Pittsburgh Pirates vs Atlanta Braves
May 11, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1981 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 0 0
Foli ss 5 1 3 0
Parker rf 5 1 1 0
Stargell 1b 3 0 1 0
  Lacy pr 0 0 0 0
  Thompson 1b 0 0 0 0
Easler lf 4 0 0 1
Garner 2b 5 0 3 1
Pena c 4 0 1 0
Berra 3b 5 0 1 0
Camacho p 3 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 1 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Madlock ph 1 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 11 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller lf 5 0 1 0
Washington rf 5 0 0 0
Pocoroba 3b 4 1 2 0
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 0
Murphy cf 5 0 1 1
Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 1
Benedict c 4 0 2 1
Ramirez ss 2 0 1 0
Perry p 2 0 0 0
  Linares ph 1 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Pittsburgh 200 000 000 02110
Atlanta 100 001 000 13100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Camacho   5.0 5 1 1 4 2
  Cruz   3.0 3 1 1 1 4
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Tekulve  L (0-2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.2
10
3
3
6
8
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   9.0 10 2 2 1 3
  Bradford   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Mahler  W (2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
11
2
2
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2.  2B–Atlanta Pocoroba (1,off Camacho); Benedict (4,off Camacho); Ramirez (5,off Cruz).  HR–Atlanta Hubbard (2,6th inning off Cruz 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Easler (5,off Perry).  IBB–Pena (1,by Mahler).  HBP–Perry (1,by Cruz).  SB–Ramirez (4,2nd base off Camacho/Pena).  CS–Miller (1,2nd base by Camacho/Pena).  WP–Perry (3).  HBP–Cruz (1,Perry).  IBB–Mahler (3,Pena).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Steve Fields, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–3:09.  A–4,260.
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