A two-run pinch-single by Randy Bass in the eighth inning lifted the Padres to a 7-5 victory over the Braves. After Atlanta tied the game at 5-5 in the seventh on a pinch-homer by Terry Harper, Gene Richards led off the eighth with a single.

Broderick Perkins then reached first on a fielder's choice and the runners moved up on a sacrifice by Terry Kennedy. After Joe Lefebvre was intentionally walked to load the bases and Juan Bonilla struck out, Bass delivered the game-winning single to right. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1981 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres       0  1  0    0  4  0    0  2  0  -   7  8  1
Braves       0  0  3    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   5 11  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              5   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Linares lf            5   2   2   1     0   2   .193
Jones cf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .214      Pocoroba 3b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Richards lf           5   2   3   3     0   0   .259      Asselstine rf         3   1   2   1     0   0   .286
Perkins 1b            5   1   0   0     0   1   .346        Harper ph,rf        2   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Kennedy c             3   1   2   0     0   0   .313      Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   1     0   1   .276
Lefebvre rf           2   0   0   0     2   0   .232      Murphy cf             3   0   3   1     1   0   .250
Bonilla 2b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .311      Hubbard 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Evans 3b              2   1   1   0     1   0   .341      Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
  Bass ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .200      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .231
  Salazar 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Porter ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Wise p                2   0   0   1     0   0   .091        Ramirez ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Curtis p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .050
  Flannery ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .545        Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Washington ph       0   0   0   0     0   0   .292
  Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Nahorodny ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000

Totals               34   7   8   6     5   4             Totals               37   5  11   5     3   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 19,538
Left on Base: Padres 6, Braves 8
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: Kennedy
Doubles: Kennedy (9), Evans (2), Linares (1)
Triples: Chambliss (1)
Home Runs: Richards (2), Linares (3), Harper (1)
Stolen Bases: Richards (10), Murphy (8)
Caught Stealing: Gomez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Kennedy (3)
GIDP: Evans (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise                    5     8   4   4   2   1   1  24   3.52
Curtis W(1-2)           2     1   1   1   0   2   1   7   6.21
Urrea                   0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.35
Boone SV(1)             1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.08
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   6   2  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(2-3)           7.2   7   7   6   5   2   1  35   3.14
Mahler                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.71
Bradford                1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.56
Totals                  9     8   7   6   5   4   1  40

Passed Balls: Benedict 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (2)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Jim Quick


PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Jones lined to
shortstop; Richards flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Linares flied to right in foul territory; Pocoroba
grounded out (second to first); Asselstine flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Perkins grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
doubled to left; Lefebvre walked; Benedict allowed a passed ball
[Kennedy to third, Lefebvre to second]; Niekro threw a wild
pitch [Kennedy scored (unearned), Lefebvre to third]; Bonilla
flied to left; Evans walked; Wise grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss was called out on strikes; Murphy singled
to center; Hubbard singled to right [Murphy to third]; Benedict
reached on a fielder's choice [Murphy out at home (pitcher to
catcher to third to pitcher), Hubbard to third]; Gomez forced
Benedict (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Smith popped to catcher; Jones flied to center;
Richards lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Linares
doubled to center; Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted)
[Linares to third]; Asselstine singled to shortstop [Linares
scored]; Chambliss tripled to center [Asselstine scored]; Murphy
singled to shortstop [Chambliss scored]; Murphy stole second
[Murphy to third (error by Kennedy)]; Hubbard flied to right; 3
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.

PADRES 4TH: Perkins grounded out (pitcher to first); Kennedy
popped to shortstop; Lefebvre popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Benedict popped to third in foul territory; Gomez
walked; Gomez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Braves 3.

PADRES 5TH: Bonilla walked; Evans doubled to left [Bonilla to
third]; Wise grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonilla scored];
Benedict allowed a passed ball [Evans to third]; Smith popped to
first; Jones walked; Richards homered [Evans scored, Jones
scored]; Perkins struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Linares homered; Pocoroba flied to center;
Asselstine singled to right; Chambliss forced Asselstine (first
to shortstop); Murphy walked [Chambliss to second]; Hubbard
forced Murphy (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 5, Braves 4.

PADRES 6TH: Kennedy singled to shortstop; Lefebvre popped to
first; Bonilla singled to center [Kennedy to second]; Evans
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Bonilla out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves
4.

BRAVES 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Benedict grounded
out (third to first); Gomez flied to center; Niekro flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 4.

PADRES 7TH: Curtis grounded out (first to pitcher); Smith
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Linares struck out; Pocoroba struck out; HARPER
BATTED FOR ASSELSTINE; Harper homered; Chambliss flied to right;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 5.

PADRES 8TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Richards singled
to center; Perkins reached on a fielder's choice [Richards to
second]; Kennedy out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Richards to third, Perkins to second]; Lefebvre was walked
intentionally; Bonilla struck out; BASS BATTED FOR EVANS; Bass
singled to right [Richards scored, Perkins scored, Lefebvre to
third]; MAHLER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); FLANNERY BATTED FOR
CURTIS; Flannery struck out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: SALAZAR REPLACED BASS (PLAYING 3B); URREA REPLACED
FLANNERY (PITCHING); Murphy singled to right; Hubbard walked
[Murphy to second]; Benedict forced Murphy (first to third)
[Hubbard to second]; PORTER BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Porter struck out;
WASHINGTON BATTED FOR MAHLER; BOONE REPLACED URREA (PITCHING);
NAHORODNY BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Nahorodny was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 5.

PADRES 9TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING SS); BRADFORD
REPLACED NAHORODNY (PITCHING); Smith grounded out (third to
first); Jones was called out on strikes; Richards singled to
center; Richards stole second; Perkins flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Linares struck out; Pocoroba flied to right; Harper
singled to left; Chambliss grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 5.