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CLE  7
@BOS  5

CAL  6
TOR  3

MIL  4
@DET  3

SEA  4
@KCR  2

MIN  7
TEX  3

NYY  6
BAL  4

OAK  5
CHW  1

CIN  2
@ATL  0
HOU  5
LAD  0

MON  4
NYM  2

SFG  6
@SDP  5

STL  5
PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 5,117

Saturday, September 26, 1981
Time of Game: 2:25
Reds
2
62-38
Won 4
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
W: Bruce Berenyi (9-5), L: Phil Niekro (7-6), S: Tom Hume (12)
Braves
0
46-52
Lost 3
5th, 15 GB

Batting Stats

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Householder RF              4   1   1   2    0   1  .259  .759              1   0   HR
K Griffey CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .315  .791              0   0   
D Concepcion SS               4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .779              0   6   
G Foster LF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .293  .893              2   0   
J Bench 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .342  .936             10   0   GDP
J Nolan C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .314  .786              9   0   2B,GDP
  M O'Berry C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .162  .501              3   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .681              1   2   
R Oester 2B                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .260  .705              1   3   
B Berenyi P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .508              0   0   SH
  T Hume P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       30   2   6   0    3   5                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: J Nolan (17, off G Garber).
HR: P Householder (2, off P Niekro; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: B Berenyi (3, off P Niekro).
TB: P Householder 4; J Nolan 3; K Griffey 2; J Bench.
GIDP: J Nolan (7); J Bench (4).
RBI: P Householder 2 (9).
2-out RBI: P Householder 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Concepcion-R Oester-J Bench.
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .240  .677              3   0   
C Washington RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .738              1   0   
  B Asselstine PH-RF          3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .715              1   0   GDP
R Linares LF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .279  .691              4   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .758             10   0   
B Horner 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .727              0   2   
B Pocoroba C                  2   0   1   0    2   1  .186  .493              4   0   
  A Hall PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  M Sinatro C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .855              1   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .657              2   4   
P Runge SS                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833              1   2   
  J Royster PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .526              0   0   
P Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .078  .157              0   1   
  B Jacoby PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .571              0   0   
  G Garber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  D Murphy PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .713              0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    6  12                         27  10
Batting Events
TB: G Hubbard; B Pocoroba; P Runge; C Chambliss; R Linares.
GIDP: B Asselstine (4).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. G Hubbard-C Chambliss; G Garber-P Runge-C Chambliss.

