Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 16, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1981 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 5 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 5 0 1 0
Linares lf 5 0 1 0
Horner 3b 4 2 2 1
Murphy cf 4 2 2 2
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 2
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 1 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 1 0
  Harper pr 0 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 5 0 0 1
Landreaux cf 3 1 1 1
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 2 3 2
Cey 3b 4 0 2 1
Guerrero rf 4 0 1 1
Scioscia c 4 0 2 0
  Russell pr 0 0 0 0
  Yeager c 0 0 0 0
Frias 2b 4 1 1 0
Valenzuela p 1 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 1 1 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Monday ph 0 1 0 0
  Stewart p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Atlanta 022 010 0005111
Los Angeles 000 120 30x6121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perry   6.0 9 3 3 0 1
  Bedrosian  L (1-1) 0.2 1 3 3 2 0
  Garber   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
2
2
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Valenzuela   5.0 8 5 5 0 9
  Niedenfuer  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Stewart  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
0
12

  E–Garber (1), Cey (12).  2B–Atlanta Linares (6,off Valenzuela), Los Angeles Johnstone (2,off Perry); Garvey (16,off Bedrosian).  HR–Atlanta Chambliss (4,2nd inning off Valenzuela 1 on, 0 out); Murphy (7,3rd inning off Valenzuela 1 on, 1 out); Horner (5,5th inning off Valenzuela 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Harper (5,2nd base off Niedenfuer/Scioscia).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:36.  A–50,340.
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