Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 22, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1981 at Astrodome. 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 0, Houston Astros 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Washington rf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 3 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 3 0 1 0
Linares lf 3 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Sinatro c 0 0 0 0
Owen c 2 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
  Gomez ss 0 0 0 0
Perry p 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
  Montefusco p 0 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 4 1 2 0
Garner 2b 3 1 1 0
Scott cf 4 1 3 1
Cruz lf 2 0 1 1
Heep 1b 3 0 1 1
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 2 0
Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0
Sutton p 4 0 1 0
Totals 31 3 12 3
Atlanta 000 000 000030
Houston 102 000 00x3121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (7-8) 4.0 8 3 3 1 1
  Bedrosian   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Montefusco   2.0 3 0 0 2 0
  Garber   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
3
3
4
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  W (10-8) 9.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
3

  E–Garner (12).  DP–Atlanta 2, Houston 1.  2B–Houston Scott (17,off Perry); Puhl (18,off Perry).  SF–Cruz (7,off Perry).  IBB–Cruz (4,by Bedrosian); Heep (2,by Montefusco).  CS–Butler (1,2nd base by Sutton/Ashby); Reynolds (3,2nd base by Garber/Sinatro).  SB–Scott (16,2nd base off Montefusco/Owen).  BK–Montefusco (1).  IBB–Bedrosian (2,Cruz); Montefusco (2,Heep).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:16.  A–22,564.
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