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Houston Astros @ Atlanta Braves
1981-09-07 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Att: 7358 · 2:40
Houston Astros defeated Atlanta Braves 3–2. Dave Smith earned the win and Joe Sambito picked up the save. Jose Cruz went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Dave Smith L: Rick Camp SV: Joe Sambito
Umpires — HP: Fred Brocklander · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Bill Williams · 3B: Dave Pallone · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Scott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Phil Garner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Puhl | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Cruz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Art Howe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alan Ashby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Craig Reynolds | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Knepper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denny Walling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rufino Linares | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Claudell Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Horner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Chambliss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dale Murphy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Glenn Hubbard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bruce Benedict | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rafael Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Boggs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Royster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Biff Pocoroba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Owen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Knepper | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
 Dave Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank LaCorte | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Sambito | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Boggs | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
 Rick Camp | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Al Hrabosky | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tony Scott: 4/FL
- Phil Garner: 7
- Terry Puhl: 9
Bot 1
- Rufino Linares: 63
- Claudell Washington: W
- Bob Horner: S8.1-2
- Chris Chambliss: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Jose Cruz: W
- Cesar Cedeno: CS2(24)#
- Cesar Cedeno: K/C
- Art Howe: E1
- Alan Ashby: 3/G
Bot 2
- Dale Murphy: 9
- Glenn Hubbard: 43
- Bruce Benedict: 13
Top 3
- Craig Reynolds: 9
- Bob Knepper: 13
- Tony Scott: 63
Bot 3
- Rafael Ramirez: D7
- Tommy Boggs: 34/SH.2-3
- Rufino Linares: 53.3-H
- Claudell Washington: 8
Top 4
- Phil Garner: S9
- Terry Puhl: S9.1-3
- Jose Cruz: SB2#
- Jose Cruz: 8/SF/F8XD.3-H
- Cesar Cedeno: 9
- Art Howe: 3/G
Bot 4
- Bob Horner: HR/7
- Chris Chambliss: 8
- Dale Murphy: W
- Glenn Hubbard: PO1(E1).1-3
- Glenn Hubbard: 9
- Bruce Benedict: 53
Top 5
- Alan Ashby: 43
- Craig Reynolds: S4/G34D
- Bob Knepper: 34/SH.1-2
- Tony Scott: PB.2-3
- Tony Scott: S4.3-H(UR)
- Phil Garner: 43
Bot 5
- Rafael Ramirez: 6/L
- Tommy Boggs: 63
- Rufino Linares: 43
Top 6
- Terry Puhl: K
- Jose Cruz: 7
- Cesar Cedeno: 43
Bot 6
- Claudell Washington: 63
- Bob Horner: 8
- Chris Chambliss: 3/G
Top 7
- Art Howe: 63
- Alan Ashby: S8
- Craig Reynolds: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 7
- Dale Murphy: S7
- Glenn Hubbard: 36(1)/FO
- Bruce Benedict: SB2
- Bruce Benedict: W
- Rafael Ramirez: 6
- Jerry Royster: 9
Top 8
- Denny Walling: S4
- Tony Scott: K
- Phil Garner: 8
- Terry Puhl: 3/L
Bot 8
- Rufino Linares: E5.B-1
- Claudell Washington: SB2#
- Claudell Washington: 6
- Bob Horner: K
- Chris Chambliss: IW
- Dale Murphy: 4(1)/G/FO
Top 9
- Jose Cruz: HR/9
- Cesar Cedeno: K
- Art Howe: S8
- Alan Ashby: 2/FL
- Craig Reynolds: 9
Bot 9
- Glenn Hubbard: 2/FL
- Bruce Benedict: 5
- Biff Pocoroba: D9
- Larry Owen: 6