Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
April 7, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1970 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 0 2 0
Millan 2b 3 1 2 0
Aaron rf 3 0 1 1
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Carty lf 4 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 2 1
Gonzalez cf 4 1 2 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 0 1
Didier c 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Kester p 0 0 0 0
  Garr ph 1 0 0 0
  Jaster p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Dean ss 5 1 2 2
Kelly 3b 5 1 1 1
Brown rf 4 1 1 0
Colbert 1b 4 2 1 3
Gaston cf 4 1 2 0
Morales lf 4 0 1 2
Campbell 2b 4 1 1 0
Cannizzaro c 3 1 2 0
Dobson p 1 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 0 0 0 0
  Arcia pr 0 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8
Atlanta 000 000 111392
San Diego 005 020 01x8111
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-1) 3.0 6 5 5 0 3
  Kester   2.0 2 2 0 1 2
  Jaster   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm   1.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
8
6
2
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (1-0) 8.0 8 2 2 1 6
  Herbel  SV (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
6

  E–Jackson (1), Didier (1), Dean (1).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–Atlanta Cepeda (1,off Dobson); Millan (1,off Dobson), San Diego Kelly (1,off Niekro); Gaston (1,off Kester).  3B–Atlanta Gonzalez (1,off Herbel).  HR–Atlanta Cepeda (1,7th inning off Dobson 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Colbert (1,3rd inning off Niekro 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Millan (1,off Dobson); Dobson 2 (2,off Niekro,off Kester).  SF–Boyer (1,off Herbel).  IBB–H Aaron (1,by Dobson).  CS–Gaston (1,2nd base by Niekro/Didier); Cannizzaro (1,3rd base by Kester/Didier).  WP–Niekro (1).  IBB–Dobson (1,H Aaron).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:11.  A–25,125.
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