Davey Johnson homered for the third game in a row to start the Braves' scoring in a 7-2 victory over the Padres. After Johnson's drive in the second inning, the Padres tied the score with an unearned run in the sixth, but the Braves came back with two tallies in their half. Dusty Baker walked, stole second and scored on a single by Mike Lum, who took second on the throw and counted on a single by Craig Robinson.

A homer by Willie McCovey for the Padres in the eighth proved of no consequence when the Braves clinched the victory with four runs in their half on a base on balls, four singles and a sacrifice fly by Baker, who went through the game without an official time at bat, walking in his first four trips. A blister forced Buzz Capra to leave after seven innings. Tom House finished. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 3, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  8  1
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  2    0  4  x  -   7 10  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Grubb cf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Garr lf               1   0   0   0     0   0   .354
Beckert 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .270        Office pr,cf        4   1   2   1     0   0   .245
Turner lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .083      Perez 2b              5   0   3   1     0   0   .263
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .252
McCovey 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .260      Baker cf,rf           0   1   0   1     4   0   .256
Winfield rf           4   0   1   1     0   2   .268      Lum rf,lf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .233
Hilton 3b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Johnson 1b            2   2   1   1     2   1   .255
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Robinson ss           4   0   1   1     0   2   .214
Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   2   .100      Correll c             3   1   1   0     1   1   .246
  Thomas ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Capra p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .170
Freisleben p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .151        House p             1   1   1   1     0   0   .375
  Locklear ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .302
  Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gerhardt p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clarke ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .208

Totals               36   2   8   2     2   6             Totals               32   7  10   7     8   7

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  1,562
Left on Base: Padres 10, Braves 10
DP: Padres 2, Braves 0
Errors: Almon, Evans, Johnson
Doubles: Perez (17)
Home Runs: McCovey (22), Johnson (15)
Stolen Bases: Baker 2 (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Hilton (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (7)
GIDP: Lum (8), Perez (11)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben L(9-10)      6     5   3   3   5   6   1  27   3.46
Hardy                   0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.79
Gerhardt                0.2   3   4   4   1   1   0   6  10.38
Johnson                 0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.28
Totals                  8    10   7   7   8   7   1  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Capra W(13-7)           7     5   1   0   2   5   0  30   2.45
House                   2     3   1   1   0   1   1   9   1.99
Totals                  9     8   2   1   2   6   1  39

Wild Pitches: Hardy (4)

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


PADRES 1ST: Grubb made an out to second; Beckert made an out to
shortstop; Turner singled to center; McCovey made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr reached on an error by Almon; Perez singled to
left [Garr to second]; OFFICE RAN FOR GARR; Evans forced Perez
(first to shortstop) [Office to third]; Baker walked [Evans to
second]; Lum grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Winfield was called out on strikes; Hilton reached on an error
by Johnson; Kendall flied out to left; Almon flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson homered; Robinson grounded out (second to
first); Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Capra was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 3RD: Freisleben popped to first in foul territory; Grubb
lined to right; Beckert singled; Turner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Office singled to right; Perez grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Office out at second];
Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey made an out to first; Winfield was called
out on strikes; Hilton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Baker walked; Baker stole second; Lum flied out to
center; Johnson struck out; Robinson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall flied out to center; Almon struck out;
Freisleben grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll struck out; Capra was called out on strikes;
Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 1.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb singled to right; Beckert reached on a
fielder's choice [Grubb to second (error by Evans)]; On a bunt
Turner forced Grubb (catcher to third) [Beckert to second];
McCovey walked [Beckert to third, Turner to second]; Winfield
forced McCovey (shortstop to second) [Beckert scored (unearned),
Turner to third]; Hilton flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baker walked; Baker stole second; Lum
singled to right [Baker scored, Lum to second (on throw to
home)]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Robinson singled to
center [Lum scored, Johnson to second]; Correll walked [Johnson
to third, Robinson to second]; Capra struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.

PADRES 7TH: Kendall popped to third in foul territory; Almon
struck out; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR FREISLEBEN; Locklear walked;
Grubb singled to right [Locklear to second]; Beckert singled
[Locklear to third, Grubb to second]; Turner made an out to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: HARDY REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Office grounded
out (second to first); Perez singled to right; Evans forced
Perez (shortstop to second); Hardy threw a wild pitch [Evans to
second]; Baker walked; GERHARDT REPLACED HARDY (PITCHING); Lum
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.

PADRES 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); McCovey homered;
Winfield singled to center; Hilton out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Winfield to second]; Kendall grounded out
(third to first) [Winfield to third]; THOMAS BATTED FOR ALMON;
Thomas struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Johnson walked;
On a bunt Robinson struck out; Correll singled to left [Johnson
to second]; House singled to right [Johnson scored, Correll to
third]; Office singled to right [Correll scored, House to
second]; JOHNSON REPLACED GERHARDT (PITCHING); Perez doubled to
right [House scored, Office to third]; Evans was walked
intentionally; Baker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Office
scored]; Lum flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
2, Braves 7.

PADRES 9TH: CLARKE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Clarke singled; Grubb
popped to third in foul territory; Beckert forced Clarke (right
to shortstop); GASTON BATTED FOR TURNER; Gaston forced Beckert
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 7.