Mike Lum and Davey Johnson batted in two runs apiece to lead the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Padres, who suffered their ninth straight defeat. Two walks and singles by Lum and Johnson accounted for two runs in the first inning. Passes then helped the Padres take the lead in the fourth. After Lew Krausse issued three walks to load the bases, Dave Winfield drove in two runs with a single and another run followed when Lum threw wildly after catching a line drive by Bill Almon.

The Braves came back with three runs in the seventh. Darrell Evans walked and Dusty Baker was safe on an error by Willie McCovey. Lum and Johnson then drove in runs with singles. Max Leon, who was the winner in relief of Krausse, added an insurance marker with another single. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 4, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  2
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  8  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Office cf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .246
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Perez 2b              4   0   0   0     1   1   .260
Turner lf             3   1   2   0     1   0   .200      Evans 3b              3   2   0   0     2   0   .251
McCovey 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .257      Baker rf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .256
Grubb cf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .287      Lum lf                5   0   3   2     0   0   .240
Winfield rf           4   0   2   2     0   2   .270      Johnson 1b            3   1   2   2     1   0   .258
Cannizzaro c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Robinson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .212
  Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Almon ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .077      Krausse p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .400
McIntosh p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .063        Leon p              1   0   1   1     0   0   .143
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               30   3   4   2     3   6             Totals               32   5   8   5     8   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  4,115
Left on Base: Padres 4, Braves 12
DP: Padres 0, Braves 0
Errors: Beckert, McCovey, Lum
Stolen Bases: Turner (2), Winfield (8), Baker (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Cannizzaro (1), Robinson (16)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McIntosh L(0-1)         6     6   5   3   7   1   0  32   3.94
Greif                   1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.86
Laxton                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.38
Totals                  8     8   5   3   8   2   0  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Krausse                 6     4   3   3   3   3   0  25   2.88
Leon W(4-5)             3     0   0   0   0   3   0   9   2.63
Totals                  9     4   3   3   3   6   0  34

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


PADRES 1ST: Thomas flied out to left; Beckert grounded out
(shortstop to first); Turner singled to right; Turner stole
second; McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans walked; Baker walked
[Evans to second]; Lum singled to center [Evans scored, Baker to
third]; Johnson singled to left [Baker scored, Lum to third];
Robinson flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 2.

PADRES 2ND: Grubb flied out to left; Winfield singled to left;
Winfield stole second; Cannizzaro flied to right in foul
territory; Almon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Correll struck out; Krausse popped to third in foul
territory; Office singled to center; Perez flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 2.

PADRES 3RD: McIntosh lined to shortstop; Thomas flied out to
right; Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker
singled to right; Baker stole second; Lum made an out to second;
Johnson was walked intentionally; Robinson flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 2.

PADRES 4TH: Turner walked; McCovey walked [Turner to second];
Grubb walked [Turner to third, McCovey to second]; Winfield
singled [Turner scored, McCovey scored, Grubb to second];
Cannizzaro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Grubb to
third, Winfield to second]; Almon lined to left [Grubb scored
(error by Lum), Winfield to third]; McIntosh flied out to left;
3 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Correll grounded out (third to first); Krausse
walked; Office walked [Krausse to second]; Perez walked [Krausse
to third, Office to second]; Evans popped to first in foul
territory; Baker lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 3,
Braves 2.

PADRES 5TH: Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); Beckert
lined to center; Turner singled; McCovey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum singled to right; Johnson made an out to first;
Robinson flied out to center; Correll flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
struck out; Cannizzaro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: TEPEDINO BATTED FOR KRAUSSE; Tepedino flied out to
right; Office grounded out (second to first); Perez lined to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

PADRES 7TH: LEON REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Almon flied out
to left; McIntosh struck out; On a bunt Thomas grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans walked; Baker reached on an error by McCovey
[Evans to second]; Lum singled to right [Evans scored, Baker to
second]; GREIF REPLACED MCINTOSH (PITCHING); Johnson singled to
left [Baker scored (unearned), Lum to second]; Robinson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lum to third, Johnson to
second]; Correll reached on a fielder's choice [Lum out at home
(shortstop to catcher)]; Leon singled to left [Johnson scored
(unearned), Correll out at third (left to third to shortstop)];
3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 5.

PADRES 8TH: Beckert grounded out (shortstop to first); Turner
flied out to left; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: LAXTON REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Office walked;
Perez struck out; Evans made an out to third; Baker reached on
an error by Beckert [Office to second]; Lum flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 5.

PADRES 9TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
struck out; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR CANNIZZARO; Locklear grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves
5.