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Saturday April 21, 1979
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The Padres broke a 4-4 tie with four runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Braves, 9-5. In the early going, Barry Bonnell hit a two-run homer for the Braves and Gene Tenace rapped a solo drive for the Padres. Ozzie Smith, Jerry Turner and Dave Winfield singled in succession to produce the tie-breaking run in the eighth.

Mike Hargrove walked to load the bases and Tenace delivered another run with a sacrifice fly. Braves' third baseman Jerry Royster, on the relay from the outfield, threw wild to second trying to nail Hargrove, and both Winfield and Hargrove scored on the error. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 9, Atlanta Braves 5

Game Played on Saturday, April 21, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres       0  1  2    0  0  1    0  4  1  -   9 10  0
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   5 10  4


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           3   0   0   0     2   0   .214      Royster 3b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .362
Smith ss              4   3   1   0     1   1   .127      Hubbard 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Turner lf             5   2   3   2     0   0   .300      Burroughs lf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .191
Winfield rf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .422      Matthews rf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .236
Hargrove 1b           3   2   1   0     1   0   .229      Lum 1b                2   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Tenace c              3   1   1   2     0   0   .256        Spikes ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .500
Evans 3b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .207        Chaney ss           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Almon 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .364      Murphy c              4   1   2   0     0   2   .327
Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Bonnell cf            4   2   2   2     0   0   .292
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Frias ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  D'Acquisto p        2   0   0   0     0   2   .250        Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            R. Mahler p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Solomon p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Beall 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   9  10   7     4   7             Totals               35   5  10   5     3   5

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 28,950
Left on Base: Padres 4, Braves 6
DP: Padres 1, Braves 1
Errors: Royster, Matthews, Solomon 2
Doubles: Winfield (7), Matthews (2), Spikes (2), Bonnell (2)
Home Runs: Tenace (3), Bonnell (5)
Stolen Bases: Smith 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Royster (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (1), Tenace (2)
GIDP: Winfield (1), Matthews (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen               5     7   4   4   1   2   1  22   6.23
Shirley                 0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.96
D'Acquisto W(1-1)       4     2   1   1   2   3   0  15   9.28
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   5   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Solomon                 6     5   4   3   2   4   1  25   6.00
Garber L(0-1)           2     4   4   3   1   3   0  11   5.40
R. Mahler               1     1   1   1   1   0   0   4   6.75
Totals                  9    10   9   7   4   7   1  40

Wild Pitches: D'Acquisto (1)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Hank Rountree, 2B - Ed Norris, 3B - Andy Anderson


PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Smith reached on an error by
Solomon [Richards to second]; Turner flied out to left; Winfield
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (second to first); Hubbard
singled; Burroughs singled [Hubbard to third]; Matthews grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hargrove singled; Tenace flied out to center;
Hargrove was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Solomon [Hargrove to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Hargrove scored (unearned)]; Almon grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Murphy singled;
Bonnell homered [Murphy scored]; Frias singled; Solomon grounded
out (third to first) [Frias to second]; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 3RD: Rasmussen struck out; Richards grounded out (second
to first); Smith walked; Smith stole second; Turner singled
[Smith scored, Turner to second (error by Matthews)]; Winfield
doubled [Turner scored]; Hargrove grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard grounded out (first unassisted); Burroughs
grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

PADRES 4TH: Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans
was called out on strikes; Almon singled; Rasmussen was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum struck out; Murphy singled; Bonnell grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Murphy to second]; Frias grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

PADRES 5TH: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith
struck out; Turner popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Solomon struck out; Royster flied out to center;
Hubbard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 3, Braves 2.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Tenace homered; Evans flied out
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs walked; Matthews doubled [Burroughs
scored]; SHIRLEY REPLACED RASMUSSEN (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED
FOR LUM; Spikes doubled [Matthews scored]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED
SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; Bonnell flied out to
center; OFFICE BATTED FOR FRIAS; Office popped to catcher in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

PADRES 7TH: CHANEY REPLACED SPIKES (PLAYING SS); GARBER REPLACED
OFFICE (PITCHING); BEALL REPLACED SOLOMON (PLAYING 1B); Almon
struck out; D'Acquisto struck out; Richards grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Beall flied out to left; Royster walked; Royster was
caught stealing second (catcher to first); Hubbard popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Braves 4.

PADRES 8TH: Smith singled; Turner singled [Smith to second];
Winfield singled [Smith scored, Turner to second]; Hargrove was
walked intentionally [Turner to third, Winfield to second];
Tenace hit a sacrifice fly to right [Turner scored, Winfield
scored (error by Royster) (no RBI), Hargrove scored (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Evans singled; Almon popped to first in foul
territory; D'Acquisto struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 8, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Matthews walked; Chaney was called out on strikes; D'Acquisto
threw a wild pitch [Matthews to second]; Murphy struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Braves 4.

PADRES 9TH: R. MAHLER REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Richards
walked; Smith forced Richards (shortstop to second); Smith stole
second; Turner singled [Smith scored, Turner out at second (left
to third to second)]; Winfield grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 9, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell doubled; NOLAN BATTED FOR R. MAHLER; Nolan
made an out to shortstop; Beall flied out to left; Royster
singled [Bonnell scored]; Hubbard made an out to first; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 9, Braves 5.



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