Doyle Alexander flirted with a no-hitter for 7 1/3 innings while pitching the Braves to a 7-2 victory over the Cardinals. Terry Kennedy spoiled Alexander's bid with a single and George Hendrick deprived him of a shutout by hitting a homer with two out in the ninth. Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Saturday, August 23, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 4 3 Braves 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 x - 7 14 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Templeton ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Royster lf,3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .231 Phillips ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Ramirez ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .270 Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Matthews rf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .271 Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .322 Horner 3b 3 1 1 0 2 0 .255 Simmons c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 Lum pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203 Hendrick cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .326 Chambliss 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .281 Durham rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Murphy cf 5 2 4 2 0 0 .295 Kennedy lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Hubbard 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .261 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Benedict c 4 0 1 1 1 1 .256 Vuckovich p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Alexander p 4 0 2 2 0 1 .171 Otten p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Iorg ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 4 2 1 3 Totals 38 7 14 5 5 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 21,099 Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Braves 13 DP: Cardinals 0, Braves 0 Errors: Templeton, Simmons, Durham, Matthews Doubles: Iorg (15), Murphy (22) Home Runs: Hendrick (22) Stolen Bases: Horner (1), Murphy (4) Sacrifice Hits: Ramirez (2) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Vuckovich L(9-9) 3 5 4 3 4 1 0 19 3.56 Otten 4 8 2 1 1 2 0 20 6.18 Littlefield 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 3.00 Totals 8 14 7 4 5 4 0 44 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(12-6) 9 4 2 2 1 3 1 33 3.56 Totals 9 4 2 2 1 3 1 33 Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell popped to shortstop; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (catcher unassisted); Ramirez flied out to left; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to second; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Durham flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner walked; Horner stole second; Chambliss walked; Murphy doubled to left [Horner scored, Chambliss to third]; Hubbard struck out; Benedict walked; Alexander singled to center [Chambliss scored, Murphy scored, Benedict to second]; Royster flied out to center; Ramirez popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3. CARDINALS 3RD: Kennedy grounded out (second to first); Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Vuckovich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 3. BRAVES 3RD: Matthews reached on an error by Templeton [Matthews to first]; Horner popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss singled to right [Matthews to second]; Murphy singled to left [Matthews scored (unearned), Chambliss to second]; Hubbard lined to right; Benedict forced Murphy (second to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 4. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton flied out to center; Oberkfell popped to third; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 4TH: Alexander singled to center; Royster walked [Alexander to second]; OTTEN REPLACED VUCKOVICH (PITCHING); Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alexander to third, Royster to second]; Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Horner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 4. CARDINALS 5TH: On a bunt Simmons grounded out (third to first); Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Durham flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 4. BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss lined to left; Murphy singled to center; Murphy stole second; Hubbard singled to right [Murphy scored (error by Simmons; assist by Durham) (unearned) (no RBI), Hubbard to third]; Benedict singled to left [Hubbard scored]; On a bunt Alexander struck out; Royster singled to right [Benedict to second]; Ramirez singled to right [Benedict out at home (right to catcher), Royster to second]; 2 R (1 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6. CARDINALS 6TH: Kennedy struck out; Reitz flied out to right; Otten flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 6TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED TEMPLETON (PLAYING SS); Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Garry Templeton left with undisplaced break of the right index finger; Horner walked; Chambliss struck out; Murphy singled to center [Horner to second]; Hubbard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6. CARDINALS 7TH: Phillips popped to shortstop; Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez walked; Simmons reached on an error by Matthews [Hernandez to third, Simmons to first]; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander popped to first; Royster singled to center; Ramirez singled to left [Royster to second]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Durham grounded out (shortstop to first); Kennedy singled to right; Reitz popped to second; IORG BATTED FOR OTTEN; Iorg doubled [Kennedy to third]; Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 6. BRAVES 8TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Horner singled to left; LUM RAN FOR HORNER; Chambliss popped to third in foul territory; Murphy popped to shortstop; Hubbard reached on an error by Durham [Lum scored (unearned), Hubbard to second]; Benedict was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 7. CARDINALS 9TH: LUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ROYSTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Oberkfell flied out to right; Hernandez singled to right; Simmons struck out; Hendrick homered [Hernandez scored]; Durham grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 7. |
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