San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
April 21, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1979 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 9, Atlanta Braves 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 3 0 0 0
Smith ss 4 3 1 0
Turner lf 5 2 3 2
Winfield rf 5 1 2 2
Hargrove 1b 3 2 1 0
Tenace c 3 1 1 2
Evans 3b 3 0 1 1
Almon 2b 4 0 1 0
Rasmussen p 2 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 10 7
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 4 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 5 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 3 1 1 0
Matthews rf 3 1 1 1
Lum 1b 2 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 1 1
  Chaney ss 1 0 0 0
Murphy c 4 1 2 0
Bonnell cf 4 2 2 2
Frias ss 2 0 1 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
Solomon p 2 0 0 0
  Beall 1b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
San Diego 012 001 0419100
Atlanta 020 002 0015104
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen   5.0 7 4 4 1 2
  Shirley   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto  W (1-1) 4.0 2 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon   6.0 5 4 3 2 4
  Garber  L (0-1) 2.0 4 4 3 1 3
  Mahler   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
9
7
4
7

  E–Royster (4), Matthews (1), Solomon 2 (2).  DP–San Diego 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–San Diego Winfield (7,off Solomon).  HR–San Diego Tenace (3,6th inning off Solomon 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Bonnell (5,2nd inning off Rasmussen 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Evans (1,off Solomon); Tenace (2,off Garber).  IBB–Hargrove (2,by Garber).  SB–Smith 2 (3,2nd base off Solomon/Murphy,2nd base off R Mahler/Murphy).  IBB–Garber (1,Hargrove).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Hank Rountree, 2B–Ed Norris, 3B–Andy Anderson.  T–3:01.  A–28,950.
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