San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
April 10, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 10, 1978 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 7, Atlanta Braves 8

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b,lf 5 1 3 2
Thomas 2b 4 1 0 0
Gamble lf 3 2 0 0
  Davis c 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 5 1 2 4
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1
Tenace c,1b 2 0 0 0
Almon 3b 2 1 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Champion 3b 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 1 0 0
Freisleben p 2 0 0 0
  Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 6 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 2 0 0
Office cf 5 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 3 4 4
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba c 5 0 3 2
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0
Bonnell 3b 5 1 3 0
Rockett ss 3 1 1 0
  Nolan ph 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 1 1 1 2
Hanna p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 2 0 0 0
  Beall ph 1 0 0 0
  Solomon p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
San Diego 302 002 000761
Atlanta 002 013 0028132
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben   4.1 8 3 3 3 2
  Wehrmeister   2.1 3 3 3 2 1
  Shirley  L (0-2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.2
13
8
8
6
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna   2.1 4 5 4 4 1
  Mahler   3.2 1 2 0 1 3
  Solomon   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Devine  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
7
4
6
5

  E–Thomas (1), Office (2), Matthews (1).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–San Diego Hendrick (1,off Solomon).  HR–San Diego Winfield (2,3rd inning off Hanna 1 on, 0 out), Atlanta Matthews 2 (3,5th inning off Freisleben 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Wehrmeister 2 on, 2 out); Chaney (1,9th inning off Shirley 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Wehrmeister (1,off Mahler).  IBB–Tenace (1,by Solomon).  SB–Richards (1,2nd base off Hanna/Pocoroba).  WP–Freisleben (1), Solomon (2).  IBB–Solomon (1,Tenace).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:45.  A–2,056.
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