Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 0
Regular Season Game 28
Played on Friday, May 6, 1983 (N) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

HOU N    0  0  0    2  0  2    1  0  1  -   6 14  0
ATL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Moreno cf                     5   0   4   3       0   0       1   0
T. Scott rf                   5   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Thon ss                       5   2   3   0       0   1       2   4
Garner 3b                     4   0   1   1       1   1       0   4
Cruz lf                       4   0   1   1       1   1       1   0
Knight 1b                     3   0   1   0       1   0      11   0
  Walling 1b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Ashby c                       4   1   2   0       0   0       5   0
Doran 2b                      3   2   1   0       1   0       0   6
M. Scott p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  DiPino p                    2   1   1   1       0   0       0   4
Totals                       37   6  14   6       4   4      27  20

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Doran-Thon-Knight.

BATTING - 
2B: Ashby (7,off Niekro); DiPino (1,off Niekro); Cruz (7,off Garber).
3B: Moreno (4,off Niekro).
SH: M. Scott (1,off Niekro).
GDP: Knight (2,off Mahler).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Moreno (11,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); Thon 2 (9,2nd base off Mahler/Benedict,2nd
base off Garber/Benedict).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Butler cf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Ramirez ss                    3   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
Washington rf                 4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Murphy lf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
Horner 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   5
Chambliss 1b                  3   0   0   0       1   1      13   1
Hubbard 2b                    2   0   1   0       1   0       2   3
Benedict c                    2   0   0   0       1   0       7   3
Niekro p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mahler p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Johnson ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Garber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       28   0   2   0       5   5      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hubbard-Chambliss.
E: Ramirez (9).

BATTING - 
GDP: Horner (2,off M. Scott).
Team LOB: 6.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
M. Scott                      4     2   0   0   5   0   0  18
DiPino W(1-1)                 5     0   0   0   0   5   0  15
Totals                        9     2   0   0   5   5   0  33


Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro L(1-3)                 6    10   4   4   3   4   0  29
Mahler                        1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5
Garber                        2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8
Totals                        9    14   6   6   4   4   0  42


Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Vargo
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 29956


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                Atlanta Braves           
1. Moreno              cf        Butler              cf
2. T. Scott            rf        Ramirez             ss
3. Thon                ss        Washington          rf
4. Garner              3b        Murphy              lf
5. Cruz                lf        Horner              3b
6. Knight              1b        Chambliss           1b
7. Ashby               c         Hubbard             2b
8. Doran               2b        Benedict            c
9. M. Scott            p         Niekro              p

ASTROS 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno stole second; T.
Scott flied out to center; Thon struck out; Garner walked; Cruz
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler popped to pitcher; Ramirez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (pitcher to second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Knight walked; Ashby doubled to center [Knight out
at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; Doran singled to
right [Ashby out at home (right to catcher)]; M. Scott grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to right; Horner grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at
second]; Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Moreno singled to second; T. Scott popped to first
in foul territory; Thon singled to left [Moreno to second];
Garner flied out to left; Cruz popped to catcher; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard singled to center; Benedict grounded out
(third to first) [Hubbard to second]; Niekro grounded out (third
to first); Butler walked; Ramirez walked [Hubbard to third,
Butler to second]; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Astros 0, Braves 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Knight singled to left; Ashby singled to right
[Knight to third]; Doran reached on a fielder's choice [Knight
out at home (first to catcher), Ashby to second]; M. Scott out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ashby to third, Doran to
second]; Moreno singled to center [Ashby scored, Doran scored,
Moreno to second (on throw to home)]; T. Scott struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss walked; Hubbard walked
[Chambliss to second]; Benedict walked [Chambliss to third,
Hubbard to second]; Niekro grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Thon grounded out (third to first); Garner struck
out (catcher to first); Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: DIPINO REPLACED M. SCOTT (PITCHING); Butler grounded
out (second to first); Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Braves 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied
out to center; Doran walked; DiPino doubled to right [Doran
scored]; Moreno tripled to center [DiPino scored]; T. Scott
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy struck out; Horner made an out to shortstop;
Chambliss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Braves 0.

ASTROS 7TH: MAHLER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Thon singled to
center; Thon stole second [Thon to third (error by Ramirez)];
Garner singled to right [Thon scored]; Cruz walked [Garner to
second]; Knight grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Garner to third, Cruz out at second]; Ashby grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: WALLING REPLACED KNIGHT (PLAYING 1B); Hubbard
grounded out (third to first); Benedict flied out to center;
JOHNSON BATTED FOR MAHLER; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 0.

ASTROS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Doran grounded
out (catcher to first); DiPino flied out to right; Moreno flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Butler grounded out (pitcher to first); Ramirez
grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Braves 0.

ASTROS 9TH: T. Scott grounded out (catcher to first); Thon
singled to left; Thon stole second; Garner grounded out (third
to first); Cruz doubled to left [Thon scored]; Walling grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Murphy was called out on strikes; Horner struck out;
Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           6  14   0    9
 Braves           0   2   1    6


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