A two-run homer by Gene Tenace trigged the Padres to a 4-1 decision over the Braves. Tenace's round-tripper came with one out in the second inning and followed a single by Jerry Turner. Another single by Turner, a stolen base and pair of throwing errors helped the Padres to a marker in the fourth. San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1979 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumPadres 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 3 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Miller cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .333 Johnstone lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Royster 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .266 Flannery 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Matthews rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .312 Dade 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .314 Winfield rf,lf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Turner lf,rf 3 3 2 0 1 0 .250 Bonnell lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Greer cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Office ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Tenace 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .269 Frias ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .267 Fahey c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .325 Lum ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Smith ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .209 Benedict c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Jones p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 Mura p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Spikes ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .289 Wessinger pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 35 4 7 3 1 3 Totals 34 1 7 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 2,782 Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 7 DP: Padres 1, Braves 0 Errors: Jones, Miller, Murphy, Benedict Triples: Richards (7) Home Runs: Tenace (17) Stolen Bases: Turner (4), Smith (24) GIDP: Matthews (6) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones W(11-11) 7.2 6 1 0 0 5 0 29 3.57 Mura SV(1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 2.71 Totals 9 7 1 0 1 6 0 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(17-19) 8 6 3 3 0 3 1 31 3.55 Garber 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 4.52 Totals 9 7 4 4 1 3 1 36 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Jim Quick PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Flannery grounded out (first unassisted); Dade struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Miller struck out; Royster flied out to center; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Turner singled; Tenace homered [Turner scored]; Fahey lined to first; Smith made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner struck out; Murphy flied out to right; Bonnell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 0. PADRES 3RD: Jones struck out; Richards tripled; Flannery lined to pitcher; Dade flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Frias flied out to left; Benedict singled; Niekro grounded out (second to first) [Benedict to second]; Miller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 0. PADRES 4TH: Winfield grounded out (third to first); Turner singled; Turner stole second [Turner scored (error by Benedict) (error by Miller)]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); Fahey singled; Smith flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Royster singled; Matthews grounded out (third to first) [Royster to second]; Horner flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. PADRES 5TH: Jones grounded out (third to first); Richards grounded out (second to first); Flannery flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell flied out to right; Frias singled; Benedict grounded out (third to first) [Frias to second]; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. PADRES 6TH: Dade grounded out (third to first); Winfield flied out to left; Turner reached on an error by Murphy [Turner to first]; Tenace singled [Turner to third, Tenace to second (on throw to 3b)]; Fahey grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Miller singled; Royster popped to shortstop; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. PADRES 7TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Jones popped to second; Richards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Horner struck out; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. PADRES 8TH: Flannery grounded out (first to pitcher); Dade grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Frias reached on an error by Jones [Frias to first]; Benedict grounded out (third to first) [Frias to second]; SPIKES BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Spikes singled [Frias scored (unearned)]; WESSINGER RAN FOR SPIKES; Miller struck out; Royster singled [Wessinger to third]; MURA REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Matthews walked [Royster to second]; WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); TURNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Horner popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 3, Braves 1. PADRES 9TH: GARBER REPLACED WESSINGER (PITCHING); Turner walked; Tenace flied out to center; Fahey singled [Turner to third]; Smith forced Fahey (second to shortstop) [Turner scored]; Smith stole second; Mura grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: GREER REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING LF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Murphy flied out to center; OFFICE BATTED FOR BONNELL; Office struck out; LUM BATTED FOR FRIAS; Lum singled; POCOROBA BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Pocoroba popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 1. |
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