Randy Jones tossed a five-hitter and Johnny Grubb banged out four safeties to spark the Padres to an 8-2 victory over the Braves. One of Grubb's hits was a two-run single in the fourth which put the Padres in front, 3-0. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, April     9, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  4
Padres       1  0  0    2  4  0    0  1  x  -   8 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Grubb lf              5   2   4   2     0   0   .800
Royster 3b,ss         4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .333
Evans 1b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .000        Hernandez ss        2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Wynn lf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .500      W. Davis cf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .250
  Gilbreath pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Winfield rf           4   1   1   2     0   2   .250
Paciorek rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Ivie 1b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .200
Lacy 2b,3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader 3b              2   2   1   1     1   0   .500
Pocoroba c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Torres ss,2b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .250
  Williams ph,c       1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000      B. Davis c            3   1   0   1     0   0   .000
Chaney ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Perez ph,2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Morton p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0  1.000
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   5   2     2   2             Totals               35   8  11   8     2   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 44,728
Left on Base: Braves 3, Padres 9
DP: Braves 0, Padres 2
Errors: Royster, Lacy, Chaney 2, Hernandez
Doubles: Rader (1)
Triples: Winfield (1)
Caught Stealing: Royster (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (1)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Davis (1), Winfield (1)
GIDP: Perez (1), Paciorek (1)
Hit by Pitch: Rader (1,by Morton)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(0-1)           4.1   8   6   3   0   2   0  23   6.23
Devine                  0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4  13.50
Moret                   2     0   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.00
Dal Canton              1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   9.00
Totals                  8    11   8   5   2   4   0  41

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(1-0)            9     5   2   1   2   2   0  32   1.00
Totals                  9     5   2   1   2   2   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Morton (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Office walked; Royster forced Office (third to
second); Royster was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first); Evans walked; Wynn forced Evans (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb singled; Fuentes singled to right [Grubb to
second]; W. Davis made an out to second; Winfield struck out;
Ivie reached on an error by Chaney [Ivie to first, Fuentes to
second, Grubb to third]; Rader was hit by a pitch [Grubb scored
(unearned), Fuentes to third, Ivie to second]; Torres forced
Rader (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: B. Davis made an out to first; Jones struck out;
Grubb singled to center; Fuentes lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney flied out to right; Morton was called out on
strikes; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: W. Davis made an out to first; Winfield lined to
third; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster grounded out (second to first); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Rader doubled; Torres grounded out (shortstop to
first); B. Davis reached on an error by Chaney; Jones out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [B. Davis to second, Rader to
third]; Grubb singled to right [Rader scored (unearned), B.
Davis scored (unearned), Grubb out at second (right to
shortstop)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Lacy grounded out
(third to first); Pocoroba flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); W. Davis
singled to right; Winfield tripled [W. Davis scored]; Ivie
singled to center [Winfield scored]; DEVINE REPLACED MORTON
(PITCHING); Rader walked [Ivie to second]; Torres singled [Rader
to third, Ivie scored]; B. Davis hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Rader scored]; Jones flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 0, Padres 7.

BRAVES 6TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED FUENTES (PLAYING SS); TORRES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); PEREZ BATTED FOR CHANEY; Perez
flied out to left; GASTON BATTED FOR DEVINE; Gaston singled to
center; Office made an out to third; Royster forced Gaston
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 7.

PADRES 6TH: PEREZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LACY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
MORET REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Grubb flied out to right;
Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; W. Davis made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Evans reached on an error by Hernandez [Evans to
second]; Wynn singled to left [Evans to third]; Paciorek singled
to left [Wynn to second, Evans scored (unearned)]; Lacy flied
out to center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR POCOROBA; Williams singled to
left [Wynn scored, Paciorek to third]; Perez grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Williams out at second];
2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 7.

PADRES 7TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Winfield
struck out; Ivie reached on an error by Lacy [Ivie to second];
Rader reached on an error by Royster [Ivie to third]; Torres
struck out; B. Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 7.

BRAVES 8TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR MORET; Henderson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office grounded out (first unassisted);
Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 2, Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb singled to right;
Hernandez singled to right [Grubb to second]; W. Davis walked
[Grubb to third, Hernandez to second]; Winfield hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Grubb scored]; Ivie forced W. Davis (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 8.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans struck out; Wynn singled to center; GILBREATH
RAN FOR WYNN; Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop to
shortstop to first) [Gilbreath out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 8.