| Jeff Burroughs hit his fifth homer of the season, while Andy Messersmith and Rick Camp combined in pitching a shutout, as the Braves defeated the Padres, 2-0. After Burroughs belted his homer off Randy Jones in the fourth inning, the Braves added an insurance marker in the sixth on a double by Gary Matthews and single by Rod Gilbreath. Messersmith left the mound after suffering a muscle cramp while warming up prior to the eighth inning. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Wednesday, April 20, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2 Braves 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x - 2 7 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Turner lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Almon ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Royster 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .220 Winfield rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .315 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Hendrick cf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .388 Burroughs rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .256 Tenace c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Asselstine rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Matthews lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .422 Rader 3b 2 0 2 0 2 0 .333 Correll c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Champion 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .191 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .295 Richards ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Rockett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .325 Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Messersmith p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valentine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 7 0 3 3 Totals 31 2 7 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 8,176 Left on Base: Padres 9, Braves 6 DP: Padres 0, Braves 1 Errors: Turner, Champion Doubles: Winfield (4), Messersmith (1), Correll (2), Office (3), Matthews (3) Home Runs: Burroughs (5) Sacrifice Hits: Jones (2) GIDP: Valentine (1) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(1-2) 6 7 2 2 1 1 1 26 5.06 Fingers 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1.50 Totals 8 7 2 2 1 3 1 32 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith W(2-1) 7 4 0 0 2 1 0 27 4.30 Camp SV(4) 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 9 0.00 Totals 9 7 0 0 3 3 0 36 Wild Pitches: Camp (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Paul Runge PADRES 1ST: Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Almon lined to right; Winfield made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Office struck out; Royster walked; Montanez forced Royster (second to shortstop); Burroughs forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Hendrick singled to left; Tenace forced Hendrick (third to second); Ivie flied out to center; Rader walked [Tenace to second]; Champion forced Tenace (third unassisted) [Rader to second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews singled to center; Correll forced Matthews (third to second) [Correll to second (error by Champion)]; Gilbreath flied out to center; Rockett flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 3RD: Jones struck out; Turner grounded out (second to first); Almon popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Messersmith doubled to left [Messersmith to third (error by Turner)]; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 4TH: Winfield doubled to right; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace grounded out (third to first); Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs homered; Matthews flied out to right; Correll doubled to left; Gilbreath flied out to center [Correll to third]; Rockett grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. PADRES 5TH: Rader singled to left; Champion flied out to right; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rader to second]; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first); Office doubled to center; Royster reached on a fielder's choice [Office out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third to second), Royster to second]; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. PADRES 6TH: Almon grounded out (catcher to first); Winfield made an out to shortstop; Hendrick singled to left; Tenace popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews doubled to right; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first) [Matthews to third]; Gilbreath singled to right [Matthews scored]; Rockett forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 7TH: Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader walked; Champion forced Rader (shortstop to second); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR JONES; Rettenmund forced Champion (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Messersmith flied out to right; Office made an out to shortstop; Royster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 8TH: CAMP REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Turner grounded out (third to first); Almon was called out on strikes; Winfield singled to left; Camp threw a wild pitch [Winfield to second]; Hendrick singled [Winfield to third]; Tenace walked [Hendrick to second]; Ivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 8TH: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Burroughs was called out on strikes; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 9TH: ASSELSTINE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING RF); Rader singled; RICHARDS BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Richards struck out; VALENTINE BATTED FOR FINGERS; Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 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