Tito Fuentes batted in two runs with a triple and Dave Winfield added a pair with a homer as the Padres continued their strong early showing by defeating the Braves, 8-2. Fred Kendall also accounted for two RBIs. Fuentes broke a 1-1 tie with his triple in the fourth inning before scoring himself on a single by Kendall. Winfield hit his homer in the sixth and the Padres posted two more runs in the eighth on singles by Hector Torres and Mike Ivie, an error and double by Kendall. Dusty Baker homered for the Braves. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     19, 1975 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres       0  1  0    3  0  2    0  2  0  -   8 13  0
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
Tolan lf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .194      Perez 2b              3   0   2   1     1   1   .190
Grubb cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .244
McCovey 1b            2   1   1   0     1   0   .304      Lum 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .191
  Torres pr,3b        1   2   1   0     0   0   .571      Baker rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .195
Winfield rf           4   2   2   2     0   0   .300      Office cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Ivie 3b,1b            4   2   3   0     0   0   .259      Correll c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .179
Fuentes 2b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .375      Blanks ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .167
Kendall c             4   0   2   2     0   0   .235      Gentry p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Freisleben p          4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Greif p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  13   6     1   2             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  4,714
Left on Base: Padres 4, Braves 7
DP: Padres 1, Braves 2
Errors: Garr, Perez
Doubles: Kendall (1), Garr (2)
Triples: Fuentes (1)
Home Runs: Winfield (2), Baker (3)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gentry (1)
GIDP: Fuentes (2), Grubb (1), Evans (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Freisleben W(1-1)       8.1   7   2   2   3   3   1  34   1.38
Greif                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.08
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   3   1  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gentry L(0-1)           5     8   6   3   1   2   1  23   3.86
Harrison                3     4   2   1   0   0   0  13   3.12
House                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3  36.00
Totals                  9    13   8   4   1   2   1  39

Wild Pitches: Gentry (1)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Jerry Dale


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled; Gentry threw a wild pitch
[Hernandez to second]; Hernandez was out trying to advance to
third (catcher to second to third); Tolan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grubb lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Perez singled; Evans popped
to first in foul territory; Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey walked; Winfield singled to right [McCovey
to second]; On a bunt Ivie singled [McCovey to third, Winfield
to second]; Fuentes grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [McCovey scored (no RBI), Winfield to third,
Ivie out at second]; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Office made an out to
shortstop; Correll popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Freisleben was called out on strikes; Hernandez
flied out to center; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks walked; Gentry out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Blanks to second]; Garr grounded out (second to
first) [Blanks to third]; Perez singled to right [Blanks
scored]; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 1.

PADRES 4TH: Grubb made an out to second; McCovey popped to third
in foul territory; Winfield reached on an error by Perez;
Winfield stole second; Ivie singled [Winfield to third]; Fuentes
tripled to right [Winfield scored (unearned), Ivie scored
(unearned)]; Kendall singled to left [Fuentes scored
(unearned)]; Freisleben forced Kendall (second to shortstop); 3
R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Baker made an
out to first; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 1.

PADRES 5TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Tolan grounded out
(second to first); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll flied out to left; Blanks lined to left;
Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 1.

PADRES 6TH: McCovey singled to center; TORRES RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Winfield homered [Torres scored]; HARRISON REPLACED GENTRY
(PITCHING); Ivie flied out to right; Fuentes singled to center;
Kendall made an out to second; Freisleben lined to right; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Garr flied out to left; Perez walked;
Evans grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 1.

PADRES 7TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan
made an out to third; Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum lined to first; Baker flied out to left; On a
bunt Office singled; Correll singled to left [Office to second];
Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6,
Braves 1.

PADRES 8TH: Torres singled to right; Winfield lined to right;
Ivie singled to left [Torres scored (error by Garr), Ivie to
second]; Fuentes grounded out (second to first) [Ivie to third];
Kendall doubled to left [Ivie scored (unearned)]; Freisleben
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 8, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: TEPEDINO BATTED FOR HARRISON; Tepedino struck out;
Garr doubled to right; Perez was called out on strikes; Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
8, Braves 1.

PADRES 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Hernandez
singled to center; Tolan flied out to right; Grubb grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Lum flied out to center; Baker homered; Office
singled to center; Correll walked [Office to second]; GREIF
REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Blanks flied out to center; MAY
BATTED FOR HOUSE; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 8, Braves 2.