Ralph Garr and Frank Tepedino batted in five runs between them to lead the Braves to a 7-2 victory over the Padres. Garr had three hits and drove in two runs. Tepedino accounted for three RBIs with two hits. Hank Aaron singled for his first hit other than three homers in his first 24 times at bat this season. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 2
Game Played on Thursday, April     18, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Padres       1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  2
Braves       1  0  2    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   7 11  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .395      Garr rf,lf            4   2   3   2     1   0   .382
Tolan rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Perez 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .389
Winfield lf           5   2   3   0     0   0   .353      Tepedino 1b           4   2   2   3     0   0   .308
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .258      Aaron lf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .167
Grubb cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .286        Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Baker cf,rf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .302
Roberts 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .138      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .314
Hernandez ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .114      Oates c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .270
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Robinson ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .216
Greif p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .167      Harrison p            3   1   0   0     1   0   .000
  Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colbert ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .061

Totals               35   2  10   2     3   2             Totals               32   7  11   7     4   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  3,131
Left on Base: Padres 10, Braves 7
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: Roberts, Hernandez
Doubles: McCovey (3), Grubb (1), Johnson (4)
Triples: Garr (2), Tepedino (1)
Stolen Bases: Tolan (2), Robinson (1)
Caught Stealing: Oates 2 (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (2), Johnson (1)
GIDP: McCovey (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(0-3)            4     8   6   6   2   1   0  21   8.84
Corkins                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.00
Ross                    3     3   1   1   2   0   0  14   5.40
Totals                  8    11   7   7   4   2   0  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Harrison W(1-2)         9    10   2   2   3   2   0  39   4.70
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   2   0  39

Wild Pitches: Greif 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - John McSherry


PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Tolan flied
out to left; Winfield singled to right; McCovey walked [Winfield
to second]; Grubb singled [Winfield scored, McCovey to second];
Kendall made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr tripled to right; Perez grounded out (third to
first); Tepedino grounded out (first unassisted) [Garr scored];
Aaron was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Braves 1.

PADRES 2ND: Roberts flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out
(third to first); Greif walked; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker lined to right; Johnson lined to left; Oates
singled; Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 1.

PADRES 3RD: Tolan flied out to center; Winfield singled to left;
McCovey doubled to center [Winfield scored]; Grubb flied out to
center; Kendall flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Robinson singled to shortstop [Robinson to second
(error by Hernandez)]; Harrison walked; Greif threw a wild pitch
[Robinson to third, Harrison to second]; Garr singled to right
[Robinson scored, Harrison scored]; Perez forced Garr (shortstop
to second); Tepedino grounded out (third to first) [Perez to
second]; Aaron was walked intentionally; Baker grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 3.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts singled to right; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Roberts to second]; Greif was
called out on strikes; Thomas walked; Tolan flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Johnson doubled to left; Oates flied out to left;
Robinson made an out to shortstop; Harrison grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 3.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield singled; McCovey grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Winfield out at second];
Grubb doubled to right; Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to center; On a bunt Perez singled
[Garr to second]; Greif threw a wild pitch [Garr to third, Perez
to second]; Tepedino tripled [Garr scored, Perez scored];
CORKINS REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); Aaron struck out; Baker hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Tepedino scored]; Johnson flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 6.

PADRES 6TH: Roberts struck out; Hernandez flied out to center;
GASTON BATTED FOR CORKINS; Gaston grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: ROSS REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Oates singled to
left; Oates was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Robinson walked; Robinson stole second; Harrison flied out to
center; Garr was walked intentionally; Perez popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 6.

PADRES 7TH: Thomas lined to second; On a bunt Tolan singled;
Tolan stole second; Winfield made an out to shortstop; McCovey
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Tepedino singled to left; Aaron singled to left
[Tepedino to second]; OFFICE RAN FOR AARON; Baker lined to
center [Tepedino to third]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Tepedino scored]; Oates reached on an error by Roberts [Office
to second, Oates to first]; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 7.

PADRES 8TH: GARR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OFFICE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Kendall grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roberts lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Harrison grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Braves 7.

PADRES 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Alou flied out to right;
COLBERT BATTED FOR ROSS; Colbert flied out to center; Thomas
singled to center; Tolan singled to center [Thomas to third];
Winfield flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2,
Braves 7.