Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 1
Regular Season Game 19
Played on Thursday, April 30, 1981 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 4 1 ATL N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Walling 1b 1 2 0 0 3 0 9 0 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 Cruz lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 5 0 Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Thon 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 29 5 4 5 5 2 27 8 FIELDING - E: Cedeno (1). PB: Ashby (2). BATTING - HR: Reynolds (2,1st inning off Boggs 1 on 0 out); Cruz (3,3rd inning off Boggs 1 on 2 out). SH: Reynolds (2,off Hanna). Team LOB: 3.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miller lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Washington rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Horner 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 Benedict c 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Boggs p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanna p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Royster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 1 2 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Murphy-Chambliss. BATTING - 2B: Washington (7,off Niekro). SF: Benedict (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Miller (7,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(2-3) 9 5 1 1 1 2 0 33
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Boggs L(1-3) 5 3 5 5 3 1 2 21 Hanna 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 Mahler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 4 5 5 5 2 2 35 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 10006 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Walling 1b Miller lf 2. Reynolds ss Washington rf 3. Cedeno cf Murphy cf 4. Cruz lf Horner 3b 5. Puhl rf Chambliss 1b 6. Howe 3b Hubbard 2b 7. Ashby c Benedict c 8. Thon 2b Ramirez ss 9. Niekro p Boggs p ASTROS 1ST: Walling walked; Reynolds homered [Walling scored]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (second to first); Washington struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner made an out to shortstop; Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Hubbard singled to left; Benedict singled to center [Hubbard to third, Benedict to second (error by Cedeno)]; Ramirez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Walling walked; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Walling to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Walling scored]; Cruz homered [Cedeno scored]; Puhl flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller flied out to left; Washington doubled to left; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Washington to third]; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby walked; Thon forced Ashby (shortstop to second); Niekro popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Horner walked; Chambliss flied out to left; Hubbard singled to center [Horner to third]; Benedict hit a sacrifice fly to left [Horner scored, Hubbard to second]; Ramirez popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. ASTROS 5TH: Walling flied out to center; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR BOGGS; Asselstine grounded out (third to first); Miller made an out to third; Washington made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. ASTROS 6TH: HANNA REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Cruz singled to center; Puhl hit into a double play (center to first) [Cruz out at second]; Howe made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner made an out to shortstop; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. ASTROS 7TH: Ashby made an out to shortstop; Thon grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard struck out; Benedict flied out to left; Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. ASTROS 8TH: Walling walked; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Walling to second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: ROYSTER BATTED FOR HANNA; Royster flied out to right; Miller singled to left; Miller stole second; Washington flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: MAHLER REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Howe grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Horner flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to center; Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 4 1 3 Braves 1 5 0 5
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