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Sunday May 31, 1981
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Luis Salazar collected four hits and Broderick Perkins drove in two runs to spark the Padres to a 5-1 triumph over the Braves. A single by Perkins drove home a first-inning run and Perkins also stroked an RBI single in the sixth.

A squeeze bunt by Ozzie Smith produced a second-inning run and Juan Bonilla singled home a marker in the third. Salazar's four hits, following two hits in his last two at-bats in the previous game, gave him six straight hits and raised his average 17 points to .299. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 31, 1981 (Day game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  1
Padres       1  1  1    0  1  1    0  0  x  -   5 12  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Linares lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Smith ss              3   2   2   1     0   0   .269
Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   2   .294      Jones cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Pocoroba 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Richards lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .269        Edwards lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
Murphy cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .257      Perkins 1b            4   0   2   2     0   0   .333
Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Kennedy c             3   1   1   0     1   0   .313
Benedict c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Lefebvre rf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .228
Ramirez ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .232      Salazar 3b            4   1   4   1     0   0   .299
Mahler p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bonilla 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .283
  Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Eichelberger p        3   0   1   0     0   1   .174
  Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Evans ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
  Porter ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     1   6             Totals               35   5  12   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 14,138
Left on Base: Braves 7, Padres 10
DP: Braves 0, Padres 1
Errors: Pocoroba
Doubles: Murphy (6), Salazar (6)
Triples: Salazar (4)
Stolen Bases: Smith (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (2)
GIDP: Pocoroba (3)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (4,by Mahler)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(2-1)           4     7   3   3   1   2   0  22   2.23
Hanna                   2     4   2   2   1   0   0  10   4.85
Hrabosky                2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   0.90
Totals                  8    12   5   5   2   3   0  39

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eichelberger W(5-3)     7     6   1   1   1   5   0  27   2.96
Lucas                   2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.43
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Mahler (1)
Wild Pitches: Mahler (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Linares grounded out (second to first); Washington
struck out; Pocoroba flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: On a bunt Smith singled to third; Jones grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Smith to second]; Richards grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Smith to third]; Perkins singled to
pitcher [Smith scored]; Kennedy singled to right [Perkins to
third]; Lefebvre grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss struck out; Murphy was called out on
strikes; Hubbard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Salazar singled to center; Bonilla struck out;
Eichelberger singled to left [Salazar to third]; Smith reached
on an error by Pocoroba on a sacrifice bunt [Salazar scored,
Eichelberger to second]; Jones grounded out (first unassisted)
[Eichelberger to third, Smith to second]; Richards lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict grounded out (first to pitcher); Ramirez
grounded out (third to first); Mahler grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 3RD: Perkins popped to third in foul territory; Kennedy
grounded out (second to first); Lefebvre walked; Salazar singled
to right [Lefebvre to third]; Bonilla singled to pitcher
[Lefebvre scored, Salazar to second]; Mahler threw a wild pitch
[Salazar to third, Bonilla to second]; Eichelberger struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Linares flied to center; Washington flied to center;
Pocoroba singled to left; Chambliss singled to right [Pocoroba
to second]; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 4TH: Smith was hit by a pitch; Jones flied to left;
Richards forced Smith (first to shortstop); Perkins grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard struck out; Benedict walked; Ramirez singled
to left [Benedict to second]; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR MAHLER;
Asselstine flied to right; Linares grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 5TH: HANNA REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Kennedy
walked; Lefebvre singled to right [Kennedy to second]; Salazar
doubled to center [Kennedy scored, Lefebvre out at home (center
to shortstop to catcher), Salazar to third (on throw to home)];
Bonilla grounded out (pitcher to first); Eichelberger grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres
4.

BRAVES 6TH: Washington singled to left; Pocoroba grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Washington out at
second]; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 6TH: Smith singled to left; Jones flied to left; Smith
stole second; Richards grounded out (second to first) [Smith to
third]; Perkins singled to left [Smith scored]; Kennedy grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy doubled to right; Hubbard struck out;
Benedict grounded out (third to first); Ramirez singled to
center [Murphy scored]; PORTER BATTED FOR HANNA; Porter grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 5.

PADRES 7TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); Lefebvre was
called out on strikes; Salazar tripled to center; Bonilla lined
to shortstop; EVANS BATTED FOR EICHELBERGER; Evans popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 5.

BRAVES 8TH: LUCAS REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Linares grounded
out (shortstop to first); Washington struck out; Pocoroba
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Padres 5.

PADRES 8TH: Smith grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones
grounded out (second to first); Richards grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 5.

BRAVES 9TH: EDWARDS REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING LF); Chambliss
grounded out (first to pitcher); Murphy grounded out (third to
first); Hubbard singled to right; Benedict singled to center
[Hubbard to third]; Ramirez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 5.



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