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Friday September 12, 1980
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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.
Padres 2, Braves 6.



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