The flickering last hopes of the Braves in the West division race were snuffed out by a 7-3 loss to the Padres. Cito Gaston, Don Mason and Nate Colbert hit homers for the Padres, Gaston's blow coming with two men on base in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 7, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       1  0  4    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   7  9  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  8  4


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Mason 2b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .217      Garr lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .339
Jeter cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .318      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Colbert 1b            3   2   2   2     1   0   .269      Williams 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
Brown rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .270      Lum rf,cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276
Gaston lf             4   1   2   3     0   0   .229      King c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Jestadt 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Jackson cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Barton c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246        Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Acosta p              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Breazeale ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .133
                                                          Perez ss              2   0   1   0     0   0   .230
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Baker ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .196
                                                          Jarvis p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .106
                                                            Neibauer p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Garrido ss          2   1   1   0     0   0   .211

Totals               36   7   9   6     3   2             Totals               35   3   8   3     0   2

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  4,474
Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 5
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: Williams, King, Perez, Garrido
Doubles: Mason (12), Perez (15)
Home Runs: Gaston (17), Mason (2), Colbert (26), Garr (9)
Stolen Bases: Colbert (5)
Caught Stealing: Barton (4)
GIDP: Barton (14)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Acosta W(3-2)           9     8   3   3   0   2   1  35   2.01
Totals                  9     8   3   3   0   2   1  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jarvis L(6-14)          2.2   5   5   4   2   1   1  15   4.15
Neibauer                2.1   2   2   2   0   0   2  10   2.50
House                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.63
Barber                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.95
Totals                  9     9   7   6   3   2   3  39

Wild Pitches: Jarvis (2), House (3)
Balks: Jarvis (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez lined to second; Mason doubled to center;
Jeter singled to left [Mason scored (error by King) (unearned)
(no RBI), Jeter to third]; Colbert walked; Brown struck out
while Colbert stole second; Gaston grounded out (second to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded
out (second to first); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Jestadt popped to second; Barton lined to right;
Acosta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Lum
flied out to right; King grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
walked; Jeter forced Mason (second to shortstop); Jarvis threw a
wild pitch [Jeter to second]; Jarvis balked [Jeter to third];
Colbert singled to center [Jeter scored]; Brown singled to
center [Colbert to second]; Gaston homered [Colbert scored,
Brown scored]; NEIBAUER REPLACED JARVIS (PITCHING); Jestadt
popped to third; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
doubled to center; Neibauer grounded out (pitcher to first);
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 5, Braves 0.

PADRES 4TH: Barton reached on an error by Perez [Barton to
first]; Barton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop
to second); Acosta popped to catcher in foul territory;
Hernandez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to center; Evans flied out to left;
Williams flied out to center; Lum forced Garr (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 0.

PADRES 5TH: Mason homered; Jeter grounded out (third to first);
Colbert homered; Brown grounded out (third to first); Gaston
reached on an error by Williams [Gaston to first]; Jestadt
forced Gaston (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: King grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson flied
out to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 0.

PADRES 6TH: HOUSE REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); GARRIDO REPLACED
NEIBAUER (PLAYING SS); Barton singled to left; House threw a
wild pitch [Barton to second]; Acosta popped to catcher in foul
territory; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Garrido singled to shortstop; Millan popped to
first; Garr homered [Garrido scored]; Evans singled to center;
Williams struck out; Lum struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 7, Braves 2.

PADRES 7TH: Jeter popped to first in foul territory; Colbert
flied out to center; Brown walked; Brown was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: King flied out to left; Jackson flied out to right;
BAKER BATTED FOR HOUSE; Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 2.

PADRES 8TH: BAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LUM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BARBER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING);
Gaston singled to third; Jestadt struck out; Barton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gaston out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Garrido grounded out (second to first); Millan flied
out to center; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 2.

PADRES 9TH: Acosta grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
popped to first; Mason reached on an error by Garrido [Mason to
second]; Jeter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams
singled to right; Lum singled to left [Williams to second]; King
forced Lum (second to shortstop) [Williams to third]; BREAZEALE
BATTED FOR BARBER; Breazeale singled to right [Williams scored,
King to second]; Baker lined to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 7, Braves 3.