Driving in five runs, Chris Chambliss paced the Braves to a 10-2 drubbing of the Cardinals as Gaylord Perry recorded his 292nd career victory. The Braves trailed, 2-1, entering the sixth inning but went ahead with a three-run uprising on an RBI fielder's choice grounder by Chambliss, run-scoring single by Biff Pocoroba and a wild pitch. They added a pair in the seventh on a single by Eddie Miller, triple by Claudell Washington and single by Chambliss. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Wednesday, May       6, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  3    2  0  4  -  10 14  2
Cardinals    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Miller lf             4   3   2   0     0   0   .246      Templeton ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .291
Washington rf         5   1   2   1     0   1   .280      Scott cf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .291
Chambliss 1b          5   2   2   5     0   0   .295      Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Horner 3b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .292      Hendrick rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Murphy cf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .208      Porter c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Pocoroba c            2   1   2   1     1   0   .333        Otten p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Benedict c          1   0   1   0     1   0   .303        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Hubbard 2b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .295      Oberkfell 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Ramirez ss            5   0   0   0     0   2   .190      Lezcano lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Perry p               4   1   1   0     0   0   .235      Herr 2b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .258
                                                          Forsch p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Edelen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Sanchez c           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40  10  14   9     3   4             Totals               33   2   6   2     0   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  9,640
Left on Base: Braves 7, Cardinals 4
DP: Braves 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Ramirez, Perry
Doubles: Horner (5)
Triples: Hubbard (2), Washington (2)
Home Runs: Chambliss (2), Scott (2)
Stolen Bases: Chambliss (1)
GIDP: Hubbard (2), Scott (2)
Hit by Pitch: Miller (2,by Forsch)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(3-2)            9     6   2   2   0   2   1  33   2.27
Totals                  9     6   2   2   0   2   1  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(2-2)           5     3   3   3   1   3   0  20   4.50
Kaat                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.06
Edelen                  1.1   5   3   3   1   1   0  10   7.00
Otten                   2.1   6   4   4   1   0   1  13   3.00
Totals                  9    14  10  10   3   4   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (1)
Wild Pitches: Edelen (1)
Balks: Perry (1), Edelen (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Perry balked
[Templeton to second]; Templeton was picked off second but was
safe on an error by Perry [Templeton to third]; Scott homered
[Templeton scored]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Hendrick struck out; Porter was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied to left; Murphy flied to center;
Pocoroba walked; Hubbard tripled to center [Pocoroba scored];
Ramirez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted);
Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Herr popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch singled to shortstop; Templeton forced
Forsch (shortstop to second); Scott grounded into a double play
(shortstop to shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied to center; Horner flied to center;
Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied to right; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter flied to right in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba singled to right; Hubbard popped to second;
Ramirez popped to third in foul territory; Perry popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell flied to right; Lezcano popped to
first; Herr singled to center; Forsch flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Miller was hit by a pitch; Washington singled to
right [Miller to third]; KAAT REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Chambliss forced Washington (second to shortstop) [Miller
scored]; EDELEN REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Horner popped to
second; Murphy singled to left [Chambliss to third]; Pocoroba
singled to right [Chambliss scored, Murphy to third]; Edelen
threw a wild pitch [Murphy scored, Pocoroba to second]; Hubbard
popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 6TH: BENEDICT REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING C );
Templeton singled to center; Scott flied to left; Hernandez
lined to center; Hendrick singled to center [Templeton to
third]; Porter lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Ramirez struck out; Perry flied to center; Miller
singled to right; Edelen balked [Miller to second]; Washington
tripled to right [Miller scored]; Chambliss singled to center
[Washington scored]; Chambliss stole second; Horner walked;
OTTEN REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); SANCHEZ REPLACED EDELEN
(PLAYING C ); Murphy flied to right; Debut game for Orlando
Sanchez; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell flied to left; Lezcano grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herr flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 6, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Benedict singled to left; Hubbard grounded into a
double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Benedict out at
second]; Ramirez flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sanchez grounded out (second to first); Templeton
reached on an error by Ramirez; Scott forced Templeton (first to
shortstop); Hernandez forced Scott (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Perry singled to right; Miller singled to right
[Perry to second]; Washington flied to center; Chambliss homered
[Perry scored, Miller scored]; Horner doubled to right; Murphy
lined to second; Benedict walked; Hubbard singled to center
[Horner scored, Benedict to second]; Ramirez flied to right in
foul territory; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 10, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); IORG
BATTED FOR OTTEN; Iorg popped to shortstop; Oberkfell flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 10, Cardinals 2.