Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
April 29, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1981 at Fulton County Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Walling 1b 4 1 2 2
Reynolds ss 4 3 2 1
Cedeno cf 3 0 2 0
Cruz lf 5 0 1 1
Puhl rf 4 0 0 0
Howe 3b 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 1 0
Thon 2b 2 0 0 0
  Pittman ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 1 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
Ruhle p 2 0 0 0
  Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 1 0
  Landestoy pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller lf 4 1 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
  Harper ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Washington rf 2 0 1 1
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomez ss 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 2
Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 0
Benedict c 3 0 2 1
Walk p 2 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Linares ph 1 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Houston 100 000 301590
Atlanta 001 000 0304111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle   3.1 4 1 1 1 1
  Andujar   2.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Sambito   1.1 3 2 2 2 0
  LaCorte  W (1-0) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Walk   6.1 4 4 3 6 3
  Bradford   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Mahler   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Camp  L (2-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
6
4

  E–Ramirez (3).  DP–Houston 2, Atlanta 1.  2B–Houston Cedeno (5,off Walk); Reynolds (2,off Camp), Atlanta Chambliss (7,off Ruhle); Hubbard 2 (4,off Sambito,off LaCorte).  HR–Houston Walling (2,7th inning off Walk 1 on, 1 out); Reynolds (1,7th inning off Walk 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Murphy (4,8th inning off Sambito 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Washington (1,off Ruhle).  CS–Cedeno 2 (4,2nd base by Walk/Benedict,2nd base by Bradford/Benedict).  SB–Miller (6,2nd base off Ruhle/Ashby).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:18.  A–8,334.
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