San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
September 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 10

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia 2b 5 1 0 0
Pena 3b 4 0 3 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Ferrara lf 3 2 2 1
  Morales lf 0 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 3 0 1 0
Murrell cf 4 0 1 2
Cannizzaro c 3 0 0 0
  Kendall c 1 0 0 0
Dean ss 4 1 1 1
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Reberger p 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Slocum ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 5 1 4 2
Gonzalez cf 5 1 1 0
Aaron rf 5 1 1 1
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 4
Boyer 3b 5 2 2 1
Didier c 4 2 2 0
Garrido ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 3 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 15 9
San Diego 210 000 010481
Atlanta 006 120 10x10152
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (8-18) 2.1 6 5 5 1 0
  Reberger   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Corkins   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Baldschun   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Roberts   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
2
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (22-13) 8.0 8 4 2 2 3
  Wilhelm  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
2
5

  E–Colbert (13), Millan (16), Garrido (8).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Kendall (2); Didier 3 (27).  2B–Atlanta Boyer (16,off Baldschun); Millan (22,off Baldschun).  HR–San Diego Dean (2,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out); Ferrara (14,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Cepeda (22,3rd inning off Niekro 3 on, 1 out); Boyer (14,3rd inning off Reberger 0 on, 1 out); H Aaron (44,4th inning off Corkins 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Niekro (9,off Baldschun).  HBP–Cepeda (4,by Baldschun).  SB–Arcia (14,2nd base off Niekro/Didier).  HBP–Baldschun (2,Cepeda).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Stan Landes.  T–2:31.  A–22,981.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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