A two-run single by Brian Asselstine climaxed a ninth-inning rally that carried the Braves to an 8-7 victory over the Padres. With one out and with the Braves trailing, 7-6, Larvell Blanks singled to knock out Bob Shirley and bring on Rollie Fingers, the Padres' ace reliever. Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 7Game Played on Thursday, April 24, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumPadres 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 - 7 12 4 Braves 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 - 8 13 0 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Smith ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 .240 Royster 2b 5 1 0 0 0 1 .184 Cash 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .220 Blanks 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .136 Richards lf 5 1 1 3 0 1 .226 Murphy rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .250 Winfield rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .239 Chambliss 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .283 Mumphrey cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .190 Burroughs lf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .313 Bevacqua 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .333 Asselstine cf 5 0 2 3 0 1 .281 Rodriguez pr,3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211 Benedict c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Dade pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Miller pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 Evans 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 Nolan c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Montanez 1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 .265 Spikes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Fahey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Gomez ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .276 Joshua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Alexander p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tenace ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 Matthews ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Shirley p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nahorodny ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 7 12 7 6 4 Totals 37 8 13 8 2 5 Time of Game: 3:16 Attendance: 4,498 Left on Base: Padres 9, Braves 8 DP: Padres 0, Braves 2 Errors: Smith, Cash, Bevacqua, Montanez Doubles: Mumphrey (1), Bevacqua (2), Murphy (1), Asselstine (3), Burroughs (2) Home Runs: Richards (1), Montanez (2) Caught Stealing: Gomez 2 (2), Miller (1) Sacrifice Hits: Rasmussen (2), Benedict (2), Blanks (1) Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (1) GIDP: Mumphrey (5) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rasmussen 4 6 4 2 1 0 0 19 4.80 Kinney 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 8.31 Shirley 3.1 4 3 1 1 4 0 15 2.38 Fingers L(2-1) 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1.42 Totals 8.2 13 8 4 2 5 0 42 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 5 8 5 5 2 2 1 24 5.94 Bradford 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1.00 Camp 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 2.61 Hrabosky 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 6 3.52 Garber W(1-1) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 7.36 Totals 9 12 7 7 6 4 2 43 Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Cash singled to center; Richards grounded out (first unassisted) [Cash to second]; Winfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to catcher in foul territory; Blanks singled to left; Murphy doubled to left [Blanks scored]; Chambliss walked; Burroughs reached on an error by Bevacqua [Murphy to third, Chambliss to second]; Asselstine doubled to center [Murphy scored, Chambliss scored (unearned), Burroughs to third]; Benedict out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Burroughs scored (unearned), Asselstine to third]; Gomez flied out to center; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. PADRES 2ND: Mumphrey walked; Bevacqua hit into a double play to right [Mumphrey out at second (right to first)]; Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 2ND: Alexander singled to left; Royster flied out to left; Blanks flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. PADRES 3RD: Fahey singled to right; Rasmussen out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fahey to second]; Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 3RD: Chambliss flied out to left; Burroughs doubled to left; Asselstine flied out to center; Benedict grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. PADRES 4TH: Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); Winfield grounded out (second to first); Mumphrey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Gomez singled to center; Gomez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Alexander flied out to right; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. PADRES 5TH: Bevacqua walked; Montanez was called out on strikes; Fahey flied out to left; JOSHUA BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN; Joshua flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: KINNEY REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Blanks reached on an error by Montanez; Murphy flied out to left; Chambliss forced Blanks (first to shortstop); Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 4. PADRES 6TH: Smith singled to pitcher; Cash singled to first [Smith to second]; Richards homered [Cash scored, Smith scored]; Winfield singled to center; Mumphrey doubled to left [Winfield scored]; Bevacqua doubled to right [Mumphrey scored]; RODRIGUEZ RAN FOR BEVACQUA; BRADFORD REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Montanez popped to third in foul territory; Fahey grounded out (shortstop to first); TENACE BATTED FOR KINNEY; Tenace was walked intentionally; Smith flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 6TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Asselstine was called out on strikes; Benedict singled to left; MILLER RAN FOR BENEDICT; Miller was caught stealing second but was safe at third (error by Smith; assist by Fahey); Gomez singled to left [Miller scored (unearned)]; MATTHEWS BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Gomez was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Matthews was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 5. PADRES 7TH: CAMP REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); NOLAN REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); Cash flied out to right; Richards flied out to left; Winfield walked; Mumphrey forced Winfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 5. BRAVES 7TH: Royster reached on an error by Cash; Blanks out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Royster to second]; Murphy was walked intentionally; Chambliss hit a sacrifice fly to right [Royster scored (unearned)]; Burroughs singled to center [Murphy to second]; Asselstine forced Burroughs (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 5, Braves 6. PADRES 8TH: Rodriguez singled to center; DADE RAN FOR RODRIGUEZ; HRABOSKY REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Montanez homered [Dade scored]; Fahey popped to catcher in foul territory; Shirley was called out on strikes; Smith walked; Cash singled to center [Smith to third]; Richards was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: EVANS REPLACED DADE (PLAYING 3B); SPIKES BATTED FOR NOLAN; Spikes grounded out (second to first); Gomez was called out on strikes; NAHORODNY BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Nahorodny flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. PADRES 9TH: NAHORODNY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); GARBER REPLACED SPIKES (PITCHING); Winfield walked; Mumphrey grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Winfield out at second]; Evans singled to center; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. BRAVES 9TH: Royster struck out; Blanks singled to center; FINGERS REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to second to first) [Blanks to second]; Chambliss singled to second [Blanks to third]; Burroughs singled to shortstop [Blanks scored, Chambliss to second]; Asselstine singled to center [Burroughs to second, Chambliss scored]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 8. |
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