San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
April 11, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1978 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 3, Atlanta Braves 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b 2 1 0 0
Thomas 2b 1 0 0 0
  Champion 2b 1 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 1 2
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Gamble lf 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 4 1 2 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 1 1
Tenace c,3b 2 0 0 0
Almon 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Smith ss 2 0 0 0
  Sweet ph,c 2 0 0 0
Owchinko p 2 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 1 1 0
  Baker 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 0 1 0
Bonnell cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Matthews rf 3 0 0 0
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 2 1 0 0
Gaston 1b 3 0 0 0
  Beall 1b 1 0 0 0
Murphy c 3 0 1 0
Gilbreath 3b 4 1 2 0
Rockett ss 2 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 1 1
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 1
San Diego 000 000 021362
Atlanta 000 200 000261
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   7.0 6 2 0 6 4
  Fingers  W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
0
6
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (0-2) 9.0 6 3 2 4 9
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
4
9

  E–Champion (1), Tenace (1), Beall (1).  DP–San Diego 1, Atlanta 1.  TP–San Diego 1.  PB–Tenace (1); Murphy (1).  2B–San Diego Turner (1,off Niekro); Hendrick (2,off Niekro).  HBP–Richards (1,by Niekro).  SB–Winfield (1,2nd base off Niekro/Murphy).  CS–Tenace (1,2nd base by Niekro/Murphy); Richards (1,2nd base by Niekro/Murphy); Royster (1,2nd base by Owchinko/Tenace).  WP–Niekro (1).  HBP–Niekro (1,Richards).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:29.  A–2,616.
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