Tuesday September 21, 1982
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Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 3

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome

Braves       0  0  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3 11  1
Astros       0  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .272      Puhl cf,rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .260
Ramirez ss            5   1   3   1     0   0   .275      Thon ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Washington rf         4   1   2   1     0   0   .265      Knight 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .300
Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Garner 3b             3   2   2   1     1   1   .268
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   1     0   0   .271      Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
Harper lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Ashby c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Heep rf               2   0   1   2     1   0   .237
Sinatro c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .159        Loucks cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Doran 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
  Moore p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ruhle p               2   0   0   0     1   1   .103
  Watson ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .252        Knepper p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .060
Camp p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .027
  Butler ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
  Walk p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Owen c              2   1   1   0     0   0   .500

Totals               37   3  11   3     0   6             Totals               33   5   9   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 15,374
Left on Base: Braves 8, Astros 7
DP: Braves 0, Astros 0
Errors: Ramirez, Ashby
Doubles: Chambliss 2 (23), Owen (1), Heep (14)
Triples: Washington (5)
Stolen Bases: Ramirez (22), Harper (4), Washington (26)
Caught Stealing: Garner (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Camp L(11-10)           4     5   3   1   2   2   0  20   3.42
Walk                    1     4   2   2   0   1   0   7   4.93
Moore                   3     0   0   0   1   1   0   9   4.50
Totals                  8     9   5   3   3   4   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(8-13)           6.1  10   3   3   0   5   0  29   4.15
Knepper SV(1)           2.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   4.60
Totals                  9    11   3   3   0   6   0  38

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Royster struck out; Ramirez singled to left;
Washington flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Thon flied out
to right; Knight singled to center; Garner struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Chambliss doubled to left; Harper was called out on
strikes; Hubbard was called out on strikes; Sinatro popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to center; Ashby flied out to center;
Heep walked; Doran struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Camp struck out; Royster flied out to right; Ramirez
singled to left; Ramirez stole second; Washington tripled to
right [Ramirez scored]; Murphy popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ruhle walked; Puhl forced Ruhle (catcher to
shortstop); Thon grounded out (third to first) [Puhl to second];
Knight singled to shortstop [Puhl to third]; Garner singled to
center [Knight to second, Puhl scored]; Cruz singled to second
[Garner to second, Knight to third]; Ashby reached on an error
by Ramirez [Cruz to second, Garner scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Knight scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Heep flied out to left; 3 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Harper
singled to left; Hubbard popped to catcher; Harper stole second
[Harper to third (error by Ashby)]; Sinatro grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Doran lined to pitcher; Ruhle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl singled to left; Thon popped to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 3.

BRAVES 5TH: BUTLER BATTED FOR CAMP; Butler flied out to right;
Royster flied out to left; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: WALK REPLACED BUTLER (PITCHING); Knight grounded out
(third to first); Garner singled to center; Cruz flied out to
right; Ashby singled to right [Garner to second]; Heep doubled
to left [Ashby scored, Garner scored]; Doran singled to
shortstop [Heep to third]; Ruhle struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Washington singled to shortstop; Murphy struck out;
Washington stole second; Chambliss doubled to left [Washington
scored]; Harper singled to center [Chambliss to third]; Hubbard
popped to third; POCOROBA BATTED FOR SINATRO; Pocoroba flied out
to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: MOORE REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); OWEN REPLACED
WALK (PLAYING C ); Puhl grounded out (second to first); Thon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Owen doubled to left; Royster out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Owen to third]; Ramirez singled to left
[Owen scored]; KNEPPER REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Washington
flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Garner walked; Garner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Astros 5.

BRAVES 8TH: LOUCKS REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING CF); PUHL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Chambliss grounded out (third to first);
Harper grounded out (third to first); Hubbard grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Loucks struck out; Doran grounded out (first
unassisted); Knepper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Astros 5.

BRAVES 9TH: WATSON BATTED FOR MOORE; Watson was called out on
strikes; Owen grounded out (second to first); Royster singled to
right; Ramirez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3,
Astros 5.



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