The first major-league hit by rookie Jim Wilhelm was the key blow as the Padres prevailed over the Braves, 8-4, with Gaylord Perry getting credit for his 16th win of the season. In the fifth inning, with two out, Dave Winfield singled and stole second. Gene Tenace then walked and the bases were loaded when Jerry Royster fumbled a grounder by Mike Champion. Wilhelm followed with a two-run double. The Padres added three tallies in the seventh on a two-run single by pinch-hitter Fernando Gonzalez and sacrifice fly by Ozzie Smith. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 4

Game Played on Monday, September 4, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Padres 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 - 8 13 2 Braves 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 3 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .296 Royster ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Smith ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 .263 Office cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Evans 3b 6 1 3 1 0 1 .500 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Winfield rf 5 1 2 1 1 0 .299 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .312 Tenace 1b 4 2 1 0 2 2 .227 Horner 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .257 Champion 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Nolan c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .242 Wilhelm cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .250 Murphy 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 .234 Roberts c 1 0 1 0 3 0 .235 Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .303 Beswick pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 McWilliams p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .091 Sweet c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Easterly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Perry p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .113 Beall ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .248 Chaney ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Thomas pr,lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 .230 Totals 39 8 13 8 8 9 Totals 33 4 7 2 5 8 Time of Game: 3:21 Attendance: 3,079 Left on Base: Padres 15, Braves 7 DP: Padres 2, Braves 0 Errors: Evans, Roberts, Royster, Horner, Murphy Doubles: Smith (16), Wilhelm (1), Thomas (9), Evans (1), Murphy (13) Triples: Champion (2), McWilliams (1) Home Runs: Smith (1), Murphy (21) Stolen Bases: Winfield (20) Sacrifice Hits: Champion (1), Wilhelm (1) Sacrifice Flies: Smith (3) GIDP: Office (7), Royster (8) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(16-6) 6 5 3 2 2 3 1 24 3.10 Lee 1.1 2 1 0 3 1 0 9 2.97 D'Acquisto SV(9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 2.41 Totals 9 7 4 2 5 8 1 38 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams L(7-1) 6.1 10 7 3 5 7 1 36 3.36 Easterly 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5.78 Campbell 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 11 4.87 Totals 9 13 8 4 8 9 1 50 Wild Pitches: McWilliams (2) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to left; Smith doubled; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first) [Smith to third]; Debut game for Barry Evans; Winfield grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled; Office grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Royster out at second]; Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Tenace walked; Champion popped to first; Wilhelm flied out to center; Debut game for Jim Wilhelm; Roberts walked [Tenace to second]; Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner was called out on strikes; Nolan walked; Murphy homered [Nolan scored]; Hubbard made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2. PADRES 3RD: Richards struck out; Smith homered; Evans singled; McWilliams threw a wild pitch [Evans to second]; Winfield singled [Evans scored]; Tenace made an out to shortstop; Champion flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 3RD: McWilliams tripled; Royster reached on a fielder's choice [McWilliams out at home (third unassisted)]; Office grounded out (first unassisted) [Royster to second]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2. PADRES 4TH: Wilhelm made an out to second; Roberts singled to third [Roberts to second (error by Horner)]; Perry struck out; Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs struck out; Horner singled; Nolan flied out to left; Murphy doubled [Horner scored (error by Roberts) (unearned) (no RBI), Murphy to third]; Hubbard walked; McWilliams struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3. PADRES 5TH: Smith struck out; Evans struck out; Winfield singled; Winfield stole second; Tenace walked; Champion reached on an error by Royster [Winfield to third, Tenace to second, Champion to first]; Wilhelm doubled [Winfield scored (unearned), Tenace scored (unearned), Champion to third]; Roberts was walked intentionally; Perry struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3. PADRES 6TH: Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (third to first); Evans singled; Winfield made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: Burroughs flied out to right; Horner flied out to left; Nolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3. PADRES 7TH: Tenace singled; Champion reached on an error by Murphy on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace to second, Champion to first]; Wilhelm out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Tenace to third, Champion to second]; Roberts was walked intentionally; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR PERRY; BESWICK RAN FOR ROBERTS; Gonzalez singled [Tenace scored, Champion scored (unearned), Beswick to second]; THOMAS RAN FOR GONZALEZ; EASTERLY REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Richards walked [Beswick to third, Thomas to second]; Smith hit a sacrifice fly to left [Beswick scored (unearned), Thomas to third, Richards to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SWEET REPLACED BESWICK (PLAYING C ); LEE REPLACED RICHARDS (PITCHING); Murphy reached on an error by Evans [Murphy to first]; Hubbard walked [Murphy to second]; BEALL BATTED FOR EASTERLY; Beall walked [Murphy to third, Hubbard to second]; Royster grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy scored (unearned) (no RBI), Hubbard to third, Beall out at second]; Office struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 4. PADRES 8TH: CHANEY REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING SS); CAMPBELL REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Winfield grounded out (second to first); Tenace struck out; Champion tripled; Wilhelm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs walked; Horner singled [Burroughs to second]; Nolan singled [Burroughs to third, Horner to second]; D'ACQUISTO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 4. PADRES 9TH: Sweet flied out to center; Thomas doubled; D'Acquisto walked; Smith popped to third; Evans doubled [Thomas scored, D'Acquisto to third]; Winfield was walked intentionally; Tenace struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 8, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: Chaney flied out to right; GILBREATH BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Office struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 8, Braves 4.

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