| A triple steal highlighted the Braves' scoring in a 7-3 victory over the Padres. Gene Richards and Jerry Turner hit homers for the Padres to help effect a 3-3 tie, but the Braves beat Randy Jones with a run in the sixth inning on two walks and a single by Pat Rockett. The Braves then loaded the bases against Dan Spillner in the the eighth and worked their triple steal with Gary Matthews scoring. Barry Bonnell followed with a single for the last two runs. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 11, 1977 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Braves 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 x - 7 10 2 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 Bonnell cf 5 0 1 2 0 0 .289 Almon ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .242 Turner lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .248 Burroughs rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .274 Hendrick cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .317 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Winfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Matthews lf 2 3 1 0 2 0 .285 Roberts c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .225 Moore 3b 3 1 2 0 0 1 .260 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Pocoroba c 2 1 1 1 2 0 .290 Rettenmund ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Rockett ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Champion 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Solomon p 3 1 1 0 0 2 .120 Ashford 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .217 Campbell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Jones p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .132 Tenace c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 7 Totals 31 7 10 5 6 7 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 2,376 Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 7 DP: Padres 1, Braves 2 Errors: Richards, Moore, Rockett Doubles: Turner (14) Home Runs: Richards (4), Turner (9) Stolen Bases: Matthews (20), Pocoroba (3), Rockett (1) Caught Stealing: Richards (8), Hendrick (6) Sacrifice Hits: Moore (12) GIDP: Richards (8), Pocoroba (9) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones L(6-12) 5.2 7 4 3 4 2 0 26 4.93 Spillner 2.1 3 3 3 2 5 0 12 3.67 Totals 8 10 7 6 6 7 0 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Solomon W(5-5) 7.2 8 3 3 1 5 2 31 4.63 Campbell SV(9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 3.03 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 7 2 35 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Joe West, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams PADRES 1ST: Richards singled; Almon was called out on strikes while Richards was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Turner singled; Hendrick flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield flied out to left; Roberts struck out; Champion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Matthews walked; Moore singled to first [Matthews scored (error by Richards), Moore to second]; Pocoroba singled [Moore scored (unearned)]; Rockett made an out to first; Solomon struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 3RD: Ashford walked; Jones made an out to pitcher; Richards grounded into a double play (first to shortstop) [Ashford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: Bonnell made an out to second; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 4TH: Almon singled; Turner doubled [Almon scored]; Hendrick reached on an error by Moore [Turner stayed at second, Hendrick to first]; Winfield made an out to first; Roberts made an out to second; Champion grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Montanez singled; Matthews made an out to first; Moore singled [Montanez to second]; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (third to first) [Montanez out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 2. PADRES 5TH: Ashford struck out; Jones flied out to center; Richards homered; Almon flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 5TH: Rockett flied out to left; Solomon singled; Bonnell grounded out (first to pitcher) [Solomon to second]; Gilbreath walked; Burroughs singled [Solomon scored, Gilbreath to third, Burroughs out at second (shortstop to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. PADRES 6TH: Turner homered; Hendrick singled; Hendrick was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Winfield flied out to center; Roberts struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Montanez flied out to right; Matthews walked; Moore struck out; Pocoroba walked [Matthews to second]; Rockett singled [Matthews scored, Pocoroba to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); TENACE REPLACED JONES (PLAYING C ); Solomon struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 4. PADRES 7TH: Champion was called out on strikes; Ashford grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace reached on an error by Rockett [Tenace to second]; Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 7TH: Bonnell grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Burroughs walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 4. PADRES 8TH: Almon flied out to left; Turner grounded out (first to pitcher); Hendrick singled; CAMPBELL REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Winfield flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Matthews singled; Moore out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Matthews to second]; Pocoroba was walked intentionally; Rockett singled [Matthews to third, Pocoroba to second]; Matthews stole home and Pocoroba stole third and Rockett stole second; Campbell struck out; Bonnell singled [Pocoroba scored, Rockett scored]; Gilbreath struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7. PADRES 9TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Champion grounded out (third to first); Ashford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 7.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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