Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 99
Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1981 (N) at Astrodome
ATL N 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Butler cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Washington rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 10 3 Horner 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 Royster 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linares lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Hubbard 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 Sinatro c 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 Gomez ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Mahler p 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 3 7 27 12 BATTING - 2B: Mahler (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Horner (2,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Sinatro (1,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Garner 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Walling 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Spilman ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Heep ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 3 1 2 4 27 13 BATTING - 3B: Garner (3,off Mahler). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Garner (9,2nd base off Mahler/Sinatro).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Mahler W(6-6) 9 3 1 1 2 4 0 32
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(9-8) 6 6 3 3 3 3 0 27 Sambito 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 D. Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 6 3 3 3 7 0 36 Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 24142 Starting Lineups: Atlanta Braves Houston Astros 1. Butler cf Puhl rf 2. Washington rf Garner 2b 3. Chambliss 1b Scott cf 4. Horner 3b Cruz lf 5. Linares lf Walling 1b 6. Hubbard 2b Howe 3b 7. Sinatro c Ashby c 8. Gomez ss Reynolds ss 9. Mahler p Niekro p BRAVES 1ST: Butler grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); Chambliss struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner singled to shortstop; Garner stole second; Scott lined to shortstop; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to left; Linares struck out; Horner stole second; Hubbard grounded out (pitcher to first); Sinatro singled to center [Horner scored]; Sinatro stole second; Gomez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Walling grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 3RD: Mahler grounded out (shortstop to first); Butler singled to center; Washington made an out to second; Chambliss walked [Butler to second]; Horner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds made an out to second; Niekro flied out to center; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 0. BRAVES 4TH: Linares grounded out (third to first); Hubbard walked; Sinatro flied out to right; Gomez singled to left [Hubbard to second]; Mahler doubled to center [Hubbard scored, Gomez scored]; Butler grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Garner grounded out (third to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 5TH: Washington grounded out (first to pitcher); Chambliss popped to catcher in foul territory; Horner walked; Linares singled to left [Horner to second]; Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Walling grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. BRAVES 6TH: Sinatro grounded out (third to first); Gomez made an out to catcher; Mahler grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds flied out to left; SPILMAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Spilman walked; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted) [Spilman to second]; Garner tripled to center [Spilman scored]; Scott flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Butler struck out; Washington struck out; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz flied out to center; Walling grounded out (second to first); Howe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 8TH: Horner grounded out (pitcher to first); Linares flied out to right; Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: BUTLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MURPHY REPLACED LINARES (PLAYING CF); ROYSTER REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING 3B); Ashby flied out to left; Reynolds struck out (catcher to first); HEEP BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Heep flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. BRAVES 9TH: D. SMITH REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); Sinatro grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez made an out to shortstop; Mahler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl flied out to center; Garner walked; Scott struck out; Cruz singled to right [Garner to second]; Walling grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Braves 3 6 0 6 Astros 1 3 0 4
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