Clay Kirby and Mike Corkins each allowed only one hit while teaming up to pitch the Padres to a 2-1 victory over the Braves. Kirby gave up a homer by Earl Williams in the second inning. A sore elbow forced Kirby to withdraw after five frames and Corkins, who finished, yielded only a double by Sonny Jackson in the eighth.

The Padres scored both their runs in the fourth after Jerry Morales singled, Nate Colbert walked and Cito Gaston was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Morales scored on an infield out by Johnny Jeter and, after Dave Hilton walked to fill the sacks again, Fred Kendall hit a sacrifice fly to score Colbert. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1972 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium

Padres 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hernandez ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .178 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .251 Roberts 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .248 Lum rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Morales lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .240 Garr lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Colbert 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .249 Williams 1b 3 1 1 1 1 2 .263 Gaston rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Baker cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .325 Jeter cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .224 Millan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Hilton 3b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .213 Didier c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Kendall c 2 0 0 1 1 0 .210 Perez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Kirby p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .068 Jackson ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Jestadt ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 McQueen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Corkins p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 5 2 7 5 Totals 28 1 2 1 2 7 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 3,914 Left on Base: Padres 12, Braves 3 DP: Padres 0, Braves 0 Errors: Evans Doubles: Jackson (6) Home Runs: Williams (27) Stolen Bases: Roberts (7), Hernandez (18), Colbert (13), Hilton (1), Evans (4) Sacrifice Hits: Morales (9) Sacrifice Flies: Kendall (3) Hit by Pitch: Gaston (2,by McQueen), Garr (6,by Corkins) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kirby W(12-14) 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 18 3.12 Corkins SV(6) 4 1 0 0 0 6 0 13 3.50 Totals 9 2 1 1 2 7 1 31 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McQueen L(0-4) 8 5 2 2 6 4 0 37 4.81 House 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 5 2 2 7 5 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Corkins (4), McQueen (1) Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ken Burkhart PADRES 1ST: Hernandez made an out to third; Roberts singled to center; Roberts stole second; Morales flied out to left; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Lum lined to center; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Gaston grounded out (second to first); Jeter was called out on strikes; Hilton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams homered; Baker struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Didier flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. PADRES 3RD: Kendall flied out to right; Kirby was called out on strikes; Hernandez singled to right; Hernandez stole second; Roberts made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to left; McQueen made an out to second; Evans walked; Evans stole second; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. PADRES 4TH: Morales singled to left; Colbert walked [Morales to second]; Gaston was hit by a pitch [Morales to third, Colbert to second]; Jeter forced Gaston (third to second) [Morales scored, Colbert to third]; Hilton walked [Jeter to second]; Kendall hit a sacrifice fly to right [Colbert scored]; Kirby walked [Jeter to third, Hilton to second]; Hernandez forced Kirby (shortstop to second); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Garr lined to center; Williams walked; Baker popped to first in foul territory; Millan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. PADRES 5TH: Roberts struck out; Morales flied out to center; Colbert singled to second; Colbert stole second; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Didier grounded out (second to first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); McQueen made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. PADRES 6TH: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Hilton lined to center; Kendall walked; JESTADT BATTED FOR KIRBY; Jestadt walked [Kendall to second]; Hernandez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: CORKINS REPLACED JESTADT (PITCHING); Evans struck out; Lum lined to center; Garr was hit by a pitch; Garr was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. PADRES 7TH: Roberts singled to pitcher; Morales out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Roberts to second]; Colbert grounded out (third to first); Gaston reached on an error by Evans [Roberts to third, Gaston to first]; Jeter forced Gaston (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Williams struck out; Baker struck out; Millan lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. PADRES 8TH: Hilton walked; Hilton stole second; Kendall flied out to left; Corkins flied out to right; Hernandez made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Didier popped to catcher in foul territory; JACKSON BATTED FOR PEREZ; Jackson doubled to right; BREAZEALE BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Breazeale popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. PADRES 9TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HOUSE REPLACED BREAZEALE (PITCHING); Roberts lined to second; Morales struck out; Colbert walked; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Lum struck out; Garr grounded out (second to first); Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 1.

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