Wednesday June 16, 1982
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Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4

Game Played on Wednesday, June 16, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome

Braves       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  1    1  -   5  8  0
Astros       1  0  2    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  -   4 11  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington rf         5   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Walling 1b            5   1   1   0     0   2   .165
Ramirez ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Puhl rf               4   2   2   3     1   0   .237
Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   1     0   0   .271      Knight 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .320
Murphy cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .292      Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .253
Horner 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .313      Garner 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Whisenton lf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .310      Ashby c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .260
Benedict c            4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Scott cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .262
  Butler pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .228        Loucks cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .056
  Pocoroba c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .308        Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Johnson 2b            2   1   1   1     1   1   .200      Thon ss               3   0   2   0     1   0   .233
  Linares ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .313        Heep ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .219
  Royster 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Reynolds pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .206
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .409        Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Ruhle p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Watson ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .208        Cappuzzello p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knicely ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               39   5   8   4     2   9             Totals               40   4  11   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 18,673
Left on Base: Braves 6, Astros 11
DP: Braves 0, Astros 0
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Johnson (1)
Triples: Scott (3)
Home Runs: Washington (6), Chambliss (9), Puhl 2 (7)
Stolen Bases: Ramirez (10), Thon (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (1)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  6     7   3   3   2   3   2  27   2.95
Hrabosky                2     2   1   1   1   3   0   9   1.04
Garber W(5-2)           2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.37
Totals                 10    11   4   4   4   7   2  45

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  7     3   2   1   2   7   0  27   3.22
Boone                   0.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   3
Ruhle                   1     3   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.40
Cappuzzello L(0-1)      1.1   1   1   1   0   2   1   5   2.89
Totals                 10     8   5   4   2   9   2  41

Wild Pitches: Niekro (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Charlie Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Washington flied out to left; Ramirez flied out to
center; Chambliss flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Walling struck out; Puhl homered; Knight popped to
first; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Astros 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy struck out; Horner flied out to right;
Whisenton walked; Benedict grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby
grounded out (catcher to first); Scott flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Johnson struck out (catcher to first); Niekro
grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington lined to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Thon grounded out (third to first); Sutton flied out
to right; Walling singled to pitcher; Puhl homered [Walling
scored]; Knight singled to left; Cruz singled to right [Knight
to second]; Garner flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Ramirez singled to center; Ramirez stole second;
Chambliss flied out to right [Ramirez to third]; Murphy grounded
out (third to first); Horner grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby flied out to left; Scott flied out to right;
Thon singled to third; Sutton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Whisenton struck out; Benedict singled to left;
Johnson doubled to right [Benedict scored]; Niekro struck out;
Washington reached on an error by Knight [Johnson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Washington to second]; Ramirez flied out to
left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Walling flied out to left; Puhl walked; Niekro threw
a wild pitch [Puhl to second]; Knight flied out to left; Cruz
was walked intentionally; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Ashby struck out; Scott struck out; Thon singled to
center; Sutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Whisenton struck out; Benedict flied out to left;
Johnson walked; SMITH BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Smith struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: HRABOSKY REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Walling struck
out; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 3.

BRAVES 8TH: BOONE REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Washington
homered; Ramirez grounded out (pitcher to first); Chambliss
flied out to center; RUHLE REPLACED BOONE (PITCHING); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Garner flied out to
center; Ashby singled to center; Scott tripled to right [Ashby
scored]; Thon was walked intentionally; Thon stole second; Ruhle
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 4.

BRAVES 9TH: LOUCKS REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); Horner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Whisenton grounded out (first
unassisted); Benedict singled to shortstop; BUTLER RAN FOR
BENEDICT; LINARES BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Linares singled to right
[Butler to third]; WATSON BATTED FOR HRABOSKY; Watson singled to
left [Linares to third, Butler scored]; CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED
RUHLE (PITCHING); Washington struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: POCOROBA REPLACED BUTLER (PLAYING C ); ROYSTER
REPLACED LINARES (PLAYING 2B); GARBER REPLACED WATSON
(PITCHING); Walling grounded out (second to first); Puhl
grounded out (third to first); Knight singled to left; Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
4, Astros 4.

BRAVES 10TH: Ramirez struck out; Chambliss homered; Murphy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Astros 4.

ASTROS 10TH: Garner singled to left; Ashby out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Garner to second]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR
LOUCKS; Spilman struck out; HEEP BATTED FOR THON; Heep walked;
REYNOLDS RAN FOR HEEP; KNICELY BATTED FOR CAPPUZZELLO; Knicely
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5,
Astros 4.



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