Playing at third base in place of Bob Horner, who was sent to the minors, Larvell Blanks belted a homer in the 10th inning to lift the Braves to a 3-2 triumph over the Padres. Reliever Bob Shirley threw just one pitch -- the ball Blanks drove over the left field fence. The Padres had tied the game in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Gene Tenace. [The Sporting News]
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Tuesday, April 22, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  -   2  5  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    1  -   3  8  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Royster 2b            5   1   1   1     0   2   .220
Cash 2b               5   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Blanks 3b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .071
Turner lf             3   1   0   0     0   1   .235      Murphy rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .250
  Evans 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .375      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .282
Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .244      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .300      Asselstine cf         3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Tenace c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .250        Spikes ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Mumphrey cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .176        Miller pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Dade 3b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Benedict c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Richards lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Gomez ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .217
Curtis p              2   0   0   1     0   1   .000      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Matthews ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .162
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   5   2     2   8             Totals               33   3   8   3     2   3

Time of Game: 3:29   Attendance:  4,710
Left on Base: Padres 6, Braves 8
DP: Padres 0, Braves 0
Errors: Dade
Doubles: Royster (5)
Home Runs: Blanks (1)
Stolen Bases: Smith (5)
Caught Stealing: Smith (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Curtis (1), Niekro 2 (2), Benedict (1)
Hit by Pitch: Turner (1,by Niekro)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Curtis                  8.2   7   2   2   2   2   0  36   3.79
Fingers                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Shirley L(0-1)          0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1   2.25
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   1  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  9     4   2   2   2   8   0  35   5.55
Hrabosky W(1-1)         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.38
Totals                 10     5   2   2   2   8   0  38

Passed Balls: Benedict (1)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Jerry Crawford


PADRES 1ST: Smith walked; Smith stole second; Cash was called
out on strikes; Turner was called out on strikes; Winfield
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to center; Blanks flied to left in
foul territory; Murphy reached on an error by Dade; Chambliss
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace
flied out to center; Mumphrey singled to center; Dade grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Asselstine grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Curtis grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
grounded out (first unassisted); Cash grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Gomez singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gomez to second]; Royster flied out to
right; Blanks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 4TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Winfield was
called out on strikes; Montanez walked; Tenace flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy flied out to right; Chambliss singled to
right; Burroughs popped to catcher in foul territory; Asselstine
singled to left [Chambliss to second]; Benedict forced
Asselstine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 0.

PADRES 5TH: Mumphrey singled to pitcher; Dade singled to left
[Mumphrey to third]; Curtis out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Dade to second, Mumphrey scored]; Smith made an out to
third; Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Gomez singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gomez to second]; Royster doubled to
left [Gomez scored]; Blanks flied out to center [Royster to
third]; Murphy was walked intentionally; Chambliss singled to
right [Royster scored, Murphy to second]; Burroughs flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 6TH: Turner was hit by a pitch; Benedict allowed a passed
ball [Turner to second]; Winfield was called out on strikes;
Montanez reached on a fielder's choice [Turner to third]; Tenace
singled to left [Montanez to second, Turner scored]; Mumphrey
was called out on strikes; Dade was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Asselstine was called out on strikes; Benedict flied
out to center; Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Braves 2.

PADRES 7TH: Curtis was called out on strikes; Smith grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cash made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Niekro flied out to left; Royster struck out; Blanks
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Braves 2.

PADRES 8TH: Turner grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield
flied out to center; Montanez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: EVANS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING 3B); RICHARDS
REPLACED DADE (PLAYING LF); Murphy grounded out (third to
first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Burroughs
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

PADRES 9TH: Tenace made an out to first; Mumphrey grounded out
(pitcher to first); Richards popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: SPIKES BATTED FOR ASSELSTINE; Spikes singled to
center; MILLER RAN FOR SPIKES; Benedict out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Miller to second]; Gomez flied out to center;
MATTHEWS BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Matthews walked; FINGERS REPLACED
CURTIS (PITCHING); Royster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

PADRES 10TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); HRABOSKY
REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR FINGERS;
Bevacqua flied out to center; Smith singled to left; Smith was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cash popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 10TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Blanks
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 3.
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