September 4, 1978 San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BAL 5
BOS 3 CAL 8
TEX 7 SEA 4
@MIL 3 MIL 5
SEA 0 MIN 2
CHW 1 NYY 9
DET 1 DET 5
@NYY 4 KCR 5
@OAK 3 CLE 5
@TOR 4 SDP 8
@ATL 4 MON 5
@CHC 3 MON 6
@CHC 5
(10) CIN 6
@HOU 3 LAD 5
SFG 4 PIT 7
NYM 4 PIT 7
NYM 0 STL 3
PHI 2 PHI 10
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 3,079

Monday, September 4, 1978, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 3:21

Padres

71-67

Won 1

4th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  2   0  2  0   3  0  1    8 13  2
Braves          0  2  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    4  7  3

W: G Perry (16-6), L: L McWilliams (7-1), S: J D'Acquisto (9)

Braves

59-78

Lost 5

6th, 22½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Richards LF                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .296  .780    0    4   0   
  M Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J D'Acquisto P              0   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .527    0    0   0   
O Smith SS                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .263  .649    0    3   7   HR,2B,SF
B Evans 3B                    6   1   3   1    0   1  .500 1.167    0    1   0   2B
D Winfield RF                 5   1   2   1    1   0  .299  .853    0    2   0   SB,IW
G Tenace 1B                   4   2   1   0    2   2  .227  .821    0    8   0   
M Champion 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .784    0    1   2   3B,SH
J Wilhelm CF                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   2B,SH
D Roberts C                   1   0   1   0    3   0  .235  .666    0    3   0   2·IW
  J Beswick PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Sweet C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .594    0    5   0   
G Perry P                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .113  .278    0    0   0   
  F Gonzalez PH               1   0   1   2    0   0  .248  .583    0    0   0   
  D Thomas PR-LF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .230  .598    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       39   8  13   8    8   9                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Evans (1, off D Campbell); O Smith (16, off L McWilliams); D Thomas (9, off D Campbell); J Wilhelm (1, off L McWilliams).

3B: M Champion (2, off D Campbell).

HR: O Smith (1, off L McWilliams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: O Smith (3, off J Easterly).

SH: M Champion (1, off L McWilliams); J Wilhelm (1, off L McWilliams).

IBB: D Winfield (17, by D Campbell); D Roberts 2 (6, 2 by L McWilliams).

TB: O Smith 6; B Evans 4; M Champion 3; D Thomas 2; J Wilhelm 2; D Winfield 2; D Roberts; F Gonzalez; G Tenace.

RBI: O Smith 2 (38); J Wilhelm 2 (2); F Gonzalez 2 (27); D Winfield (89); B Evans (1).

2-out RBI: J Wilhelm 2; B Evans.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Champion-O Smith-G Tenace 2.

E: D Roberts (3); B Evans (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Winfield (20, 2nd base off L McWilliams/J Nolan).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .695    0    1   1   GDP
  D Campbell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Gilbreath PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .621    0    0   0   
R Office CF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .648    0    3   0   GDP
G Matthews RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .825    0    0   0   
J Burroughs LF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .312  .996    0    2   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .257  .811    0    1   2   
J Nolan C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .242  .705    0    9   0   
D Murphy 1B                   4   2   2   2    0   1  .234  .703    0    9   0   HR,2B
G Hubbard 2B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .303  .713    0    2   3   
L McWilliams P                2   0   1   0    0   1  .091  .273    0    0   1   3B
  J Easterly P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .513         0   0   
  B Beall PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .697    0    0   0   
  D Chaney SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .597    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   4   7   2    5   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (13, off G Perry).

3B: L McWilliams (1, off G Perry).

HR: D Murphy (21, off G Perry; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: D Murphy 6; L McWilliams 3; B Horner 2; J Royster; J Nolan.

GIDP: R Office (7); J Royster (8).

RBI: D Murphy 2 (70).

2-out RBI: D Murphy 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Royster (17); D Murphy (21); B Horner (9).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perry, W (16-6)              6     5   3   2    2   3   1   3.10   24     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 5     53    -     1.01   0.02
M Lee                          1.1   2   1   0    3   1   0   2.97    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.68  -0.16
J D'Acquisto, S (9)            1.2   0   0   0    0   4   0   2.41    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.89   0.22
Totals                         9     7   4   2    5   8   1          38     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 7          3-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L McWilliams, L (7-1)          6.1  10   7   3    5   7   1   3.36   36     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0·10     35    -     1.34  -0.39
J Easterly                     0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.78    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.78  -0.02
D Campbell                     2     3   1   1    2   2   0   4.87   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.25   0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   4    8   9   1          50     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·13          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: L McWilliams (2).

