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Sunday September 11, 1977
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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.



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