Dale Murphy hit the first two homers of his major league career, connecting for the second time as the leadoff batter in the 10th inning to bring the Braves an 8-7 victory over the Padres. Gene Richards collected three singles for the Padres and stole two bases, raising his rookie season's total to 48.

After taking a 7-1 lead, the Padres committed four errors in the eighth, allowing the Braves to score five unearned runs. The Braves then added the tying tally in the ninth on a single by Barry Bonnell, sacrifice by Rod Gilbreath and single by Willie Montanez for his fourth hit of the game. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 7
Game Played on Thursday, September 15, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  5  1    1  -   8 12  1
Padres       3  0  0    2  0  1    1  0  0    0  -   7 11  4


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonnell cf,3b         5   2   1   0     1   0   .288      Richards 1b           5   2   3   0     1   0   .286
Gilbreath 2b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .244      Almon ss              5   1   2   1     0   1   .264
  Capra p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .114      Turner lf             5   0   0   1     0   0   .248
Burroughs rf          4   1   0   1     1   1   .275        Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .050
Montanez 1b           5   1   4   1     0   0   .278      Hendrick cf           3   2   2   0     2   0   .313
Matthews lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .287      Winfield rf           5   0   1   1     0   0   .282
Murphy c              5   2   3   4     0   0   .467      Roberts c             1   0   1   1     0   0   .237
Moore 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .263        Tenace c            2   0   1   0     1   1   .226
  Office ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Ashford 3b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .228
Rockett ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Sutherland 2b         4   1   0   0     0   1   .238
  Pocoroba ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .289        Champion 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Gaston ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .272        Ivie ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .282
  Theiss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jones p               2   0   0   1     0   1   .125
  Collins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spillner p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
  Chaney 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .198        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Ruthven p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .293        Rettenmund ph,lf    1   0   0   0     1   1   .300
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Royster ph,ss       2   0   1   0     0   0   .205

Totals               43   8  12   8     2   3             Totals               38   7  11   6     5   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  3,740
Left on Base: Braves 9, Padres 9
DP: Braves 1, Padres 1
Errors: Murphy, Almon 2, Ashford, Sutherland
Doubles: Roberts (14), Ashford (15)
Home Runs: Murphy 2 (2)
Stolen Bases: Royster (25), Richards 2 (48)
Sacrifice Hits: Gilbreath (7), Jones (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Gaston (3), Ashford (2)
GIDP: Matthews (12)
Hit by Pitch: Tenace (12,by Capra)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven                 6     9   6   5   2   2   0  29   4.04
Hargan                  1     1   1   1   2   0   0   5   6.55
Theiss                  0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   7.13
Collins                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.13
Capra W(4-11)           2     0   0   0   0   2   0   7   5.48
Totals                 10    11   7   6   5   6   0  46

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones                   7     7   5   1   1   0   1  31   4.75
Spillner                0.1   1   1   0   0   1   0   3   3.62
Tomlin                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.18
Fingers L(8-7)          2     4   2   2   1   2   1  11   2.94
Totals                 10    12   8   3   2   3   2  47

Hit by Pitch: Capra (4)
Balks: Ruthven (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Montanez
singled to right [Burroughs to second]; Matthews grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards singled to left; Ruthven balked [Richards
to second]; Almon singled to center [Richards to third]; Turner
grounded out (second to first) [Richards scored, Almon to
second]; Hendrick singled to left [Almon to third]; Winfield
grounded out (third to first) [Almon scored, Hendrick to
second]; Roberts doubled to left [Hendrick scored]; Ashford
flied to right in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Moore grounded
out (shortstop to first); Rockett grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 2ND: Sutherland made an out to second; Jones was called
out on strikes; Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 3RD: TENACE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING C ); Ruthven
singled to center; Bonnell forced Ruthven (second to shortstop);
Gilbreath lined to third; Burroughs forced Bonnell (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 3RD: Almon flied out to right; Turner popped to catcher
in foul territory; Hendrick walked; Winfield forced Hendrick
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Montanez flied out to center; Matthews singled to
right; Murphy flied out to center; Moore singled to center
[Matthews to second]; Rockett flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace singled to left; Ashford doubled to center
[Tenace to third]; Sutherland reached on a fielder's choice
[Tenace out at home (third to catcher), Ashford to third]; Jones
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashford scored,
Sutherland to second]; Richards singled to second [Sutherland to
third]; Almon singled to center [Sutherland scored, Richards to
third]; Turner flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Ruthven grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell
made an out to shortstop; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 5.

PADRES 5TH: Hendrick singled to left; Winfield flied out to
left; Tenace struck out; Ashford lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Montanez singled to center; Matthews grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 5.

PADRES 6TH: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Jones
grounded out (second to first); Richards walked; Richards stole
second; Richards stole third [Richards scored (error by Murphy)
(unearned)]; Almon grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy homered; Moore grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rockett grounded out (shortstop to first); PACIOREK
BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Paciorek grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 6.

PADRES 7TH: HARGAN REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Turner made an
out to shortstop; Hendrick walked; Winfield singled to third
[Hendrick to second]; Tenace walked [Hendrick to third, Winfield
to second]; Ashford sacrifice flied into a double play (right to
first) [Hendrick scored, Tenace out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Bonnell reached on an error by Ashford [Bonnell to
first]; Gilbreath reached on an error by Sutherland [Bonnell to
third, Gilbreath to first]; Burroughs reached on an error by
Almon [Bonnell scored (unearned) (RBI), Gilbreath to second,
Burroughs to first]; Montanez singled to right [Gilbreath to
third, Burroughs to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED JONES (PITCHING);
Matthews reached on an error by Almon [Gilbreath scored
(unearned) (RBI), Burroughs to third, Montanez to second,
Matthews to first]; Murphy singled to left [Burroughs scored
(unearned), Montanez scored (unearned), Matthews to third];
OFFICE BATTED FOR MOORE; Office struck out; POCOROBA BATTED FOR
ROCKETT; TOMLIN REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); GASTON BATTED FOR
POCOROBA; Gaston hit a sacrifice fly to center [Matthews scored
(unearned)]; ROYSTER BATTED FOR HARGAN; Royster flied out to
left; 5 R (0 ER), 2 H, 4 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Padres 7.

PADRES 8TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); OFFICE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THEISS REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); BONNELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Sutherland struck out;
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR TOMLIN; Rettenmund walked; COLLINS
REPLACED THEISS (PITCHING); Richards singled to second
[Rettenmund to second]; Almon struck out; Turner made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Padres 7.

BRAVES 9TH: RETTENMUND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); FINGERS
REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); CHAMPION REPLACED SUTHERLAND
(PLAYING 2B); Bonnell singled to right; Gilbreath out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bonnell to second];
Burroughs struck out; Montanez singled to center [Bonnell
scored]; Matthews flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 7, Padres 7.

PADRES 9TH: CAPRA REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED
COLLINS (PLAYING 2B); Hendrick grounded out (third to first);
Winfield popped to third in foul territory; Tenace was hit by a
pitch; Ashford popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 7.

BRAVES 10TH: Murphy homered; Office was called out on strikes;
Chaney made an out to shortstop; Royster singled to left;
Royster stole second; Bonnell was walked intentionally; Capra
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 8, Padres 7.

PADRES 10TH: IVIE BATTED FOR CHAMPION; Ivie struck out;
Rettenmund was called out on strikes; Richards popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 8, Padres 7.