Atlanta Braves 2, Houston Astros 1 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 4
Played on Monday, April 13, 1981 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Washington rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Harper ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 Linares lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Horner 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 Benedict c 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 Niekro p 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Royster ph,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 9 2 2 7 30 5 BATTING - SH: Royster (1,off Sambito). IBB: Hubbard (1,by Sambito). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Washington (1,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby). CS: Murphy (1,2nd base by Andujar/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Puhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reynolds ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 Cruz lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Leonard rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Heep 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 Howe 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 1 1 7 1 Knepper p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Thon 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 36 1 7 1 4 5 30 13 BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (3,off Niekro); Howe (1,off Niekro). IBB: Ashby (1,by Niekro). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Leonard (1,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict). CS: Cedeno (1,2nd base by Bradford/Benedict).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 8.2 6 1 1 4 5 0 36 Camp W(1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bradford SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 10 7 1 1 4 5 0 40 IBB: Niekro (1,Ashby). Inherited Runners - Scored: Camp 3-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper 3 5 1 1 0 4 0 14 Andujar 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 D. Smith 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 LaCorte 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Sambito L(0-1) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 Totals 10 9 2 2 2 7 0 40 Knepper faced 1 batter in the 4th inning IBB: Sambito (1,Hubbard). Inherited Runners - Scored: Andujar 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Frank Pulli Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 34961 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Washington rf Landestoy 2b 2. Hubbard 2b Reynolds ss 3. Linares lf Cedeno cf 4. Horner 3b Cruz lf 5. Murphy cf Leonard rf 6. Chambliss 1b Heep 1b 7. Benedict c Howe 3b 8. Ramirez ss Ashby c 9. Niekro p Knepper p BRAVES 1ST: Washington singled to center; Washington stole second; Hubbard flied out to right; Linares grounded out (pitcher to first); Horner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy walked; Reynolds flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted) [Landestoy to second]; Cruz made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy was called out on strikes; Chambliss flied out to right; Benedict singled to center; Ramirez singled to center [Benedict to second]; Niekro singled to left [Benedict scored, Ramirez to second]; Washington struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Leonard grounded out (pitcher to first); Heep made an out to shortstop; Howe singled to center; Ashby singled to center [Howe to second]; Knepper made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard was called out on strikes; Linares grounded out (second to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy grounded out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy singled to pitcher; ANDUJAR REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Chambliss flied out to right; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Benedict singled to right; Ramirez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz lined to right; Leonard singled to center; Leonard stole second; Heep walked; Howe struck out; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Niekro flied out to left; Washington flied out to center; Hubbard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Bergman flied to right in foul territory; Landestoy flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: D. SMITH REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Linares grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner singled to third; Murphy flied out to center; Chambliss walked [Horner to second]; Benedict made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno made an out to first; Cruz struck out; Leonard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 7TH: Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Heep grounded out (first unassisted); Howe flied out to left; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 8TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Linares grounded out (third to first); Horner popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: WALLING BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Walling was called out on strikes; PUHL BATTED FOR LANDESTOY; Puhl made an out to shortstop; Reynolds singled to center; Cedeno doubled to left [Reynolds scored]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: THON REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); LACORTE REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Murphy struck out; Chambliss struck out; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Leonard lined to second; Heep flied out to right; Howe doubled to left; Ashby was walked intentionally; Thon walked [Howe to third, Ashby to second]; CAMP REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); ROBERTS BATTED FOR LACORTE; Roberts made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 1. BRAVES 10TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Ramirez singled to right; ROYSTER BATTED FOR CAMP; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ramirez to second]; HARPER BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Harper struck out; Hubbard was walked intentionally; Linares singled to right [Ramirez scored, Hubbard to third]; Horner popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 10TH: BRADFORD REPLACED HORNER (PITCHING); HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno singled to left; Cruz made an out to shortstop; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 2 9 0 8 Astros 1 7 0 9
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