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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. Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Monday, September 2, 1974 (Day game) at Atlanta StadiumPadres 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. |
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