Phil Niekro, pitching the first seven innings, notched his 236th career victory as the Braves downed the Padres, 7-1. Atlanta got a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-run homer by Glenn Hubbard, and iced the game with four tallies in the ninth on run-scoring singles by Rafael Ramirez and Luis Gomez and an error by Padres left fielder Gene Richards. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Friday, May       29, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium
Braves       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  4  -   7 11  2
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Linares lf            5   0   2   1     0   0   .230      Smith ss              4   0   3   0     0   0   .262
Washington rf         5   0   0   0     0   1   .291      Jones cf              2   1   1   0     2   0   .226
Pocoroba 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Richards lf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .260
  Harper ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Perkins 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .331
  Camp p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Kennedy c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .310
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Lefebvre rf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .223
Murphy cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .257      Salazar 3b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .272
Hubbard 2b            4   2   2   2     0   0   .250      Bonilla 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Benedict c            3   1   1   0     1   0   .279        Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Ramirez ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .209        Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Niekro p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .087        Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Royster pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .167      Wise p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .077
  Gomez 3b            1   0   1   1     0   0   .286        Flannery 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .462

Totals               38   7  11   5     1   4             Totals               30   1   8   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 12,214
Left on Base: Braves 5, Padres 5
DP: Braves 2, Padres 1
Errors: Hubbard, Ramirez, Richards, Kennedy, Flannery
Doubles: Chambliss (12), Smith 2 (4)
Home Runs: Hubbard (3)
Stolen Bases: Linares (2), Royster (3)
Caught Stealing: Jones (7), Smith 2 (10)
GIDP: Ramirez (3), Lefebvre (6), Bonilla (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(3-3)           7     7   1   0   3   4   0  26   2.80
Camp SV(5)              2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.65
Totals                  9     8   1   0   3   6   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(2-4)             7.1   7   3   3   0   1   1  28   3.55
Boone                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.85
Littlefield             0.1   4   4   3   1   0   0   6   5.22
Curtis                  0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   6.12
Totals                  9    11   7   6   1   4   1  39

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Jerry Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Linares grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (catcher to first); Pocoroba lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (third to first); Jones singled
to center; Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Padres 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Murphy
singled to center; Hubbard homered [Murphy scored]; Benedict
singled to left; Ramirez grounded into a double play (shortstop
to shortstop to first) [Benedict out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Perkins singled to shortstop; Kennedy flied to
center; Lefebvre grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Perkins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro popped to first in foul territory; Linares
grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Salazar singled to left [Salazar out at second (left
to second)]; Bonilla flied to center; Wise was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Pocoroba flied to left; Chambliss doubled to center;
Murphy flied to center; Hubbard grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Smith doubled to left; Jones walked; Smith was
caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Jones to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Richards popped to catcher in foul territory;
Perkins struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict flied to left; Ramirez lined to shortstop;
Niekro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Kennedy flied to left; Lefebvre was called out on
strikes; Salazar reached on an error by Ramirez; Bonilla singled
to left [Salazar to third]; Wise popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Linares singled to second; Linares stole second;
Washington grounded out (second to first) [Linares to third];
Pocoroba grounded out (first unassisted); Chambliss flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: Smith singled to center; Smith was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Jones walked; Richards reached on
an error by Hubbard [Jones to second]; Perkins grounded out
(catcher to first) [Jones to third, Richards to second]; Kennedy
singled to center [Jones scored (unearned), Richards out at home
(center to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Padres 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Hubbard flied to
right; Benedict grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Lefebvre grounded out (first unassisted); Salazar
walked; Bonilla grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Salazar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Padres 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro
singled to center; ROYSTER RAN FOR NIEKRO; Royster stole second
[Royster to third (error by Kennedy)]; Linares singled to center
[Royster scored]; BOONE REPLACED BONILLA (PITCHING); FLANNERY
REPLACED WISE (PLAYING 2B); Washington reached on an error by
Flannery [Linares to second]; HARPER BATTED FOR POCOROBA; Harper
struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H,
2 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING 3B); CAMP REPLACED
HARPER (PITCHING); Flannery grounded out (second to first);
Smith doubled to left; Jones grounded out (first unassisted)
[Smith to third]; Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Padres 1.

BRAVES 9TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED BOONE (PITCHING); Murphy
singled to shortstop; Hubbard singled to center [Murphy to
third]; Benedict was walked intentionally [Hubbard to second];
Ramirez singled to center [Murphy scored, Hubbard to third,
Benedict to second]; Gomez singled to left [Hubbard scored,
Benedict scored (error by Richards) (no RBI), Ramirez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Gomez to second]; Linares flied to center;
CURTIS REPLACED LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING); Washington struck out;
Camp struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres
1.

PADRES 9TH: Perkins grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy
popped to third in foul territory; Lefebvre was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Padres 1.