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Phil Niekro, the Braves' 41-year-old knuckleballer, scattered seven hits and posted a 6-2 victory over the Cardinals, whose runs came on a homer by George Hendrick with a man on base in the fourth inning. The Braves, who had a homer by Dale Murphy, tied the score at 2-2 when Niekro doubled and Jerry Royster singled in the fifth. Then in the sixth, Bob Horner singled, stole second and scored the Braves' deciding run on a double by Chris Chambliss. [The Sporting News] Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2Game Played on Sunday, August 31, 1980 (Day game) at Busch Stadium IIBraves 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 - 6 11 0
Cardinals 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Royster lf,3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .231 Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .305
Ramirez ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .283 Scott cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .227
Matthews rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .283 Durham 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239
Horner 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Hendrick rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .328
Cooper lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Iorg lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316
Chambliss 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .280 Kennedy c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .246
Murphy cf 2 2 1 1 2 0 .290 Reitz 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .268
Hubbard 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Phillips ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Benedict c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .265 Sykes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .103
Niekro p 4 1 2 0 0 0 .149 Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Otten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Simmons ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 36 6 11 6 3 1 Totals 31 2 7 2 1 3
Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 27,821
Left on Base: Braves 6, Cardinals 3
DP: Braves 2, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Niekro 2 (5), Chambliss 2 (31), Royster (15), Benedict (12)
Home Runs: Murphy (25), Hendrick (23)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (9), Horner (2)
Caught Stealing: Iorg (1)
GIDP: Hubbard (7), Iorg (3), Sykes (1)
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(12-14) 9 7 2 2 1 3 1 32 3.82
Totals 9 7 2 2 1 3 1 32
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Sykes 5 5 2 2 1 1 1 20 4.28
Otten L(0-5) 2.1 5 4 4 2 0 0 13 6.54
Littlefield 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.94
Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.13
Totals 9 11 6 6 3 1 1 39
Passed Balls: Benedict (10), Kennedy (3)
Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford
BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (first to pitcher); Ramirez
singled to center; Matthews lined into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Ramirez out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves
0, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Scott
grounded out (second to first); Durham struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Horner popped to second; Chambliss flied out to
right; Murphy homered; Hubbard flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick singled to center; Iorg grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hendrick out at
second]; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1,
Cardinals 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Benedict flied out to left; Niekro doubled to left;
Royster popped to second; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz walked; Phillips flied out to center; On a
bunt Sykes grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
second) [Reitz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1,
Cardinals 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Matthews walked; Matthews stole second; Horner
grounded out (third to first) [Matthews to third]; Chambliss
flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled to center; Durham grounded out (third to first) [Scott
to second]; Hendrick homered [Scott scored]; Iorg singled to
left; Iorg was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.
BRAVES 5TH: Hubbard popped to second; Benedict was called out on
strikes; Niekro doubled to left; Royster singled to left [Niekro
scored, Royster to second (on throw to home)]; Ramirez popped to
first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 5TH: Kennedy singled to left; Benedict allowed a
passed ball [Kennedy to second]; Reitz flied out to center;
Phillips struck out; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR SYKES; Hernandez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
2, Cardinals 2.
BRAVES 6TH: OTTEN REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Matthews popped
to first in foul territory; Horner singled to center; Horner
stole second; Chambliss doubled to center [Horner scored];
Murphy was walked intentionally; Hubbard grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Murphy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Durham flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.
BRAVES 7TH: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Niekro
grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster doubled to right;
Kennedy allowed a passed ball [Royster to third]; Ramirez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
3, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick popped to shortstop; Iorg lined to
pitcher; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 2.
BRAVES 8TH: Matthews singled to center; Horner flied out to
right; Chambliss doubled to right [Matthews scored]; Murphy was
walked intentionally; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED OTTEN (PITCHING);
Hubbard popped to second; Benedict doubled to left [Chambliss
scored, Murphy scored]; Niekro grounded out (second to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 8TH: COOPER REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING LF); ROYSTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Reitz singled to right; Phillips
lined to second; SIMMONS BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Simmons lined
to right; Oberkfell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 6, Cardinals 2.
BRAVES 9TH: MARTIN REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); Royster popped
to first in foul territory; Ramirez flied out to left; Matthews
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Cardinals 2.
CARDINALS 9TH: Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Durham
grounded out (second to first); Hendrick singled to right; Iorg
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves
6, Cardinals 2.
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