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

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

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garrido 2b 5 2 2 1
Gonzalez cf 5 2 2 1
Aaron H. rf 4 2 3 3
  Hall pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 3
Boyer 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron T. lf 4 0 0 0
  Lum lf 0 0 0 0
Tillman c 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Niekro p 4 0 2 0
Totals 38 8 11 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Arcia ss 4 0 2 0
Campbell 2b 4 0 0 0
Gaston cf 4 2 2 0
Ferrara lf 4 0 2 2
Brown rf 3 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 3 0 0 0
Cannizzaro c 4 0 1 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
  Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Baldschun p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Atlanta 000 002 0428111
San Diego 101 000 000271
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (10-14) 9.0 7 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
8
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (5-9) 7.1 6 5 5 2 4
  Dobson   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Baldschun   1.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
2
4

  E–Jackson (21), Arcia (8).  DP–Atlanta 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Atlanta H Aaron (20,off Roberts); Gonzalez (15,off Roberts); Jackson (10,off Baldschun), San Diego Ferrara 2 (12,off Niekro 2).  3B–San Diego Gaston (8,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta H Aaron (32,6th inning off Roberts 1 on, 2 out); Cepeda (25,8th inning off Dobson 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Cepeda (10,by Roberts); H Aaron (12,by Roberts).  IBB–Roberts 2 (9,Cepeda,H Aaron).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:26.
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