Ending a six-game losing streak, the Braves scored twice in the 10th inning to defeat the Padres, 3-1. The Padres counted their run in the first on singles by Tito Fuentes and Willie Davis and a forceout by Mike Ivie. Jerry Royster singled to drive in the Braves' tying tally in the seventh.

Willie Montanez singled in the 10th and moved up on a sacrifice by Ken Henderson. After an intentional pass to Tom Paciorek, a single by Rod Gilbreath broke the tie. Errors by Hector Torres and Fred Kendall enabled the Braves to add an extra run. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 8, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    2  -   3 10  1
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1 10  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .236      Grubb rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .289
Chaney ss             5   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .270
Wynn lf               4   0   0   0     1   2   .206      W. Davis cf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .267
Montanez 1b           5   1   3   0     0   1   .308      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   1     1   0   .298
Henderson cf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .267      Turner lf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .237
Paciorek rf           4   1   3   0     1   1   .292      Kendall c             5   0   1   0     0   1   .247
Gilbreath 2b          2   1   1   1     2   1   .260      Rader 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .243
Correll c             5   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .254
LaCorte p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .087        Torres ph,ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .203
  May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .213      Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .048
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Metzger p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .306        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
  Moore pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Leon p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   2     7   9             Totals               40   1  10   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  4,649
Left on Base: Braves 13, Padres 11
DP: Braves 0, Padres 0
Errors: Chaney, Kendall, Torres
Doubles: Montanez (26), Paciorek (7), Rader (18)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (13), Turner (9)
Caught Stealing: Paciorek (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (15), Royster (12), Henderson (2), Hernandez (16)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaCorte                 6     5   1   1   1   6   0  24   5.64
Devine                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.58
Leon W(2-3)             2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.03
Totals                 10    10   1   1   1   6   0  42

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin                 6.2   5   1   1   4   5   0  27   4.97
Metzger                 2.1   3   0   0   2   3   0  12   2.20
Johnson L(1-2)          1     2   2   1   1   1   0   7   3.45
Totals                 10    10   3   2   7   9   0  46

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to catcher in foul territory; Chaney
flied out to left; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Montanez
singled to right [Wynn out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb was called out on strikes; Fuentes singled to
left; W. Davis singled to right [Fuentes to third]; Ivie forced
W. Davis (third to second) [Fuentes scored]; Turner was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Henderson walked; Paciorek struck out; Gilbreath
struck out; Correll struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kendall made an out to shortstop; Rader was called
out on strikes; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 3RD: LaCorte struck out; Royster flied out to center;
Chaney popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb
singled to center; Fuentes flied out to center; W. Davis singled
to center [Grubb to second]; Ivie walked [Grubb to third, W.
Davis to second]; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn struck out; Montanez grounded out (first to
pitcher); Henderson lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Kendall singled to left; Rader forced Kendall (third
to second); Hernandez forced Rader (shortstop to second);
Griffin flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Paciorek singled to right; Paciorek was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gilbreath walked;
Correll flied out to left; LaCorte singled to center [Gilbreath
to third]; Royster flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb made an out to shortstop; Fuentes struck out;
W. Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Chaney flied out to right; Wynn grounded out (first
to pitcher); Montanez doubled to left; Henderson lined to first;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Ivie flied out to left; Turner grounded out (first
unassisted); Kendall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Paciorek singled to left; Gilbreath out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Paciorek to second]; Correll
flied out to center [Paciorek to third]; MAY BATTED FOR LACORTE;
May walked; METZGER REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Royster singled
to right [Paciorek scored, May to second]; Chaney struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: DEVINE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Rader singled to
right; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Rader to second]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first);
Grubb grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Montanez struck
out; Henderson walked; Paciorek doubled to left [Henderson to
third]; Gilbreath was walked intentionally; Correll forced
Paciorek (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: Fuentes reached on an error by Chaney [Fuentes to
first]; On a bunt W. Davis forced Fuentes (third to shortstop);
Ivie popped to catcher in foul territory; Turner singled to
center [W. Davis to third]; Turner stole second; Kendall
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Padres 1.

BRAVES 9TH: GASTON BATTED FOR DEVINE; Gaston singled to left;
MOORE RAN FOR GASTON; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Moore to second]; Chaney grounded out (second to
first) [Moore to third]; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: LEON REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Rader doubled to
left; TORRES BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; On a bunt Torres reached on a
fielder's choice [Rader out at third (pitcher to third)];
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR METZGER; Rettenmund forced Torres (third
to second); Grubb singled to left [Rettenmund to third]; Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 1.

BRAVES 10TH: JOHNSON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); TORRES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Montanez singled to center;
Henderson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Montanez to
second]; Paciorek was walked intentionally; Gilbreath singled to
center [Montanez scored, Paciorek to second]; Correll reached on
an error by Torres [Paciorek to third, Gilbreath to second,
Correll to first]; Leon forced Paciorek (shortstop to catcher)
[Gilbreath scored (error by Kendall) (unearned) (no RBI),
Correll to third, Leon to second]; Royster struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 10TH: W. Davis flied out to left; Ivie grounded out
(third to first); Turner singled to center; Kendall grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 1.