San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
April 16, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1970 at Atlanta 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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San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia ss 2 0 0 0
  Ferrara ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 1 1 1
  Dukes p 0 0 0 0
Kelly 3b 5 1 2 0
Gaston cf 5 1 1 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 3
Campbell 2b 4 1 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 3 0
Morales lf 3 0 0 0
Barton c 4 0 0 0
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
  Slocum ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 8 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 5 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez cf 5 1 2 1
Carty lf 4 1 1 1
Cepeda 1b 5 0 2 0
Lum rf 4 0 0 0
Boyer 3b 3 0 1 2
Didier c 3 0 1 0
Niekro p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
San Diego 010 000 030 1580
Atlanta 103 000 000 04111
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   7.0 9 4 4 4 3
  Ross  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Dukes  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
11
4
4
4
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-3) 10.0 8 5 4 2 7
Totals
10.0
8
5
4
2
7

  E–Jackson (2).  DP–San Diego 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–San Diego Brown (1,off Niekro), Atlanta Gonzalez (3,off Dobson); Boyer (1,off Dobson).  HR–San Diego Colbert (5,8th inning off Niekro 2 on, 2 out); Murrell (1,10th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Arcia (1,by Niekro); Didier (1,by Dobson).  SH–Millan (3,off Dobson).  CS–Cepeda (1,2nd base by Dobson/Barton).  BK–Niekro (1).  IBB–Dobson (2,Didier); Niekro (1,Arcia).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:32.  A–5,358.
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