Select a date:      
Monday September 4, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

The first major-league hit by rookie Jim Wilhelm was the key blow as the Padres prevailed over the Braves, 8-4, with Gaylord Perry getting credit for his 16th win of the season. In the fifth inning, with two out, Dave Winfield singled and stole second. Gene Tenace then walked and the bases were loaded when Jerry Royster fumbled a grounder by Mike Champion. Wilhelm followed with a two-run double. The Padres added three tallies in the seventh on a two-run single by pinch-hitter Fernando Gonzalez and sacrifice fly by Ozzie Smith. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres       0  0  2    0  2  0    3  0  1  -   8 13  2
Braves       0  2  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  3


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards lf           4   0   0   0     1   2   .296      Royster ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .269
  Lee p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D'Acquisto p        0   0   0   0     1   0   .214        Gilbreath ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .246
Smith ss              5   1   2   2     0   1   .263      Office cf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Evans 3b              6   1   3   1     0   1   .500      Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Winfield rf           5   1   2   1     1   0   .299      Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .312
Tenace 1b             4   2   1   0     2   2   .227      Horner 3b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .257
Champion 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Nolan c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .242
Wilhelm cf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .250      Murphy 1b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .234
Roberts c             1   0   1   0     3   0   .235      Hubbard 2b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .303
  Beswick pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      McWilliams p          2   0   1   0     0   1   .091
  Sweet c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .228        Easterly p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   3   .113        Beall ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .258
  Gonzalez ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .248        Chaney ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
  Thomas pr,lf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .230

Totals               39   8  13   8     8   9             Totals               33   4   7   2     5   8

Time of Game: 3:21   Attendance:  3,079
Left on Base: Padres 15, Braves 7
DP: Padres 2, Braves 0
Errors: Evans, Roberts, Royster, Horner, Murphy
Doubles: Smith (16), Wilhelm (1), Thomas (9), Evans (1), Murphy (13)
Triples: Champion (2), McWilliams (1)
Home Runs: Smith (1), Murphy (21)
Stolen Bases: Winfield (20)
Sacrifice Hits: Champion (1), Wilhelm (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (3)
GIDP: Office (7), Royster (8)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(16-6)           6     5   3   2   2   3   1  24   3.10
Lee                     1.1   2   1   0   3   1   0   9   2.97
D'Acquisto SV(9)        1.2   0   0   0   0   4   0   5   2.41
Totals                  9     7   4   2   5   8   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams L(7-1)       6.1  10   7   3   5   7   1  36   3.36
Easterly                0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   5.78
Campbell                2     3   1   1   2   2   0  11   4.87
Totals                  9    13   8   4   8   9   1  50

Wild Pitches: McWilliams (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata


PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Smith doubled; Evans
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smith to third]; Debut
game for Barry Evans; Winfield grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Office grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Royster out at second]; Matthews
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace walked; Champion popped to first; Wilhelm
flied out to center; Debut game for Jim Wilhelm; Roberts
walked [Tenace to second]; Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
was called out on strikes; Nolan walked; Murphy homered [Nolan
scored]; Hubbard made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 0, Braves 2.

PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Smith homered; Evans singled;
McWilliams threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Winfield
singled [Evans scored]; Tenace made an out to shortstop;
Champion flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: McWilliams tripled; Royster reached on a fielder's
choice [McWilliams out at home (third unassisted)]; Office
grounded out (first unassisted) [Royster to second]; Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Braves 2.

PADRES 4TH: Wilhelm made an out to second; Roberts singled to
third [Roberts to second (error by Horner)]; Perry struck out;
Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Horner singled; Nolan flied
out to left; Murphy doubled [Horner scored (error by Roberts)
(unearned) (no RBI), Murphy to third]; Hubbard walked;
McWilliams struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2,
Braves 3.

PADRES 5TH: Smith struck out; Evans struck out; Winfield
singled; Winfield stole second; Tenace walked; Champion reached
on an error by Royster [Winfield to third, Tenace to second,
Champion to first]; Wilhelm doubled [Winfield scored (unearned),
Tenace scored (unearned), Champion to third]; Roberts was walked
intentionally; Perry struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Padres 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 3.

PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Evans singled; Winfield made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Horner flied out to
left; Nolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Braves 3.

PADRES 7TH: Tenace singled; Champion reached on an error by
Murphy on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace to second, Champion to
first]; Wilhelm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Tenace to third, Champion to second]; Roberts was walked
intentionally; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR PERRY; BESWICK RAN FOR
ROBERTS; Gonzalez singled [Tenace scored, Champion scored
(unearned), Beswick to second]; THOMAS RAN FOR GONZALEZ;
EASTERLY REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Richards walked
[Beswick to third, Thomas to second]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Beswick scored (unearned), Thomas to third, Richards to
second]; Evans grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SWEET REPLACED
BESWICK (PLAYING C ); LEE REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Murphy
reached on an error by Evans [Murphy to first]; Hubbard walked
[Murphy to second]; BEALL BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Beall walked
[Murphy to third, Hubbard to second]; Royster grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Hubbard to third, Beall out at second];
Office struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7,
Braves 4.

PADRES 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL
REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Winfield grounded out (second to
first); Tenace struck out; Champion tripled; Wilhelm grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs walked; Horner singled [Burroughs to second]; Nolan
singled [Burroughs to third, Horner to second]; D'ACQUISTO
REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; Hubbard struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 4.

PADRES 9TH: Sweet flied out to center; Thomas doubled;
D'Acquisto walked; Smith popped to third; Evans doubled [Thomas
scored, D'Acquisto to third]; Winfield was walked intentionally;
Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 8, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney flied out to right; GILBREATH BATTED FOR
CAMPBELL; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Office struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8, Braves 4.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report