New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
August 20, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1981 at Fulton County Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets 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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New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 0
Taveras ss 5 1 3 1
Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 5 0 0 1
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli lf 2 1 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 1 1
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 1 1
  Bailor 2b 0 0 0 0
Harris p 1 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 1 0
  Boitano p 0 0 0 0
  Searage p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 4 2 1 1
Washington rf 4 1 2 1
Horner 3b 1 1 1 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 1
Murphy cf 2 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 2
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller pr 0 1 0 0
  Royster 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 6
New York 002 100 010493
Atlanta 112 000 20x670
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harris  L (2-3) 3.0 4 4 3 2 0
  Leach   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Boitano   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Searage   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Marshall   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
5
5
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-4) 7.0 6 3 3 4 4
  Camp  SV (11) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
5

  E–Wilson (3), Taveras (20), Flynn (3).  DP–New York 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Butler (1,off Boitano).  3B–New York Wilson 2 (6,off Niekro 2); Jorgensen (1,off Camp).  HR–Atlanta Hubbard (4,2nd inning off Harris 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Wilson (1,by Niekro).  IBB–Horner (1,by Searage); Murphy (6,by Miller).  SB–Mazzilli (11,3rd base off Niekro/Benedict); Stearns (6,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); Miller (15,2nd base off Boitano/Stearns).  WP–Searage (1).  BK–Harris (1).  HBP–Niekro (1,Wilson).  IBB–Searage (1,Horner); Miller (2,Murphy).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:27.  A–4,787.
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