Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
June 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 1978 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 0 0 1
Bonnell cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Matthews rf 5 2 1 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 2 1
  Gilbreath pr 0 1 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1
Horner 3b 5 1 1 1
Pocoroba c 4 1 1 0
Chaney ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 1 1
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 8 5
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 1 2 0
Smith ss 5 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 5 1 3 1
Winfield cf 5 1 1 0
Gamble rf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 5 0 1 1
Sweet c 3 0 1 1
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
Almon 3b 3 0 0 0
Jones p 4 0 1 0
Totals 39 3 9 3
Atlanta 120 000 000 2582
San Diego 000 110 010 0393
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (8-7) 9.0 8 3 3 4 5
  Garber  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
4
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (5-6) 10.0 8 5 2 3 1
Totals
10.0
8
5
2
3
1

  E–Murphy (9), Pocoroba (4), Smith 2 (8), Almon (15).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Pocoroba (7).  2B–Atlanta Burroughs (16,off Jones), San Diego Sweet (2,off Niekro).  3B–Atlanta Matthews (3,off Jones), San Diego Richards (7,off Niekro).  SH–Chaney (1,off Jones); Royster (4,off Jones); Murphy (2,off Jones).  IBB–Burroughs (6,by Jones); Pocoroba (4,by Jones).  SB–Gonzalez (2,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba); Richards (16,2nd base off Niekro/Pocoroba).  IBB–Jones 2 (9,Burroughs,Pocoroba).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:13.  A–13,059.
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