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Craig Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Jose Cruz duplicated that feat in the third as the Astros defeated the Braves, 5-1, for their fourth victory in succession. Joe Niekro pitched a five-hitter for his third complete game. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Thursday, April 30, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumAstros 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 4 1
Braves 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Walling 1b 1 2 0 0 3 0 .250 Miller lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .213
Reynolds ss 3 1 1 2 0 0 .286 Washington rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .283
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .284 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Cruz lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .219 Horner 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .260
Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .183 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Hubbard 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .259
Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .170 Benedict c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .280
Thon 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .121 Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Boggs p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hanna p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Royster ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Mahler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 5 4 5 5 2 Totals 31 1 5 1 1 2
Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 10,006
Left on Base: Astros 3, Braves 5
DP: Astros 0, Braves 1
Errors: Cedeno
Doubles: Washington (7)
Home Runs: Reynolds (2), Cruz (3)
Stolen Bases: Miller (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Benedict (1)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(2-3) 9 5 1 1 1 2 0 33 2.11
Totals 9 5 1 1 1 2 0 33
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Boggs L(1-3) 5 3 5 5 3 1 2 21 4.01
Hanna 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 2.70
Mahler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.82
Totals 9 4 5 5 5 2 2 35
Passed Balls: Ashby (2)
Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Ed Vargo
ASTROS 1ST: Walling walked; Reynolds homered [Walling scored];
Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Puhl popped to catcher in foul territory; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (second to first); Washington
struck out; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby grounded
out (second to first); Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Horner made an out to shortstop; Chambliss popped to
third in foul territory; Hubbard singled to left; Benedict
singled to center [Hubbard to third, Benedict to second (error
by Cedeno)]; Ramirez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Niekro struck out; Walling walked; Reynolds grounded
out (second to first) [Walling to second]; Cedeno singled to
center [Walling scored]; Cruz homered [Cedeno scored]; Puhl
flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
flied out to left; Washington doubled to left; Ashby allowed a
passed ball [Washington to third]; Murphy grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby walked;
Thon forced Ashby (shortstop to second); Niekro popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 0.
BRAVES 4TH: Horner walked; Chambliss flied out to left; Hubbard
singled to center [Horner to third]; Benedict hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Horner scored, Hubbard to second]; Ramirez popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5,
Braves 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Walling flied out to center; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR BOGGS; Asselstine grounded out
(third to first); Miller made an out to third; Washington made
an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
ASTROS 6TH: HANNA REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Cruz singled
to center; Puhl hit into a double play (center to first) [Cruz
out at second]; Howe made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
made an out to shortstop; Chambliss flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Ashby made an out to shortstop; Thon grounded out
(pitcher to first); Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard struck out; Benedict flied out to left;
Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Braves 1.
ASTROS 8TH: Walling walked; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Walling to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Puhl grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 8TH: ROYSTER BATTED FOR HANNA; Royster flied out to
right; Miller singled to left; Miller stole second; Washington
flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Braves 1.
ASTROS 9TH: MAHLER REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Howe grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted);
Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 9TH: Horner flied out to center; Chambliss flied out to
center; Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Braves 1.
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