Winning the 264th game of his career, Gaylord Perry hurled the Padres to a 3-1 decision over the Braves. The victory was the Padres' 74th of the season, a new club high.

A homer by Dave Winfield accounted for the Padres' first run in the second inning. A throwing error by Brave shortstop Jerry Royster resulted in a another tally in the fifth frame. The Braves' run in the sixth resulted from an error by Padre shortstop Ozzie Smith but the Padres got that run back in the bottom of the inning on doubles by Jim Wilhelm and Dave Roberts. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Padres 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 x - 3 8 1 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Smith ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .264 Office cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 Turner lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 Thomas lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Horner 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Winfield rf 3 1 3 1 1 0 .300 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Tenace 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .220 Gilbreath 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Wilhelm cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Nolan c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254 Roberts c 4 0 2 1 0 2 .233 Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Baker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .211 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Mahler p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Gonzalez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Chaney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Perry p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .104 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 5 0 1 5 Totals 32 3 8 2 3 11 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 11,222 Left on Base: Braves 7, Padres 9 DP: Braves 0, Padres 0 Errors: Royster, Murphy, Smith Doubles: Chaney (9), Wilhelm (2), Roberts (4) Home Runs: Winfield (22) Hit by Pitch: Horner (2,by Perry), Wilhelm (1,by Mahler) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler L(4-11) 6 7 3 2 2 10 1 28 4.50 Campbell 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 4.73 Totals 8 8 3 2 3 11 1 36 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Perry W(18-6) 9 5 1 0 1 5 0 35 2.97 Totals 9 5 1 0 1 5 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Mahler (7), Perry (2) Wild Pitches: Mahler (11) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to right; Office singled to center [Royster to second]; Matthews flied out to right [Royster to third]; Burroughs struck out; Horner forced Office (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith struck out; Evans lined to left; Turner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. BRAVES 2ND: Nolan made an out to shortstop; Murphy grounded out (third to first); Hubbard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield homered; Tenace flied out to center; Wilhelm flied out to center; Roberts singled to center; Baker was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. BRAVES 3RD: Mahler grounded out (first unassisted); Royster flied out to right; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: Perry struck out; Smith struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. BRAVES 4TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to right; Horner was hit by a pitch; Nolan singled to right [Horner to second]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Turner grounded out (pitcher to first); Winfield singled to center; Tenace walked [Winfield to second]; Wilhelm was hit by a pitch [Winfield to third, Tenace to second]; Roberts struck out; Baker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard flied out to right; Mahler grounded out (first to pitcher); Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Perry struck out; On a bunt Smith singled to third; Evans singled to left [Smith to second]; Turner forced Evans (second to shortstop) [Smith scored (error by Royster) (unearned) (no RBI), Turner to second (error by Murphy)]; Winfield was walked intentionally; Tenace struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Padres 2. BRAVES 6TH: Office singled to center; Matthews was called out on strikes; Burroughs reached on an error by Smith [Office scored (unearned) (no RBI), Burroughs to third]; BEALL BATTED FOR HORNER; Beall struck out; Nolan walked; Murphy flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: GILBREATH REPLACED BEALL (PLAYING 3B); Wilhelm doubled to right; Mahler threw a wild pitch [Wilhelm to third]; Roberts doubled to left [Wilhelm scored]; Baker struck out; Perry struck out; Smith made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 3. BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard made an out to catcher; CHANEY BATTED FOR MAHLER; Chaney doubled to right; Royster flied out to center; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 3. PADRES 7TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED CHANEY (PITCHING); Evans flied out to center; Turner walked; Winfield singled to right [Turner to third]; Tenace flied out to center; Wilhelm grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 3. BRAVES 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED TURNER (PLAYING LF); Matthews struck out; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 3. PADRES 8TH: Roberts struck out; GAMBLE BATTED FOR BAKER; Gamble flied out to center; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 3. BRAVES 9TH: GONZALEZ REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING 2B); Nolan flied out to right; Murphy flied out to left; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Padres 3.

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