Errors by Larvell Blanks and Tom House in the ninth inning enabled the Padres to defeat the Braves, 4-3. The Padres got off to a 3-0 lead, but the Braves picked up a run in the seventh and tied the score when Dusty Baker homered with a man on base in the eighth.

However, in the ninth, Dave Roberts grounded to Blanks and reached second on the shortstop's bad throw. House, the Braves' relief pitcher, then fielded an infield hit by Bob Davis and threw wildly to first to allow Roberts to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Thursday, September 11, 1975 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  0  -   3  7  3
Padres       1  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Baker cf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .259      Hernandez ss          3   2   2   0     0   1   .220
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .277      Grubb cf              3   0   0   1     0   1   .277
Perez 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .285      Torres 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .276
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254
Gaston rf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .223        Tolan pr,1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Lum 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Winfield rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .268
Blanks ss             3   0   0   1     0   0   .233      Sharon lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Gilbreath 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Roberts 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Beard p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Davis c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
  Correll ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Strom p               2   1   0   0     1   0   .080
  Odom p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Office ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .269
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               32   3   7   3     1   3             Totals               30   4   8   2     3   6

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance:  3,712
Left on Base: Braves 4, Padres 7
DP: Braves 0, Padres 2
Errors: Williams, Blanks, House, Hernandez
Doubles: Garr (25), Gaston (4)
Home Runs: Baker (16)
Stolen Bases: Hernandez 2 (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Hernandez (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (3), Grubb (5)
GIDP: Blanks (11), Williams (15)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Beard                   4     4   2   2   2   2   0  17   3.05
Odom                    3     2   1   1   0   4   0  11   7.02
House L(7-6)            1     2   1   0   1   0   0   7   3.07
Totals                  8     8   4   3   3   6   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Strom W(8-5)            9     7   3   3   1   3   1  34   2.31
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   3   1  34

Wild Pitches: Beard 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


BRAVES 1ST: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez singled to center;
Williams popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez singled; Hernandez stole second; Grubb
struck out; Torres grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hernandez
to third]; Beard threw a wild pitch [Hernandez scored]; McCovey
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Gaston struck out; Lum grounded out (second to
first); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Winfield grounded out (second to first); Sharon
singled to left [Sharon out at second (left to second)]; Roberts
singled; Davis forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Gilbreath grounded out (second to first); Beard
grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Strom walked; Hernandez out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Strom to second]; Beard threw a wild pitch
[Strom to third]; Grubb hit a sacrifice fly to right [Strom
scored]; Torres grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr struck out; Perez walked; Williams lined to
center; Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 4TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Winfield
singled; Sharon grounded out (pitcher to first) [Winfield to
second]; Roberts was walked intentionally; Davis made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum singled to right; Blanks grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Lum out at second];
Gilbreath singled to center; CORRELL BATTED FOR BEARD; Correll
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 2.

PADRES 5TH: ODOM REPLACED CORRELL (PITCHING); Strom grounded out
(first to pitcher); Hernandez singled; Hernandez stole second;
Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Hernandez to third];
Torres singled [Hernandez scored]; McCovey lined to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker flied out to right; Garr doubled; Perez
reached on an error by Hernandez [Garr to third]; Williams
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 6TH: Williams dropped a foul fly hit by Winfield for an
error; Winfield struck out; Sharon was called out on strikes;
Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Padres 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Gaston doubled to left; Lum flied out to center
[Gaston to third]; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gaston
scored]; Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 1, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Davis struck out; Strom grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Padres 3.

BRAVES 8TH: OFFICE BATTED FOR ODOM; Office singled to left;
Baker homered [Office scored]; Garr grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); Grubb grounded out
(second to first); Torres grounded out (second to first);
McCovey singled to center; TOLAN RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Winfield
walked [Tolan to second]; Sharon grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 3.

BRAVES 9TH: TOLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Gaston made an
out to shortstop; Lum grounded out (second to first); Blanks
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Padres 3.

PADRES 9TH: Roberts reached on an error by Blanks [Roberts to
second]; On a bunt Davis singled [Roberts scored (error by
House) (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Padres 4.