San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  3  0  -   6 15  0
Braves       0  0  2    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Almon ss              5   0   2   1     0   1   .257      Royster 3b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .240
Grubb cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .280      Gilbreath 2b          4   2   1   0     0   1   .251
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Montanez 1b           4   1   3   3     0   0   .317
Rettenmund rf,lf      5   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Gaston lf             4   0   3   1     0   0   .304
Ivie 1b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Valentine lf          3   1   3   0     1   0   .409      Paciorek rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .292
  Melendez pr,rf      1   1   0   0     0   0   .224      Murphy c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Rader 3b              4   2   2   0     1   0   .252      Chaney ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Fuentes 2b            5   1   3   1     0   1   .263      Easterly p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .111
Kendall c             2   0   0   0     1   1   .243        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Turner ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .250        Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  B. Davis c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .210        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Jones p               3   0   2   1     0   1   .058
  W. Davis ph,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .269

Totals               39   6  15   4     3   6             Totals               37   4  10   4     0   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  1,366
Left on Base: Padres 10, Braves 6
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: Chaney
Doubles: Valentine (2), Almon (3), Royster (12)
Home Runs: Montanez (10)
Stolen Bases: Gaston (1)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Grubb (5)
GIDP: Kendall (20)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones W(22-14)          7     8   4   4   0   3   1  29   2.72
Metzger SV(15)          2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   2.45
Totals                  9    10   4   4   0   6   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Easterly                7    10   4   4   3   5   0  32   3.54
Devine L(4-6)           0.1   2   2   1   0   1   0   3   3.44
Torrealba               1.2   3   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.20
Totals                  9    15   6   5   3   6   0  43

Wild Pitches: Easterly 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Lee Weyer


PADRES 1ST: Almon grounded out (second to first); Grubb struck
out; Rettenmund flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath
struck out; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ivie grounded out (third to first); Valentine
singled to right; Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Rader walked; Fuentes singled to right [Rader to
third]; Easterly threw a wild pitch [Rader scored, Fuentes to
second]; Kendall was walked intentionally; Jones struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Gaston singled to center; Gaston stole second; Wynn
flied out to center; Paciorek struck out; Murphy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Almon singled to right; Grubb out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Almon to second]; Rettenmund grounded out
(third to first); Ivie flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Easterly
singled to right; Royster forced Easterly (second to shortstop);
Gilbreath singled to left [Royster to second]; Montanez singled
to right [Royster scored, Gilbreath to third]; Gaston singled to
right [Gilbreath scored, Montanez to second]; Wynn flied out to
center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 4TH: Valentine doubled to right; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fuentes singled to center [Valentine
scored]; Easterly threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to second];
Kendall struck out; Jones singled to left [Fuentes scored];
Almon struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

PADRES 5TH: Grubb singled to first; On a bunt Rettenmund forced
Grubb (pitcher to shortstop); Ivie flied out to center;
Valentine singled to left [Rettenmund to second]; Rader grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Easterly was called out on strikes; Royster doubled
to left; Gilbreath reached on a fielder's choice [Royster out at
third (second to third)]; Montanez homered [Gilbreath scored];
Gaston grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Braves 4.

PADRES 6TH: Fuentes singled to right; Kendall grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Fuentes out at second];
Jones singled to third; Almon forced Jones (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Wynn flied out to right; Paciorek flied out to
right; Murphy flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
3, Braves 4.

PADRES 7TH: Grubb struck out; Rettenmund grounded out (pitcher
to first); Ivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney popped to pitcher; Easterly grounded out
(shortstop to first); Royster singled to center; Gilbreath flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 4.

PADRES 8TH: Valentine walked; MELENDEZ RAN FOR VALENTINE; DEVINE
REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Rader singled to center [Melendez
to third]; Fuentes struck out; TURNER BATTED FOR KENDALL; Turner
singled to right [Melendez scored, Rader to second]; TORREALBA
REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); W. DAVIS BATTED FOR JONES; W. Davis
reached on an error by Chaney [Rader scored (no RBI), Turner to
third, W. Davis to first]; W. Davis was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Almon doubled to left [Turner scored
(unearned)]; Grubb made an out to second; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: METZGER REPLACED GRUBB (PITCHING); MELENDEZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RETTENMUND CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
B. DAVIS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING C ); W. DAVIS STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING CF); Montanez singled to right; Gaston singled to right
[Montanez to third]; Wynn reached on a fielder's choice
[Montanez out at home (third to catcher to third), Gaston to
second]; Paciorek struck out; Murphy forced Wynn (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 4.

PADRES 9TH: Rettenmund flied out to right; Ivie singled to
right; Melendez forced Ivie (third to second); Rader singled to
left [Melendez to second]; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney struck out; MAY BATTED FOR TORREALBA; May was
called out on strikes; Royster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 6, Braves 4.