San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
April 30, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1969 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 3, Atlanta Braves 6

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Dean ss 4 0 1 0
Pena 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 2 2 1 1
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 3 1 2 2
Stahl cf 4 0 1 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0
Krug c 4 0 1 0
Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Everitt p 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  Podres p 0 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Alou cf 5 1 1 1
Millan 2b 3 1 2 1
Aaron rf 2 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 0 0
Francona lf 3 0 2 3
  Lum lf 0 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 2 0 0 0
Didier c 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 2 1 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 1 1
Totals 27 6 7 6
San Diego 000 101 010360
Atlanta 003 020 01x670
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ross   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Everitt  L (0-1) 5.1 5 5 5 5 4
  Podres   2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
8
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (4-1) 9.0 6 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  2B–Atlanta Francona (1,off Everitt).  HR–San Diego Colbert (5,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Gonzalez (1,6th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Millan (3,5th inning off Everitt 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Gonzalez (2,by Niekro).  SH–Millan (2,off Everitt); Boyer (1,off Podres).  IBB–H Aaron (7,by Everitt).  SB–Cepeda (2,2nd base off Everitt/Krug).  CS–H Aaron (3,Home by Everitt/Krug).  WP–Niekro (4).  HBP–Niekro (3,Gonzalez).  IBB–Everitt (1,H Aaron).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:20.  A–6,885.
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