IBB: L McWilliams 2 (2; D Roberts, D Roberts); D Campbell (11; D Winfield).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 3,079.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Atlanta Braves                       
1. G Richards           LF    1. J Royster            SS 
2. O Smith              SS    2. R Office             CF 
3. B Evans              3B    3. G Matthews           RF 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. J Burroughs          LF 
5. G Tenace             1B    5. B Horner             3B 
6. M Champion           2B    6. J Nolan              C  
7. J Wilhelm            CF    7. D Murphy             1B 
8. D Roberts            C     8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. G Perry              P     9. L McWilliams         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  3-2  123      26%  65% J Wilhelm       L McWilliams    Double; Winfield Scores/unER; Tenace Scores/unER; Champion to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  1--     -20%  28% D Murphy        G Perry         Home Run; Nolan Scores
   b 4   2  2-2  1--     -15%  32% D Murphy        G Perry         Double; Horner Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; Murphy to 3B
   b 7   0  7-3  123      15%  90% J Royster       M Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Murphy Scores/No RBI/unER; Hubbard to 3B
   t 7   1  3-4  123      12%  91% F Gonzalez      L McWilliams    Single; Tenace Scores; Champion Scores/unER; Beswick to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Richards      Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  O Smith         Double
   O      -2-      49%  B Evans         Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      45%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Royster       Single
   OO     1--      49%  R Office        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry McWilliams facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Champion      Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      47%  J Wilhelm       Flyball: CF
          1--      49%  D Roberts       Walk; Tenace to 2B
   O      12-      45%  G Perry         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Burroughs     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Horner        Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  J Nolan         Walk
   RR     1--      28%  D Murphy        Home Run; Nolan Scores
   O      ---      29%  G Hubbard       Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      26%  G Richards      Strikeout
   R      ---      36%  O Smith         Home Run
          ---      39%  B Evans         Single
          1--      41%  D Winfield      Wild Pitch; Evans to 2B
   R      -2-      50%  " "             Single; Evans Scores
   O      1--      47%  G Tenace        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      44%  M Champion      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
          ---      34%  L McWilliams    Triple
   O      --3      44%  J Royster       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; McWilliams out at Hm/3B; Royster to 1B
   O      1--      46%  R Office        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Royster to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Tied 2-2, Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Wilhelm       Flyball: 2B
          ---      52%  D Roberts       Single to 3B; Roberts to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      48%  G Perry         Strikeout
   O      -2-      44%  G Richards      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
          ---      44%  B Horner        Single
   O      1--      47%  J Nolan         Flyball: LF
   R      1--      32%  D Murphy        Double; Horner Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER; Murphy to 3B
          --3      31%  G Hubbard       Walk
   O      1-3      36%  L McWilliams    Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Braves 3.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Larry McWilliams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      33%  O Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  B Evans         Strikeout
          ---      32%  D Winfield      Single
          1--      34%  G Tenace        Winfield Steals 2B
          -2-      35%  " "             Walk
          12-      39%  M Champion      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Winfield to 3B; Tenace to 2B; Champion to 1B
   RR     123      65%  J Wilhelm       Double; Winfield Scores/unER; Tenace Scores/unER; Champion to 3B
          -23      66%  D Roberts       Intentional Walk
   O      123      59%  G Perry         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  J Royster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Office        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  G Matthews      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry McWilliams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  G Richards      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      63%  B Evans         Single
   O      1--      61%  D Winfield      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  J Burroughs     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  B Horner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  J Nolan         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry McWilliams facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  G Tenace        Single
          1--      79%  M Champion      Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Tenace to 2B; Champion to 1B
   O      12-      79%  J Wilhelm       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tenace to 3B; Champion to 2B
          -23      79%  D Roberts       Intentional Walk
                  Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Gaylord Perry batting 9th; Jim Beswick pinch runs for Dave Roberts batting 8th
   RR     123      91%  F Gonzalez      Single; Tenace Scores; Champion Scores/unER; Beswick to 2B
                  Jamie Easterly replaces Larry McWilliams pitching and batting 9th; Derrel Thomas pinch runs for Fernando Gonzalez batting 9th
          12-      93%  G Richards      Walk; Beswick to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   RO     123      95%  O Smith         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Beswick Scores/unER; Thomas to 3B; Richards to 2B
   O      -23      93%  B Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-7, Mark Lee facing 7-8-9
                  Mark Lee replaces Gene Richards pitching and batting 1st; Rick Sweet replaces Jim Beswick playing C batting 8th; Derrel Thomas moves to LF
          ---      90%  D Murphy        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Murphy to 1B
          1--      84%  G Hubbard       Walk; Murphy to 2B
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Jamie Easterly batting 9th
          12-      75%  B Beall         Walk; Murphy to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
   ROO    123      90%  J Royster       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Murphy Scores/No RBI/unER; Hubbard to 3B
   O      --3      93%  R Office        Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 7-4, Dave Campbell facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Campbell replaces Jerry Royster pitching and batting 1st; Darrel Chaney replaces Bob Beall playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  G Tenace        Strikeout
          ---      93%  M Champion      Triple
   O      --3      92%  J Wilhelm       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-7, Mark Lee facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  J Burroughs     Walk
          1--      86%  B Horner        Single; Burroughs to 2B
          12-      76%  J Nolan         Single; Burroughs to 3B; Horner to 2B
                  John D'Acquisto replaces Mark Lee pitching and batting 1st
   O      123      87%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      123      97%  G Hubbard       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 7, Braves 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Ahead 7-4, Dave Campbell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  R Sweet         Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  D Thomas        Double
          -2-      97%  J D'Acquisto    Walk
   O      12-      97%  O Smith         Popfly: 3B
   R      12-      99%  B Evans         Double; Thomas Scores; D'Acquisto to 3B
          -23      99%  D Winfield      Intentional Walk
   O      123      98%  G Tenace        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 8, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-8, John D'Acquisto facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  D Chaney        Flyball: RF
                  Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Dave Campbell batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Office        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 8, Braves 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ATL197809040

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1978 > ATL \| SDP > Sep 4, 1978, Padres at Braves Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation