Astros @ Braves
September 13, 1982

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 9 1
Braves 3 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 5 9 1
Braves 3 10 1

Biff Pocoroba Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .287
OBP .000 .359
At Bats 0 115
Hits 0 33
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 22

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
14 10 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - September 13, 1982
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Strikeout
Joe Niekro
Luis Pujols
Harry Spilman
Bill Doran
Ray Knight
Dickie Thon
Jose Cruz
Scott Loucks
Terry Puhl
Biff Pocoroba
Brett Butler
Jerry Royster

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 5 9 1 7
Atlanta Braves 3 10 1 6
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Phil Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Harry Spilman
Attendance 7,556
Time of Game 2 hours 41 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Brett Butler pinch runs for Bruce Benedict. Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Gene Garber. Pocoroba strikes out. Pujols drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pocoroba out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Benedict hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Royster moves to third.
Bottom 9 Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Whisenton hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Knight hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Loucks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Scott Loucks now playing center field. Terry Puhl now playing right field. Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Pujols is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Scott Loucks pinch runs for Danny Heep. Gene Garber now pitching. Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Loucks moves to third.
Top 8 Heep hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whisenton. Heep reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spilman tags and scores.
Top 8 Spilman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Spilman reaches second base with a double. Thon scores. Knight goes all the way around to score. Spilman moves to third.
Top 8 Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thon moves to third.
Top 8 Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pujols hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Royster strikes out. Pujols drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Royster out.
Bottom 6 Whisenton hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Horner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Horner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Chambliss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niekro, and towards Ramirez, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Heep strikes out.
Top 6 The ball gets by Benedict for a passed ball. Spilman moves to second.
Top 6 Cruz strikes out.
Top 6 Spilman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Murphy hits a line drive towards third. Knight catches it and throws to second to double up Niekro.
Bottom 5 Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Niekro moves to second.
Bottom 5 Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Benedict tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benedict moves to third.
Bottom 5 There goes Benedict. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Benedict steals second.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Knight strikes out.
Top 5 Thon hits a fly ball into left field. Whisenton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pujols scores. Niekro moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Niekro fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Niekro. Doran scores. Pujols moves to third.
Top 5 Pujols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Doran moves to second.
Top 5 Doran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Heep strikes out.
Bottom 4 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Whisenton hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Horner hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Chambliss hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Cruz strikes out.
Top 4 Spilman strikes out.
Top 4 Knight hits a line drive towards short. Ramirez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to third.
Top 4 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Murphy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Niekro strikes out.
Top 3 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight throws to first for one, and Spilman throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Royster goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Whisenton hits a popup towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spilman strikes out.
Bottom 1 Horner strikes out. Pujols drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Horner out.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 1 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Knight hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thon is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.