Jerry Turner, Padres' rookie outfielder, collected three hits in three official trips and drove in four runs, the last two coming on his first major league homer in the eighth inning, to beat the Braves, 9-7, in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader. However, the Braves came back to win the nightcap, 7-3, with the aid of three RBIs by Earl Williams. In the lidlifter, Willie McCovey drove in three runs and Turner batted in two with a double to stake the Padres to a 7-1 lead before the Braves knocked out Randy Jones and tied the score in the eighth. After three hits, a walk and a hit batsman produced the Braves' first three runs in the outburst, Butch Metzger replaced Jones and, on his first pitch, Ken Henderson hammered a three-run homer to tie the score. However, in the Padres' half, with Mike Marshall on the mound for the Braves, Johnny Grubb walked and Turner hit his maiden homer.

In the nightcap, Williams hit a homer for the Braves in the fourth inning to tie the score at 3-3 and then drove in a pair with a single in the fifth when the Braves scored four times to gain their split for the night. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, June      26, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  6  0  -   7  8  1
Padres       3  0  1    2  0  1    0  2  x  -   9  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Grubb rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .298
Gilbreath 2b          3   2   3   1     0   0   .341        Melendez pr,cf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .171
Wynn lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .239      Fuentes 2b            5   2   1   0     0   0   .289
Montanez 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .324      Turner lf             3   4   3   4     2   0   .235
Paciorek rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .297      McCovey 1b            3   0   2   3     2   0   .234
  Henderson ph,rf     1   1   1   3     0   0   .276        Ivie 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   3   .259      Winfield cf,rf        4   0   0   1     0   1   .281
Royster 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .269
Correll c             2   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Torres ss             2   0   0   1     1   0   .236
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Morton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Jones p               3   1   1   0     1   0   .083
  Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robinson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .320
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .209

Totals               34   7   8   7     1   4             Totals               31   9   9   9     7   4

Time of Game: 2:20
Left on Base: Braves 3, Padres 8
DP: Braves 2, Padres 1
Errors: Dal Canton, Fuentes
Doubles: Gilbreath (6), Fuentes (10), Turner (4), McCovey (9)
Home Runs: Henderson (7), Turner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Winfield (5)
GIDP: Paciorek (5), Torres (6), Winfield (7)
Hit by Pitch: Correll (1,by Jones), Rader (3,by Morton), Torres (1,by Dal Canton)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  2.2   4   4   4   4   0   0  16   5.40
Dal Canton              2.1   2   2   1   2   3   0  12   2.51
Torrealba               2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   6.30
Marshall L(4-4)         1     1   2   2   1   0   1   5   4.52
Totals                  8     9   9   8   7   4   1  41

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   7.2   6   6   6   1   2   0  31   2.69
Metzger W(5-0)          1.1   2   1   1   0   2   1   6   1.92
Totals                  9     8   7   7   1   4   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Morton (3), Dal Canton (2), Jones (3)
Wild Pitches: Dal Canton 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol


BRAVES 1ST: Office reached on an error by Fuentes; Gilbreath out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Office to second]; Wynn
grounded out (third to first) [Office to third]; Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb singled to right; Fuentes doubled to right
[Grubb to third]; Turner walked; McCovey singled to right [Grubb
scored, Fuentes scored, Turner to third]; Winfield hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Turner scored]; Rader singled to center
[McCovey to third]; Torres grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Chaney
struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall popped to second; Jones grounded out (third
to first); Grubb grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton
flied out to left; Office grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Fuentes lined to center; Turner walked; McCovey
walked [Turner to second]; Winfield flied out to center; Rader
was hit by a pitch [Turner to third, McCovey to second]; Torres
walked [Turner scored, McCovey to third, Rader to second]; DAL
CANTON REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Kendall struck out; 1 R, 0 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath doubled to left; Wynn flied out to center;
Montanez singled to right [Gilbreath scored]; Paciorek grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out
at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 4.

PADRES 4TH: Jones singled to right; Grubb flied to left in foul
territory; Fuentes reached on a fielder's choice [Jones to
second (error by Dal Canton)]; Turner doubled to left [Jones
scored (unearned), Fuentes scored]; Dal Canton threw a wild
pitch [Turner to third]; McCovey walked; Winfield grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McCovey out at
second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney grounded out (third to first); Royster
grounded out (pitcher to first); Correll flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 6.

PADRES 5TH: Rader struck out; Torres was hit by a pitch; Dal
Canton threw a wild pitch [Torres to second]; Kendall flied out
to left; Jones walked; Grubb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 6.

BRAVES 6TH: ROBINSON BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Robinson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (second to first);
Gilbreath singled to left; Wynn lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 6.

PADRES 6TH: TORREALBA REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Fuentes
flied out to center; Turner singled to center; McCovey doubled
to right [Turner scored]; Winfield struck out; Rader grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 7.

BRAVES 7TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 7.

PADRES 7TH: Torres grounded out (third to first); Kendall flied
out to center; Jones popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster lined to left; Correll was hit by a pitch;
GASTON BATTED FOR TORREALBA; Gaston walked [Correll to second];
Office flied out to center; Gilbreath singled to center [Correll
scored, Gaston to second]; Wynn singled to left [Gaston scored,
Gilbreath to second]; Montanez singled to center [Gilbreath
scored, Wynn to second]; METZGER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING);
HENDERSON BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Henderson homered [Wynn scored,
Montanez scored]; Chaney struck out; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 7, Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); HENDERSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Grubb walked; MELENDEZ RAN FOR
GRUBB; On a bunt Fuentes made an out to third; Turner homered
[Melendez scored]; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher);
Winfield popped to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7,
Padres 9.

BRAVES 9TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); IVIE REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING
1B); Royster singled to left; MAY BATTED FOR CORRELL; May popped
to catcher in foul territory; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR MARSHALL;
Williams struck out; Office forced Royster (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 9.