Unleashing a 17-hit bombardment, the Braves outslugged the Cardinals, 10-5. Atlanta sent 10 batters to the plate in a six-run third inning. Bruce Benedict, who went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs, stroked a two-run single, Gary Matthews and Glenn Hubbard each collected an RBI single and Bob Horner added an RBI double. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 5
Game Played on Sunday, August    24, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Cardinals    0  1  1    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   5 15  1
Braves       0  2  6    1  1  0    0  0  x  -  10 17  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Oberkfell 2b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .290      Royster lf,3b         4   1   1   1     1   0   .232
Durham rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .237      Ramirez ss            5   2   3   0     0   1   .294
Hernandez 1b          4   2   2   0     1   0   .324      Matthews rf           5   0   2   2     0   0   .272
Simmons c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .309      Horner 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .257
  Iorg lf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .293        Lum lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Hendrick cf           5   1   2   2     0   0   .327      Chambliss 1b          4   2   1   0     1   1   .281
Kennedy lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      Murphy cf             4   1   0   0     0   2   .293
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hubbard 2b            3   2   2   2     1   0   .265
Reitz 3b              3   1   3   2     0   0   .266      Benedict c            4   1   4   3     0   0   .268
  Ramsey 3b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Boggs p               3   0   1   1     0   0   .182
Phillips ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .198        Camp p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Martinez p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .103
  Urrea p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Scott ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Swisher c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .118

Totals               40   5  15   5     1   3             Totals               38  10  17  10     3   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 12,512
Left on Base: Cardinals 9, Braves 7
DP: Cardinals 2, Braves 2
Errors: Durham, Matthews
Doubles: Reitz 2 (28), Ramirez (3), Hubbard (16), Horner (7), Matthews (10), Camp (1)
Triples: Chambliss (2)
Stolen Bases: Royster (15)
GIDP: Kennedy (7), Phillips (5), Boggs (3)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez L(4-8)         2     7   6   6   1   0   0  13   4.69
Urrea                   3     7   4   3   2   3   0  16   3.99
Kaat                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Littlefield             2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.88
Totals                  8    17  10   9   3   4   0  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs W(7-8)            6.1  12   5   4   1   3   0  31   3.68
Camp                    2.2   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.14
Totals                  9    15   5   4   1   3   0  41

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel


CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Durham
flied out to center; Hernandez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez
doubled to left; Matthews flied out to right; Horner flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons singled to second; Hendrick singled to
center [Simmons to second]; Kennedy grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Simmons to third, Hendrick out
at second]; Reitz singled to right [Simmons scored]; Phillips
singled to shortstop [Reitz to second]; Martinez forced Phillips
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss tripled to right; Murphy grounded out
(third to first); Hubbard doubled to left [Chambliss scored];
Benedict singled to center [Hubbard scored]; On a bunt Boggs
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to second)
[Benedict out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Braves 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell singled to left; Durham struck out;
Hernandez singled to right [Oberkfell to third]; Simmons reached
on a fielder's choice [Oberkfell out at home (first to catcher),
Hernandez to second]; Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez
scored, Simmons out at third (center to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster walked; Royster stole second; Ramirez
singled to second [Royster to third]; Matthews singled to left
[Royster scored, Ramirez to second]; Horner doubled to center
[Ramirez scored, Matthews to third]; URREA REPLACED MARTINEZ
(PITCHING); Chambliss walked; Murphy forced Matthews (third to
catcher) [Horner to third, Chambliss to second]; Hubbard singled
to right [Horner scored, Chambliss to third, Murphy to second];
Benedict singled to right [Chambliss scored, Murphy scored,
Hubbard to third, Benedict out at second (right to catcher to
shortstop)]; Boggs singled to center [Hubbard scored]; Royster
grounded out (third to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
2, Braves 8.

CARDINALS 4TH: Kennedy struck out; Reitz doubled; Phillips
grounded out (second to first) [Reitz to third]; Urrea struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Ramirez singled to left; Matthews doubled to center
[Ramirez scored]; Horner grounded out (second to first)
[Matthews to third]; Chambliss struck out; Murphy struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 9.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher); Durham
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez walked; Simmons
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Braves 9.

BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard walked; Benedict singled to right [Hubbard
to third, Benedict to second (error by Durham)]; Boggs hit into
a double play (right to catcher) [Hubbard out at home]; Royster
singled to left [Benedict scored (unearned)]; Ramirez struck out
(catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Braves 10.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick reached on an error by Matthews
[Hendrick to second]; Kennedy grounded out (second to first)
[Hendrick to third]; Reitz doubled to right [Hendrick scored
(unearned)]; Phillips singled to right [Reitz scored]; SCOTT
BATTED FOR URREA; Scott flied out to center; Oberkfell grounded
out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals
4, Braves 10.

BRAVES 6TH: KAAT REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); RAMSEY REPLACED
REITZ (PLAYING 3B); Matthews flied out to right; Horner singled
to center; Chambliss forced Horner (first to shortstop); Murphy
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Braves 10.

CARDINALS 7TH: Durham grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
singled to right; Simmons singled to center [Hernandez to third,
Simmons to second (on throw to 3b)]; CAMP REPLACED BOGGS
(PITCHING); Hendrick grounded out (first unassisted) [Hernandez
scored]; Kennedy grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 10.

BRAVES 7TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); SWISHER
REPLACED KAAT (PLAYING C ); IORG REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING LF);
Hubbard popped to second; Benedict singled to center; Camp
doubled to right [Benedict to third]; Royster reached on a
fielder's choice [Benedict out at home (shortstop to second to
third)]; Ramirez flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Braves 10.

CARDINALS 8TH: Ramsey singled to center; Phillips grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ramsey out at
second]; Swisher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 10.

BRAVES 8TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Horner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Braves 10.

CARDINALS 9TH: LUM REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING LF); ROYSTER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Oberkfell singled to right; Durham
grounded out (second to first) [Oberkfell to second]; Hernandez
flied out to center; Iorg singled to right [Oberkfell to third];
Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals
5, Braves 10.