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Padres 2 @ Braves 7
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 2, 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 August 2, 1979 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The home team Braves beat the visiting Padres with a score of 7 to 2.

Game Summary

DateAugust 2, 1979 
Visiting Team
San Diego Padres
R: 2 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 7 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 7
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherTony Brizzolara  
Losing PitcherGaylord Perry  
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Game Winning RBIGary Matthews 

Game Info

DateAugust 2, 1979 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Diego Padres 
Home TeamAtlanta Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherGaylord Perry  
Home Starting PitcherTony Brizzolara  
BallparkAtlanta-Fulton County Stadium 
CityAtlanta 
StateGA 
Attendance7,916 
Time of Game2 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dutch Rennert
1B: Ed Montague
2B: Lee Weyer
3B: Harry Wendelstedt

San Diego Padres Lineup 

Name  Position 
Gene Richards  Center Fielder 
Paul Dade  Third Baseman 
Kurt Bevacqua  Second Baseman 
Dave Winfield  Right Fielder 
Jerry Turner  Left Fielder 
Gene Tenace  Catcher 
Dan Briggs  First Baseman 
Ozzie Smith  Shortstop 
Gaylord Perry  Pitcher 
Roger Craig  Manager 

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Second Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Rowland Office  Center Fielder 
Bob Horner  Third Baseman 
Mike Lum  First Baseman 
Charlie Spikes  Left Fielder 
Joe Nolan  Catcher 
Pepe Frias  Shortstop 
Tony Brizzolara  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

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Padres 2 @ Braves 7
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
August 2, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/2/1979 -- San Diego at Atlanta (N)

  San Diego          AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Richards G, cf        4  1  1  0   Royster J, 2b         4  1  3  1   
Dade P, 3b            4  0  2  0   Chaney D, 2b          0  0  0  0   
Bevacqua K, 2b        3  0  1  0   Matthews G, rf        4  1  2  2   
Winfield D, rf        4  0  1  0   Office R, cf          4  0  0  0   
Turner J, lf          3  1  0  0   Horner B, 3b          4  1  2  1   
Tenace G, c           4  0  2  0   Lum M, 1b             4  1  3  0   
Briggs D, 1b          3  0  0  0   Spikes C, lf          4  0  0  0   
Smith O, ss           4  0  1  1   Bonnell B, lf         0  0  0  0   
Perry G, p            2  0  0  0   Nolan J, c            4  1  1  1   
Lee M, p              0  0  0  0   Frias P, ss           4  2  3  2   
Tolan B, ph           1  0  0  0   Brizzolara T, p       4  0  0  0   
Owchinko B, p         0  0  0  0                                      
Johnstone J, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  8  1                        36  7 14  7

San Diego        011 000 000 --  2
Atlanta          200 014 00x --  7

  San Diego            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Perry G (L)           5.1 11  6  6  0  4
Lee M                 0.2  2  1  1  0  0
Owchinko B            2.0  1  0  0  0  2

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brizzolara T (W)      9.0  8  2  2  2  5

E -- Turner J
DP -- San Diego 2, Atlanta 1
LOB -- San Diego 7, Atlanta 5
2B -- Royster J, Matthews G, Smith O
3B -- Frias P
SH -- Bevacqua K
T -- 2:25
A -- 7916

    

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