Carl Morton yielded a run in the first inning but then shut out the Padres the rest of the way while pitching the Braves to a 5-1 victory. The Padres' tally counted on a double by Johnny Grubb, a sacrifice and infield out.

Dave May tied the score with a homer in the fourth. The Braves then took the lead with singles by Rowland Office and Darrell Evans around a sacrifice in the sixth before clinching the verdict with three runs in the eighth on a homer by Evans, single by Earl Williams, double by Dusty Baker and single by Mike Lum. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Sunday, August    3, 1975 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  3  0  -   5 10  0
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .294      Grubb cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .291
Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .318      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Evans 3b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .244      Locklear lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .323
Williams 1b           3   1   2   0     1   1   .262      Ivie 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
May rf                3   1   1   1     0   0   .253      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .261
  Baker ph,rf         1   1   1   1     0   0   .235      Tolan 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Lum lf                4   0   1   1     0   0   .232      Torres ss             3   0   2   0     0   0   .292
Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Kendall c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .192
Pocoroba c            4   0   2   0     0   1   .275      Spillner p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Morton p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .182        Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sharon ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .189
                                                            Strom p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .118

Totals               35   5  10   5     1   6             Totals               29   1   6   1     1   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  8,850
Left on Base: Braves 5, Padres 4
DP: Braves 1, Padres 1
Doubles: Baker (10), Grubb (28), Torres (8)
Home Runs: May (6), Evans (16)
Caught Stealing: Locklear (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (4), Fuentes (8), Spillner (5)
GIDP: Ivie (11)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(13-12)         9     6   1   1   1   3   0  32   3.43
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   3   0  32

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Spillner L(4-9)         7.2   8   4   4   1   5   2  31   3.99
Folkers                 0     2   1   1   0   0   0   2   4.63
Frisella                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.84
Strom                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.61
Totals                  9    10   5   5   1   6   2  37

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Office was called out on strikes; Gilbreath flied
out to center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb doubled; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Grubb to third]; Locklear grounded out (second
to first) [Grubb scored]; Ivie struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams walked; May flied out to center; Lum made
an out to second; Blanks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Tolan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Pocoroba singled to center; On a bunt Morton popped
to catcher in foul territory; Office popped to third in foul
territory; Gilbreath struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall singled to left; Spillner out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Kendall to second]; Grubb made an out
to second; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Williams struck
out; May homered; Lum popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Locklear flied out to left; Ivie grounded out (third
to first); Winfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks flied out to center; Pocoroba struck out;
Morton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: On a bunt Tolan made an out to pitcher; Torres
singled; Kendall struck out; Spillner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Office singled to center; Gilbreath out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Office to second]; Evans
singled to right [Office scored]; Williams singled to left
[Evans to third]; May hit into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop) [Evans out at home (shortstop to catcher to third),
Williams out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres
1.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb flied out to center; Fuentes singled to
center; Locklear forced Fuentes (second unassisted); Locklear
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Blanks flied
out to right; Pocoroba singled to right; Morton made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Ivie lined to left; Winfield made an out to second;
Tolan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (third to first); Evans homered; Williams singled
to center; FOLKERS REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); BAKER BATTED
FOR MAY; Baker doubled [Williams scored]; Lum singled to center
[Baker scored, Lum to second (on throw to home)]; FRISELLA
REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Torres doubled to
left; Kendall flied out to right; SHARON BATTED FOR FRISELLA;
Sharon walked; Grubb flied out to left; Fuentes made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 1.

BRAVES 9TH: STROM REPLACED SHARON (PITCHING); Pocoroba grounded
out (first unassisted); Morton struck out; Office grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Locklear singled to right; Ivie grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Locklear out at second];
Winfield popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 5, Padres 1.