Dale Murphy's three-run homer in the first inning triggered the Braves' 5-2 victory over the Mets. Murphy's blast came off Randy Jones, making his first start since the end of the strike. Atlanta added a run in the second on an RBI single by Jerry Royster and another in the eighth on Rafael Ramirez' sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 6, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       3  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  2
Mets         1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   0   1   1     1   0   .173      Wilson cf             5   2   2   0     0   0   .285
Washington rf         5   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Mazzilli lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .224
Linares lf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .269      Brooks 3b             2   0   0   1     1   2   .302
  Butler lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .199
Chambliss 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .275      Staub 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Murphy cf             4   2   3   3     0   0   .261      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Hubbard 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Taveras ss            4   0   3   0     0   1   .238
Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Flynn 2b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Ramirez ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .206        Leach p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Mahler p              2   0   2   0     0   0   .188        Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boitano p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cubbage ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .220
                                                            Gardenhire pr,2b    0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                          Jones p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Bailor 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Kingman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .211
                                                            Searage p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Trevino ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .264

Totals               35   5  12   5     2   1             Totals               33   2   7   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 19,746
Left on Base: Braves 7, Mets 8
DP: Braves 0, Mets 1
Errors: Benedict, Mahler
Doubles: Murphy (11), Hubbard (9), Taveras (9)
Home Runs: Murphy (8)
Stolen Bases: Linares (8), Royster (6), Wilson (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Mahler (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ramirez (1), Brooks (4)
GIDP: Chambliss (8)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler W(5-5)           5.2   6   2   1   3   3   0  26   2.95
Garber SV(2)            3.1   1   0   0   0   3   0  11   2.88
Totals                  9     7   2   1   3   6   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(1-8)            2.2   6   4   4   1   0   1  14   4.40
Leach                   2.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  10   1.74
Boitano                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.63
Searage                 3     2   1   1   0   0   0  11   5.12
Totals                  9    12   5   5   2   1   1  39

Wild Pitches: Garber (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Royster flied out to right; Washington singled to
left; Linares forced Washington (second unassisted); Chambliss
walked [Linares to second]; Linares stole third; Murphy homered
[Linares scored, Chambliss scored]; Hubbard flied out to center;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson singled to left; Wilson stole second; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first) [Wilson to third]; Brooks hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Wilson scored]; Valentine grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Benedict lined to third; Ramirez singled to center;
Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ramirez to
second]; Royster singled to left [Ramirez scored]; Royster stole
second; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Stearns flied
out to left; Taveras doubled to left; Flynn grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Linares singled to right; Chambliss grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Linares out at
second]; Murphy doubled to center; LEACH REPLACED FLYNN
(PITCHING); BAILOR REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 2B); Hubbard singled
to right [Murphy out at home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
singled to right; Mazzilli singled to right [Wilson to third];
Brooks struck out; Valentine forced Mazzilli (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Benedict grounded out (pitcher to first); Ramirez
popped to shortstop; Mahler singled to center; Royster walked
[Mahler to second]; Washington singled to left [Mahler to third,
Royster to second]; Linares struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Stearns grounded out
(second to first); Taveras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: HODGES BATTED FOR LEACH; Hodges grounded out (third to
first); Bailor singled to shortstop; Wilson forced Bailor
(second to shortstop); Mazzilli walked [Wilson to second];
Mazzilli was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Benedict [Wilson scored (unearned), Mazzilli to third]; Brooks
walked; Valentine struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Mets 2.

BRAVES 6TH: BOITANO REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Benedict made an
out to shortstop; Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Mahler
singled to left; Royster grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Staub flied out to left; Stearns flied out to left;
Taveras singled to pitcher [Taveras to second (error by
Mahler)]; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR BOITANO; Cubbage walked; GARDENHIRE
RAN FOR CUBBAGE; KINGMAN BATTED FOR BAILOR; GARBER REPLACED
MAHLER (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Mets 2.

BRAVES 7TH: SEARAGE REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); GARDENHIRE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Washington grounded out (shortstop
to first); Linares grounded out (second to first); Chambliss
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: BUTLER REPLACED LINARES (PLAYING LF); Wilson flied out
to left; Mazzilli flied out to left; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy singled to center; Hubbard doubled to right
[Murphy to third]; Benedict popped to first in foul territory;
Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murphy scored]; Garber
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5,
Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Valentine grounded out (third to first); Staub
grounded out (second to first); Stearns grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Royster flied out to right; Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); Butler grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Taveras singled to shortstop; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR
GARDENHIRE; Garber threw a wild pitch [Taveras to second];
Jorgensen popped to first in foul territory; TREVINO BATTED FOR
SEARAGE; Trevino struck out; Wilson grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 2.