San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
September 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 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 4, Atlanta Braves 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 0 1 0
  Johnstone lf 0 0 0 0
Flannery 2b 4 0 0 0
Dade 3b 4 0 0 0
Winfield rf,lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Turner lf,rf 3 3 2 0
  Greer cf 0 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 1 2 2
Fahey c 4 0 2 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 1
Jones p 3 0 0 0
  Mura p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 0 1 0
Royster 2b 4 0 2 0
Matthews rf 3 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0
Bonnell lf 3 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
Frias ss 3 1 1 0
  Lum ph 1 0 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 1 1
  Wessinger pr 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
San Diego 020 100 001471
Atlanta 000 000 010173
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (11-11) 7.2 6 1 0 0 5
  Mura  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
1
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (17-19) 8.0 6 3 3 0 3
  Garber   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
3

  E–Jones (3), Miller (1), Murphy (15), Benedict (6).  DP–San Diego 1.  3B–San Diego Richards (7,off Niekro).  HR–San Diego Tenace (17,2nd inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Turner (4,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); Smith (24,2nd base off Garber/Benedict).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:10.  A–2,782.
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