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1981 Atlanta Braves Lineups and Defense
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 25-29, Finished 4th
Second Half: 25-27, Finished 5th
Overall: 50-56, Finished 5th in NL West
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Scored 395 runs, Allowed 416 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 50-56
Manager: Bobby Cox (50-56)
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 535,418 (9th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
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Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1. Fri,4/10 vs CIN W (5-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Boggs  
2. Sat,4/11 vs CIN L (2-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Perry  
3. Sun,4/12 vs CIN W (3-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Montefusco  
4. Mon,4/13 at HOU W (2-1)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Niekro  
5. Tue,4/14 at HOU L (2-8) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Walk  
6. Wed,4/15 at HOU L (0-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Lum Murphy Washington Boggs  
7. Fri,4/17 vs SFG L (2-6) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Harper Perry  
8. Sat,4/18 vs SFG L (1-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Harper Montefusco  
9. Sun,4/19 vs SFG W (4-3) Pocoroba Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Miller Niekro  
10. Tue,4/21 at CIN W (10-1) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Boggs  
11. Wed,4/22 at CIN W (7-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Perry  
12. Thu,4/23 at SFG W (7-3) Benedict Chambliss Royster Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Montefusco  
13. Fri,4/24 at SFG W (7-1) Benedict Chambliss Royster Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Walk  
14. Sat,4/25 at SFG W (4-0)# Benedict Chambliss Royster Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Harper Niekro  
15. Sun,4/26 at SFG L (1-3) Pocoroba Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Perry  
16. Sun,4/26 at SFG L (5-8) Benedict Chambliss Royster Horner Gomez Miller Murphy Washington Boggs  
17. Tue,4/28 vs HOU L (1-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Montefusco  
18. Wed,4/29 vs HOU L (4-5) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Walk  
19. Thu,4/30 vs HOU L (1-5) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Boggs  
20. Fri,5/1 at CHC W (2-1) Pocoroba Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Perry  
21. Sat,5/2 at CHC L (2-5) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Niekro  
22. Sun,5/3 at CHC W (9-7) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Montefusco  
23. Mon,5/4 at STL W (9-6) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Walk  
24. Tue,5/5 at STL L (1-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Boggs  
25. Wed,5/6 at STL W (10-2) Pocoroba Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Perry  
26. Thu,5/7 at STL W (4-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Niekro  
27. Fri,5/8 vs CHC W (4-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Montefusco  
28. Sat,5/9 vs CHC L (3-7) Pocoroba Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Walk  
29. Sun,5/10 vs CHC T (5-5) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Boggs  
30. Mon,5/11 vs PIT W (3-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Perry  
31. Tue,5/12 vs PIT W (2-0) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Miller Murphy Washington Niekro  
32. Wed,5/13 vs PIT L (5-7) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Harper Murphy Washington Montefusco  
33. Fri,5/15 vs STL W (11-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Harper Murphy Washington Walk  
34. Sat,5/16 vs STL L (2-6) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Harper Murphy Washington Boggs  
35. Sun,5/17 vs STL L (3-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Harper Murphy Washington Perry  
36. Tue,5/19 at PIT L (0-5) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Harper Murphy Washington Niekro  
37. Wed,5/20 at PIT L (1-6) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Asselstine Murphy Washington Walk  
38. Fri,5/22 vs SDP L (2-5) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Asselstine Murphy Washington Boggs  
39. Sat,5/23 vs SDP W (7-6)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Gomez Linares Murphy Washington Perry  
40. Sun,5/24 vs SDP L (5-7) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Gomez Linares Murphy Asselstine Niekro  
41. Mon,5/25 vs LAD L (1-7) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Asselstine Walk  
42. Wed,5/27 vs LAD W (3-2)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Harper Boggs  
43. Thu,5/28 vs LAD W (9-4)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Harper Perry  
44. Fri,5/29 at SDP W (7-1) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Niekro  
45. Sat,5/30 at SDP L (1-11) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Hanna  
46. Sun,5/31 at SDP L (1-5) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Mahler  
47. Mon,6/1 at LAD L (2-5)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Royster Ramirez Linares Murphy Harper Boggs  
48. Tue,6/2 at LAD W (3-1) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Royster Ramirez Linares Murphy Asselstine Perry  
49. Wed,6/3 at LAD W (4-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Royster Ramirez Linares Murphy Asselstine Niekro  
50. Fri,6/5 vs PHI W (4-1)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Royster Ramirez Linares Murphy Harper Mahler  
51. Sat,6/6 vs PHI L (0-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Royster Ramirez Linares Murphy Asselstine Boggs  
52. Sun,6/7 vs PHI L (5-7) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Royster Ramirez Linares Murphy Asselstine Perry  
53. Tue,6/9 at MON L (1-12) Benedict Chambliss Royster Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Asselstine Niekro  
54. Wed,6/10 at MON L (2-11) Benedict Chambliss Royster Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Asselstine Mahler  
55. Thu,6/11 at MON L (0-7) Benedict Chambliss Gomez Pocoroba Ramirez Linares Murphy Asselstine Boggs  
56. Mon,8/10 at SDP W (3-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Niekro  
57. Tue,8/11 at SDP W (5-1) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Perry  
