Rollie Fingers, who relieved in the eighth inning, recorded his 33rd save as the Padres ended their six-game losing streak by defeating the Braves, 6-4. Jeff Burroughs and Gary Matthews homered for the Braves. With the score tied, 4-4, Gene Richards doubled in the seventh and scored the Padres' deciding run when Jerry Turner singled for his third hit of the game. Dave Winfield cemented the decision with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Wednesday, September 14, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    1  1  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  2
Padres       0  3  1    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   6 12  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonnell cf,3b         5   0   1   0     0   2   .289      Richards 1b           4   1   3   1     0   0   .282
Gilbreath 2b          5   1   3   1     0   0   .246      Almon ss              3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Burroughs rf          4   1   2   1     1   2   .277      Turner lf             4   0   3   1     0   1   .253
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Hendrick cf           4   0   0   0     0   3   .311
  Robinson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Winfield rf           4   3   2   1     0   0   .283
  Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Roberts c             4   1   3   1     0   1   .233
Matthews lf           5   1   1   1     0   2   .288      Ashford 3b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .228
Murphy c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .400      Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Moore 3b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .262      Owchinko p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .091
  Office ph,1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .255        Spillner p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Fingers p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .050
  Asselstine ph,cf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
Hanna p               2   1   0   0     1   2   .083
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .289
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .316

Totals               38   4  10   3     3  10             Totals               35   6  12   6     1   9

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 12,478
Left on Base: Braves 10, Padres 6
DP: Braves 1, Padres 0
Errors: Gilbreath, Murphy, Richards, Sutherland
Doubles: Murphy (3), Gilbreath (15), Roberts (13), Ashford (14), Turner (15), Richards (15)
Home Runs: Burroughs (38), Matthews (14), Winfield (25)
Stolen Bases: Richards (46), Winfield (15)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna L(2-5)            7    10   5   4   1   8   0  31   5.01
Leon                    1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   4.15
Totals                  8    12   6   5   1   9   1  36

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                6     6   3   3   2   6   2  27   4.29
Spillner W(7-5)         1.1   2   1   0   1   1   0   7   3.63
Fingers SV(33)          1.2   2   0   0   0   3   0   7   2.84
Totals                  9    10   4   3   3  10   2  41

Passed Balls: Roberts (7)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Jim Quick


BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell was called out on strikes; Gilbreath
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Burroughs homered; Montanez
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards made an out to shortstop; Almon grounded
out (third to first); Turner singled to center; Hendrick struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews flied out to left; Murphy flied out to
right; Moore singled to right; Rockett flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield singled to second; Roberts doubled to right
[Winfield to third]; Ashford doubled to right [Winfield scored,
Roberts scored]; Sutherland grounded out (second to first)
[Ashford to third]; Owchinko was called out on strikes; Richards
singled to left [Ashford scored]; Richards stole second; Almon
walked; Turner struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 3.

BRAVES 3RD: Hanna struck out; Bonnell grounded out (first
unassisted); Gilbreath reached on an error by Sutherland
[Gilbreath to first]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield
reached on an error by Gilbreath [Winfield to first]; Winfield
stole second [Winfield to third (error by Murphy)]; Roberts
singled to first [Winfield scored (unearned)]; Ashford lined
into a double play (second to first) [Roberts out at first]; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Montanez reached on an error by Richards [Montanez
to first]; Montanez was out trying to advance to second (catcher
to shortstop); Matthews homered; Murphy grounded out (third to
first); Moore walked; Rockett flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 4.

PADRES 4TH: Sutherland flied to right in foul territory;
Owchinko grounded out (pitcher to first); Richards singled to
left; Almon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Hanna walked; Bonnell singled to right [Hanna to
third]; Gilbreath singled to left [Hanna scored, Bonnell to
second]; Burroughs struck out; Montanez was called out on
strikes; Matthews grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 4.

PADRES 5TH: Turner doubled to right [Turner out at third (right
to shortstop)]; Jerry Turner rounded 3B too far; Hendrick
struck out; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy doubled to center; Moore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rockett lined to second; Hanna struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 4.

PADRES 6TH: Roberts struck out; Ashford flied out to right;
Sutherland lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Padres 4.

BRAVES 7TH: SPILLNER REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Bonnell flied
out to center; Gilbreath doubled to left; Burroughs walked;
Montanez forced Burroughs (shortstop to second) [Gilbreath to
third]; Roberts allowed a passed ball [Gilbreath scored
(unearned), Montanez to second]; Matthews struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 4.

PADRES 7TH: Spillner struck out; Richards doubled to center;
Almon was called out on strikes; Turner singled to right
[Richards scored]; Hendrick struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Padres 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy made an out to shortstop; OFFICE BATTED FOR
MOORE; Office singled to shortstop; FINGERS REPLACED SPILLNER
(PITCHING); ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Asselstine grounded
out (first unassisted) [Office to second]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR
HANNA; Pocoroba flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 4, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: LEON REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); ASSELSTINE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ROBINSON REPLACED
MONTANEZ (PLAYING SS); Winfield homered; Roberts singled to
center; Ashford forced Roberts (pitcher to shortstop);
Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ashford to
second]; Fingers struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Padres 6.

BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell struck out; Gilbreath singled to left;
Burroughs singled to left [Gilbreath to second]; NOLAN BATTED
FOR ROBINSON; Nolan struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Padres 6.