Marking his first N.L. victory since 1971, Gaylord Perry moved into third place on the all-time strikeout list and also cracked three hits as the Padres defeated the Braves, 9-3. Perry fanned five to bring his career total to 2,860.

The veteran righthander rapped two doubles and a single, driving in two runs and scoring two. Bill Almon also had a big night at bat with four of the Padres' 18 hits. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Friday, April 21, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 1 Padres 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 x - 9 18 3 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .324 Almon 3b 5 2 4 2 0 1 .316 Office cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .161 Thomas lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .316 Asselstine rf 3 0 0 1 0 2 .294 Tenace 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .211 Burroughs lf 3 0 2 0 1 1 .286 Winfield rf 4 0 2 2 1 1 .318 Pocoroba c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Hendrick cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .244 Murphy 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .167 Davis c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Chaney ss,3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .667 Smith ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .226 Gilbreath 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Baker 2b 3 2 3 0 0 0 .750 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perry p 3 2 3 2 0 0 .600 Rockett ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .121 Easterly p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Totals 32 3 8 3 1 5 Totals 38 9 18 7 1 5 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 37,113 Left on Base: Braves 6, Padres 9 DP: Braves 0, Padres 1 Errors: Pocoroba, Almon, Baker 2 Doubles: Perry 2 (2), Almon (2) Triples: Tenace (1) Stolen Bases: Royster (5), Almon (2) Caught Stealing: Office (1) Sacrifice Hits: Office (2), Royster (1), Thomas (2), Perry (1), Baker (1) Sacrifice Flies: Asselstine (1) GIDP: Gaston (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Easterly L(0-1) 5.2 9 4 2 1 4 0 27 3.00 Camp 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.32 Devine 1.1 6 5 5 0 0 0 9 10.38 Campbell 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 6.23 Totals 8 18 9 7 1 5 0 42 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(1-0) 9 8 3 2 1 5 0 36 2.40 Totals 9 8 3 2 1 5 0 36 Passed Balls: Pocoroba (2) Wild Pitches: Perry 2 (2) Balks: Perry (1) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Royster stole second; Office reached on an error by Baker on a sacrifice bunt [Royster to third, Office to first]; Office was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Asselstine hit a sacrifice fly to center [Royster scored]; Burroughs walked; Pocoroba struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Almon singled; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Almon to second]; Tenace singled [Almon to third]; Pocoroba allowed a passed ball [Almon scored (unearned), Tenace to second]; Winfield struck out; Hendrick flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy flied out to right; Chaney grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Davis grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Baker singled; Perry singled [Baker to second]; Almon struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. BRAVES 3RD: Easterly singled; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Easterly to second]; Office grounded out (second to first); Asselstine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Thomas made an out to shortstop; Tenace grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield walked; Hendrick singled [Winfield to third]; Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs singled to right [Burroughs out at second (right to shortstop)]; Pocoroba made an out to second; Murphy singled; Perry threw a wild pitch [Murphy to second]; Chaney singled [Murphy scored]; Gilbreath struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Smith struck out; Baker singled; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Baker to second]; Almon singled [Baker to third]; Almon stole second [Baker scored (error by Pocoroba) (unearned)]; Thomas flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. BRAVES 5TH: Easterly grounded out (second to first); Royster flied out to center; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Tenace struck out; Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. BRAVES 6TH: Asselstine flied out to center; Burroughs was called out on strikes; Pocoroba flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); Baker singled; Perry doubled [Baker scored]; CAMP REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Almon doubled [Perry scored]; Thomas flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 4. BRAVES 7TH: Murphy singled; Chaney reached on an error by Baker [Murphy to third, Chaney to first]; NOLAN BATTED FOR GILBREATH; Nolan made an out to shortstop; BEALL BATTED FOR CAMP; Beall forced Chaney (first to shortstop) [Murphy scored (unearned)]; Perry balked [Beall to second]; Royster reached on an error by Almon [Beall to third, Royster to first]; Office grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 4. PADRES 7TH: ROCKETT REPLACED NOLAN (PLAYING SS); CHANEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); DEVINE REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Tenace tripled; Winfield singled to left [Tenace scored, Winfield out at second (left to second)]; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Davis made an out to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 5. BRAVES 8TH: Asselstine struck out; Burroughs singled; Pocoroba forced Burroughs (first to shortstop); Perry threw a wild pitch [Pocoroba to second]; Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 5. PADRES 8TH: Smith singled; Baker out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Smith to second]; Perry doubled [Smith scored]; Almon singled [Perry scored, Almon to second (on throw to home)]; Thomas singled [Almon scored, Thomas to second (on throw to home)]; CAMPBELL REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING); Tenace made an out to first; Winfield singled [Thomas scored]; Hendrick singled [Winfield to second]; Davis struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 9. BRAVES 9TH: Chaney singled; Rockett made an out to catcher; GASTON BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Gaston grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Chaney out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 9.

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