Errant fielding by the Braves in the 12th inning allowed the Padres to take a 5-4 decision and complete their first sweep of any four-game series since 1976. With one out and the Braves ahead, 4-3, George Hendrick reached first on shortstop Darrel Chaney's throwing error. Bill Almon got an infield hit and Ozzie Smith singled to deep short to fill the bases.

Eddie Solomon, the Braves' fifth hurler, then uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Hendrick to score with the tying run. Jerry Turner got a walk to refill the bases. Gene Richards then grounded to Chaney, who booted the ball as Almon scored the winning run. Jeff Burroughs, whose two-run homer in the eighth had tied the score, singled home Bob Beall in the top of the 12th to give the Braves the lead. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Sunday, April 23, 1978 (Day game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 4 10 4 Padres 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 11 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .302 Richards 1b 5 1 0 0 2 1 .174 Bonnell cf,rf 5 1 1 1 1 2 .196 Thomas 2b,lf,2b 6 0 1 1 0 1 .292 Burroughs lf 5 1 4 3 1 0 .320 Gamble lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .220 Gaston rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .087 Baker 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .500 Office pr,cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .160 Winfield rf 6 0 1 0 0 0 .315 Solomon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hendrick cf 4 1 1 0 2 1 .244 Pocoroba c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Sweet c 5 1 3 0 1 1 .167 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Almon 3b 6 1 2 0 0 2 .333 Rockett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Smith ss 6 1 2 1 0 0 .231 Chaney ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Shirley p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ruthven p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paciorek ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Tenace ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph,lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 .231 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beall 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .071 Totals 45 4 10 4 4 7 Totals 47 5 11 2 7 11 Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 19,502 Left on Base: Braves 10, Padres 15 DP: Braves 1, Padres 0 Errors: Gaston, Murphy, Chaney 2 Doubles: Burroughs (3), Bonnell (2), Smith (1), Turner (2) Home Runs: Burroughs (1) Stolen Bases: Royster (7), Richards 2 (4), Smith (1) Sacrifice Hits: Royster (3), Shirley (1) GIDP: Winfield (2) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruthven 7 6 3 2 3 5 0 30 3.24 Camp 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.15 Devine 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8.71 Mahler 1.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 7 0.00 Solomon L(0-1) 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 13 1.80 Totals 11.2 11 5 2 7 11 0 55 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Shirley 7.2 6 3 3 2 6 1 31 4.26 Lee 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.00 Spillner 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.91 Wehrmeister W(1-0) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 8.44 Totals 12 10 4 4 4 7 1 50 Passed Balls: Sweet (2) Wild Pitches: Solomon (3) Balks: Lee (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Bonnell struck out; Burroughs walked [Royster to second]; Gaston forced Burroughs (third to second); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Richards reached on an error by Murphy [Richards to first]; Richards stole second; Thomas flied out to right; Gamble struck out; Winfield lined to pitcher (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 2ND: Pocoroba flied out to left; Gilbreath flied out to center; Rockett made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Hendrick walked; Sweet struck out; Almon forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 3RD: Ruthven struck out; Royster singled; Royster stole second; Bonnell made an out to shortstop; Burroughs flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Shirley lined to first; Richards flied out to right; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gaston grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy made an out to second; Pocoroba grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield singled; Hendrick struck out; Sweet singled [Winfield to third, Sweet to second (on throw to 3b)]; Almon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath flied out to left; Rockett made an out to second; Ruthven struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 5TH: Smith doubled; Shirley out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Smith to third]; Richards walked; Richards stole second; Thomas singled to right [Smith scored, Richards scored (unearned) (no RBI), Thomas to second (error by Gaston)]; Gamble walked; Winfield grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gamble out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonnell struck out; Burroughs doubled; Gaston grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweet singled; Almon singled [Sweet to third]; Smith forced Almon (second unassisted) [Sweet scored]; Smith stole second; Shirley grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 3. BRAVES 7TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Pocoroba flied out to center; Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Thomas grounded out (second to first); Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 3. BRAVES 8TH: BAKER REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 2B); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rockett made an out to second; PACIOREK BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Paciorek singled; Royster flied out to left; Bonnell doubled [Paciorek scored]; Burroughs homered [Bonnell scored]; Gaston singled; OFFICE RAN FOR GASTON; LEE REPLACED SHIRLEY (PITCHING); Murphy lined to second; Debut game for Mark Lee; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CAMP REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Winfield flied out to left; Hendrick singled; Sweet singled [Hendrick to second]; DEVINE REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Almon forced Sweet (pitcher to second) [Hendrick to third]; Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 3. BRAVES 9TH: Pocoroba made an out to third; Gilbreath walked; CHANEY BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Lee balked [Gilbreath to second]; Chaney grounded out (second to first) [Gilbreath to third]; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR DEVINE; Asselstine grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 3. PADRES 9TH: CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MAHLER REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); TENACE BATTED FOR LEE; Tenace struck out; Richards struck out; Thomas struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 3. BRAVES 10TH: SPILLNER REPLACED TENACE (PITCHING); Royster grounded out (second to first); Bonnell flied out to center; Burroughs singled; Office singled [Burroughs to third]; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 3. PADRES 10TH: Baker was called out on strikes; Winfield lined to second; Hendrick walked; Sweet walked [Hendrick to second]; SOLOMON REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); BEALL REPLACED MAHLER (PLAYING 1B); Almon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 3. BRAVES 11TH: Pocoroba made an out to catcher; Gilbreath struck out; Chaney made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 3. PADRES 11TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); TURNER BATTED FOR SPILLNER; Turner doubled; Richards was walked intentionally; Thomas forced Richards (first to shortstop) [Turner to third]; Baker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Padres 3. BRAVES 12TH: WEHRMEISTER REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); TURNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); THOMAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Beall singled; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Beall to second]; Sweet allowed a passed ball [Beall to third]; Bonnell walked; Burroughs singled [Beall scored, Bonnell to third]; Office flied out to center; Solomon made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 3. PADRES 12TH: Winfield grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick reached on an error by Chaney [Hendrick to first]; Sweet flied out to center; Almon singled [Hendrick to second]; Smith singled [Hendrick to third, Almon to second]; Solomon threw a wild pitch [Hendrick scored (unearned), Almon to third, Smith to second]; Turner was walked intentionally; Richards reached on an error by Chaney [Almon scored (unearned) (no RBI), Smith to third, Turner to second, Richards to first]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Braves 4, Padres 5.

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