| Chris Chambliss drove in four runs with a homer and single, batting the Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Padres. Phil Niekro, who pitched 7 2/3 innings, was a winner for the sixth straight time. Chambliss hit his homer with two men on base in the first inning and singled behind a double by Bob Horner for his other RBI in the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Friday, September 12, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Braves 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 x - 6 8 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .300 Harper lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Salazar 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .379 Hubbard 2b 4 2 2 0 0 1 .261 Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .290 Matthews rf 3 2 1 0 1 2 .288 Winfield rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .278 Horner 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .264 Bass 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Royster pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Tenace c 2 0 1 0 2 0 .222 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 4 0 0 .280 Smith ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 .231 Murphy cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .285 Flannery 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .243 Benedict c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Eichelberger p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .043 Gomez ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .192 Perkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .453 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .139 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Lucas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Cash ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Totals 34 2 9 2 3 7 Totals 32 6 8 6 2 7 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 8,881 Left on Base: Padres 9, Braves 4 DP: Padres 0, Braves 1 Errors: Harper Doubles: Richards (20), Mumphrey (20), Tenace (10), Hubbard (18), Murphy (24), Horner (11) Home Runs: Chambliss (14) Stolen Bases: Salazar (5), Hubbard (6) Sacrifice Hits: Smith (19) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eichelberger L(4-1) 6 2 3 3 1 4 1 21 3.25 Fingers 1.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 11 2.95 Lucas 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.26 Totals 8 8 6 6 2 7 1 34 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(14-14) 7.2 8 2 1 3 7 0 33 3.66 Camp SV(15) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.04 Totals 9 9 2 1 3 7 0 38 Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry PADRES 1ST: Richards doubled to left; Salazar struck out; Mumphrey doubled to right [Richards scored]; Winfield walked; Bass lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Mumphrey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Harper flied out to center; Debut game for Terry Harper; Hubbard doubled to left; Matthews walked; Horner made an out to third; Chambliss homered [Hubbard scored, Matthews scored]; Murphy struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Braves 3. PADRES 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Smith singled to left [Smith to second (error by Harper)]; Flannery singled to center [Smith scored (unearned)]; Eichelberger forced Flannery (first to shortstop); Richards struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 2ND: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Gomez grounded out (shortstop to first); Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. PADRES 3RD: Salazar singled to left; Salazar stole second; Mumphrey struck out; Winfield struck out; Bass flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. PADRES 4TH: Tenace doubled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tenace to third]; Flannery flied out to left; Eichelberger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 4TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. PADRES 5TH: Richards flied out to left; Salazar grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. PADRES 6TH: Winfield struck out; Bass lined to first; Tenace walked; Smith singled to right [Tenace to second]; Flannery grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Harper grounded out (second to first); Hubbard flied out to right; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. PADRES 7TH: PERKINS BATTED FOR EICHELBERGER; Perkins flied out to center; Richards grounded out (second to first); Salazar struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED PERKINS (PITCHING); Horner was called out on strikes; Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Murphy doubled to left; Benedict was walked intentionally; Gomez singled to left [Murphy scored, Benedict to second]; Niekro struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. PADRES 8TH: Mumphrey struck out; Winfield flied out to center; Bass singled to first; Tenace walked [Bass to second]; CAMP REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Harper grounded out (first unassisted); Hubbard singled to shortstop; Hubbard stole second; Matthews singled to third [Hubbard to third]; Horner doubled to left [Hubbard scored, Matthews to third]; ROYSTER RAN FOR HORNER; Chambliss singled to right [Matthews scored, Royster to third]; LUCAS REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Murphy popped to first in foul territory; Benedict was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 6. PADRES 9TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Flannery flied out to left; CASH BATTED FOR LUCAS; Cash singled to shortstop; Richards grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cash to second]; Salazar grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 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