Bruce Benedict's two-out single in the 10th inning drove home Chris Chambliss to give the Braves a 3-2 triumph over the Pirates and hand Pittsburgh reliever Kent Tekulve his second loss this season and ninth straight setback over the last two seasons. Chambliss stroked a one-out single to start the uprising. After Glenn Hubbard coaxed a walk from Tekulve, Benedict clubbed the winning hit. The Braves had deadlocked the contest in the sixth on a solo homer by Hubbard. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Game Played on Monday, May       11, 1981 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Pirates      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2 11  0
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  -   3 10  0


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moreno cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Miller lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Foli ss               5   1   3   0     0   0   .244      Washington rf         5   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Parker rf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Pocoroba 3b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .333
Stargell 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .200      Chambliss 1b          4   1   2   0     1   0   .284
  Lacy pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Murphy cf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .229
  Thompson 1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .153      Hubbard 2b            4   1   1   1     1   2   .273
Easler lf             4   0   0   1     0   3   .316      Benedict c            4   0   2   1     1   1   .293
Garner 2b             5   0   3   1     0   0   .438      Ramirez ss            2   0   1   0     2   1   .204
Pena c                4   0   1   0     1   0   .346      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Berra 3b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .292        Linares ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Camacho p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Cruz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mahler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Milner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Madlock ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .353
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               41   2  11   2     3   5             Totals               36   3  10   3     6   8

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance:  4,260
Left on Base: Pirates 13, Braves 11
DP: Pirates 2, Braves 0
Doubles: Pocoroba (1), Benedict (4), Ramirez (5)
Home Runs: Hubbard (2)
Stolen Bases: Ramirez (4)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Easler (5)
GIDP: Perry (1), Miller (1)
Hit by Pitch: Perry (1,by Cruz)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Camacho                 5     5   1   1   4   2   0  22   1.13
Cruz                    3     3   1   1   1   4   1  13   3.00
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.50
Tekulve L(0-2)          0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5   8.00
Totals                  9.2  10   3   3   6   8   1  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   9    10   2   2   1   3   0  39   2.22
Bradford                0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.89
Mahler W(2-0)           0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   2.87
Totals                 10    11   2   2   3   5   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Cruz (1)
Wild Pitches: Perry (3)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Steve Fields, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


PIRATES 1ST: Moreno flied to left; Foli singled to right; Parker
singled to right [Foli to second]; Perry threw a wild pitch
[Foli to third]; Stargell walked [Parker to second]; Easler hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Foli scored]; Garner singled to center
[Parker scored, Stargell to second]; Pena flied to left; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: On a bunt Miller singled to third; Miller was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pocoroba singled to second; Chambliss
walked [Pocoroba to second]; Murphy singled to left [Pocoroba
scored, Chambliss to second]; Hubbard popped to right; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Berra flied to center; Camacho grounded out
(shortstop to first); Moreno grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez
walked; Perry struck out; Ramirez stole second; Miller grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves
1.

PIRATES 3RD: Foli singled to right; Parker popped to third in
foul territory; Stargell flied to right; Easler struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Washington flied to center; Pocoroba doubled to
left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Pocoroba to
third]; Murphy flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
2, Braves 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena
flied to center; Berra singled to left; Camacho reached on a
fielder's choice [Berra to second]; Moreno was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Hubbard struck out; Benedict doubled to left;
Ramirez walked; Perry grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Ramirez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Foli flied to center; Parker grounded out (second
to first); Stargell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Washington
flied to center; Pocoroba walked; Chambliss flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Easler was called out on strikes; Garner singled to
left; Pena singled to center [Garner to second]; Berra lined to
second; Camacho grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: CRUZ REPLACED CAMACHO (PITCHING); Murphy struck
out; Ernie Camacho left with right groin pull; Hubbard
homered; Benedict walked; Ramirez doubled to left [Benedict to
third]; Perry was hit by a pitch; Miller grounded into a double
play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Benedict out at home]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 2.

PIRATES 7TH: On a bunt Moreno grounded out (third to first);
Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Washington lined to left; Pocoroba grounded out
(pitcher to first); Chambliss singled to right; Murphy flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 2.

PIRATES 8TH: Stargell singled to right; LACY RAN FOR STARGELL;
Easler grounded out (first to pitcher) [Lacy to second]; Garner
grounded out (second to first) [Lacy to third]; Pena lined to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: THOMPSON REPLACED LACY (PLAYING 1B); Hubbard struck
out; Benedict struck out; Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Berra grounded out (shortstop to first); MILNER
BATTED FOR CRUZ; Milner singled to right; Moreno flied to left;
Foli singled to center [Milner to third]; Parker lined to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); LINARES BATTED
FOR PERRY; Linares grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
struck out; Washington flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Pirates 2, Braves 2.

PIRATES 10TH: BRADFORD REPLACED LINARES (PITCHING); Thompson
walked; Easler struck out; Garner singled to right [Thompson to
third, Garner to second (on throw to 3b)]; MAHLER REPLACED
BRADFORD (PITCHING); Pena was walked intentionally; Berra popped
to first in foul territory; MADLOCK BATTED FOR JACKSON; Madlock
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 10TH: TEKULVE REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Pocoroba
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss singled to right;
Murphy struck out; Hubbard walked [Chambliss to second];
Benedict singled to center [Chambliss scored, Hubbard to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Braves 3.