Houston Astros 3, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 22, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome

Braves       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  x  -   3  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Ramirez ss            5   0   1   1     0   2   .274      Puhl cf,rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Thon ss               2   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Murphy cf,lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .282        Reynolds pr,ss      2   1   1   0     0   0   .239
Watson lf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .248      Knight 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .299
  Butler cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Garner 3b             4   0   1   1     0   2   .268
Harper rf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .295      Cruz lf               4   1   0   0     0   0   .269
Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .270      Ashby c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .254
  Hall pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Heep rf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Royster 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .272        Loucks cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Benedict c            3   1   1   0     0   0   .241      Doran 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .276
  Sinatro c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .159      DiPino p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Washington ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Bass pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .043
  Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Pocoroba ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .280        Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Runge pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     4   4             Totals               31   3   8   2     2   2

Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 16,821
Left on Base: Braves 8, Astros 6
DP: Braves 2, Astros 1
Errors: Chambliss, Garber, Thon
Triples: Reynolds (3)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (3)
GIDP: Chambliss (10), Knight 2 (14)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  6     5   1   0   1   2   0  22   3.91
Garber L(7-10)          2     3   2   1   1   0   0  11   2.43
Totals                  8     8   3   1   2   2   0  33

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
DiPino                  5     4   2   2   1   2   0  20   6.87
Ross                    2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.80
Smith W(5-4)            1     1   0   0   2   0   0   6   3.92
LaCorte SV(6)           1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.30
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   4   0  37

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


BRAVES 1ST: Ramirez grounded out (catcher to first); Hubbard
flied out to center; Murphy grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to shortstop; Thon singled to left
[Puhl to second]; Knight grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Puhl to third, Thon out at second]; Garner
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Watson walked; Harper singled to center [Watson to
second]; Chambliss grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Watson to third, Harper out at second];
Royster singled to right [Watson scored]; Benedict flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded
out (shortstop to first); Heep grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro flied out to right; Ramirez struck out;
Hubbard reached on an error by Thon [Hubbard to first]; Murphy
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Doran grounded out (first to pitcher); DiPino popped
to catcher in foul territory; Puhl walked; Puhl was picked off
first (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Harper flied
out to right; Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Thon singled to shortstop; REYNOLDS RAN FOR THON;
Knight grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Reynolds out at second]; Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 5TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Royster
grounded out (second to first); Benedict singled to center;
Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Benedict to
second]; Ramirez singled to center [Benedict scored]; Hubbard
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby singled
to first; Heep singled to left [Ashby to second]; Doran flied
out to right [Ashby to third]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR DIPINO;
Spilman reached on an error by Chambliss [Ashby scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Heep to third, Spilman to second]; BASS RAN
FOR SPILMAN; Puhl popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 2, Astros 1.

BRAVES 6TH: ROSS REPLACED BASS (PITCHING); Murphy grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Harper singled to center; Chambliss forced Harper (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: BUTLER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING CF); MURPHY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to
first); Knight popped to shortstop; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Benedict
grounded out (third to first); SMITH BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Smith
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: GARBER REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); SINATRO REPLACED
BENEDICT (PLAYING C ); Cruz reached on an error by Garber; Cruz
stole second; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Heep
grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Doran singled to
right [Cruz scored (unearned)]; WALLING BATTED FOR ROSS; Walling
flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2,
Astros 2.

BRAVES 8TH: SMITH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Ramirez grounded
out (third to first); Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Murphy walked; Butler flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds tripled to right;
Knight was walked intentionally; Garner singled to third [Knight
to second, Reynolds scored]; Cruz grounded out (catcher to
first) [Garner to second, Knight to third]; Ashby flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 3.

BRAVES 9TH: LOUCKS REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING CF); PUHL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Harper singled to center; Chambliss
walked [Harper to second]; HALL RAN FOR CHAMBLISS; LACORTE
REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Royster popped to first in foul
territory; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR SINATRO; Washington struck out;
POCOROBA BATTED FOR GARBER; Pocoroba walked [Harper to third,
Hall to second]; RUNGE RAN FOR POCOROBA; Ramirez was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Astros 3.