GAME #6 (winners’ bracket first round):
Phil Niekro threw eight strong innings to lead the Braves to victory. Atlanta’s Claudell Washington got things started with a home run in the first inning, but Pittsburgh’s Tim Foli tied it with an RBI single in the top of the third. What turned out to be the winning run came after two Pittsburgh errors, and a sacrifice fly by Brett Butler in the fifth inning. All five Pirate hits came in the first four innings. Niekro and closer Rick Camp retired the final 13 Pittsburgh batters. Despite giving up only one earned run and five hits in his eight innings, Rick Rhoden took the loss.
1981 APBA Double-Elimination Tournament
1981 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (1) AT 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES (2) 1981 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES AB R H BI Omar Moreno 3 0 2 0 Brett Butler 3 0 1 1 Tim Foli 4 0 1 1 Claudell Washington 3 1 1 1 Dave Parker 4 0 0 0 Bob Horner 3 0 0 0 Jason Thompson 3 0 0 0 Dale Murphy 4 0 1 0 Bill Madlock 4 0 0 0 Chris Chambliss 3 0 1 0 Mike Easler 3 0 0 0 Glenn Hubbard 3 0 0 0 Lee Lacy 3 0 1 0 Rufino Linares 3 0 0 0 Dale Berra 3 0 0 0 Bruce Benedict 3 1 1 0 Tony Pena 3 1 1 0 Rafael Ramirez 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 30 1 5 1 TOTALS 27 2 5 2 1981 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 001 000 000 -- 1 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES 100 010 00x -- 2 LOB--1981 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 4, 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES 6. ERR--Bill Madlock, Tim Foli. 3B--Lee Lacy. HR--Claudell Washington. SACF--Brett Butler. SACB--Rafael Ramirez. 1981 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR Rick Rhoden [L] 8.00 5 2 1 3 1 1 1981 ATLANTA BRAVES Phil Niekro [W] 8.00 5 1 1 2 2 0 Rick Camp [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 SO--Tony Pena, Lee Lacy, Glenn Hubbard. BB--Jason Thompson, Omar Moreno, Claudell Washington, Bob Horner, Chris Chambliss.
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