Braves @ Padres
August 10, 1977

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Braves 3 8 1
Padres 6 11 2
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Braves 3 8 2
Padres 7 12 2

Mike Champion Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .232
OBP .333 .268
At Bats 3 380
Hits 1 88
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 18
RBI’s 2 33

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 13 0
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San Diego Stadium - August 10, 1977
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Single
Phil Niekro
Biff Pocoroba
Willie Montanez
Rod Gilbreath
Barry Bonnell
Pat Rockett
Gary Matthews
Rowland Office
Jeff Burroughs
Mike Champion
Dave Winfield
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Champion hits a line drive into left field. Matthews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matthews. Winfield scores. Champion moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and throws to first for the out. Ivie scores. Winfield moves to third.
Bottom 7 Winfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Winfield reaches second base with a double. Richards scores. Ivie moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Richards moves to third.
Bottom 7 Almon bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 7 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Burroughs is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford juggles the ball. That's an error on Ashford. Bonnell moves to third. Montanez moves to second.
Top 7 Bonnell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Office hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spillner strikes out.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilbreath.
Bottom 6 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Champion hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spillner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Dan Spillner now pitching. Rockett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pocoroba moves to third. Gilbreath moves to second.
Top 6 Gilbreath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pocoroba moves to second.
Top 6 Pocoroba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonnell moves to third.
Top 6 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Bonnell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Winfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Almon scores.
Bottom 5 Ivie strikes out. Pocoroba drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ivie out.
Bottom 5 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Almon moves to third.
Bottom 5 There goes Almon. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Almon steals second.
Bottom 5 Almon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Rockett hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Ashford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Pocoroba takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Champion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 3 Winfield strikes out.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Ivie moves to second.
Bottom 3 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Almon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonnell for the out.
Top 3 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion misplays the ball. That's an error on Champion. Rockett scores. Niekro moves to third. Office moves to second.
Top 3 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rockett moves to third.
Top 3 Rockett takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Almon hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Richards strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jones strikes out.
Top 2 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ashford fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bonnell fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 1 Ashford takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Pocoroba for a passed ball. Champion moves to second.
Bottom 1 Champion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ivie scores. Winfield scores.
Bottom 1 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 1 Winfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Winfield reaches second base with a double. Ivie moves to third.
Bottom 1 Ivie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richards scores.
Bottom 1 Almon bunts in front of the plate. Pocoroba fields it and throws to first for the out. Richards moves to second.
Bottom 1 Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.