| After dissipating a 6-0 lead, the Braves came back to outlast the Padres, 8-7. San Diego led, 7-6, going into the bottom of the eighth inning when Dale Murphy began the Braves' winning rally with a base on balls. After Mike Lum struck out, Gary Matthews doubled to right. Barry Bonnell then delivered a single to score Murphy and Matthews. [The Sporting News] |
Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 7
Game Played on Sunday, April 22, 1979 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 - 7 14 1 Braves 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 x - 8 15 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richards cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .227 Hubbard 2b 6 2 2 0 0 2 .200 Smith ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 .152 Macha 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .125 Turner lf 5 0 2 3 0 1 .308 Burroughs lf 3 1 2 0 2 0 .220 Winfield rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .426 Office cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Tenace 1b,c 3 1 0 0 2 1 .238 Murphy c 3 2 1 3 2 1 .327 Evans 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .222 Matthews rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .250 Kendall c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Lum 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .250 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bonnell cf,lf 5 0 3 3 0 0 .321 Owchinko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frias ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .262 Briggs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 McWilliams p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .111 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Almon 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .400 Spikes ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .600 Mura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Royster pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Garber p 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 36 7 14 7 2 4 Totals 39 8 15 8 7 8 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 4,513 Left on Base: Padres 9, Braves 14 DP: Padres 0, Braves 3 Errors: Almon, Macha Doubles: Hubbard (1), Lum (3), Matthews (3) Home Runs: Winfield (3), Murphy (7) Stolen Bases: Smith (4) Caught Stealing: Winfield (2), Hubbard (3) Sacrifice Hits: Mura (1), Smith (2), Owchinko (1) GIDP: Turner (2), Perkins (1) Hit by Pitch: Winfield (1,by McWilliams), Smith (1,by Skok) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mura 3.2 7 4 4 3 4 0 21 3.18 Lee 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 4 7.27 Owchinko 2.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 10 7.20 Fingers L(1-1) 2 3 2 2 3 1 0 11 2.03 Totals 8 15 8 7 7 8 1 46 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams 5.2 8 4 4 2 3 1 27 7.59 Skok 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 2.03 Devine 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.00 Garber W(1-1) 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 5.27 Totals 9 14 7 7 2 4 1 43 Hit by Pitch: McWilliams (1), Skok (1) Umpires: HP - Hank Rountree, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Andy Anderson, 3B - Ed Norris PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith singled; Turner grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard struck out; Macha grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs singled; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 2ND: Winfield was hit by a pitch; Tenace struck out while Winfield was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first to second to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Matthews flied out to left; Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Bonnell singled; Frias singled [Bonnell to third]; McWilliams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. PADRES 3RD: Kendall singled; Almon singled [Kendall to second]; Mura out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kendall to third, Almon to second]; Richards grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard singled; Macha flied out to center; Burroughs walked [Hubbard to second]; Murphy walked [Hubbard to third, Burroughs to second]; Matthews popped to pitcher in foul territory; Lum singled [Hubbard scored, Burroughs to third, Murphy to second]; Bonnell forced Lum (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. PADRES 4TH: Turner struck out; Winfield popped to second; Tenace walked; Evans reached on an error by Macha [Tenace to third, Evans to first]; Kendall forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Frias grounded out (third to first); McWilliams struck out; Hubbard doubled; Macha singled [Hubbard scored]; Burroughs walked [Macha to second]; LEE REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); HARGROVE REPLACED MURA (PLAYING 1B); TENACE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Murphy homered [Macha scored, Burroughs scored]; Matthews singled; Lum reached on an error by Almon [Matthews to second]; Bonnell singled [Matthews scored (unearned), Lum to third]; OWCHINKO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Frias walked [Bonnell to second]; McWilliams struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 6. PADRES 5TH: Almon flied out to left; Hargrove singled; Richards singled [Hargrove to second]; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hargrove to third, Richards to second]; Turner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard struck out; Macha struck out; Burroughs singled; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 6. PADRES 6TH: Winfield homered; Tenace walked; Evans singled [Tenace to second]; Owchinko out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Tenace to third, Evans to second]; Almon singled [Tenace scored, Evans to third]; Hargrove flied out to center; SKOK REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Richards singled [Evans stayed at third, Almon to second]; Smith was hit by a pitch [Evans scored, Almon to third, Richards to second]; Turner singled [Almon scored, Richards scored, Smith to third]; DEVINE REPLACED SKOK (PITCHING); Winfield singled [Smith scored, Turner to third]; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 6, Braves 6. BRAVES 6TH: Matthews flied out to center; Lum doubled; Bonnell flied out to right; Frias grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Braves 6. PADRES 7TH: Evans was called out on strikes; BRIGGS BATTED FOR OWCHINKO; Briggs grounded out (second to first); Almon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: FINGERS REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); SPIKES BATTED FOR DEVINE; Spikes singled; ROYSTER RAN FOR SPIKES; Hubbard forced Royster (pitcher to shortstop); Hubbard was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Macha walked; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Braves 6. PADRES 8TH: GARBER REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Richards grounded out (second to first); Smith singled; Smith stole second; Turner singled [Smith scored]; Winfield grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: Murphy walked; Matthews doubled [Murphy to third]; Lum was called out on strikes; Bonnell singled [Murphy scored, Matthews scored]; Frias popped to third; Garber walked [Bonnell to second]; Hubbard popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 8. PADRES 9TH: OFFICE REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Tenace grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans singled; PERKINS BATTED FOR FINGERS; Perkins grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 8.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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