The Padres gained a 5-2 decision over the Braves for their first victory at Atlanta since September of 1979 -- they lost all 9 games there last season -- but they needed the aid of five pitchers to win the game. The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Luis Salazar and upped the margin to 3-0 in the third on a walk to Gene Richards, double by Broderick Perkins and two-run double by Terry Kennedy. Ozzie Smith and Tim Flannery stroked run-scoring singles in the fourth and sixth frames, respectively. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Friday, May       22, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres       0  1  2    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              5   0   2   1     0   2   .253      Washington rf         5   1   3   2     0   0   .288
Jones cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .222      Pocoroba 3b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .213
Richards lf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .239      Asselstine lf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .176
Perkins 1b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .365        Harper ph,lf        1   0   0   0     1   1   .233
Kennedy c             4   0   1   2     0   1   .294      Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Lefebvre rf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .226      Murphy cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Bonilla 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .316      Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .252
Salazar 3b            3   1   1   1     0   2   .259      Benedict c            2   0   2   0     2   0   .278
  Evans 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .350      Ramirez ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .202
Eichelberger p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Boggs p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Flannery ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .556        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Porter ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .500
  Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Urrea p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Linares ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Bass ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .188        Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Nahorodny ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   5  10   5     4   8             Totals               35   2   9   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 10,752
Left on Base: Padres 6, Braves 11
DP: Padres 1, Braves 1
Errors: Pocoroba, Hubbard
Doubles: Perkins 2 (11), Kennedy (8), Asselstine (1)
Home Runs: Washington (1)
Caught Stealing: Smith 2 (7), Perkins (2), Lefebvre (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Eichelberger 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Salazar (1)
GIDP: Perkins (2), Pocoroba (2)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eichelberger W(4-2)     5     5   2   2   3   2   1  23   3.38
Littlefield             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.78
Boone                   1.2   2   0   0   1   4   0   8   2.21
Urrea                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.37
Lucas SV(7)             1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.50
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   6   1  40

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(1-7)            3.1   6   4   4   3   3   0  19   5.34
Hrabosky                1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.29
Hanna                   1     2   1   1   0   3   0   5   3.57
Bradford                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.65
Camp                    1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.10
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   8   0  38

Wild Pitches: Hanna (4)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bruce Froemming


PADRES 1ST: Smith reached on an error by Hubbard; Smith was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jones struck out;
Richards walked; Perkins doubled to right [Richards to third];
Kennedy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Washington lined to center; Pocoroba grounded out
(first unassisted); Asselstine doubled to left; Chambliss lined
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

PADRES 2ND: Lefebvre walked; Bonilla singled to left [Lefebvre
to third]; Salazar hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lefebvre
scored]; Eichelberger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Bonilla to second]; Smith struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy popped to first in foul territory; Hubbard
flied to center; Benedict singled to center; Ramirez forced
Benedict (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1,
Braves 0.

PADRES 3RD: Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Richards
walked; Perkins doubled to center [Richards to third]; Kennedy
doubled to center [Richards scored, Perkins scored]; Lefebvre
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kennedy to third]; Bonilla
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington
grounded out (pitcher to first); Pocoroba walked; Asselstine
forced Pocoroba (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 3, Braves 0.

PADRES 4TH: Salazar singled to shortstop; Eichelberger out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Salazar to second]; Smith
singled to center [Salazar scored]; HRABOSKY REPLACED BOGGS
(PITCHING); Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Jones grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy
popped to shortstop; Hubbard singled to left; Benedict walked
[Hubbard to second]; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 4, Braves 0.

PADRES 5TH: Richards flied to left; Perkins walked; Perkins was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kennedy flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: PORTER BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Porter walked;
Washington homered [Porter scored]; Pocoroba grounded out
(second to first); Asselstine grounded out (second to first);
Chambliss singled to right; Murphy struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 2.

PADRES 6TH: HANNA REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); Lefebvre singled
to center; Bonilla struck out; Hanna threw a wild pitch
[Lefebvre to second]; Salazar struck out (catcher to first);
FLANNERY BATTED FOR EICHELBERGER; Flannery singled to right
[Lefebvre scored]; Smith struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED FLANNERY (PITCHING); Hubbard
grounded out (second to first); Benedict singled to shortstop;
Ramirez grounded out (second to first) [Benedict to second];
LINARES BATTED FOR HANNA; Linares flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.

PADRES 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); Jones singled
to center; Richards flied to right; Perkins grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jones out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: BOONE REPLACED LITTLEFIELD (PITCHING); Washington
singled to left; Pocoroba struck out; HARPER BATTED FOR
ASSELSTINE; Harper struck out; Chambliss flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.

PADRES 8TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kennedy popped
to shortstop; Lefebvre reached on an error by Pocoroba; Lefebvre
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bonilla flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy singled to center; Hubbard struck out;
Benedict walked [Murphy to second]; Ramirez struck out;
NAHORODNY BATTED FOR BRADFORD; URREA REPLACED BOONE (PITCHING);
Nahorodny flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves
2.

PADRES 9TH: CAMP REPLACED NAHORODNY (PITCHING); Salazar struck
out; BASS BATTED FOR URREA; Bass struck out; Smith singled to
shortstop; Jones flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: LUCAS REPLACED BASS (PITCHING); EVANS REPLACED
SALAZAR (PLAYING 3B); Washington singled to center; Pocoroba
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Washington out at second]; Harper walked; Chambliss flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Braves 2.