A run-scoring single by Jose Cruz in the ninth inning enabled the Astros to snap a 4-4 tie and score a 5-4 victory over the Braves. Denny Walling singled with one out in the ninth and advanced to third on a double by Craig Reynolds. Walling was thrown out trying to score on Cesar Cedeno's grounder, but Cruz followed with a line single to right. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     29, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   5  9  0
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  3  0  -   4 11  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Walling 1b            4   1   2   2     1   0   .259      Miller lf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .209
Reynolds ss           4   3   2   1     1   0   .284      Ramirez ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Cedeno cf             3   0   2   0     2   0   .286        Harper ph,rf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Cruz lf               5   0   1   1     0   2   .200      Washington rf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .286
Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .194        Royster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .295        Gomez ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .182        Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Thon 2b               2   0   0   0     0   1   .138      Horner 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .271
  Pittman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .317
  Sambito p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Murphy cf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .235
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hubbard 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .240
Ruhle p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .500      Benedict c            3   0   2   1     1   0   .271
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Walk p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ivie ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .219        Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landestoy pr,2b     1   1   0   0     0   0   .174        Linares ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   4     6   4             Totals               35   4  11   4     3   4

Time of Game: 3:18   Attendance:  8,334
Left on Base: Astros 9, Braves 8
DP: Astros 2, Braves 1
Errors: Ramirez
Doubles: Cedeno (5), Reynolds (2), Chambliss (7), Hubbard 2 (4)
Home Runs: Walling (2), Reynolds (1), Murphy (4)
Stolen Bases: Miller (6)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Washington (1)
GIDP: Murphy (3), Pocoroba (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle                   3.1   4   1   1   1   1   0  15   3.04
Andujar                 2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   9   2.92
Sambito                 1.1   3   2   2   2   0   1   9   2.79
LaCorte W(1-0)          1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   6   2.08
Totals                  9    11   4   4   3   4   1  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walk                    6.1   4   4   3   6   3   2  29   3.60
Bradford                0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.08
Mahler                  1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.40
Camp L(2-1)             1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   2.53
Totals                  9     9   5   4   6   4   2  41

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Walling flied out to left; Reynolds walked; Cedeno
walked [Reynolds to second]; Cruz was called out on strikes;
Puhl walked [Reynolds to third, Cedeno to second]; Howe reached
on an error by Ramirez [Reynolds scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Cedeno to third, Puhl to second]; Ashby grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Ramirez
flied out to center; Washington singled to left; Horner forced
Washington (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Thon was called out on strikes; Ruhle was called out
on strikes; Walling walked; Reynolds made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hubbard flied out to center; Benedict
walked; Walk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to
first) [Cedeno to third]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted);
Howe walked; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Miller singled to center; Miller stole second;
Ramirez popped to first in foul territory [Miller to third];
Washington out on a sacrifice fly to third in foul territory
[Miller scored]; Horner singled to center; Chambliss grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Thon flied out to left; Ruhle flied out to left;
Walling flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy flied out to left; ANDUJAR REPLACED RUHLE
(PITCHING); Hubbard was called out on strikes; Benedict singled
to left; Walk popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno
walked; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Miller popped to catcher in foul territory; Ramirez
was called out on strikes; Washington grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl made an out to shortstop; Howe flied out to
right; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner singled to right; Chambliss flied out to
right; Murphy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Horner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Braves 1.

ASTROS 7TH: PITTMAN BATTED FOR THON; Pittman grounded out
(shortstop to first); IVIE BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Ivie singled to
center; LANDESTOY RAN FOR IVIE; Walling homered [Landestoy
scored]; Reynolds homered; BRADFORD REPLACED WALK (PITCHING);
Cedeno singled to right; Cruz struck out while Cedeno was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: SAMBITO REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); LANDESTOY
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hubbard doubled to center; Benedict
popped to first in foul territory; LINARES BATTED FOR BRADFORD;
Linares grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller walked; HARPER
BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Harper walked [Hubbard to third, Miller to
second]; ROYSTER BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Royster grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 1.

ASTROS 8TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GOMEZ REPLACED
ROYSTER (PLAYING SS); MAHLER REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); Puhl
grounded out (second to first); Howe flied out to left; Ashby
singled to right; Sambito forced Ashby (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Horner flied out to center; Chambliss singled to
first; Murphy homered [Chambliss scored]; LACORTE REPLACED
SAMBITO (PITCHING); Hubbard doubled to center; Benedict singled
to center [Hubbard scored]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR MAHLER; Pocoroba
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Benedict out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Braves 4.

ASTROS 9TH: CAMP REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Landestoy
grounded out (third to first); Walling singled to center;
Reynolds doubled to right [Walling to third]; Cedeno reached on
a fielder's choice [Walling out at home (third to catcher),
Reynolds to third]; Cruz singled to right [Reynolds scored,
Cedeno to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Miller was called out on strikes; Harper grounded
out (shortstop to first); LUM BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lum popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves
4.