Padres @ Braves
April 18, 1977

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Bottom 9 R H E
Padres 12 14 0
Braves 6 13 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Padres 12 14 0
Braves 6 13 1

Gary Matthews Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .421
OBP .750 .488
At Bats 3 38
Hits 2 16
• Singles 2 14
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 5
RBI’s 0 3

Rollie Fingers Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 1
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - April 18, 1977
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Strikeout
Rollie Fingers
Gene Tenace
Bobby Valentine
Mike Champion
Doug Rader
Bill Almon
Jerry Turner
Gene Richards
Dave Winfield
Gary Matthews

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
San Diego Padres 12 14 0 6
Atlanta Braves 6 13 1 8
Winning Pitcher Rick Sawyer
Losing Pitcher Frank LaCorte
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Doug Rader
Attendance 3,933
Time of Game 2 hours 45 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Matthews strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Burroughs hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Montanez hits a fly ball towards right. Winfield catches it and throws to first to double up Royster.
Bottom 9 Bobby Valentine now playing first base. Gene Richards now playing center field. Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fingers is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Champion hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Champion reaches second base with a double. Rader moves to third.
Top 9 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Winfield scores.
Top 9 Tenace is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Bobby Valentine pinch hits for George Hendrick. Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Winfield moves to third.
Top 9 Easterly fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Easterly. Winfield moves to second.
Top 9 Jamie Easterly now pitching. Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Mike Marshall. Asselstine hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rockett hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Richards 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 7 Rollie Fingers now pitching. Gilbreath strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba takes first base on ball four. Burroughs moves to third. Matthews moves to second.
Bottom 7 Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 7 Burroughs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Metzger is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Champion strikes out.
Top 7 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tenace moves to second.
Top 7 Tenace hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mike Marshall now pitching. Hendrick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Butch Metzger now pitching. Office hits a line drive into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Junior Moore pinch hits for Buzz Capra. Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilbreath scores.
Bottom 6 Rockett strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gilbreath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Gilbreath reaches second base with a double. Matthews scores. Pocoroba scores.
Bottom 6 Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Winfield. Pocoroba reaches second base with a double. Burroughs scores. Matthews moves to third.
Bottom 6 Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to second.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Richards scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out.
Top 6 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Turner strikes out.
Top 6 Buzz Capra now pitching. Almon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rockett moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Bob Johnson. Paciorek hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rockett takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Richards hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sawyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to second.
Top 5 Champion is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Rader takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 5 Hendrick takes first base on ball four. Turner moves to second.
Top 5 Bob Johnson now pitching. Winfield hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Almon moves to third.
Top 5 Turner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sawyer scores. Richards scores. Almon moves to second.
Top 5 Almon bunts towards the mound. LaCorte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sawyer moves to third. Richards moves to second.
Top 5 Richards takes first base on ball four. Sawyer moves to second.
Top 5 Sawyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burroughs is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Champion hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Tenace takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. Winfield moves to second.
Top 4 Winfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Turner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Office moves to second.
Bottom 3 Office hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 LaCorte bunts towards first. Richards scoops it up and throws to first, with Champion covering, for the out. Rockett moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rockett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Almon strikes out.
Top 3 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Sawyer bunts towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilbreath covering, for the out. Champion moves to second.
Top 3 Champion hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gilbreath is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a line drive towards short. Almon catches it and throws to first to double up Matthews.
Bottom 2 Matthews takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Rader is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Tenace hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Hendrick strikes out.
Top 2 Winfield hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Champion scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Montanez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 There goes Royster. The throw from Tenace and he is out, Almon applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sawyer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Office takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Turner is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Almon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.