San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
September 24, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1972 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."

"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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San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 0 1 0
Roberts 2b 5 0 2 0
Morales lf 4 1 1 0
Colbert 1b 3 1 1 0
Gaston rf 4 0 0 0
Jeter cf 4 0 0 1
Hilton 3b 2 0 0 0
Kendall c 2 0 0 1
Kirby p 1 0 0 0
  Jestadt ph 0 0 0 0
  Corkins p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Lum rf 4 0 0 0
Garr lf 3 0 0 0
Williams 1b 3 1 1 1
Baker cf 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
Didier c 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 2 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,ss 1 0 1 0
McQueen p 2 0 0 0
  Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0
  House p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
San Diego 000 200 000250
Atlanta 010 000 000121
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  W (12-14) 5.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Corkins  SV (6) 4.0 1 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
2
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQueen  L (0-4) 8.0 5 2 2 6 4
  House   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
7
5

  E–Evans (24).  2B–Atlanta Jackson (6,off Corkins).  HR–Atlanta Williams (27,2nd inning off Kirby 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Morales (9,off McQueen).  SF–Kendall (3,off McQueen).  HBP–Gaston (2,by McQueen); Garr (6,by Corkins).  SB–Roberts (7,2nd base off McQueen/Didier); Hernandez (18,2nd base off McQueen/Didier); Colbert (13,2nd base off McQueen/Didier); Hilton (1,2nd base off McQueen/Didier); Evans (4,2nd base off Kirby/Kendall).  HBP–Corkins (4,Garr); McQueen (1,Gaston).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:24.  A–3,914.
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