San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
May 31, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1976 at Fulton County 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 10, Atlanta Braves 7

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 5 1 1 0
Kubiak 2b 4 1 1 1
Davis W. cf 3 0 0 0
  Melendez cf 2 0 1 1
McCovey 1b 2 1 1 0
  Foster pr 0 1 0 0
  Kendall c 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 5 2 1 3
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Turner lf 4 2 1 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
Davis B. c 2 1 1 1
  Rettenmund ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Reynolds p 1 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 1 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 1 2
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 9 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 5 0 2 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 1 1 1
Wynn lf 3 1 2 0
Henderson rf 5 1 3 1
Williams c,1b 5 1 2 2
Evans 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Pocoroba c 1 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 2 0 0
Royster 3b 4 1 3 0
Morton p 1 0 0 2
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Leon p 0 0 0 0
  Beard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 13 6
San Diego 010 003 0601091
Atlanta 222 001 0007133
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   1.1 4 4 4 2 2
  Spillner   1.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Tomlin   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Folkers  W (1-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Metzger  SV (6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
5
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Morton   5.2 3 4 1 6 1
  Devine   1.1 1 2 1 3 1
  Leon  L (1-2) 0.2 4 4 0 0 0
  Beard   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
10
2
10
2

  E–W Davis (1), Gilbreath (4), Perez 2 (4).  DP–San Diego 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–San Diego Locklear (3,off Morton), Atlanta Henderson (6,off Reynolds).  HR–San Diego Winfield (7,8th inning off Leon 2 on, 2 out), Atlanta Williams (3,3rd inning off Spillner 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Melendez (1,off Leon); Morton 2 (2,off Reynolds,off Spillner).  HBP–McCovey (1,by Morton).  SH–Devine (1,off Folkers).  SB–Gilbreath (1,2nd base off Reynolds/B Davis); Wynn (6,2nd base off Folkers/B Davis).  WP–Folkers (2).  HBP–Morton (2,McCovey).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–3:00.  A–2,994.
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