San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
May 20, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1991 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 7, Atlanta Braves 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Roberts cf 5 1 2 1
Fernandez ss 5 2 2 2
Gwynn rf 5 1 3 2
McGriff 1b 4 1 2 1
Santiago c 5 0 0 0
Clark lf 3 0 0 0
  Jackson lf 0 0 0 0
Coolbaugh 3b 4 0 1 0
Faries 2b 3 1 1 0
Whitson p 1 1 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Smith lf 5 1 1 2
Treadway 2b 4 0 0 0
Gant cf 4 0 0 0
Justice rf 4 0 1 0
Bream 1b 4 0 1 0
Pendleton 3b 2 1 2 0
  Lemke 3b 2 0 1 0
Olson c 4 0 2 1
Belliard ss 2 0 1 0
  Heep ph 1 0 0 0
  Blauser ss 1 0 1 0
Smoltz p 2 1 1 0
  Sanders ph 1 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Parrett p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
San Diego 201 011 0117110
Atlanta 002 100 0003110
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Whitson  W (3-4) 9.0 11 3 3 0 4
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
0
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  L (1-5) 7.0 8 5 5 1 10
  Stanton   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Parrett   1.1 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
4
10

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–San Diego Roberts (5,off Smoltz); Gwynn (8,off Parrett).  3B–San Diego Fernandez (4,off Smoltz), Atlanta Pendleton (2,off Whitson).  HR–San Diego Fernandez (1,3rd inning off Smoltz 0 on, 2 out); Gwynn (2,6th inning off Smoltz 0 on, 0 out); McGriff (10,8th inning off Stanton 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta L Smith (2,3rd inning off Whitson 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Whitson 2 (2,off Smoltz 2).  IBB–McGriff (6,by Parrett).  SB–Faries (3,3rd base off Smoltz/Olson).  CS–Gwynn (3,2nd base by Smoltz/Olson).  WP–Parrett (1).  BK–Smoltz (2).  IBB–Parrett (1,McGriff).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Dan Wickham, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:43.  A–7,800.
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