After driving in three runs with a pair of singles, Dick Ruthven tired in the sixth inning, but the relief pitching of Roger Moret and Pablo Torrealba enabled the Braves to trim the Padres, 4-2. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Sunday, April     11, 1976 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  2  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .091      Grubb lf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .500
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Fuentes 2b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .111
Wynn lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .273      W. Davis cf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .333
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Winfield rf           4   0   0   1     0   0   .182
Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .111      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .083
May rf,lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Rader 3b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .333
Lacy 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .273      Torres ss             3   0   1   1     1   0   .364
Pocoroba c            4   2   2   0     0   0   .200      B. Davis c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Chaney ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .143        McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruthven p             2   0   2   3     0   0  1.000      Greif p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moret p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Foster p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Henderson rf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   7   4     4   2             Totals               30   2   6   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 16,314
Left on Base: Braves 6, Padres 6
DP: Braves 2, Padres 1
Doubles: Torres (1)
Triples: Rader (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Office (1)
GIDP: Evans (1), Ivie (1), Winfield (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven W(1-0)          5     3   2   2   2   3   0  20   3.60
Moret                   1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   0.00
Torrealba SV(2)         3     2   0   0   1   2   0  11   0.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   5   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(0-1)            3.1   7   4   4   1   1   0  18  10.80
Foster                  3.2   0   0   0   2   0   0  12   0.00
Tomlin                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00
Totals                  9     7   4   4   4   2   0  37

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


BRAVES 1ST: Office flied out to center; Royster made an out to
shortstop; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb singled; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Grubb to second]; W. Davis made an out to
third; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans grounded out (second to first); May struck
out; Lacy singled to left; Pocoroba singled to right [Lacy to
third]; Chaney walked [Pocoroba to second]; Ruthven singled to
center [Lacy scored, Pocoroba scored, Chaney to second]; Office
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader struck
out; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster grounded out (third to first); Wynn flied
out to left; Evans lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: B. Davis flied out to center; Greif grounded out
(pitcher to first); Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 4TH: May flied out to left; On a bunt Lacy singled;
Pocoroba singled to center [Lacy to second]; Chaney singled
[Lacy to third, Pocoroba to second]; Ruthven singled to left
[Lacy scored, Pocoroba to third, Chaney to second]; FOSTER
REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Office hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Pocoroba scored]; Royster grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Fuentes made an out to second; W. Davis singled to
right; Winfield flied out to right; Ivie grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Wynn walked; Evans grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Rader tripled to right; Torres grounded out (second
to first) [Rader scored]; B. Davis struck out; Foster struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Pocoroba
flied out to right; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Grubb walked; Fuentes walked [Grubb to second];
MORET REPLACED RUTHVEN (PITCHING); W. Davis singled [Grubb to
third, Fuentes to second]; Winfield forced W. Davis (first to
shortstop) [Grubb scored, Fuentes to third]; Ivie grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Winfield out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Moret grounded out (third to first); Office lined to
first; Royster walked; Wynn forced Royster (third to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Rader walked; TORREALBA REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING);
HENDERSON REPLACED MORET (PLAYING RF); MAY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Torres walked [Rader to second]; On a bunt B.
Davis forced Rader (third to shortstop) [Torres to second];
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR FOSTER; Rettenmund flied out to left;
Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 2.

BRAVES 8TH: TOMLIN REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Evans walked;
On a bunt May forced Evans (third to shortstop); Lacy flied out
to right; Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); W. Davis
singled to left; Winfield grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [W. Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney grounded out (second to first); Henderson
struck out; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: Ivie grounded out (second to first); Rader struck
out; Torres doubled; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR B. DAVIS; McCovey
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Padres 2.