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San Diego Padres @ Atlanta Braves

1972-08-03 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 5455 · night · 3:17

San Diego Padres defeated Atlanta Braves 6–5. San Diego Padres put up 3 in the 1st. Mike Corkins earned the win and Gary Ross picked up the save. Curt Blefary went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
SDN	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	6	14
ATL	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	9

W: Mike Corkins L: Cecil Upshaw SV: Gary Ross

Umpires — HP: Bruce Froemming · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Stan Landes · 3B: Satch Davidson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Derrel Thomas	6	0	3	0	0	0
Dave Roberts	4	1	1	1	1	0
Larry Stahl	5	0	0	0	1	1
Nate Colbert	3	1	2	2	3	1
Cito Gaston	6	1	2	0	0	1
Curt Blefary	4	1	2	2	1	0
Johnny Jeter	5	1	1	0	0	2
Garry Jestadt	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Greif	3	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Corkins	1	0	1	1	0	0
Jerry Morales	1	1	1	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dusty Baker	5	0	1	2	0	1
Ralph Garr	5	0	0	0	1	1
Hank Aaron	6	0	1	0	0	0
Earl Williams	4	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Lum	5	0	1	0	0	1
Darrell Evans	3	0	1	1	1	1
Felix Millan	4	2	0	0	1	0
Marty Perez	5	1	3	0	0	1
Ron Reed	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Breazeale	1	1	1	2	0	0
Cecil Upshaw	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Greif	5.2	6	3	3
Mike Corkins	4.1	3	1	2
Gary Ross	1.0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Reed	8.0	11	4	6
Cecil Upshaw	3.0	3	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Derrel Thomas: 8
Dave Roberts: W
Larry Stahl: 43.1-2
Nate Colbert: HR/9.2-H
Cito Gaston: D9
Curt Blefary: S8/78.2-H
Johnny Jeter: K/C

Bot 1

Dusty Baker: 53
Ralph Garr: K
Hank Aaron: S8/89
Earl Williams: W.1-2
Mike Lum: 4/L

Top 2

Garry Jestadt: 63
Bill Greif: K
Derrel Thomas: D9
Dave Roberts: 5

Bot 2

Darrell Evans: S9
Felix Millan: 6(1)/FO
Marty Perez: PB.1-2
Marty Perez: S5.2-3#
Ron Reed: FC.3-3;1-2;B-1
Dusty Baker: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
Ralph Garr: 43

Top 3

Larry Stahl: 8
Nate Colbert: W
Cito Gaston: S5.1-2#
Curt Blefary: WP.2-3;1-2
Curt Blefary: IW
Johnny Jeter: K
Garry Jestadt: 7

Bot 3

Hank Aaron: 53
Earl Williams: S7
Mike Lum: S9.1-3
Darrell Evans: 9/SF.3-H
Felix Millan: 53

Top 4

Bill Greif: K
Derrel Thomas: 43
Dave Roberts: 9/FL

Bot 4

Marty Perez: K
Ron Reed: 6/L
Dusty Baker: 53

Top 5

Larry Stahl: 13
Nate Colbert: S7
Cito Gaston: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Ralph Garr: E4.B-1
Hank Aaron: 53.1-2
Earl Williams: 53
Mike Lum: K

Top 6

Curt Blefary: HR/9
Johnny Jeter: 8
Garry Jestadt: S9
Bill Greif: PO1(13)
Bill Greif: 3/G

Bot 6

Darrell Evans: W
Felix Millan: W.1-2
Marty Perez: 35(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Ron Reed: 8/L
Dusty Baker: D7.2-H;1-3
Ralph Garr: W
Hank Aaron: 3/FL

Top 7

Derrel Thomas: S8
Dave Roberts: 54/SH.1-2
Larry Stahl: W
Nate Colbert: K/C
Cito Gaston: K/C

Bot 7

Earl Williams: 6
Mike Lum: 6
Darrell Evans: K/C

Top 8

Curt Blefary: 341
Johnny Jeter: S7
Garry Jestadt: SB2
Garry Jestadt: 63.2-3
Mike Corkins: S6.3-H#
Derrel Thomas: 3/G#

Bot 8

Felix Millan: 8
Marty Perez: S8
Jim Breazeale: HR/9.1-H
Dusty Baker: 43
Ralph Garr: 7

Top 9

Dave Roberts: 53
Larry Stahl: K
Nate Colbert: W
Cito Gaston: 43

Bot 9

Hank Aaron: 43
Earl Williams: 7/L
Mike Lum: 9

Top 10

Curt Blefary: 4/L
Johnny Jeter: 63
Garry Jestadt: 8

Bot 10

Darrell Evans: 9
Felix Millan: 43
Marty Perez: S8
Cecil Upshaw: K/C

Top 11

Jerry Morales: S9
Derrel Thomas: WP.1-2
Derrel Thomas: S7.2-3
Dave Roberts: S7.3-H;1-2
Larry Stahl: SB3#
Larry Stahl: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Nate Colbert: IW
Cito Gaston: SB2
Cito Gaston: 63

Bot 11

Dusty Baker: K
Ralph Garr: 7
Hank Aaron: 43

Notes & reviews

Nate Colbert's eighth homer in a week
HP umpire Bruce Froemming struck on chest by fast ball; he was down for a while but remained in the game

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