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Padres
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 11, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres, played on April 11, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Owchinko |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 2,616 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Ed Vargo |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | First Baseman |
| Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | Left Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Bill Almon | Third Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Bob Owchinko | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
| Barry Bonnell | Center Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Cito Gaston | First Baseman |
| Dale Murphy | Catcher |
| Rod Gilbreath | Third Baseman |
| Pat Rockett | Shortstop |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 11, 1978
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Niekro
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Owchinko
Royster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Owchinko
Owchinko fires to first and has Royster trapped. There's the throw to Thomas who tags Royster for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Owchinko
Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Owchinko
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Owchinko
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gaston vs. Owchinko
Gaston hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Hendrick hits a popup towards third. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Niekro
There goes Tenace. The throw from Murphy and he is out, Rockett applying the tag. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Niekro
Almon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Owchinko
Murphy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Owchinko
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rockett vs. Owchinko
Rockett takes first base on ball four. Murphy moves to third. Gilbreath moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Owchinko
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon steps on third for one, throws to second for two, and onto first for the triple play. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owchinko vs. Niekro
Owchinko hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Niekro
There goes Richards. The throw from Murphy and he is out, Rockett applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Owchinko
Royster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Owchinko
Bonnell hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Owchinko
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Niekro
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Rockett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Niekro
Gamble strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Niekro
There goes Winfield. The throw from Murphy and he is safe. Winfield steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Hendrick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Owchinko
Mike Champion now playing second base.
Burroughs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Owchinko
Gaston hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Owchinko
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Owchinko
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rockett vs. Owchinko
Rockett strikes out. The ball gets by Tenace. He chases the ball to the backstop. Burroughs scores. Gilbreath moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Niekro vs. Owchinko
Niekro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbreath scores. Rockett moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Royster vs. Owchinko
Royster is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Niekro
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Owchinko
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Owchinko
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields the ball and throws to second. Champion drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Champion. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burroughs vs. Owchinko
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gaston vs. Owchinko
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owchinko vs. Niekro
Owchinko strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Champion vs. Niekro
Champion strikes out. Murphy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Champion out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Owchinko
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Owchinko
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Owchinko fields it and throws to first for the out. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rockett vs. Owchinko
Rockett hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Niekro vs. Owchinko
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Niekro
Gamble strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Owchinko
Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Owchinko
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Almon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Owchinko
Matthews is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Niekro
Bob Beall now playing first base. Rowland Office now playing center field. Barry Bonnell now playing right field.
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweet vs. Niekro
Rick Sweet pinch hits for Ozzie Smith.
Sweet strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Niekro
Jerry Turner pinch hits for Bob Owchinko.
Turner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Turner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Don Reynolds pinch hits for Mike Champion.
The ball gets by Murphy for a passed ball. Turner moves to third. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Niekro
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Turner scores. Richards scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Niekro
Gamble hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Reynolds trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Fingers
Chuck Baker now playing second base. Rick Sweet now catching. Gene Tenace now playing third base. Rollie Fingers now pitching. Bill Almon now pla
Burroughs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beall vs. Fingers
Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Fingers
Murphy strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Niekro
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall juggles the ball. That's an error on Beall. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Niekro
Hendrick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Hendrick reaches second base with a double. Winfield goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tenace vs. Niekro
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hendrick moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Almon vs. Niekro
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to home to get Hendrick. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweet vs. Niekro
Sweet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Fingers
Gilbreath hits a popup towards first. Richards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Fingers
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Pat Rockett.
Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards first. Richards scoops it up and throws to first, with Fingers covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Fingers
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Nolan hits a popup towards the mound. Fingers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/1978 -- San Diego at Atlanta (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Richards G, 1b 2 1 0 0 Royster J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Thomas D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Bonnell B, cf-rf 4 0 1 0
Champion M, 2b 1 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 3 0 0 0
Reynolds D, ph 1 0 1 2 Office R, cf 0 0 0 0
Fingers R, p 0 0 0 0 Burroughs J, lf 2 1 0 0
Gamble O, lf 4 0 1 0 Gaston C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Winfield D, rf 4 1 2 0 Beall B, 1b 1 0 0 0
Hendrick G, cf 4 0 1 1 Murphy D, c 3 0 1 0
Tenace G, c-3b 2 0 0 0 Gilbreath R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Almon B, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0 Rockett P, ss 2 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 2 0 0 0 Pocoroba B, ph 1 0 0 0
Sweet R, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 3 0 1 1
Owchinko B, p 2 0 0 0 Nolan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Turner J, ph 1 1 1 0
Baker C, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 6 3 30 2 6 1
San Diego 000 000 021 -- 3
Atlanta 000 200 000 -- 2
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko B 7.0 6 2 0 6 4
Fingers R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (L) 9.0 6 3 2 4 9
E -- Tenace G, Champion M, Beall B
DP -- San Diego 1, Atlanta 1
TP -- San Diego 1
LOB -- San Diego 5, Atlanta 7
2B -- Turner J, Hendrick G
SB -- Winfield D
CS -- Royster J, Tenace G, Richards G
HBP -- by Niekro P (Richards G)
WP -- Niekro P
PB -- Tenace G, Murphy D
T -- 2:29
A -- 2616
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