Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Regular Season Game 18
Played on Wednesday, April 29, 1981 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 5 9 0 ATL N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 11 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Walling 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 12 0 Reynolds ss 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 5 Cedeno cf 3 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 Cruz lf 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Ashby c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Thon 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Pittman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruhle p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ivie ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Landestoy pr,2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 35 5 9 4 6 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Thon-Reynolds-Walling, Landestoy-Reynolds-Walling. BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (5,off Walk); Reynolds (2,off Camp). HR: Walling (2,7th inning off Walk 1 on 1 out); Reynolds (1,7th inning off Walk 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - CS: Cedeno 2 (4,2nd base by Walk/Benedict,2nd base by Bradford/Benedict).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 0 Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Harper ph,rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Washington rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Royster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gomez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Horner 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 Murphy cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 Benedict c 3 0 2 1 1 0 6 2 Walk p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linares ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 11 4 3 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Benedict-Ramirez. E: Ramirez (3). BATTING - 2B: Chambliss (7,off Ruhle); Hubbard 2 (4,off Sambito,off LaCorte). HR: Murphy (4,8th inning off Sambito 1 on 1 out). SF: Washington (1,off Ruhle). GDP: Murphy (3,off Andujar); Pocoroba (1,off LaCorte). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Miller (6,2nd base off Ruhle/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle 3.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 15 Andujar 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 9 Sambito 1.1 3 2 2 2 0 1 9 LaCorte W(1-0) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 6 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 4 1 39
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Walk 6.1 4 4 3 6 3 2 29 Bradford 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Mahler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Camp L(2-1) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 9 5 4 6 4 2 41 Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford Time of Game: 3:18 Attendance: 8334 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Walling 1b Miller lf 2. Reynolds ss Ramirez ss 3. Cedeno cf Washington rf 4. Cruz lf Horner 3b 5. Puhl rf Chambliss 1b 6. Howe 3b Murphy cf 7. Ashby c Hubbard 2b 8. Thon 2b Benedict c 9. Ruhle p Walk p ASTROS 1ST: Walling flied out to left; Reynolds walked; Cedeno walked [Reynolds to second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; Puhl walked [Reynolds to third, Cedeno to second]; Howe reached on an error by Ramirez [Reynolds scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cedeno to third, Puhl to second]; Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Ramirez flied out to center; Washington singled to left; Horner forced Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thon was called out on strikes; Ruhle was called out on strikes; Walling walked; Reynolds made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict walked; Walk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Howe walked; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Miller singled to center; Miller stole second; Ramirez popped to first in foul territory [Miller to third]; Washington out on a sacrifice fly to third in foul territory [Miller scored]; Horner singled to center; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 4TH: Thon flied out to left; Ruhle flied out to left; Walling flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Murphy flied out to left; ANDUJAR REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Hubbard was called out on strikes; Benedict singled to left; Walk popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno walked; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Miller popped to catcher in foul territory; Ramirez was called out on strikes; Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl made an out to shortstop; Howe flied out to right; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled to right; Chambliss flied out to right; Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: PITTMAN BATTED FOR THON; Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); IVIE BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Ivie singled to center; LANDESTOY RAN FOR IVIE; Walling homered [Landestoy scored]; Reynolds homered; BRADFORD REPLACED WALK (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to right; Cruz struck out while Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hubbard doubled to center; Benedict popped to first in foul territory; LINARES BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Linares grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller walked; HARPER BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Harper walked [Hubbard to third, Miller to second]; ROYSTER BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GOMEZ REPLACED ROYSTER (PLAYING SS); MAHLER REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Howe flied out to left; Ashby singled to right; Sambito forced Ashby (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Horner flied out to center; Chambliss singled to first; Murphy homered [Chambliss scored]; LACORTE REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Hubbard doubled to center; Benedict singled to center [Hubbard scored]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR MAHLER; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Benedict out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Braves 4. ASTROS 9TH: CAMP REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Landestoy grounded out (third to first); Walling singled to center; Reynolds doubled to right [Walling to third]; Cedeno reached on a fielder's choice [Walling out at home (third to catcher), Reynolds to third]; Cruz singled to right [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); LUM BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lum popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 9 0 9 Braves 4 11 1 8
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