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Padres
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 20, 1979
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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 20, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Matula |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 10,205 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank Rountree 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Andy Anderson 3B: Ed Norris |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gene Richards | Center Fielder |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Barry Evans | Third Baseman |
| Bill Almon | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jones | Pitcher |
| Roger Craig | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry Bonnell | Center Fielder |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
| Mike Macha | Third Baseman |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Pepe Frias | Shortstop |
| Rick Matula | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
April 20, 1979
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Matula
Richards strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Matula
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Matula
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Jones
Bonnell hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Jones
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs 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 2
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Matula
Winfield 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: ---
Hargrove vs. Matula
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Matula
Tenace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Jones
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Jones
Macha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Matula
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Matula
Almon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Almon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Matula
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Matula
Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Jones
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Jones
Frias hits a popup towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matula vs. Jones
Matula strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Matula
Smith 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--
Turner vs. Matula
Turner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Matula
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Matula
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Matula
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha juggles the ball. That's an error on Macha. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Matula
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Almon vs. Matula
Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Jones
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Jones
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Jones
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Matula
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Matula
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Matula
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Matula covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Jones
Macha hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Jones
Benedict is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Matula
Turner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bonnell. Turner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Matula
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Turner scores. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Matula
There's a wild pitch. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hargrove vs. Matula
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hargrove for the out. Winfield moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tenace vs. Matula
Tenace hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Matula
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Devine
Adrian Devine now pitching.
Almon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Devine
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Devine fields it and throws to third for the out. Almon moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richards vs. Devine
Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Jones
Frias takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Jones
Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Adrian Devine.
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonnell vs. Jones
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spikes moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbard vs. Jones
Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Spikes scores. Bonnell moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matthews vs. Jones
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mahler
Mickey Mahler now pitching.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Mahler
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turner for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Mahler
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard misplays the ball. That's an error on Hubbard. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Mahler
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. Mahler
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macha vs. Jones
Macha hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Jones
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frias vs. Jones
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Mahler
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Evans for the out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Mahler
Almon strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mahler
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Mahler
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy juggles the ball. That's an error on Murphy. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Mahler
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Macha juggles the ball. That's an error on Macha. Jones moves to third. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Turner vs. Mahler
Turner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Richards scores. Smith moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Winfield vs. Mahler
Dan Briggs pinch runs for Jerry Turner. Rick Mahler now pitching.
Winfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beall vs. Jones
Dan Briggs now playing left field. Bob Beall pinch hits for Rick Mahler.
Beall strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Jones
Bonnell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Almon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Jones
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Skok
Craig Skok now pitching.
Hargrove hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Skok
Tenace takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Skok
Evans hits a line drive towards third. Macha reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almon vs. Skok
Almon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Skok
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Jones
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Jones
Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Richards. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Burroughs moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murphy vs. Jones
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burroughs tags and scores. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Macha vs. Jones
Macha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benedict vs. Jones
Benedict hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Matthews scores. View Play -
Padres, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frias vs. Jones
Frias hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1979 -- San Diego at Atlanta (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Richards G, cf 4 1 0 0 Bonnell B, cf 4 0 1 0
Smith O, ss 5 1 1 0 Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 1 0
Turner J, lf 5 2 3 4 Burroughs J, lf 4 1 3 1
Briggs D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 4 1 1 0
Winfield D, rf 5 1 2 1 Murphy D, 1b 3 1 1 2
Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Macha M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tenace G, c 4 1 1 2 Benedict B, c 4 0 1 1
Evans B, 3b 5 0 1 0 Frias P, ss 3 0 0 0
Almon B, 2b 5 0 3 0 Matula R, p 1 0 0 0
Jones R, p 5 1 1 0 Devine A, p 0 0 0 0
Spikes C, ph 1 1 0 0
Mahler M, p 0 0 0 0
Mahler R, p 0 0 0 0
Beall B, ph 1 0 0 0
Skok C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 7 12 7 33 4 8 4
San Diego 000 203 020 -- 7
Atlanta 000 001 102 -- 4
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R (W) 9.0 8 4 4 1 3
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Matula R (L) 5.1 8 5 5 1 4
Devine A 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Mahler M 1.2 2 2 0 1 2
Mahler R 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Skok C 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Macha M 2, Hubbard G, Murphy D
DP -- San Diego 1, Atlanta 1
LOB -- San Diego 11, Atlanta 4
2B -- Almon B, Turner J, Matthews G
HR -- Turner J, Tenace G, Murphy D
SF -- Murphy D
WP -- Matula R
T -- 2:17
A -- 10205
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