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Wednesday April 20, 1977
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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.  Padres 0, Braves 2.



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