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Monday May 31, 1976
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A three-run homer by Dave Winfield capped a six-run outburst in the eighth inning that carried the Padres to a 10-7 triumph over the Braves. Two walks, an error by Marty Perez, singles by Ted Kubiak and Willie McCovey and Luis Melendez' sacrifice fly combined to send the Braves to their fourth straight defeat. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 10, Atlanta Braves 7

Game Played on Monday, May 31, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres       0  1  0    0  0  3    0  6  0  -  10  9  1
Braves       2  2  2    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   7 13  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   1   1   0     1   0   .309      Office cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .245
Kubiak 2b             4   1   1   1     2   1   .290      Gilbreath 2b          4   1   1   1     1   0   .360
W. Davis cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Wynn lf               3   1   2   0     2   1   .238
  Melendez cf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .138      Henderson rf          5   1   3   1     0   0   .292
McCovey 1b            2   1   1   0     2   0   .205      Williams c,1b         5   1   2   2     0   0   .234
  Foster pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     0   3   .185
  Kendall c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .213        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .348
Winfield rf           5   2   1   3     0   0   .264        Pocoroba c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     2   0   .331      Perez ss              3   2   0   0     2   1   .245
Turner lf             4   2   1   0     1   0   .230      Royster 3b            4   1   3   0     0   0   .207
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morton p              1   0   0   2     0   0   .158
B. Davis c            2   1   1   1     1   0   .174        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rettenmund ph,lf    1   1   0   0     1   0   .286        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Reynolds p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Tomlin p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Locklear ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .225
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ivie ph,1b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               36  10   9   8    10   2             Totals               35   7  13   6     5   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  2,994
Left on Base: Padres 11, Braves 9
DP: Padres 2, Braves 1
Errors: W. Davis, Gilbreath, Perez 2
Doubles: Locklear (3), Henderson (6)
Home Runs: Winfield (7), Williams (3)
Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (1), Wynn (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Devine (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Melendez (1), Morton 2 (2)
GIDP: Kubiak (5), Henderson 2 (4)
Hit by Pitch: McCovey (1,by Morton)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reynolds                1.1   4   4   4   2   2   0  10   8.53
Spillner                1.2   4   2   2   2   1   1  10   3.02
Tomlin                  2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   6.20
Folkers W(1-1)          2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   5.40
Metzger SV(6)           2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   0.81
Totals                  9    13   7   7   5   6   1  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  5.2   3   4   1   6   1   0  27   5.11
Devine                  1.1   1   2   1   3   1   0   8   3.43
Leon L(1-2)             0.2   4   4   0   0   0   1   7   0.71
Beard                   1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Totals                  9     9  10   2  10   2   1  48

Hit by Pitch: Morton (2)
Wild Pitches: Folkers (2)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez walked; Kubiak grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hernandez out at second]; W.
Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Gilbreath
walked; Gilbreath stole second; Wynn struck out; Henderson
doubled to right [Gilbreath scored]; Williams singled to left
[Henderson scored]; Evans was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 2.

PADRES 2ND: McCovey was hit by a pitch; Winfield lined to
center; Rader walked [McCovey to second]; Turner lined to center
[McCovey to third]; B. Davis singled to center [McCovey scored,
Rader to third]; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Perez walked; Royster singled to center [Perez to
third]; Morton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Perez scored];
Office singled to center [Royster to third]; SPILLNER REPLACED
REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Gilbreath singled to left [Royster scored,
Office to second]; Wynn walked [Office to third, Gilbreath to
second]; Henderson grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Wynn out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 4.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez singled to center; Kubiak grounded out
(first unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; W. Davis grounded out
(second to first) [Hernandez to third]; McCovey walked; Winfield
forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Williams homered; Evans struck out; Perez walked;
Royster singled to right [Perez to third]; Morton hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Perez scored]; Office singled to right
[Royster to second]; Gilbreath lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 6.

PADRES 4TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Turner grounded
out (second to first); B. Davis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 4TH: TOMLIN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Wynn singled to
center; Henderson singled to center [Wynn to third (error by W.
Davis), Henderson to second]; Williams grounded out (shortstop
to first); Evans struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 6.

PADRES 5TH: Tomlin struck out; Hernandez flied out to right;
Kubiak walked; W. Davis grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 5TH: MELENDEZ REPLACED W. DAVIS (PLAYING CF); Royster
grounded out (third to first); Morton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 6.

PADRES 6TH: McCovey popped to first in foul territory; Winfield
reached on an error by Perez; Rader walked [Winfield to second];
Turner forced Rader (shortstop to second) [Winfield scored
(error by Gilbreath) (unearned) (no RBI)]; B. Davis walked
[Turner to second]; LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Locklear doubled
to right [Turner scored (unearned), B. Davis scored (unearned)];
DEVINE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Hernandez made an out to
shortstop; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: FOLKERS REPLACED LOCKLEAR (PITCHING); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn walked; Wynn stole
second; Henderson singled to left [Wynn to third]; Folkers threw
a wild pitch [Wynn scored, Henderson to second]; Williams lined
to left; GASTON BATTED FOR EVANS; Gaston made an out to second;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 7.

PADRES 7TH: POCOROBA REPLACED GASTON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Kubiak was called out on
strikes; Melendez singled to left; McCovey walked [Melendez to
second]; Winfield lined to shortstop; Rader lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
singled to left; Devine out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Royster to second]; Office grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 7.

PADRES 8TH: Turner walked; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR B. DAVIS;
Rettenmund walked [Turner to second]; LEON REPLACED DEVINE
(PITCHING); IVIE BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Ivie flied out to right;
Hernandez reached on an error by Perez [Turner scored (no RBI),
Rettenmund to third]; Kubiak singled to right [Rettenmund scored
(unearned), Hernandez to third]; Melendez hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Hernandez scored (unearned)]; McCovey singled to center
[Kubiak to second]; FOSTER RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Winfield homered
(unearned) [Kubiak scored (unearned), Foster scored (unearned)];
Rader singled to right; BEARD REPLACED LEON (PITCHING); Turner
singled to center [Rader to second]; Rettenmund forced Turner
(shortstop to second); 6 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 10,
Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: KENDALL REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING C ); METZGER
REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
LF); IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gilbreath flied out to
left; Wynn singled to left; Henderson grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 10, Braves 7.

PADRES 9TH: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Hernandez flied
out to center; Kubiak walked; Melendez flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 10, Braves 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba
flied out to left; Perez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 10, Braves 7.



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