Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 86
Played on Tuesday, September 8, 1981 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 5 1 ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 Cedeno 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Roberts 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Spilman ph,1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Howe 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Thon pr,3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woods rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 Garcia ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 Pujols c 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 Ruhle p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 B. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 5 2 1 5 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Garner-Garcia-Roberts, Sambito-Garner-Roberts. E: Garcia (8). BATTING - 2B: Woods (4,off McWilliams). GDP: Pujols (3,off McWilliams). Team LOB: 3.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Butler lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Linares ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Washington rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Horner 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 Miller pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 12 0 Murphy cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Benedict c 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 McWilliams p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 Royster ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 3 7 3 1 2 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hubbard-Ramirez-Chambliss. BATTING - 2B: Chambliss (20,off B. Smith). HR: Benedict (5,8th inning off Sambito 0 on 0 out). HBP: Washington (4,by Sambito). GDP: Chambliss (10,off Ruhle); Linares (6,off Sambito). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - CS: Murphy (4,2nd base by Ruhle/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle 7 3 0 0 1 2 0 24 Sambito 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 B. Smith L(1-1) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 2 1 31 Sambito faced 1 batter in the 9th inning B. Smith faced 2 batters in the 9th inning HBP: Sambito (2,Washington). Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Smith 1-1. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McWilliams 8 4 2 2 1 4 0 28 Camp W(8-2) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 5 2 2 1 5 0 32 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Fred Brocklander Ejections: Cesar Cedeno by Paul Pryor [Entering stands] Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 2800 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Scott cf Butler lf 2. Garner 2b Washington rf 3. Cedeno 1b Horner 3b 4. Cruz lf Chambliss 1b 5. Howe 3b Murphy cf 6. Woods rf Hubbard 2b 7. Garcia ss Benedict c 8. Pujols c Ramirez ss 9. Ruhle p McWilliams p ASTROS 1ST: Scott flied out to right; Garner struck out; Cedeno struck out; Cesar Cedeno ejected by HP umpire Paul Pryor when he entered the stands to attack a heckler who was chanting 'Killer, Killer' at Cedeno; Cedeno fined $5000 by NL; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: ROBERTS REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING 1B); Butler grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington flied out to left; Horner singled to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe flied out to center; Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy flied out to right; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Garcia grounded out (third to first); Pujols struck out; Ruhle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); McWilliams struck out; Butler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: Scott grounded out (third to first); Garner flied out to left; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Washington singled to center; Horner singled to left [Washington to second]; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Washington to third, Horner out at second]; Murphy grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Howe made an out to second; Woods grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first); Benedict walked; Ramirez flied out to right; McWilliams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Garcia singled to center; Pujols grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garcia out at second]; Ruhle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Butler made an out to shortstop; Washington flied out to left; Horner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Scott flied out to center; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Murphy reached on an error by Garcia [Murphy to first]; Murphy was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe walked; THON RAN FOR HOWE; Woods doubled to right [Thon scored, Woods to third (on throw to home)]; Garcia singled to center [Woods scored]; Pujols singled to left [Garcia to third]; IVIE BATTED FOR RUHLE; Ivie made an out to shortstop; Scott flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); THON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Benedict homered; Ramirez flied out to right; ROYSTER BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Royster singled to left; LINARES BATTED FOR BUTLER; Linares grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Royster out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: CAMP REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); LINARES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garner struck out; SPILMAN BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Spilman singled to shortstop; Cruz forced Spilman (second to shortstop); Thon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Washington was hit by a pitch; B. SMITH REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Horner singled to left [Washington to second]; MILLER RAN FOR HORNER; Chambliss doubled to left [Washington scored, Miller scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 5 1 3 Braves 3 7 0 4
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