Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 15, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1981 at Dodger Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 5 1 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 1 0
Linares lf 5 2 2 1
Horner 3b 5 1 1 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Murphy cf 5 0 3 2
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 1
Benedict c 5 0 2 1
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 1 0 0 0
  Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0
  Frias 2b 2 0 1 0
Thomas cf,ss 5 1 2 1
Baker lf 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0
Cey 3b 1 1 0 0
Guerrero rf,cf 3 1 0 0
Scioscia c 4 0 1 2
Russell ss 1 0 0 0
  Monday rf 2 0 1 0
  Yeager ph 1 0 1 1
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Atlanta 010 001 3016110
Los Angeles 000 100 003482
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   4.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Bedrosian  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Camp   3.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Garber   0.0 2 3 3 2 0
  Hrabosky  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (6-3) 6.0 8 5 4 1 2
  Niedenfuer   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Castillo   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
2
4

  E–Russell (9), Reuss (1).  DP–Atlanta 1.  PB–Scioscia (8).  2B–Atlanta Chambliss (15,off Reuss); Benedict (9,off Reuss); Miller (3,off Reuss); Murphy (8,off Niedenfuer); Linares (5,off Castillo).  HR–Los Angeles Thomas (2,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Chambliss (2,off Reuss); Hubbard (2,off Reuss).  IBB–Chambliss (8,by Niedenfuer).  SB–Thomas (4,2nd base off Camp/Benedict).  IBB–Niedenfuer (1,Chambliss).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:42.  A–40,510.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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