San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
July 8, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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 4, Atlanta Braves 6

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 5 1 2 0
Smith ss 5 1 2 1
Perkins 1b 5 1 1 0
Winfield cf 4 0 1 1
Gamble rf 4 0 3 1
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0
Sweet c 3 0 1 0
  Turner ph 1 0 1 0
  Roberts c 0 0 0 0
Almon 3b 3 1 1 0
  Ashford ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 1 0
  D'Acquisto p 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
  Owchinko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 14 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 1 1 1
Bonnell cf 3 1 1 0
  Office ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Matthews rf 3 1 1 2
Burroughs lf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 2 3 2
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1
Pocoroba c 3 1 1 0
Rockett ss 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Camp p 2 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Beall ph 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 8 6
San Diego 001 030 0004140
Atlanta 011 031 00x681
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   4.1 6 4 4 2 2
  D'Acquisto  L (1-2) 0.2 1 2 2 2 2
  Lee   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Owchinko   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
5
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Camp   4.0 11 4 3 0 0
  Skok  W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Garber  SV (10) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
4
3
0
2

  E–Royster (10).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Horner 2 (6,off Jones 2); Murphy (7,off Jones); Matthews (9,off Jones).  3B–Atlanta Bonnell (3,off Jones); Royster (5,off Jones).  SH–Chaney (2,off Owchinko).  SF–Matthews (4,off Jones); Royster (1,off Lee).  IBB–Rockett 2 (3,by Jones 2); Royster (1,by Owchinko).  SB–Almon (9,2nd base off Camp/Pocoroba).  WP–Camp (1).  IBB–Jones 2 (15,Rockett 2); Owchinko (6,Royster).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:33.
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