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August 31, 1983

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Cardinals 6 14 3
Braves 3 9 1
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Cardinals 6 14 3
Braves 3 9 1

Brett Butler Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .500 .334
At Bats 3 443
Hits 1 124
• Singles 1 90
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 13
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 38
RBI’s 0 32

Bruce Sutter Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 9 15
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - August 31, 1983
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Walk
Bruce Sutter
Darrell Porter
George Hendrick
Mike Ramsey
Ken Oberkfell
Ozzie Smith
Andy Van Slyke
Willie McGee
David Green
Brett Butler
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Butler takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Mike Ramsey now playing second base. Andy Van Slyke now playing left field. Ken Oberkfell now playing third base. Bob Watson pinch hits for Terry Watson strikes out.
Top 9 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McGee strikes out.
Top 9 Smith hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ramirez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Murphy scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell misplays the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell. Murphy moves to third.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Murphy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hendrick scoops it up and throws to first, with Lahti covering, for the out.
Top 8 Lahti strikes out.
Top 8 Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Forster covering, for the out. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 8 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Terry Forster now pitching. Van Slyke bunts towards the mound. Forster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benedict moves to third.
Bottom 7 Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Gene Garber. Jorgensen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Van Slyke settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Benedict hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Top 7 Green hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McGee hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Van Slyke fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeff Lahti now pitching. Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dave Rucker now pitching. Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second.
Bottom 6 Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Chambliss is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Butler takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 There goes Smith. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Ramirez applying the tag.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gene Garber now pitching. Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Perry. The throw from Porter and he is out, Smith applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Gerald Perry pinch hits for Pete Falcone. Perry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Benedict hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 David Green now playing right field. Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Van Slyke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Porter is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There goes Oberkfell. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Oberkfell steals second.
Top 5 Oberkfell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Iorg scores. Van Slyke scores.
Top 5 Pete Falcone now pitching. There goes Van Slyke. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Van Slyke steals second.
Top 5 Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGee scores. Iorg moves to third.
Top 5 Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGee moves to second.
Top 5 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy strikes out.
Top 4 Smith strikes out.
Top 4 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Oberkfell moves to third.
Top 4 Porter takes first base on ball four. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 4 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Oberkfell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith misplays the ball. That's an error on Smith. Benedict moves to third.
Bottom 3 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Van Slyke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Barker bunts towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. Benedict moves to second.
Bottom 3 Benedict hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Van Slyke strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Iorg. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. Iorg steals second.
Top 3 Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McGee strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Washington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out.
Top 2 Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Porter moves to third. Andujar moves to second.
Top 2 Andujar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barker fields it and throws to third for the out. Porter moves to second.
Top 2 Porter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to second.
Top 2 Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Van Slyke scores.
Top 2 Van Slyke hits a line drive into right field. Washington picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Washington. Iorg goes all the way around to score. Van Slyke moves to third.
Top 2 Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Chambliss hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes McGee. The throw from Benedict and he is safe. McGee steals second.
Top 1 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Barker covering. Safe.
Top 1 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Smith is called out on strikes.