58. Wed,8/12 at SDP W (4-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Mahler  
59. Thu,8/13 at LAD W (9-1) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Miller Boggs  
60. Fri,8/14 at LAD L (0-5) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Miller Montefusco  
61. Sat,8/15 at LAD W (6-4)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Miller Niekro  
62. Sun,8/16 at LAD L (5-6)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Miller Perry  
63. Tue,8/18 vs NYM L (0-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Mahler  
64. Wed,8/19 vs NYM W (5-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Boggs  
65. Thu,8/20 vs NYM W (6-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Niekro  
66. Fri,8/21 vs MON L (1-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Perry  
67. Sat,8/22 vs MON L (4-5) Owen Chambliss Royster Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Bedrosian  
68. Sat,8/22 vs MON W (9-1) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Montefusco  
69. Sun,8/23 vs MON W (2-1) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Mahler  
70. Mon,8/24 at PHI L (5-7) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Boggs  
71. Tue,8/25 at PHI W (12-2)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Niekro  
72. Wed,8/26 at PHI W (5-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Perry  
73. Fri,8/28 at MON L (0-3) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Mahler  
74. Sat,8/29 at MON L (3-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Boggs  
75. Sun,8/30 at MON W (5-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Asselstine Butler Washington Niekro  
76. Mon,8/31 vs PHI L (8-11) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Perry  
77. Tue,9/1 vs PHI L (0-3)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Mahler  
78. Wed,9/2 vs PHI W (3-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Boggs  
79. Fri,9/4 at NYM L (1-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Niekro  
80. Sat,9/5 at NYM L (2-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Royster Ramirez Miller Butler Washington Perry  
81. Sun,9/6 at NYM W (5-2)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Royster Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Mahler  
82. Mon,9/7 vs HOU L (2-3)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Boggs  
83. Tue,9/8 vs HOU W (3-2) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington McWilliams  
84. Wed,9/9 vs HOU W (9-0) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Miller Niekro  
85. Fri,9/11 vs SDP W (4-1) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Perry  
86. Sat,9/12 vs SDP W (5-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Mahler  
87. Sun,9/13 vs SDP L (4-6)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington McWilliams  
88. Mon,9/14 at SFG L (2-4) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Butler Murphy Washington Boggs  
89. Tue,9/15 at SFG L (5-6) Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Gomez Butler Murphy Washington Niekro  
90. Wed,9/16 at LAD L (2-3)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Perry  
91. Thu,9/17 at LAD L (0-2)# Benedict Chambliss Royster Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Mahler  
92. Fri,9/18 at SDP W (3-0) Owen Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Butler Washington McWilliams  
93. Sat,9/19 at SDP L (3-6) Owen Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Butler Washington Boggs  
94. Sun,9/20 at SDP W (3-1)# Benedict Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Murphy Washington Niekro  
95. Tue,9/22 at HOU L (0-3) Owen Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Butler Washington Perry  
96. Wed,9/23 at HOU W (3-1) Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Gomez Linares Butler Washington Mahler  
97. Thu,9/24 at HOU L (3-5)# Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Gomez Linares Murphy Washington McWilliams  
98. Fri,9/25 vs CIN L (2-10) Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Ramirez Linares Butler Washington Boggs  
99. Sat,9/26 vs CIN L (0-2) Pocoroba Chambliss Hubbard Horner Runge Linares Butler Washington Niekro  
100. Sun,9/27 vs CIN L (2-4) Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Runge Linares Murphy Butler Perry  
101. Mon,9/28 vs LAD W (2-1)# Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Runge Linares Murphy Harper Mahler  
102. Tue,9/29 vs LAD L (3-5) Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Runge Linares Murphy Butler Boggs  
103. Wed,9/30 vs SFG W (9-2) Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Runge Linares Murphy Butler McWilliams  
104. Thu,10/1 vs SFG L (2-6) Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Runge Linares Murphy Butler Niekro  
105. Fri,10/2 at CIN W (11-5) Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Runge Butler Murphy Washington Perry  
106. Sat,10/3 at CIN W (4-3) Sinatro Chambliss Hubbard Horner Runge Butler Murphy Asselstine Mahler  
107. Sun,10/4 at CIN L (0-3) Owen Chambliss Gomez Horner Runge Butler Murphy Washington Boggs  
107 games 4 players 1 players 3 players 3 players 3 players 6 players 2 players 5 players 9 players 0 players
Most Common-games Benedict-86
Sinatro-10
Pocoroba-6
Chambliss-107
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Hubbard-97
Royster-8
Gomez-2
Horner-79
Pocoroba-20
Royster-8
Ramirez-92
Runge-9
Gomez-6
Linares-54
Miller-23
Butler-21
Murphy-99
Butler-8
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Washington-79
Asselstine-10
Harper-8
Boggs-24
Perry-23
Niekro-22
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Most Common Lineups

16 Games
C. Benedict
1B. Chambliss
2B. Hubbard
3B. Horner
SS. Ramirez
LF. Linares
CF. Murphy
RF. Washington
P. Pitcher

15 Games
C. Benedict
1B. Chambliss
2B. Hubbard
3B. Horner
SS. Ramirez
LF. Butler
CF. Murphy
RF. Washington
P. Pitcher

12 Games
C. Benedict
1B. Chambliss
2B. Hubbard
3B. Horner
SS. Ramirez
LF. Miller
CF. Murphy
RF. Washington
P. Pitcher

5 Games
C. Benedict
1B. Chambliss
2B. Hubbard
3B. Pocoroba
SS. Ramirez
LF. Harper
CF. Murphy
RF. Washington
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Benedict
1B. Chambliss
2B. Hubbard
3B. Horner
SS. Ramirez
LF. Linares
CF. Murphy
RF. Miller
P. Pitcher

4 Games
C. Benedict
1B. Chambliss
2B. Hubbard
3B. Royster
SS. Ramirez
LF. Linares
CF. Murphy
RF. Asselstine
P. Pitcher

40 total lineups (79 when including pitchers)


1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense