Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
August 10, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1977 at San Diego 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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Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 5 0 0 1
Bonnell 3b 5 2 3 1
Montanez 1b 5 1 1 0
Burroughs rf 3 1 1 3
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 4 0 3 1
  Royster pr 0 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
Rockett ss 3 1 1 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 2 2 0
Almon ss 3 1 1 0
Ivie 1b 4 2 3 1
Winfield rf 4 2 3 2
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 1
Champion 2b 4 1 2 3
Ashford 3b 3 0 1 1
Roberts c 4 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 1 0
  Spillner p 2 0 1 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 14 8
Atlanta 001 002 0036122
San Diego 300 010 40x8142
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (11-14) 6.2 12 8 7 1 7
  Campbell   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
7
1
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (5-8) 5.2 6 3 3 2 0
  Spillner   3.0 5 3 3 3 0
  Fingers  SV (26) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
0

  E–Matthews (6), Gilbreath (10), Champion (13), Ashford (9).  DP–Atlanta 1, San Diego 3.  PB–Pocoroba 2 (13).  2B–Atlanta Bonnell (7,off Jones); Asselstine (2,off Spillner); Montanez (19,off Spillner), San Diego Winfield 2 (20,off Niekro 2); Ashford (11,off Campbell).  HR–Atlanta Burroughs (29,6th inning off Jones 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Burroughs (3,off Spillner).  IBB–Burroughs (2,by Spillner).  SH–Almon 2 (19,off Niekro 2).  SB–Almon (12,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  WP–Niekro (12).  IBB–Spillner (9,Burroughs).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:12.
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