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Art Howe drove in two runs, with a single in the first inning and a triple in the third, to lead the Astros to a 5-3 decision over the Braves. Jose Cruz and Dickie Thon each had three hits for the Astros, and Bob Knepper hit his second career home run. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3Game Played on Thursday, September 24, 1981 (Night game) at AstrodomeBraves 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Astros 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 14 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Linares lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .279 Thon 3b 5 0 3 0 0 1 .253 Washington rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .293 Garner 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .260 Horner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Scott cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .275 Chambliss 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .275 Cruz lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .267 Murphy cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .251 Howe 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .309 Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Woods rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .212 Butler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Puhl ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Sinatro c 2 1 1 1 1 0 .333 Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Asselstine ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Pujols c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 Gomez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Knepper p 3 1 2 1 0 0 .159 Jacoby ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 D. Smith p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Royster ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pocoroba ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .183 McWilliams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Totals 31 3 5 3 4 5 Totals 36 5 14 5 1 3 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 23,341 Left on Base: Braves 5, Astros 9 DP: Braves 0, Astros 1 Doubles: Linares 2 (9), Murphy (12), Scott (18) Triples: Howe (4), Cruz (3) Home Runs: Knepper (1) Caught Stealing: Thon (1) Sacrifice Flies: Woods (2) GIDP: Linares (10) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McWilliams L(1-1) 2.1 8 5 5 1 1 1 15 3.45 Bedrosian 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.79 Garber 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.92 Camp 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.87 Totals 8 14 5 5 1 3 1 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(9-4) 7.2 5 3 3 4 4 0 31 2.04 D. Smith SV(8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.83 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 5 0 35 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson BRAVES 1ST: Linares flied out to right; Washington was called out on strikes; Horner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Thon singled to left; Garner walked [Thon to second]; Thon was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Garner to second (on throw to 3b)]; Scott doubled to left [Garner scored]; Cruz singled to first [Scott to third]; Howe singled to right [Scott scored, Cruz to second]; Woods flied out to center; Garcia flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss flied out to right; Murphy grounded out (third to first); Hubbard made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 2ND: Pujols struck out; Knepper homered; Thon made an out to pitcher; Garner singled to third; Scott grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Astros 3. BRAVES 3RD: Sinatro walked; Gomez made an out to second; McWilliams struck out; Linares doubled to center [Sinatro scored]; Washington struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Cruz singled to shortstop; Howe tripled to center [Cruz scored]; Woods hit a sacrifice fly to center [Howe scored]; BEDROSIAN REPLACED MCWILLIAMS (PITCHING); Garcia grounded out (second to first); Pujols flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Astros 5. BRAVES 4TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss walked; Murphy doubled to left [Chambliss scored]; Hubbard made an out to third; Sinatro singled to left [Murphy scored]; JACOBY BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Jacoby was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 4TH: GARBER REPLACED JACOBY (PITCHING); RAMIREZ REPLACED BEDROSIAN (PLAYING SS); Knepper grounded out (second to first); Thon struck out; Garner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 5TH: Ramirez flied out to center; Linares doubled to center; Washington flied out to left; Horner made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 5TH: Scott flied out to center; Cruz tripled to left; Howe grounded out (third to first); PUHL BATTED FOR WOODS; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 6TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Chambliss made an out to shortstop; Murphy flied out to center; Hubbard singled to left; Sinatro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 6TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols grounded out (third to first); Knepper singled to center; Thon singled to left [Knepper to second]; Garner forced Thon (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 7TH: ROYSTER BATTED FOR GARBER; Royster walked; Ramirez flied out to right; Linares grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Royster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED ROYSTER (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 8TH: Washington flied out to center; Horner flied out to left; Chambliss walked; D. SMITH REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Murphy forced Chambliss (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl struck out; Garcia grounded out (second to first); Pujols singled to right; D. Smith singled to right [Pujols to second]; Thon singled to pitcher [Pujols to third, D. Smith to second]; Garner made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. BRAVES 9TH: BUTLER BATTED FOR HUBBARD; Butler flied to left in foul territory; ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR SINATRO; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); POCOROBA BATTED FOR CAMP; Pocoroba was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Astros 5. |
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