Driving in three runs a with single and a homer, Jeff Burroughs led the Braves to a 5-2 decision over the Padres. The Braves went ahead with two runs in the opening frame. A single by Jerry Royster, double by Barry Bonnell and infield out by Gary Matthews resulted in the first tally and Burroughs drove in the second with a single. With two out in the fifth, Matthews stroked a single and Burroughs then smashed a 3-2 pitch over the left-field fence. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1978 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Braves       2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .297      Royster 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .285
Smith ss              2   1   0   0     2   0   .260      Bonnell cf,lf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .224
Perkins 1b            5   0   2   1     0   2   .235      Matthews rf           2   1   1   1     2   0   .304
Winfield cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Burroughs lf          4   1   2   3     0   0   .324
Gamble rf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .284        Office pr,cf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .251
Tenace c              3   0   0   0     1   1   .221      Horner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .267
Gonzalez 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Murphy 1b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .223
Almon 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Pocoroba c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Shirley p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .125      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     1   2   .216
  Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Hanna p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Niekro p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .271        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   2   6   1     5   7             Totals               31   5   9   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  8,621
Left on Base: Padres 10, Braves 6
DP: Padres 1, Braves 0
Errors: Burroughs
Doubles: Perkins 2 (2), Bonnell (6), Horner (7)
Home Runs: Burroughs (10)
Stolen Bases: Richards 2 (26), Smith (21)
Caught Stealing: Bonnell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (19)
GIDP: Bonnell (9)
Hit by Pitch: Gamble (4,by Hanna)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Shirley L(5-10)         5     7   4   4   2   1   1  23   4.04
D'Acquisto              2     0   0   0   1   5   0   6   1.94
Fingers                 1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.30
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   7   1  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna W(7-5)            5     5   2   1   4   1   0  25   4.45
Niekro                  3     1   0   0   1   5   0  11   3.13
Garber SV(11)           1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.39
Totals                  9     6   2   1   5   7   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Hanna (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Smith out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Richards to third]; Perkins
doubled [Richards scored]; Winfield grounded out (second to
first) [Perkins to third]; Gamble walked; Tenace forced Gamble
(third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Bonnell doubled [Royster to third];
Matthews grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Royster
scored, Bonnell to third]; Burroughs singled [Bonnell scored];
Horner forced Burroughs (second to shortstop); Murphy forced
Horner (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 2.

PADRES 2ND: Gonzalez flied out to center; Almon was called out
on strikes; Shirley singled; Richards singled [Shirley to
third]; Richards stole second; Smith made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
flied out to right; Hanna grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 3RD: Perkins doubled; Winfield made an out to third;
Gamble was hit by a pitch; Tenace made an out to first; Gonzalez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Bonnell grounded out
(second to first); Matthews walked; Burroughs forced Matthews
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 4TH: Almon flied out to right; Shirley flied out to
center; Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner doubled; Murphy struck out; Pocoroba flied
out to left; Chaney was walked intentionally; Hanna flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 5TH: Smith walked; Perkins flied out to right; Winfield
flied out to center; Gamble singled to left [Smith scored (error
by Burroughs) (unearned) (no RBI), Gamble to second]; Tenace was
walked intentionally; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster singled; Bonnell grounded into a double play
(catcher to shortstop to first) [Royster out at second];
Matthews singled; Burroughs homered [Matthews scored]; Horner
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Braves 4.

PADRES 6TH: NIEKRO REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Almon grounded out
(shortstop to first); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Reynolds
struck out (catcher to first); Richards flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: D'ACQUISTO REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Murphy
struck out; Pocoroba struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 4.

PADRES 7TH: Smith walked; Smith stole second; Perkins struck
out; Winfield struck out; Gamble grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Niekro struck out; Royster struck out; Bonnell
walked; Bonnell was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 4.

PADRES 8TH: Tenace struck out; Gonzalez singled; Almon forced
Gonzalez (third to second); TURNER BATTED FOR D'ACQUISTO; Turner
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Matthews walked;
Burroughs forced Matthews (shortstop to second); OFFICE RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Horner singled [Office to second]; Murphy singled
[Office scored, Horner to second]; Pocoroba flied out to right;
Chaney was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
2, Braves 5.

PADRES 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GARBER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Richards grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher); Smith
grounded out (first to pitcher); Perkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 5.

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