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Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2

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Atlanta Braves 10, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, May 6, 1981 (N) at Busch Stadium II

ATL N    0  1  0    0  0  3    2  0  4  -  10 14  2
STL N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Miller lf                     4   3   2   0       0   0       3   0
Washington rf                 5   1   2   1       0   1       6   0
Chambliss 1b                  5   2   2   5       0   0       9   1
Horner 3b                     4   1   1   0       1   0       0   1
Murphy cf                     5   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Pocoroba c                    2   1   2   1       1   0       2   0
  Benedict c                  1   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Hubbard 2b                    5   0   2   2       0   0       1   3
Ramirez ss                    5   0   0   0       0   2       5   5
Perry p                       4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       40  10  14   9       3   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ramirez-Chambliss.
E: Ramirez (6), Perry (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Horner (5,off Otten).
3B: Hubbard (2,off Forsch); Washington (2,off Edelen).
HR: Chambliss (2,9th inning off Otten 2 on 1 out).
HBP: Miller (2,by Forsch).
GDP: Hubbard (2,off Otten).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Chambliss (1,2nd base off Edelen/Porter).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Templeton ss                  4   1   2   0       0   0       3   4
Scott cf                      4   1   1   2       0   0       5   0
Hernandez 1b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       6   0
Hendrick rf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Porter c                      3   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
  Otten p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Iorg ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Oberkfell 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Lezcano lf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Herr 2b                       3   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Forsch p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Kaat p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Edelen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sanchez c                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2       0   2      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Templeton-Hernandez.
BATTING - 
HR: Scott (2,1st inning off Perry 1 on 0 out).
GDP: Scott (2,off Perry).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Perry W(3-2)                  9     6   2   2   0   2   1  33
BK: Perry (1).
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Forsch L(2-2)                 5     3   3   3   1   3   0  20
Kaat                          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Edelen                        1.1   5   3   3   1   1   0  10
Otten                         2.1   6   4   4   1   0   1  13
Totals                        9    14  10  10   3   4   1  44
Forsch faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
WP: Edelen (1).
BK: Edelen (1).
HBP: Forsch (1,Miller).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Kaat 2-1; Edelen 1-1; Otten 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale
Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 9640
Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Miller              lf        Templeton           ss
2. Washington          rf        Scott               cf
3. Chambliss           1b        Hernandez           1b
4. Horner              3b        Hendrick            rf
5. Murphy              cf        Porter              c
6. Pocoroba            c         Oberkfell           3b
7. Hubbard             2b        Lezcano             lf
8. Ramirez             ss        Herr                2b
9. Perry               p         Forsch              p

BRAVES 1ST: Miller grounded out (first unassisted); Washington
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals
0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to shortstop; Perry balked
[Templeton to second]; Templeton safe on a pick-off error by
Perry [Templeton to third]; Scott homered to right [Templeton
scored]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
struck out; Porter was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner flied to left; Murphy flied to center;
Pocoroba walked; Hubbard tripled to center [Pocoroba scored];
Ramirez was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted);
Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Herr popped to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (second to first); Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch singled to shortstop; Templeton forced
Forsch (shortstop to second); Scott grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Templeton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied to center; Horner flied to center;
Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez flied to right; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Porter flied to right in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba singled to right; Hubbard popped to second;
Ramirez popped to third in foul territory; Perry popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell flied to right; Lezcano popped to
first; Herr singled to center; Forsch flied to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Miller was hit by a pitch; Washington singled to
right [Miller to third]; KAAT REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING);
Chambliss forced Washington (second to shortstop) [Miller
scored]; EDELEN REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Horner popped to
second; Murphy singled to left [Chambliss to third]; Pocoroba
singled to right [Chambliss scored, Murphy to third]; Edelen
threw a wild pitch [Murphy scored, Pocoroba to second]; Hubbard
popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Cardinals
2.

CARDINALS 6TH: BENEDICT REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING C );
Templeton singled to center; Scott flied to left; Hernandez
lined to center; Hendrick singled to center [Templeton to
third]; Porter lined to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Ramirez struck out; Perry flied to center; Miller
singled to right; Edelen balked [Miller to second]; Washington
tripled to right [Miller scored]; Chambliss singled to center
[Washington scored]; Chambliss stole second; Horner walked;
OTTEN REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); SANCHEZ REPLACED EDELEN
(PLAYING C ); Murphy flied to right; Debut game for Orlando
Sanchez; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Oberkfell flied to left; Lezcano grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herr flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 6, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Benedict singled to left; Hubbard grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Benedict out at second];
Ramirez flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Sanchez grounded out (second to first); Templeton
reached on an error by Ramirez; Scott forced Templeton (first to
shortstop); Hernandez forced Scott (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 6, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Perry singled to right; Miller singled to right
[Perry to second]; Washington flied to center; Chambliss homered
to right [Perry scored, Miller scored]; Horner doubled to right;
Murphy lined to second; Benedict walked; Hubbard singled to
center [Horner scored, Benedict to second]; Ramirez flied to
right in foul territory; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 10,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); IORG
BATTED FOR OTTEN; Iorg popped to shortstop; Oberkfell flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 10, Cardinals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves          10  14   2    7
 Cardinals        2   6   0    4
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