Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3 (11 innings)
Regular Season Game 8
Played on Saturday, April 18, 1981 (D) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 6 7 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Foli ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 5 Parker rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 G. Alexander rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Easler lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Lacy ph,lf 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Madlock 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Berra 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Thompson 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 15 2 Nicosia c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pena c 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Law 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 2 Candelaria p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 6 7 5 1 8 33 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Thompson-Foli-Thompson. BATTING - 2B: Lacy (1,off D. Smith). 3B: Law (1,off Ruhle). HR: Thompson (2,5th inning off Ruhle 0 on 1 out). SH: Law (1,off Ruhle). HBP: Berra (1,by D. Smith). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thon 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Cruz lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Howe 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 Leonard 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 15 1 Pujols c 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 Ruhle p 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 Bergman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woods ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 3 8 3 2 2 33 18 FIELDING - E: Thon 3 (3), Howe (1). BATTING - HR: Howe 2 (2,5th inning off Candelaria 0 on 0 out,9th inning off Romo 0 on 1 out); Cruz (1,9th inning off Romo 0 on 1 out). SH: Puhl (1,off Candelaria). GDP: Howe (1,off Candelaria). IBB: Cedeno (1,by Candelaria). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Candelaria 7 4 1 1 2 2 1 26 Romo 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 8 Jackson W(1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 Totals 11 8 3 3 2 2 3 42 IBB: Candelaria (1,Cedeno).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle 8 3 1 1 0 5 1 28 Sambito 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 9 D. Smith L(0-1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 6 LaCorte 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 11 7 6 4 1 8 1 45 HBP: D. Smith (1,Berra). Inherited Runners - Scored: LaCorte 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Montague Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 29790 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Moreno cf Puhl rf 2. Foli ss Thon 2b 3. Parker rf Cedeno cf 4. Easler lf Cruz lf 5. Madlock 3b Howe 3b 6. Thompson 1b Leonard 1b 7. Nicosia c Pujols c 8. Law 2b Reynolds ss 9. Candelaria p Ruhle p PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to left; Thon flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Easler flied out to center; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to first; Howe grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Leonard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); Law struck out; Candelaria singled to center; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols flied out to right; Reynolds struck out; Ruhle singled to left; Puhl made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Thon flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Madlock grounded out (third to first); Thompson homered; Nicosia struck out; Law tripled to center; Candelaria flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Howe homered; Leonard flied out to center; Pujols grounded out (third to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno popped to third in foul territory; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); Parker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Ruhle walked; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ruhle to second]; Thon flied out to left; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 7TH: Easler was called out on strikes; Madlock grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Howe popped to first; Leonard was called out on strikes; Pujols singled to third; Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Milner reached on an error by Thon [Milner to second]; Law out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Milner to third (error by Thon)]; STARGELL BATTED FOR CANDELARIA; Stargell flied out to center; Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); PENA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING C ); BERGMAN BATTED FOR RUHLE; Bergman grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl flied out to right; Thon popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1. PIRATES 9TH: SAMBITO REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Foli singled to left; Parker struck out; LACY BATTED FOR EASLER; Lacy singled to left [Foli to second]; Madlock reached on an error by Howe [Foli to third, Lacy to second]; Thompson forced Madlock (shortstop to second) [Foli scored (unearned), Lacy scored (error by Thon) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Pena forced Thompson (third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BERRA REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz homered; Howe homered; Leonard grounded out (third to first); Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 10TH: Law was called out on strikes; B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR ROMO; B. Robinson grounded out (third to first); Moreno popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. ASTROS 10TH: JACKSON REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Reynolds flied out to center; WOODS BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Woods popped to catcher in foul territory; Puhl singled to right; Thon singled to left [Puhl to second]; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 3. PIRATES 11TH: D. SMITH REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Foli walked; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first) [Foli to second]; Lacy doubled to left [Foli scored]; Berra was hit by a pitch; Thompson singled to center [Lacy scored, Berra to third]; Pena reached on a fielder's choice [Berra scored (RBI), Thompson to second]; LACORTE REPLACED D. SMITH (PITCHING); Law was called out on strikes; Jackson made an out to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 11TH: G. ALEXANDER REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Cruz flied out to right; Howe flied out to right; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 6 7 0 6 Astros 3 8 4 6
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