Wednesday June 30, 1982
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Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4

Game Played on Wednesday, June 30, 1982 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Astros       0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  0
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  4  -   5 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .248      Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Knight 1b             2   2   1   0     2   0   .316      Murphy cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .285
Cruz lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .265      Horner 3b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .302
Garner 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .263      Linares lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .340
Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .264
Scott cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Butler pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .228
Pujols c              3   1   1   1     0   1   .259      Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Knepper p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Royster pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .167
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .254
                                                            Whisenton ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .282
                                                          Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Diaz p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pocoroba ph         1   0   1   2     0   0   .338

Totals               31   4   6   3     2   8             Totals               33   5  11   5     3   1

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 10,308
Left on Base: Astros 2, Braves 6
DP: Astros 2, Braves 2
Doubles: Cruz 2 (15), Knight (18)
Home Runs: Pujols (1), Horner 2 (13), Murphy (22)
Caught Stealing: Horner (3)
GIDP: Cruz (3), Scott (7), Niekro (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(2-9)          8    10   5   5   2   1   3  33   5.28
Moffitt                 0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.22
Totals                  8.1  11   5   5   3   1   3  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  8     4   3   2   2   8   1  28   3.00
Diaz W(1-0)             1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   9.00
Totals                  9     6   4   3   2   8   1  33

Passed Balls: Benedict (2)

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Thon grounded out (second to first); Puhl was called
out on strikes; Knight grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Washington was called out on strikes; Hubbard flied
out to left; Murphy flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Garner singled
to center; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first) [Garner to
second]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner walked; Horner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Linares walked; Chambliss singled to
right [Linares to second]; Benedict lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Chambliss out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols homered; Knepper struck out; Thon struck out;
Puhl struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Ramirez popped to second; Niekro lined to first;
Washington singled to right; Hubbard forced Washington (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Knight walked; Cruz doubled to right [Knight scored,
Cruz to third (on throw to home)]; Garner struck out; Benedict
allowed a passed ball [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Howe grounded
out (third to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R (1 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Horner
homered; Linares grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols struck out; Knepper flied to right in foul
territory; Thon lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Ramirez
singled to left; Niekro grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Ramirez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight
walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Knight out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves
1.

BRAVES 6TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hubbard singled to left; Murphy singled to shortstop [Hubbard to
second]; Horner flied out to center; Linares grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Garner singled to center; Howe popped to catcher in
foul territory; Scott grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Benedict flied out to
left; Ramirez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Pujols flied out to left; Knepper struck out; Thon
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Johnson flied out to
center; Washington grounded out (second to first); Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Braves 1.

ASTROS 9TH: DIAZ REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Puhl popped to
second; Debut game for Carlos Diaz; Knight doubled to
center; Cruz doubled to right [Knight scored]; Garner flied out
to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Murphy homered; Horner homered; Linares singled to
left; Chambliss singled to second [Linares to second]; BUTLER
RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; MOFFITT REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Benedict
forced Linares (third to shortstop) [Butler to second]; ROYSTER
RAN FOR BENEDICT; WHISENTON BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Whisenton walked
[Butler to third, Royster to second]; POCOROBA BATTED FOR DIAZ;
Pocoroba singled to right [Whisenton to second, Royster scored,
Butler scored]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 5.



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