES 4TH: Kendall popped to third in foul territory; Almon
grounded out (shortstop to first); CLARKE BATTED FOR JONES;
Clarke struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Grubb
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 4TH: PALMER REPLACED CLARKE (PITCHING); Perez walked;
Evans homered [Perez scored]; Baker struck out; Lum made an out
to shortstop; Johnson lined to third; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 8.

PADRES 5TH: Beckert lined to shortstop; Turner grounded out
(second to first); McCovey homered; Winfield made an out to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: IVIE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Robinson struck
out; Correll walked; On a bunt P. Niekro singled [Correll to
second]; Garr flied out to left; Perez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.

PADRES 6TH: Thomas lined to second; Kendall grounded out
(shortstop to first); Almon struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied out to center; Baker struck out; Lum
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.

PADRES 7TH: OFFICE REPLACED GARR (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
HILTON BATTED FOR PALMER; Hilton popped to catcher in foul
territory; Grubb made an out to shortstop; Beckert grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: HILTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); JOHNSON REPLACED
BECKERT (PITCHING); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
Johnson made an out to shortstop; Robinson struck out; Correll
walked; P. Niekro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.

PADRES 8TH: Turner grounded out (first to pitcher); Ivie flied
out to left; Winfield walked; Thomas flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Office popped to first in foul territory; Perez
grounded out (second to first); Evans walked; Baker flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.

PADRES 9TH: Kendall flied out to center; Almon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hilton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 8.