San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
September 26, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1976 at Fulton County 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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San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 10

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Grubb cf 5 2 2 0
Almon ss 5 0 1 0
Turner lf 4 1 2 2
Valentine rf 5 0 2 0
  Ashford pr 0 0 0 0
Ivie 1b 5 0 2 1
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
  Metzger p 0 0 0 0
  Folkers p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Davis W. ph 1 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 0
  Davis B. pr,c 0 0 0 0
Champion 2b 4 0 1 0
Sawyer p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 2 1 0 0
  Kubiak 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 39 4 13 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 1 3 1
Gilbreath 2b 2 2 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 2 3 2
May lf 3 0 1 1
  Gaston ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Asselstine cf 5 2 3 2
Paciorek rf 2 1 0 1
Murphy c 4 1 1 1
Chaney ss 4 1 3 2
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Devine p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 14 10
San Diego 101 010 1004131
Atlanta 400 000 06x10141
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Sawyer   0.2 4 4 4 2 0
  Tomlin   5.2 5 0 0 1 3
  Metzger  L (11-4) 1.1 3 5 5 2 0
  Folkers   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Johnson   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
7
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   6.2 11 4 3 2 4
  Devine  W (5-6) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
4
3
2
5

  E–Grubb (6), Royster (18).  DP–San Diego 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Murphy 3 (9).  2B–San Diego Grubb 2 (22,off Niekro 2), Atlanta Murphy (4,off Sawyer); Chaney (20,off Metzger); Montanez (29,off Folkers).  HR–Atlanta Asselstine (1,1st inning off Sawyer 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Turner (3,off Niekro).  SH–Gilbreath (19,off Tomlin); Paciorek (2,off Metzger).  IBB–Montanez (11,by Tomlin); Gaston (1,by Folkers).  CS–Royster (12,2nd base by Tomlin/Kendall).  WP–Niekro (13).  BK–Metzger (1).  IBB–Tomlin (6,Montanez); Folkers (8,Gaston).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:35.  A–4,642.
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