Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 24, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 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 3, Houston Astros 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Linares lf 4 0 2 1
Washington rf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 2 1 0 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
  Butler ph 1 0 0 0
Sinatro c 2 1 1 1
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
Gomez ss 1 0 0 0
  Jacoby ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
McWilliams p 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon 3b 5 0 3 0
Garner 2b 4 1 1 0
Scott cf 4 1 1 1
Cruz lf 4 1 3 0
Howe 1b 4 1 2 2
Woods rf 1 0 0 1
  Puhl ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Garcia ss 4 0 0 0
Pujols c 4 0 1 0
Knepper p 3 1 2 1
  Smith p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 14 5
Atlanta 001 200 000350
Houston 212 000 00x5140
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  L (1-1) 2.1 8 5 5 1 1
  Bedrosian   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Garber   3.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Camp   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
5
5
1
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (9-4) 7.2 5 3 3 4 4
  Smith  SV (8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Atlanta Linares 2 (9,off Knepper 2); Murphy (12,off Knepper), Houston Scott (18,off McWilliams).  3B–Houston Howe (4,off McWilliams); Cruz (3,off Garber).  HR–Houston Knepper (1,2nd inning off McWilliams 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Woods (2,off McWilliams).  CS–Thon (1,3rd base by McWilliams/Sinatro).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:17.  A–23,341.
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