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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 (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bobby Cox (50-56)
Scored 395 runs, Allowed 416 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 50-56

Ballparks: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · Attendance: 535,418 (9th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99

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1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P
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 Player	3 Players	3 Players	3 Players	6 Players	2 Players	5 Players	9 Players
Most-Games	Benedict-86 Sinatro-10 Pocoroba-6 Owen-5	Chambliss-107	Hubbard-97 Royster-8 Gomez-2	Horner-79 Pocoroba-20 Royster-8	Ramirez-92 Runge-9 Gomez-6	Linares-54 Miller-23 Butler-21 Harper-5 Asselstine-3 Lum-1	Murphy-99 Butler-8	Washington-79 Asselstine-10 Harper-8 Miller-6 Butler-4	Boggs-24 Perry-23 Niekro-22 Mahler-14 Montefusco-9 Walk-8 McWilliams-5 Bedrosian-1 Hanna-1

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. Sinatro 1B. Chambliss 2B. Hubbard 3B. Horner SS. Runge LF. Linares CF. Murphy RF. Butler P. Pitcher

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. Sinatro
1B. Chambliss
2B. Hubbard
3B. Horner
SS. Runge
LF. Linares
CF. Murphy
RF. Butler
P. Pitcher

40 total lineups (79 when including pitchers)

1980 / 1982 Lineups and Defense

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