San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
August 1, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1979 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 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 0 2 0
Dade 3b 4 0 0 0
Bevacqua 2b 4 0 1 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 4 1 0 0
Turner lf 3 0 0 1
Tenace c 4 1 1 1
Briggs 1b 4 1 1 1
Smith ss 3 1 1 0
Jones p 3 0 1 1
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 4 1 3 0
Matthews rf 4 1 1 0
Horner 3b 4 1 2 2
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 3
Spikes lf 4 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Bonnell cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Frias ss 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Solomon p 2 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Burroughs ph 1 1 1 0
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
San Diego 001 111 000472
Atlanta 000 000 05x591
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   7.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Fingers  L (9-8) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Rasmussen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
1
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon   6.0 7 4 3 0 4
  McLaughlin  W (4-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Garber  SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
0
8

  E–Bevacqua 2 (8), Benedict (4).  DP–San Diego 2.  2B–Atlanta Royster (19,off Jones).  HR–San Diego Briggs (8,3rd inning off Solomon 0 on, 0 out); Tenace (12,6th inning off Solomon 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Murphy (15,8th inning off Fingers 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Turner (4,off Solomon).  SB–Richards (11,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict); Winfield (10,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict); Smith (20,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict); Dade (3,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:12.  A–5,062.
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