Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Boggs
  
  Puhl strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thon vs. Boggs
  
  Thon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Knight vs. Boggs
  
  Boggs fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Boggs. Thon moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Knight vs. Boggs
  
  Knight hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thon scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Spilman vs. Boggs
  
  Spilman takes first base on ball four. Knight moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cruz vs. Boggs
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Ryan
  
  Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hubbard vs. Ryan
  
  Hubbard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Ryan
  
  Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horner vs. Ryan
  
  Horner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashby vs. Boggs
  
  Ashby hits a popup towards third. Horner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heep vs. Boggs
  
  Heep hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doran vs. Boggs
  
  Doran is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Ryan
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Linares vs. Ryan
  
  Linares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Royster vs. Ryan
  
  Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ryan vs. Boggs
  
  Ryan strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puhl vs. Boggs
  
  Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thon vs. Boggs
  
  Thon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Benedict vs. Ryan
  
  Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boggs vs. Ryan
  
  Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Washington vs. Ryan
  
  There goes Benedict. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Thon applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Ryan
  
  Washington strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Boggs
  
  Knight hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spilman vs. Boggs
  
  Spilman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Boggs
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hubbard vs. Ryan
  
  Hubbard strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Ryan
  
  Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heep. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Horner vs. Ryan
  
  Horner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Horner reaches second base with a double. Murphy moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Chambliss vs. Ryan
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. Horner tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Linares vs. Ryan
  
  Linares is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Royster vs. Ryan
  
  Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 1 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashby vs. Boggs
  
  Terry Harper now playing left field.
  
  Ashby strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heep vs. Boggs
  
  Heep hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Harper. Heep reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Doran vs. Boggs
  
  Doran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Doran reaches second base with a double. Heep scores. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ryan vs. Boggs
  
  Ryan strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Puhl vs. Boggs
  
  Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Thon vs. Boggs
  
  Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Benedict vs. Ryan
  
  Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boggs vs. Ryan
  
  Boggs bunts towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Benedict moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Washington vs. Ryan
  
  Washington hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benedict scores. Washington moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hubbard vs. Ryan
  
  There goes Washington. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Washington steals third. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Hubbard vs. Ryan
  
  Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Murphy vs. Ryan
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Knight vs. Boggs
  
  Knight hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spilman vs. Boggs
  
  Spilman hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Boggs
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Horner vs. Ryan
  
  Horner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Ryan
  
  Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Ryan
  
  Harper strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Royster vs. Ryan
  
  Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ashby vs. Boggs
  
  Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heep vs. Boggs
  
  Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. Ashby moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Doran vs. Boggs
  
  Doran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boggs fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ryan vs. Boggs
  
  Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard misplays the ball. That's an error on Hubbard. Doran moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Puhl vs. Boggs
  
  Puhl takes first base on ball four. Doran moves to third. Ryan moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Thon vs. Moore
  
  Donnie Moore now pitching.
  
  Thon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Thon reaches second base with a double. Doran scores. Ryan scores. Puhl goes all the way around to score. Thon moves to third. Three runs are unearned. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Knight vs. Moore
  
  Knight hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Benedict vs. Ryan
  
  Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Porter vs. Ryan
  
  Bob Porter pinch hits for Donnie Moore.
  
  Porter strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Ryan
  
  Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hubbard vs. Ryan
  
  There's a wild pitch. Washington moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hubbard vs. Ryan
  
  Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spilman vs. Dayley
  
  Ken Dayley now pitching.
  
  Spilman strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Dayley
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ashby vs. Dayley
  
  Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murphy vs. Ryan
  
  Scott Loucks now playing center field. Terry Puhl now playing right field.
  
  Murphy hits a fly ball towards left. Cruz settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cruz. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Horner vs. Ryan
  
  Horner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chambliss vs. Ryan
  
  Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Loucks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Ryan
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Royster vs. Ryan
  
  Royster hits a line drive towards first. Spilman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Loucks vs. Dayley
  
  Loucks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doran vs. Dayley
  
  Doran hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tolman vs. Dayley
  
  Tim Tolman pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
  
  Tolman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puhl vs. Dayley
  
  Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Benedict vs. Smith
  
  Dave Smith now pitching.
  
  Benedict hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Whisenton vs. Smith
  
  Larry Whisenton pinch hits for Ken Dayley.
  
  Whisenton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 5 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Smith
  
  Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/15/1982 -- Houston at Atlanta (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, cf-rf         3  1  0  0   Washington C, rf      5  0  2  1   
Thon D, ss            4  1  2  3   Hubbard G, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Knight R, 3b          4  0  1  1   Murphy D, cf          3  2  1  0   
Spilman H, 1b         3  0  1  0   Horner B, 3b          4  1  2  2   
Cruz J, lf            4  0  1  0   Chambliss C, 1b       2  0  0  1   
Ashby A, c            4  0  1  0   Linares R, lf         1  0  0  0   
Heep D, rf            3  1  1  0   Harper T, lf          2  0  0  0   
Loucks S, cf          1  0  0  0   Royster J, ss         4  0  0  0   
Doran B, 2b           4  1  1  1   Benedict B, c         4  1  2  0   
Ryan N, p             3  1  0  0   Boggs T, p            1  0  0  0   
Tolman T, ph          1  0  1  0   Moore D, p            0  0  0  0   
Smith D, p            0  0  0  0   Porter B, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Dayley K, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Whisenton L, ph       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  9  5                        32  4  7  4

Houston          100 010 300 --  5
Atlanta          000 110 020 --  4

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W)            8.0  7  4  3  2  4
Smith D (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Boggs T (L)           6.2  6  5  1  3  5
Moore D               0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Dayley K              2.0  2  0  0  0  2

E -- Boggs T, Hubbard G, Cruz J
DP -- Atlanta 3
LOB -- Houston 5, Atlanta 6
2B -- Murphy D, Horner B, Heep D, Doran B, Thon D
HR -- Horner B
SB -- Washington C
CS -- Benedict B
SH -- Boggs T
SF -- Chambliss C
HBP -- by Ryan N (Linares R)
WP -- Ryan N
T -- 2:44
A -- 11422

    

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