Dave Winfield went 5-for-5 and drove in four runs to highlight an 18-hit bombardment as the Padres thumped the Braves, 10-3. The Padres scored twice in the fifth inning on consecutive doubles by Dave Winfield and Jerry Turner and a single by Ozzie Smith.

After Winfield and Turner stroked run-scoring singles in the sixth, the Padres tallied three more in the eighth on a triple by Kurt Bevacqua, single by Winfield, double by Turner, sacrifice fly by Gene Tenace and single by Smith. Bevacqua and Winfield clouted back-to-back homers in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 10, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      31, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres       1  0  0    0  2  2    0  3  2  -  10 18  0
Braves       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           3   1   0   0     2   0   .272      Royster 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .260
  Briggs 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Matthews rf           5   1   3   2     0   1   .315
Dade 3b               6   1   2   0     0   0   .293      Office cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .261
Bevacqua 2b           6   2   3   1     0   0   .257      Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Winfield rf           5   4   5   4     1   0   .345      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Turner lf             6   2   4   2     0   0   .256      Murphy 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .313
Tenace c              4   0   0   1     1   2   .249      Frias ss              4   0   1   1     0   0   .295
Johnstone 1b,cf       4   0   0   0     1   2   .265      Benedict c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Smith ss              5   0   4   2     0   0   .196        Nolan ph,c          2   1   1   0     0   0   .256
D'Acquisto p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Lee p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Lum ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .225
                                                            B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spikes ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .343

Totals               42  10  18  10     5   6             Totals               37   3  10   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance:  9,501
Left on Base: Padres 14, Braves 9
DP: Padres 0, Braves 1
Errors: Burroughs
Doubles: Dade (8), Winfield (24), Turner 2 (20), Royster (18)
Triples: Bevacqua (2)
Home Runs: Bevacqua (1), Winfield (25), Matthews (23)
Stolen Bases: Dade (2), Winfield (9)
Sacrifice Hits: D'Acquisto (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Tenace (6)
GIDP: Tenace (7)
Hit by Pitch: D'Acquisto 2 (2,by Niekro 2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto W(7-8)       6.2   7   2   2   2   2   1  29   4.48
Lee SV(1)               2.1   3   1   1   0   0   0  10   4.75
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   2   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(14-13)         7    11   5   5   4   4   0  38   3.65
B. McLaughlin           1     4   3   3   1   2   0   8   4.88
Devine                  1     3   2   2   0   0   2   5   3.08
Totals                  9    18  10  10   5   6   2  51

Hit by Pitch: Niekro 2 (8)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague


PADRES 1ST: Richards flied out to right; Dade doubled; Bevacqua
flied out to center; Winfield singled [Dade scored]; Turner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster doubled; Matthews struck out; Office
grounded out (second to first) [Royster to third]; Horner
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace struck out; Johnstone struck out; Smith
singled to left [Smith to second (error by Burroughs)];
D'Acquisto was hit by a pitch; Richards grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs flied out to center; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Dade popped to first in foul territory; Bevacqua
singled; Winfield walked [Bevacqua to second]; Turner flied out
to left; Tenace walked [Bevacqua to third, Winfield to second];
Johnstone popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Benedict popped to first in foul territory; Niekro
flied out to right; Royster flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

PADRES 4TH: Smith flied out to left; D'Acquisto was hit by a
pitch; Richards flied out to center; Dade singled [D'Acquisto to
third]; Dade stole second; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews homered; Office singled; Horner singled
[Office to second]; Burroughs forced Horner (third to second)
[Office to third]; Murphy struck out; Frias singled [Office
scored, Burroughs to second]; Benedict walked [Burroughs to
third, Frias to second]; Niekro forced Frias (third unassisted);
2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 2.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield doubled; Turner doubled [Winfield scored];
Tenace struck out; Johnstone grounded out (second to first)
[Turner to third]; Smith singled [Turner scored]; D'Acquisto
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Royster flied out to center; Matthews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 3, Braves 2.

PADRES 6TH: Richards walked; Dade grounded out (second to first)
[Richards to second]; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to
first); Winfield singled [Richards scored]; Winfield stole
second; Turner singled [Winfield scored]; Tenace lined to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner popped to catcher in foul territory;
Burroughs popped to third; Murphy walked; Frias made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.

PADRES 7TH: Johnstone struck out; Smith singled; D'Acquisto out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Smith to second];
Richards walked; Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: BRIGGS REPLACED RICHARDS (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); NOLAN BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Nolan
flied out to center; LUM BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Lum singled; Royster
flied out to center; Matthews singled [Lum to second]; LEE
REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Office forced Matthews
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.

PADRES 8TH: B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); NOLAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bevacqua tripled; Winfield singled
[Bevacqua scored]; Turner doubled [Winfield to third]; Tenace
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Winfield scored]; Johnstone was
walked intentionally; Smith singled [Turner scored, Johnstone to
third]; Lee struck out; Briggs struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Padres 8, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); Murphy grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 8, Braves 2.

PADRES 9TH: DEVINE REPLACED B. MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Dade
grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua homered; Winfield
homered; Turner singled; Tenace grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Turner out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 10, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Frias popped to second; Nolan singled; SPIKES BATTED
FOR DEVINE; Spikes singled [Nolan to second]; Royster flied out
to right; Matthews singled [Nolan scored, Spikes to third];
Office grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 10, Braves 3.