A single by Tito Fuentes with two out and the bases loaded in the ninth inning scored Doug Rader and brought the Padres a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Rader singled for his third hit of the game and moved up on a sacrifice by Fred Kendall. Hector Torres drew an intentional pass and was forced by Merv Rettenmund as Rader took third. Following a walk to Johnny Grubb, Fuentes ended the game with his single. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 9, 1976 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  7  0
Padres       0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   4  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Grubb rf              2   0   0   0     3   0   .288
Gilbreath 2b          2   2   1   0     1   0   .261      Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Wynn cf               2   1   1   0     2   1   .207      W. Davis cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Montanez 1b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .309      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Gaston lf             3   0   1   2     0   0   .307      Turner lf             2   1   1   0     1   0   .239
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Melendez ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader 3b              4   3   3   1     0   1   .248
  Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kendall c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Paciorek rf,lf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Torres ss             2   0   2   2     2   0   .211
Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Strom p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Correll c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .238        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruthven p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .174        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
  Henderson ph,rf     2   0   0   0     0   0   .266

Totals               31   3   7   3     4   4             Totals               28   4   8   4     6   3

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  3,025
Left on Base: Braves 6, Padres 8
DP: Braves 1, Padres 2
Doubles: Rader (19), Torres (6), W. Davis (17)
Caught Stealing: Wynn (6), Turner (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Strom 2 (9), Kendall 2 (5)
GIDP: Ruthven (1), Gaston (5), Fuentes (11)
Hit by Pitch: Gilbreath (2,by Strom)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven                 7     6   3   3   4   3   0  29   3.75
Beard L(0-2)            1     1   1   1   0   0   0   4   3.73
Devine                  0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   5   3.54
Totals                  8.2   8   4   4   6   3   0  38

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom                   7.2   6   3   3   4   3   0  31   3.31
Metzger W(11-1)         1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.17
Totals                  9     7   3   3   4   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Strom (2)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath was
hit by a pitch; Wynn walked [Gilbreath to second]; Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted) [Gilbreath to third, Wynn to
second]; Gaston singled to center [Gilbreath scored, Wynn
scored]; Paciorek struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Grubb walked; Fuentes grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Grubb out at second]; W. Davis
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chaney made an out to second; Correll walked;
Ruthven grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Correll out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie lined to pitcher; Turner walked; Rader doubled
to right [Turner scored]; Kendall struck out; Torres doubled to
left [Rader scored]; Strom grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Gilbreath flied out to
center; Wynn singled to left; Wynn was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Grubb flied out to left; Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); W. Davis doubled to right; the Padres
claimed that Willie Davis' hit was over the fence for a home
run; Ivie lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Gaston
grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek singled to left;
Chaney flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: Turner singled to second; Turner was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Rader struck out; Kendall grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll lined to center; Ruthven struck out; Royster
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: Torres walked; Strom out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Torres to second]; Grubb grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Torres to third]; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Gilbreath singled to center; Wynn struck out;
Montanez singled to right [Gilbreath to third]; Gaston grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Montanez out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 6TH: W. Davis flied out to center; Ivie was called out on
strikes; Turner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
popped to first in foul territory; Correll made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 2.

PADRES 7TH: Rader singled to left; Kendall out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Rader to second]; Torres singled to
center [Rader scored]; Strom out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Torres to second]; Grubb walked; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 3.

BRAVES 8TH: HENDERSON BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Henderson flied out to
center; Royster lined to right; Gilbreath walked; Wynn walked
[Gilbreath to second]; Montanez singled to left [Gilbreath
scored, Wynn to second]; METZGER REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); MAY
BATTED FOR GASTON; May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BEARD REPLACED MAY (PITCHING);
W. Davis grounded out (second to first); Ivie made an out to
shortstop; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR TURNER; Melendez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 3.

BRAVES 9TH: MELENDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Chaney was called out on strikes;
Correll singled to third; Henderson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: Rader singled to left; DEVINE REPLACED BEARD
(PITCHING); Kendall out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Rader to second]; Torres was walked intentionally; RETTENMUND
BATTED FOR METZGER; Rettenmund forced Torres (shortstop to
second) [Rader to third]; Grubb walked [Rettenmund to second];
Fuentes singled to center [Rader scored, Rettenmund to third,
Grubb to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 4.