Select a date:      
Tuesday May 18, 1982
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Bob Horner and Chris Chambliss hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning to rally the Braves to a 6-4 triumph over the Expos. The Braves added three runs in the seventh on an RBI single by Dale Murphy, throwing error by Montreal left fielder Terry Francona and a sacrifice fly by Chambliss. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 4

Game Played on Tuesday, May 18, 1982 (Night game) at Stade Olympique

Braves       0  0  1    0  0  2    3  0  0  -   6 11  0
Expos        0  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Butler cf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .229      Raines 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .326
Ramirez ss            3   2   2   0     1   0   .263      Francona lf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Washington rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .267      Dawson cf             4   1   2   0     1   0   .299
Murphy lf             5   1   1   2     0   0   .296      Oliver 1b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .297
Horner 3b             5   1   2   1     0   0   .293      Wallach 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .296
Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   2     1   0   .298      Cromartie rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .223
Pocoroba c            5   0   0   0     0   2   .216      Blackwell c           3   1   1   2     1   1   .333
Johnson 2b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .333      Speier ss             3   0   1   2     0   0   .196
Niekro p              4   0   1   0     0   0   .214        White ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Taveras ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .057
                                                          Gullickson p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mills ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .357
                                                            B. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Fryman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               36   6  11   5     4   3             Totals               34   4   9   4     5   6

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 19,485
Left on Base: Braves 10, Expos 8
DP: Braves 0, Expos 0
Errors: Francona
Doubles: Raines (7)
Triples: Speier (2)
Home Runs: Horner (10), Chambliss (6)
Stolen Bases: Washington (4), Ramirez 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Dawson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Ramirez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Chambliss (2)
Hit by Pitch: Washington (3,by Gullickson)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(2-0)           7.1   7   4   4   4   4   0  31   3.66
Garber SV(8)            1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.95
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   6   0  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gullickson L(2-3)       7     8   6   5   4   2   2  34   5.29
B. Smith                1.1   3   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.75
Fryman                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.93
Totals                  9    11   6   5   4   3   2  43

Hit by Pitch: Gullickson (2)
Wild Pitches: B. Smith (3)
Balks: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Fred Brocklander


BRAVES 1ST: Butler walked; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Butler to second]; Washington flied out to
left; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Raines flied out to center; Francona singled to
shortstop; Dawson grounded out (second to first) [Francona to
second]; Oliver walked; Wallach was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
walked; Pocoroba was called out on strikes; Johnson singled to
right [Chambliss to third]; Niekro forced Johnson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: Cromartie singled to center; Blackwell walked
[Cromartie to second]; Speier tripled to center [Blackwell
scored, Cromartie scored]; Gullickson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Raines struck out; Francona grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Expos 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Butler popped to third in foul territory; Ramirez
singled to second; Washington singled to center [Ramirez to
third]; Washington stole second; Murphy grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Washington to third, Ramirez scored]; Horner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos
2.

EXPOS 3RD: Dawson walked; Niekro balked [Dawson to second];
Oliver walked; Wallach singled to pitcher [Oliver to second,
Dawson to third]; Dawson was picked off third (catcher to first
to pitcher to third); Cromartie flied out to center [Oliver to
third]; Blackwell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Pocoroba
was called out on strikes; Johnson walked; Niekro forced Johnson
(second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 4TH: Speier flied out to left; Gullickson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Raines flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Butler grounded out (second to first); Ramirez
singled to left; Ramirez stole second; Washington flied out to
left; Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Francona was called out on strikes; Dawson singled to
right; Dawson was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop); Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Expos 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Horner homered; Chambliss homered; Pocoroba grounded
out (first unassisted); Johnson singled to center; Niekro
grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to second]; Butler
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
3, Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: Wallach flied out to left; Cromartie grounded out
(second to first); Blackwell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Expos 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Ramirez walked; Ramirez stole second; Washington was
hit by a pitch; Murphy singled to left [Ramirez scored,
Washington scored (error by Francona) (no RBI), Murphy to
third]; Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Murphy scored (unearned)]; Pocoroba
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Speier flied out to center; MILLS BATTED FOR
GULLICKSON; Mills popped to shortstop; Raines grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Expos 2.

BRAVES 8TH: B. SMITH REPLACED MILLS (PITCHING); Johnson grounded
out (third to first); Niekro singled to right; Butler singled to
third [Niekro to second]; B. Smith threw a wild pitch [Butler to
second, Niekro to third]; Ramirez grounded out (third to first);
Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 6, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Francona grounded out (shortstop to first); Dawson
singled to third; Oliver singled to right [Dawson to second];
GARBER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Wallach walked [Dawson to
third, Oliver to second]; Cromartie was called out on strikes;
Blackwell singled to center [Wallach to second, Oliver scored,
Dawson scored]; WHITE BATTED FOR SPEIER; White was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Expos 4.

BRAVES 9TH: TAVERAS REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING SS); Murphy grounded
out (pitcher to first); Horner singled to right; FRYMAN REPLACED
B. SMITH (PITCHING); Chambliss flied out to center; Pocoroba
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
6, Expos 4.

EXPOS 9TH: MILNER BATTED FOR FRYMAN; Milner grounded out (second
to first); Raines doubled to center; Francona grounded out
(second to first) [Raines to third]; Dawson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Expos 4.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report