Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
September 4, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1981 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets 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 1, New York Mets 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler lf 3 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 1
Benedict c 3 0 2 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Mazzilli lf 3 0 1 1
Brooks 3b 3 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 3 1 1 1
Stearns c 2 1 1 0
Taveras ss 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0
Harris p 2 1 1 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 1
  Gardenhire pr 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 6 3
Atlanta 000 010 000161
New York 000 002 20x461
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (6-5) 6.1 5 4 3 2 2
  Garber   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Bedrosian   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harris  W (3-4) 7.0 4 1 1 1 7
  Allen  SV (14) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
10

  E–Murphy (3), Stearns (6).  DP–Atlanta 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Harris (1,off Niekro); Stearns (8,off Niekro).  HR–Atlanta Hubbard (6,5th inning off Harris 0 on, 0 out), New York Valentine (6,7th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Mazzilli (4,off Niekro).  IBB–Flynn (7,by Garber).  SB–Butler (4,2nd base off Harris/Stearns).  CS–Mazzilli (5,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict).  IBB–Garber (6,Flynn).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:06.  A–15,021.
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