San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
September 4, 1978 Box Score

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

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Smith ss 5 1 2 2
Evans 3b 6 1 3 1
Winfield rf 5 1 2 1
Tenace 1b 4 2 1 0
Champion 2b 4 1 1 0
Wilhelm cf 4 0 1 2
Roberts c 1 0 1 0
  Beswick pr 0 1 0 0
  Sweet c 1 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 2
  Thomas pr,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 4 0 1 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0
Office cf 5 0 0 0
Matthews rf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 1 2 0
Nolan c 3 1 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 2 2 2
Hubbard 2b 2 0 0 0
McWilliams p 2 0 1 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Beall ph 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 2
San Diego 002 020 3018132
Atlanta 020 100 100473
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (16-6) 6.0 5 3 2 2 3
  Lee   1.1 2 1 0 3 1
  D'Acquisto  SV (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
2
5
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (7-1) 6.1 10 7 3 5 7
  Easterly   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Campbell   2.0 3 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
13
8
4
8
9

  E–Evans (1), Roberts (3), Royster (17), Horner (9), Murphy (21).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–San Diego Smith (16,off McWilliams); Wilhelm (1,off McWilliams); Thomas (9,off Campbell); Evans (1,off Campbell), Atlanta Murphy (13,off Perry).  3B–San Diego Champion (2,off Campbell), Atlanta McWilliams (1,off Perry).  HR–San Diego Smith (1,3rd inning off McWilliams 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Murphy (21,2nd inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Champion (1,off McWilliams); Wilhelm (1,off McWilliams).  SF–Smith (3,off Easterly).  IBB–Roberts 2 (6,by McWilliams 2); Winfield (17,by Campbell).  SB–Winfield (20,2nd base off McWilliams/Nolan).  WP–McWilliams (2).  IBB–McWilliams 2 (2,Roberts 2); Campbell (11,Winfield).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:21.  A–3,079.
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