Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
September 7, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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 3, Atlanta Braves 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Scott cf 4 0 1 1
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Puhl rf 4 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Garcia ss 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 2 1 1 2
Cedeno 1b 4 0 0 0
Howe 3b 4 0 1 0
Ashby c 4 0 1 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Walling ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Linares lf 4 0 0 1
  Miller pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Washington rf 3 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 1 2 1
Chambliss 1b 3 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Benedict c 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 1 0
  Butler pr 0 0 0 0
Boggs p 1 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 0 0 0 0
  Owen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Houston 000 110 001382
Atlanta 001 100 000251
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   7.0 4 2 2 3 0
  Smith  W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  LaCorte   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Sambito  SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
1
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Boggs   7.0 5 2 1 1 2
  Camp  L (7-2) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2
  Hrabosky   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
1
4

  E–Howe (9), Knepper (2), Boggs (5).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 1.  PB–Benedict (7).  2B–Atlanta Ramirez (14,off Knepper); Pocoroba (4,off LaCorte).  HR–Houston Cruz (13,9th inning off Camp 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Horner (8,4th inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Knepper (5,off Boggs); Boggs (1,off Knepper).  SF–Cruz (6,off Boggs).  IBB–Chambliss (9,by D Smith).  SB–Puhl (18,2nd base off Boggs/Benedict); Hubbard (4,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby); Miller (20,2nd base off D Smith/Ashby).  CS–Cruz (6,2nd base by Boggs/Benedict).  IBB–D Smith (4,Chambliss).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:40.  A–7,358.
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