Atlanta Braves (3) Houston Astros (1)

| 1981

Date of Game: Wednesday, September 23, 1981
Stadium: Astrodome

Atlanta Braves (NL)	Houston Astros (NL)
Record: 47-49	Record: 55-44
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Attendance: 24,142 Time of Game: 2:13

Game Notes:

Rick Mahler - 1st career RBI

Matt Sinatro - 1st career hit, 1st career stolen base, 1st career RBI

Best at-bats

Rick Mahler 2B in 4th inning (19.45)

Matt Sinatro 1B in 2nd inning (16.64)

Phil Garner 3B in 6th inning (9.9)
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GAME INFORMATION

Boxscore

Play by Play

Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta Braves	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
Houston Astros	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0

Atlanta Braves Batting Stats

Atlanta Braves	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Brett Butler	cf-lf	24.100	4	0	1	0	0	1	.261	30	30	0	3	5
Claudell Washington	rf	27.023	4	0	0	0	0	1	.297	80	904	4	32	12
Chris Chambliss	1b	32.271	3	0	0	0	1	2	.277	96	1542	8	46	2
Bob Horner	3b	24.048	3	1	1	0	1	0	.275	68	402	9	35	2
Jerry Royster	3b	28.340	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	60	795	0	9	4
Rufino Linares	lf	30.207	4	0	1	0	0	1	.275	70	70	4	23	8
Dale Murphy	cf	25.195	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	94	542	11	45	12
Glenn Hubbard	2b	23.363	3	1	0	0	1	1	.232	89	347	6	31	4
Matt Sinatro	c	21.185	4	0	1	1	0	0	.250	2	2	0	1	1
Luis Gomez	ss	30.035	4	1	1	0	0	1	.226	31	604	0	1	0
Rick Mahler	p	28.049	4	0	1	2	0	0	.174	32	49	0	2	0
Totals:			33	3	6	3	3	7	.182	652	5287

Houston Astros Batting Stats

Houston Astros	Pos	Age	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	Avg	S-G#	C-G#	S-HR	S-RBI	S-SB
Terry Puhl	rf	25.077	4	0	0	0	0	0	.256	86	593	3	26	18
Phil Garner	2b	32.146	3	0	2	1	1	0	.260	77	1043	1	23	9
Tony Scott	cf	30.005	4	0	0	0	0	1	.275	90	697	4	38	16
Jose Cruz	lf	34.046	4	0	1	0	0	1	.262	96	1420	13	53	4
Denny Walling	1b	27.159	4	0	0	0	0	0	.238	60	377	4	21	2
Art Howe	3b	34.282	3	0	0	0	0	1	.307	93	677	3	31	1
Alan Ashby	c	30.077	3	0	0	0	0	0	.283	76	703	4	30	0
Craig Reynolds	ss	28.270	3	0	0	0	0	1	.253	79	683	3	27	3
Joe Niekro	p	36.320	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	22	483	0	6	0
Harry Spilman	ph	27.067	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286	45	157	0	4	0
Joe Sambito	p	29.087	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	44	307	0	0	0
Danny Heep	ph	24.082	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253	32	79	0	11	0
Dave Smith	p	26.245	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	38	95	0	0	0
Totals:			30	1	3	1	2	4	.100	838	7314

Game Stats

2B: Rick Mahler (1)
3B: Phil Garner (3)
RBIs: Phil Garner (23), Rick Mahler 2 (2), Matt Sinatro (1)
SB: Phil Garner (9), Bob Horner (2), Matt Sinatro (1)

Atlanta Braves Pitching Stats

Atlanta Braves	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Rick Mahler (W 6-6)	28.049	9	3	1	1	2	4	0	2.85	1.40	0	0	0	32	49
Pitching Totals:		9	3	1	1	2	4	0			0	0	0	32	49

Houston Astros Pitching Stats

Houston Astros	Age	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	Pit	Str	Bal	S-G#	C-G#
Joe Niekro (L 9-8)	36.320	6	6	3	3	3	3	0	2.81	1.19	0	0	0	22	496
Joe Sambito	29.087	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	2.05	1.09	0	0	0	44	307
Dave Smith	26.245	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	1.07	0	0	0	38	95
Pitching Totals:		9	6	3	3	3	7	0			0	0	0	104	898

Other Game Information

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Rick Mahler 0-0-0; Joe Niekro 0-0-0; Joe Sambito 0-0-0; Dave Smith 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Rick Mahler 32; Joe Niekro 27; Joe Sambito 6; Dave Smith 3;
Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 24,142
Umpires: Home: Satch Davidson 1B Terry Tata 2B Jerry Crawford 3B Ed Vargo

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