A one-out homer by Chris Chambliss in the 11th inning snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Braves to a 5-4 triumph over the Padres. The Braves had tied the score in the ninth on a triple by Rufino Linares and a two-run homer by Claudell Washington. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 4
Game Played on Saturday, September 12, 1981 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Padres       0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4  6  1
Braves       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  1  -   5 13  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Butler lf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .242
Bonilla 2b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .307        Linares ph,lf       2   1   2   0     1   0   .268
Richards lf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Washington rf         6   2   2   2     0   1   .297
Jones cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Horner 3b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .282
Kennedy c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .299        Miller pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Bass 1b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .222        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Show p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whisenton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      xChambliss 1b         5   1   3   1     0   0   .000
  Moreno ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Murphy cf             2   0   0   0     3   0   .264
  Armstrong p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .252
Flannery 3b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .407      Benedict c            4   0   1   0     1   0   .260
Lefebvre rf           4   1   1   3     0   1   .239        Hall pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Fireovid p            2   0   1   0     0   1   .500        Owen c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Littlefield p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .219
  Salazar ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Mahler p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
  Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .077        Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perkins 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Bedrosian p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Royster ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .183
                                                            Gomez 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               39   4   6   4     2   5             Totals               39   5  13   5     7   3

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance:  3,950
Left on Base: Padres 5, Braves 13
DP: Padres 2, Braves 0
Errors: Kennedy, Hubbard
Doubles: Flannery (4), Washington (19), Chambliss (22)
Triples: Linares (2)
Home Runs: Lefebvre (8), Ramirez (2), Washington (4), Chambliss (8)
Stolen Bases: Richards (18), Butler (5)
Caught Stealing: Miller (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (7), Hubbard (3), Ramirez (9)
GIDP: Washington (6), Murphy (10)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fireovid                5.2   6   2   2   3   1   1  25   3.52
Littlefield             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.93
Curtis                  1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.16
Show                    1.1   2   2   2   2   1   1   8   3.38
Lucas                   1.2   2   0   0   2   1   0   8   2.17
Armstrong L(0-1)        0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2  16.20
Totals                 10.1  13   5   5   7   3   3  49

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler                  4     5   4   3   0   3   1  18   3.13
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.27
Bedrosian               2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.68
Garber                  2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.74
Camp W(9-2)             2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   1.57
Totals                 11     6   4   3   2   5   1  42

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


PADRES 1ST: Smith lined to second; Bonilla made an out to first;
Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler flied out to center; Washington doubled to
left; Horner singled to center [Washington scored]; Chambliss
made an out to shortstop; Murphy flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 2ND: Jones grounded out (second to first); Kennedy
grounded out (second to first); Bass singled to right; Flannery
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Hubbard struck out; Benedict popped to third in foul
territory; Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 3RD: Lefebvre struck out; Fireovid was called out on
strikes; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Mahler grounded out (shortstop to first); Butler
singled to center; Washington grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Butler out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

PADRES 4TH: Bonilla struck out; Richards grounded out (second to
first); Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner singled to left; Chambliss reached on
catcher's interference by Kennedy [Horner to second]; Murphy
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Horner to third, Chambliss out at second]; Hubbard popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Braves
1.

PADRES 5TH: Kennedy singled to center; Bass reached on an error
by Hubbard [Kennedy to third]; Flannery doubled to left [Kennedy
scored, Bass to third]; Lefebvre homered [Bass scored
(unearned), Flannery scored]; Fireovid singled to center;
HRABOSKY REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Fireovid to second]; Bonilla walked;
Richards grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fireovid to third,
Bonilla to second]; Jones grounded out (second to first); 4 R (3
ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict flied out to center; Ramirez homered;
ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Asselstine grounded out
(shortstop to first); Butler singled to pitcher; Butler stole
second; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 2.

PADRES 6TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Kennedy
popped to third in foul territory; Bass flied out to center;
Flannery flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner popped to first in foul territory; Chambliss
popped to shortstop in foul territory; Murphy walked; Hubbard
walked [Murphy to second]; Benedict walked [Murphy to third,
Hubbard to second]; LITTLEFIELD REPLACED FIREOVID (PITCHING);
Ramirez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 4,
Braves 2.

PADRES 7TH: Lefebvre grounded out (second to first); SALAZAR
BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Salazar flied out to center; Smith flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: CURTIS REPLACED SALAZAR (PITCHING); ROYSTER BATTED
FOR BEDROSIAN; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first);
LINARES BATTED FOR BUTLER; Linares singled to right; Washington
flied out to right; Horner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 2.

PADRES 8TH: GARBER REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); LINARES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bonilla singled to left; Richards forced
Bonilla (pitcher to shortstop); Richards stole second; Jones
struck out; Kennedy walked; Bass struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Chambliss singled to second; SHOW REPLACED BASS
(PITCHING); PERKINS REPLACED CURTIS (PLAYING 1B); Murphy walked
[Chambliss to second]; Hubbard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Chambliss to third, Murphy to second]; Benedict made
an out to shortstop; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 2.

PADRES 9TH: Flannery grounded out (pitcher to first); Lefebvre
grounded out (first to pitcher); Perkins grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: POCOROBA BATTED FOR GARBER; Pocoroba struck out;
Linares tripled to center; Washington homered [Linares scored];
Horner walked; MILLER RAN FOR HORNER; LUCAS REPLACED SHOW
(PITCHING); Miller was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Chambliss doubled to right; Murphy was walked
intentionally; Hubbard forced Murphy (shortstop to second); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

PADRES 10TH: CAMP REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); GOMEZ REPLACED
POCOROBA (PLAYING 3B); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bonilla flied out to right; Richards grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 10TH: Benedict singled to left; HALL RAN FOR BENEDICT;
Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hall to
second]; Debut game for Albert Hall; Gomez flied out to
left; Linares was walked intentionally; Washington struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

PADRES 11TH: OWEN REPLACED HALL (PLAYING C ); Jones grounded out
(first to pitcher); Kennedy made an out to shortstop; MORENO
BATTED FOR LUCAS; Moreno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 4.

BRAVES 11TH: ARMSTRONG REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); WHISENTON
BATTED FOR CAMP; Whisenton flied out to center; Chambliss
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Braves 5.