Andy Messersmith, winner of five straight decisions, was stopped on his streak when the Padres edged the Braves, 3-2. With the score tied, 2-2, pinch-hitter Dave Winfield drew a walk from Messersmith with one out in the ninth inning and stole second.

Ted Kubiak, also pinch-hitting, walked. Johnny Grubb followed with a single, but Winfield was thrown out at the plate. However, Kubiak moved to third on the play and scored the winning run when Tito Fuentes singled. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      27, 1976 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
Padres       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .236      Grubb rf              4   0   2   0     1   0   .300
Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .315      Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .290
Paciorek lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      W. Davis cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .287
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .324      McCovey 1b            4   1   0   0     0   0   .228
Henderson rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Rader 3b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Williams c            2   1   0   0     2   1   .214      Turner lf             3   0   0   1     0   1   .219
Royster 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .243      Torres ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Chaney ss             3   1   2   0     0   0   .265        Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Messersmith p         3   0   1   2     0   1   .143      Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   2   .211
                                                            Winfield ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .285
                                                          Strom p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
                                                            Kubiak ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .327

Totals               29   2   5   2     4   5             Totals               33   3   8   2     3   7

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance:  6,947
Left on Base: Braves 5, Padres 9
DP: Braves 0, Padres 1
Errors: Wynn, Messersmith
Doubles: Torres (4)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Henderson (1), Rader (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Turner (1)
GIDP: Royster (5)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(7-6)      8.2   8   3   2   3   7   0  38   2.55
Totals                  8.2   8   3   2   3   7   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom W(7-7)            9     5   2   2   4   5   0  34   3.50
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Messersmith (6)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Wynn flied out to center; Gilbreath walked; Paciorek
struck out; Montanez lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes
struck out; W. Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 0.

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

PADRES 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Rader
grounded out (pitcher to first); Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Messersmith struck out; Wynn lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Torres doubled to right; Kendall struck out; Strom
struck out; Grubb walked; Fuentes forced Grubb (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath flied out to left; Paciorek lined to
third; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: W. Davis singled to center; McCovey reached on an
error by Messersmith [W. Davis to second]; Rader out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [W. Davis to third, McCovey
to second]; Messersmith threw a wild pitch [W. Davis scored,
McCovey to third]; Turner hit a sacrifice fly to center [McCovey
scored (unearned)]; Torres flied out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Williams
walked; Royster popped to first; Chaney singled to right
[Williams to second]; Messersmith singled to right [Williams
scored, Chaney scored]; Wynn walked [Messersmith to second];
Gilbreath lined to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Kendall struck out; Strom grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Paciorek flied out to right; Montanez lined to
right; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: Fuentes singled to second; W. Davis forced Fuentes
(second to shortstop); McCovey popped to third in foul
territory; Rader singled to right [W. Davis to third]; Turner
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams struck out; Royster singled to left; Chaney
singled to left [Royster to third, Chaney out at second (left to
pitcher to first to second)]; Messersmith popped to first; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Torres flied out to center; Kendall flied out to
left; Strom reached on an error by Wynn; Grubb singled to right
[Strom to second]; Fuentes flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Wynn flied out to center; Gilbreath grounded out
(pitcher to first); Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 8TH: W. Davis grounded out (first unassisted); McCovey
flied out to center; Rader singled to left; Turner flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Montanez singled to left; Henderson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Montanez to second];
Williams was walked intentionally; Royster grounded into a
double play (second to second to first) [Williams out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 9TH: LOCKLEAR BATTED FOR TORRES; Locklear struck out;
WINFIELD BATTED FOR KENDALL; Winfield walked; Winfield stole
second; KUBIAK BATTED FOR STROM; Kubiak walked; Grubb singled to
center [Winfield out at home (center to catcher), Kubiak to
third]; On a bunt Fuentes singled to third [Kubiak scored, Grubb
to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 3.