San Francisco Giants vs Atlanta Braves
October 1, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 1, 1981 at Fulton County Stadium. The San Francisco Giants 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

San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 2

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 0
Cabell 1b 3 1 1 0
Clark rf 3 1 0 1
Evans 3b 5 1 2 1
Herndon lf 4 1 2 3
Martin cf 4 0 1 0
May c 4 1 2 1
LeMaster ss 4 0 0 0
Alexander p 3 0 0 0
  Minton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler rf 4 0 1 1
Linares lf 4 0 0 0
Horner 3b 4 1 3 1
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0
Sinatro c 3 1 1 0
Runge ss 4 0 2 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Walk p 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenton ph 1 0 0 0
  Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
San Francisco 203 001 000690
Atlanta 001 000 100280
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (11-7) 6.0 6 1 1 0 5
  Minton  SV (20) 3.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (7-7) 2.2 7 5 5 2 3
  Walk   2.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Bedrosian   2.0 1 1 1 3 0
  Alvarez   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–San Francisco May (17,off Bedrosian), Atlanta Sinatro (1,off Alexander); Chambliss (25,off Alexander).  HR–Atlanta Horner (13,3rd inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Morgan (5,2nd base by Niekro/Sinatro).  SB–Butler (6,2nd base off Alexander/May).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:32.  A–2,160.
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