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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 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."

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Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 5 1 2 0
Hubbard 2b 5 2 2 1
Matthews rf 5 3 5 1
Burroughs lf 4 1 1 1
  Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 1
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 1
Bonnell cf,lf 5 0 2 1
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
McWilliams p 4 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 5 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 0 0 0
Reynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Turner cf 3 1 0 0
Tenace c 3 1 1 0
Perkins 1b 4 0 1 0
Baker 2b 4 0 1 1
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Ashford ph 1 0 1 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0
  Almon pr 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
  Champion ph 0 0 0 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 33 2 4 2
Atlanta 003 100 0307132
San Diego 000 000 101243
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  W (8-1) 8.1 4 2 0 4 5
  Garber   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
2
0
4
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (11-14) 6.0 9 4 4 3 4
  Lee   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Shirley   0.2 4 3 2 0 2
  D'Acquisto   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
6
3
9

  E–Royster (18), Horner (12), Evans (3), Turner 2 (3).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Atlanta Matthews (17,off Jones), San Diego Tenace (17,off McWilliams).  HR–Atlanta Matthews (16,4th inning off Jones 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Horner (9,off Jones); Murphy (5,off Jones).  IBB–Benedict 2 (2,by Jones 2).  SB–Royster (25,2nd base off Shirley/Tenace).  IBB–Jones 2 (20,Benedict 2).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:38.  A–9,727.
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