San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves
April 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1997 at Turner Field. 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 2, Atlanta Braves 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 3 1 0 0
Veras 2b 5 0 3 1
Gwynn rf 5 1 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 2 1
Vaughn lf 3 0 1 0
Flaherty c 4 0 0 0
Gomez ss 4 0 1 0
Ashby p 3 0 0 0
  Bochtler p 0 0 0 0
  Plantier ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 2 0
Jones A. rf 5 1 2 2
Jones C. 3b 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 1 0 0
Klesko lf 4 0 0 0
Lopez c 3 0 2 1
  Graffanino pr 0 0 0 0
  Perez c 0 0 0 0
Lockhart 2b 2 0 1 0
  Lemke 2b 1 0 0 0
Belliard ss 2 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 0 0
  Mordecai ss 0 0 0 0
Smoltz p 3 0 1 0
  Blauser ph 1 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
San Diego 000 100 000 1292
Atlanta 000 100 000 2380
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby   8.0 5 1 1 2 3
  Bochtler   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hoffman  L (0-1) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz   9.0 8 1 1 2 8
  Wohlers  W (1-0) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
2
2
3
9

  E–Gwynn (1), Joyner (2).  DP–San Diego 1, Atlanta 2.  2B–San Diego Q Veras (4,off Wohlers), Atlanta Lopez (5,off Ashby).  HR–Atlanta A Jones (2,10th inning off Hoffman 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Lockhart (1,off Ashby).  CS–Joyner (2,3rd base by Smoltz/Lopez); Smoltz (1,2nd base by Ashby/Flaherty).  SB–Lofton (11,2nd base off Ashby/Flaherty); Graffanino (2,2nd base off Bochtler/Flaherty).  WP–Smoltz (1).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:56.  A–45,473.
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