Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
September 5, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1971 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."

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Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 5 1 2 1
Garr lf 4 2 2 0
Aaron 1b 5 0 2 0
Williams c 4 0 2 2
Evans 3b 4 1 1 0
  Garrido 3b 0 0 0 0
Lum rf 3 1 1 2
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Kelley p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
Mason 2b 4 0 1 0
Stahl rf 3 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 1 1 2
Morales cf 3 0 1 0
Jestadt 3b 4 0 0 0
Ivie c 4 0 2 0
Acosta p 1 0 0 0
  Gaspar ph 1 0 0 0
  Phoebus p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 1 0
  Campbell pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Atlanta 020 020 1005101
San Diego 000 200 000270
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  W (8-5) 9.0 7 2 2 4 6
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Acosta  L (1-1) 5.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Phoebus   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Kelley   2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
4

  E–Garr (9).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–San Diego Colbert (24,off Kelley).  HR–Atlanta Lum (11,2nd inning off Acosta 1 on, 0 out); Millan (2,5th inning off Acosta 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Lee (5,4th inning off Kelley 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Garr 2 (25,2nd base off Acosta/Ivie,2nd base off Phoebus/Ivie); Hernandez (17,2nd base off Kelley/Williams).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:23.  A–4,339.
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