Hank Aaron hit his second homer in as many games and the 675th of his career to help the Braves defeat the Padres, 3-2. The Braves picked up a run in the second inning on singles by Dusty Baker and Marty Perez around a walk to Darrell Evans before Aaron hit his homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. The Braves added what proved to be the winning run in the seventh on a single by Evans, pass to Davey Johnson and single by Perez. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Thursday, April 12, 1973 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 6 1 Padres 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Hernandez ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .160 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Murrell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Aaron rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .111 Thomas 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Baker cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .308 Lee lf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .280 Evans 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .269 Colbert 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .286 Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .304 Marshall rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 Oates c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Grubb cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 Perez ss 3 0 2 2 0 0 .333 Hilton 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .200 Dobson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kendall c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .111 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Norman p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Harrison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Greif p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Troedson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaston ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .227 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Totals 32 3 6 3 2 7 Totals 35 2 10 2 4 6 Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 3,225 Left on Base: Braves 4, Padres 10 DP: Braves 1, Padres 0 Errors: Perez Doubles: Grubb (1), Marshall (1) Home Runs: Aaron (2) Caught Stealing: Oates (2), Colbert (2) GIDP: Kendall (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson W(1-1) 6 6 1 1 2 2 0 25 6.35 Harrison SV(1) 3 4 1 1 2 4 0 14 1.13 Totals 9 10 2 2 4 6 0 39 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Norman L(0-1) 6.1 6 3 3 2 6 1 26 3.60 Greif 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Troedson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.23 Romo 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 7 1 34 Wild Pitches: Norman (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Aaron struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Hernandez lined to shortstop; Thomas singled to right; Lee grounded out (second to shortstop to first) [Thomas to second]; Colbert walked; Marshall grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled to right; Evans walked [Baker to second]; Johnson flied out to left; Oates forced Evans (pitcher to shortstop) [Baker to third]; Perez singled to left [Baker scored, Oates to third, Perez out at second (left to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Grubb doubled to right; Hilton grounded out (second to first) [Grubb to third]; Kendall grounded out (third to first); Norman walked; On a bunt Hernandez singled to third [Grubb scored, Norman to second]; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. BRAVES 3RD: Dobson grounded out (second to first); Garr singled to pitcher; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garr to second]; Aaron lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Lee singled to center; Colbert struck out; Marshall struck out; Grubb flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. BRAVES 4TH: Baker flied out to right; Evans flied out to left; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Hilton singled to right; Kendall grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hilton out at second]; Norman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. BRAVES 5TH: Oates struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; Perez flied out to center; Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Dobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Hernandez lined to center; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Lee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 1. BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (catcher to first); Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); Aaron homered; Baker struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Colbert reached on an error by Perez [Colbert to first]; Colbert was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Marshall doubled to right; Grubb made an out to second; Hilton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Padres 1. BRAVES 7TH: Evans singled to right; Johnson walked [Evans to second]; Oates struck out; Perez singled to center [Evans scored, Johnson to third]; GREIF REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); LUM BATTED FOR DOBSON; Lum popped to first in foul territory; TROEDSON REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Garr popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: HARRISON REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); GASTON BATTED FOR TROEDSON; Gaston singled to first; Hernandez flied out to right; Thomas made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 1. BRAVES 8TH: ROMO REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: Lee struck out; Colbert struck out; Marshall walked; Grubb singled to left [Marshall to second]; Hilton walked [Marshall to third, Grubb to second]; Kendall singled to shortstop [Marshall scored, Grubb out at home (shortstop to third to catcher), Hilton to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 2. BRAVES 9TH: Evans flied out to right; Johnson flied out to center; Oates grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: J. MORALES BATTED FOR ROMO; J. Morales was called out on strikes; MURRELL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Murrell singled to third; Thomas popped to third in foul territory; Lee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 2.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".