Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
September 15, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1977 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 8, San Diego Padres 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bonnell cf,3b 5 2 1 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 1 0 0
  Capra p 1 0 0 0
Burroughs rf 4 1 0 1
Montanez 1b 5 1 4 1
Matthews lf 5 1 1 1
Murphy c 5 2 3 4
Moore 3b 3 0 1 0
  Office ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Rockett ss 3 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 0 0 0 1
  Theiss p 0 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Chaney 2b 1 0 0 0
Ruthven p 2 0 1 0
  Paciorek ph 1 0 0 0
  Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Totals 43 8 12 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b 5 2 3 0
Almon ss 5 1 2 1
Turner lf 5 0 0 1
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 3 2 2 0
Winfield rf 5 0 1 1
Roberts c 1 0 1 1
  Tenace c 2 0 1 0
Ashford 3b 4 1 1 1
Sutherland 2b 4 1 0 0
  Champion 2b 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 1
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 6
Atlanta 000 000 151 18121
San Diego 300 201 100 07114
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   6.0 9 6 5 2 2
  Hargan   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Theiss   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Collins   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Capra  W (4-11) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
11
7
6
5
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   7.0 7 5 1 1 0
  Spillner   0.1 1 1 0 0 1
  Tomlin   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Fingers  L (8-7) 2.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
10.0
12
8
3
2
3

  E–Murphy (2), Almon 2 (36), Ashford (13), Sutherland (5).  DP–Atlanta 1, San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Roberts (14,off Ruthven); Ashford (15,off Ruthven).  HR–Atlanta Murphy 2 (2,7th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out,10th inning off Fingers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gilbreath (7,off Fingers); Jones (4,off Ruthven).  SF–Gaston (3,off Tomlin); Ashford (2,off Hargan).  IBB–Bonnell (7,by Fingers).  HBP–Tenace (12,by Capra).  SB–Royster (25,2nd base off Fingers/Tenace); Richards 2 (48,2nd base off Ruthven/Murphy,3rd base off Ruthven/Murphy).  BK–Ruthven (3).  HBP–Capra (4,Tenace).  IBB–Fingers (12,Bonnell).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:53.  A–3,740.
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