Pitching Stats

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Berenyi, W (9-5)             7     5   0   0    5   9   0   3.52   30     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 4     71    -     1.38   0.41
T Hume, S (12)                 2     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.93    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.32   0.16
Totals                         9     5   0   0    6  12   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 0· 4           -  
Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, L (7-6)              6     3   2   2    3   1   1   2.83   23     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 2     56    -     0.96  -0.00
G Garber                       3     3   0   0    0   4   0   2.77   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.65   0.07
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   1          34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 5           -  
Balks: None.
WP: B Berenyi (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 5,117.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Cincinnati Reds                           Atlanta Braves                               
1. Paul Householder             RF       1. Brett Butler                 CF
2. Ken Griffey                  CF       2. Claudell Washingto           RF
3. Dave Concepcion              SS       3. Rufino Linares               LF
4. George Foster                LF       4. Chris Chambliss              1B
5. Johnny Bench                 1B       5. Bob Horner                   3B
6. Joe Nolan                     C       6. Biff Pocoroba                 C
7. Ray Knight                   3B       7. Glenn Hubbard                2B
8. Ron Oester                   2B       8. Paul Runge                   SS
9. Bruce Berenyi                 P       9. Phil Niekro                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t5 2 -2- RR 26% 75% 0-0 CIN P. Householder P. Niekro Home Run; Oester Scores
b7 0 1-- OO 13% 87% 0-2 ATL B. Asselstine B. Berenyi Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 0 1-- OO -9% 45% 0-0 CIN J. Bench P. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b4 2 123 O 9% 50% 0-0 ATL B. Asselstine B. Berenyi Flyball: LF
b2 1 123 O 8% 43% 0-0 ATL P. Niekro B. Berenyi Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN P. Householder P. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 CIN K. Griffey P. Niekro Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t1 1 1-- O -3% 48% 0-0 CIN D. Concepcion P. Niekro Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 2 1-- 2% 50% 0-0 CIN G. Foster P. Niekro Walk; Griffey to 2B
t1 2 12- O -4% 45% 0-0 CIN J. Bench P. Niekro Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 ATL B. Butler B. Berenyi Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 ATL C. Washington B. Berenyi Strikeout
b1 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 ATL R. Linares B. Berenyi Single to P (Ground Ball)
b1 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 ATL C. Chambliss B. Berenyi Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CIN J. Nolan P. Niekro Single to CF
t2 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 CIN R. Knight P. Niekro Popfly: 1B
t2 1 1-- O -3% 47% 0-0 CIN R. Oester P. Niekro Flyball: LF
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 CIN B. Berenyi P. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bruce Berenyi facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 ATL B. Horner B. Berenyi Strikeout
b2 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 ATL B. Pocoroba B. Berenyi Walk
b2 1 1-- -4% 41% 0-0 ATL G. Hubbard B. Berenyi Single to CF; Pocoroba to 2B
b2 1 12- -5% 36% 0-0 ATL P. Runge B. Berenyi Wild Pitch; Pocoroba to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
b2 1 -23 -1% 35% 0-0 ATL P. Runge B. Berenyi Walk
b2 1 123 O 8% 43% 0-0 ATL P. Niekro B. Berenyi Strikeout
b2 2 123 O 7% 50% 0-0 ATL B. Butler B. Berenyi Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN P. Householder P. Niekro Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CIN K. Griffey P. Niekro Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CIN D. Concepcion P. Niekro Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bruce Berenyi facing 2-3-4
Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Claudell Washington (RF) batting 2nd
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 ATL B. Asselstine B. Berenyi Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- -3% 44% 0-0 ATL R. Linares B. Berenyi Walk
b3 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 ATL C. Chambliss B. Berenyi Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 ATL B. Horner B. Berenyi Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
Brian Asselstine moves from PH to RF
t4 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CIN G. Foster P. Niekro Walk
t4 0 1-- OO -9% 45% 0-0 CIN J. Bench P. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 CIN J. Nolan P. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Bruce Berenyi facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- -4% 40% 0-0 ATL B. Pocoroba B. Berenyi Single to RF
b4 0 1-- O 4% 44% 0-0 ATL G. Hubbard B. Berenyi Strikeout
b4 1 1-- -4% 40% 0-0 ATL P. Runge B. Berenyi Single to RF; Pocoroba to 2B
b4 1 12- O 5% 45% 0-0 ATL P. Niekro B. Berenyi Strikeout
b4 2 12- -4% 41% 0-0 ATL B. Butler B. Berenyi Walk; Pocoroba to 3B; Runge to 2B
b4 2 123 O 9% 50% 0-0 ATL B. Asselstine B. Berenyi Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 CIN R. Knight P. Niekro Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 CIN R. Oester P. Niekro Walk
t5 1 1-- O -2% 48% 0-0 CIN B. Berenyi P. Niekro Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Oester to 2B
t5 2 -2- RR 26% 75% 0-0 CIN P. Householder P. Niekro Home Run; Oester Scores
t5 2 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 CIN K. Griffey P. Niekro Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Bruce Berenyi facing 3-4-5
b5 0 --- O 3% 77% 0-2 ATL R. Linares B. Berenyi Strikeout
b5 1 --- -3% 73% 0-2 ATL C. Chambliss B. Berenyi Single to LF
b5 1 1-- O 4% 77% 0-2 ATL B. Horner B. Berenyi Strikeout Looking
b5 2 1-- O 3% 80% 0-2 ATL B. Pocoroba B. Berenyi Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O -2% 79% 2-0 CIN D. Concepcion P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1 --- O -1% 78% 2-0 CIN G. Foster P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 CIN J. Bench P. Niekro Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Bruce Berenyi facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O 3% 80% 0-2 ATL G. Hubbard B. Berenyi Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 82% 0-2 ATL P. Runge B. Berenyi Groundout: SS-1B
Brook Jacoby pinch hits for Phil Niekro (P) batting 9th
b6 2 --- O 1% 84% 0-2 ATL B. Jacoby B. Berenyi Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Gene Garber facing 6-7-8
Gene Garber replaces Brook Jacoby (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- 4% 88% 2-0 CIN J. Nolan G. Garber Double to RF
t7 0 -2- O -0% 87% 2-0 CIN R. Knight G. Garber Flyball: RF; Nolan to 3B
t7 1 --3 O -4% 83% 2-0 CIN R. Oester G. Garber Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2 --3 O -3% 81% 2-0 CIN B. Berenyi G. Garber Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Bruce Berenyi facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- -7% 74% 0-2 ATL B. Butler B. Berenyi Walk
b7 0 1-- OO 13% 87% 0-2 ATL B. Asselstine B. Berenyi Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 2 --- O 2% 88% 0-2 ATL R. Linares B. Berenyi Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Gene Garber facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O -1% 87% 2-0 CIN P. Householder G. Garber Strikeout Looking
t8 1 --- 1% 88% 2-0 CIN K. Griffey G. Garber Single to RF
t8 1 1-- O -1% 88% 2-0 CIN D. Concepcion G. Garber Groundout: SS-1B; Griffey to 2B
t8 2 -2- O -2% 86% 2-0 CIN G. Foster G. Garber Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Tom Hume facing 4-5-6
Tom Hume replaces Bruce Berenyi pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 4% 90% 0-2 ATL C. Chambliss T. Hume Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O 2% 92% 0-2 ATL B. Horner T. Hume Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- -2% 90% 0-2 ATL B. Pocoroba T. Hume Walk
Albert Hall pinch runs for Biff Pocoroba (C) batting 6th
b8 2 1-- O 4% 94% 0-2 ATL G. Hubbard T. Hume Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braves' Gene Garber facing 5-6-7
Matt Sinatro replaces Albert Hall (PR) playing C batting 6th
t9 0 --- 1% 95% 2-0 CIN J. Bench G. Garber Single to LF
t9 0 1-- OO -2% 92% 2-0 CIN J. Nolan G. Garber Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t9 2 --- O -0% 92% 2-0 CIN R. Knight G. Garber Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Tom Hume facing 8-9-1
Mike O'Berry replaces Joe Nolan playing C batting 6th; Jerry Royster pinch hits for Paul Runge (SS) batting 8th
b9 0 --- O 4% 96% 0-2 ATL J. Royster T. Hume Strikeout
Dale Murphy pinch hits for Gene Garber (P) batting 9th
b9 1 --- O 2% 99% 0-2 ATL D. Murphy T. Hume Strikeout
b9 2 --- O 1% 100% 0-2 ATL B. Butler T. Hume Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Braves 0.

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