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.

Dale Murphy hit what appeared to be a certain double-play grounder, but Dave Cash missed touching second base and Blanks was called safe, although Murphy was out at first. After Chris Chambliss beat out a slow roller that moved Blanks to third, Jeff Burroughs followed with a run-scoring infield hit. Asselstine then tagged an 0-1 pitch for the game-winner. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 7
Game Played on Thursday, April     24, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres       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.