Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres
September 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1979 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 3 1 1 0
Royster 2b 3 2 1 1
Matthews rf 3 1 2 1
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Murphy 1b 3 1 1 3
Whisenton lf 4 1 1 0
Nolan c 4 0 0 1
Frias ss 4 0 0 0
Matula p 3 0 2 0
  Bradford p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards cf 4 0 1 0
Flannery 2b 4 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 3 1 2 1
Winfield rf 4 0 0 0
Turner lf 4 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0
Fahey c 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 2 0
Eichelberger p 1 0 0 0
  Perkins ph 0 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Wilhelm lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Atlanta 400 011 000681
San Diego 000 100 000170
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Matula  W (8-9) 6.2 6 1 1 1 3
  Bradford  SV (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Eichelberger  L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 5 3 1
  Lolich   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Rasmussen   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Shirley   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
2

  E–Murphy (19).  DP–Atlanta 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Atlanta Matthews (33,off Eichelberger), San Diego Tenace (16,off Matula); Bevacqua (9,off Bradford).  3B–Atlanta Whisenton (1,off Lolich), San Diego Smith (6,off Matula).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (21,1st inning off Eichelberger 2 on, 1 out), San Diego Tenace (18,4th inning off Matula 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Tenace (6,by Bradford).  SB–Royster (33,2nd base off Eichelberger/Fahey); Miller (8,2nd base off Eichelberger/Fahey).  CS–Miller (2,3rd base by Eichelberger/Fahey).  BK–Eichelberger (1).  HBP–Bradford (1,Tenace).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:16.  A–8,721.
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