Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 4 (12 innings)
Regular Season Game 21
Played on Saturday, May 2, 1981 (N) at Three Rivers Stadium
HOU N 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 1 PIT N 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 9 2
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Walling rf,1b 4 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 Reynolds ss 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 Cedeno cf 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 Ivie 1b 4 0 1 2 1 0 15 0 Woods pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 3b 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 Ashby c 5 0 1 0 0 2 8 0 Puhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pujols c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garcia 2b 5 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Sambito p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 43 4 10 4 8 9 34 17 FIELDING - E: Ashby (2). BATTING - HR: Walling (3,5th inning off Rhoden 0 on 2 out); Reynolds (3,5th inning off Rhoden 0 on 2 out). SH: Knepper (1,off Rhoden). SF: Ivie (2,off Romo). GDP: Reynolds 2 (2,off Rhoden,off Tekulve). IBB: Garcia (1,by Romo). Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING - SB: Walling (1,2nd base off Rhoden/Nicosia). CS: Cruz (3,2nd base by Romo/Nicosia).
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 6 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Foli ss 5 1 1 0 1 0 5 4 Lacy lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Milner ph,lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Madlock 3b 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Easler rf 5 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 Thompson 1b 4 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 Nicosia c 5 1 1 0 0 1 10 1 Law 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Garner ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Berra 2b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Rhoden p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bevacqua ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Alexander ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 44 5 9 5 6 8 36 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Foli-Thompson, Berra-Foli-Thompson. E: Foli 2 (3). BATTING - 2B: Easler (3,off Knepper); Foli (3,off Sambito). IBB: Easler (1,by D. Smith). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Madlock (2,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby); Lacy (4,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby); Berra (1,2nd base off D. Smith/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper 6.1 5 3 3 3 3 0 27 Sambito 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 11 D. Smith L(0-3) 2 2 1 1 3 2 0 12 Totals 11.1 9 5 5 6 8 0 50 WP: D. Smith (1). IBB: D. Smith (1,Easler). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 2-0; D. Smith 1-1. .
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rhoden 7 5 3 3 4 6 2 29 Tekulve 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 Romo 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 7 Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Solomon W(1-1) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Totals 12 10 4 4 8 9 2 53 IBB: Romo (2,Garcia). Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata Time of Game: 3:56 Attendance: 21993 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Walling rf Moreno cf 2. Reynolds ss Foli ss 3. Cedeno cf Lacy lf 4. Cruz lf Madlock 3b 5. Ivie 1b Easler rf 6. Howe 3b Thompson 1b 7. Ashby c Nicosia c 8. Garcia 2b Law 2b 9. Knepper p Rhoden p ASTROS 1ST: Walling singled to center; Walling stole second; Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; Cruz walked; Ivie singled to left [Walling scored, Cruz to second]; Howe flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli walked; Lacy grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foli to second]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ashby struck out; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Easler flied out to left; Thompson struck out; Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 3RD: Walling walked; Reynolds grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Walling out at second]; Cedeno popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Law grounded out (third to first); Rhoden flied out to center; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to left; Ivie flied out to left; Howe walked; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy grounded out (third to first); Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; Easler doubled to center [Madlock scored]; Thompson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1. ASTROS 5TH: Garcia was called out on strikes; Knepper was called out on strikes; Walling homered; Reynolds homered; Cedeno flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 5TH: Nicosia grounded out (third to first); Law grounded out (third to first); Rhoden flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz walked; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to second]; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli flied out to right; Lacy singled to center; Lacy stole second [Lacy to third (error by Ashby)]; Madlock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1. ASTROS 7TH: Garcia singled to right; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garcia to second]; Walling grounded out (second to first); Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1. PIRATES 7TH: Easler grounded out (second to first); Thompson walked; Nicosia singled to center [Thompson to second]; GARNER BATTED FOR LAW; Garner singled to left [Thompson scored, Nicosia to second]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR RHODEN; Bevacqua singled to right [Nicosia scored, Garner to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Moreno popped to second; Foli flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. ASTROS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 2B); TEKULVE REPLACED BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Cedeno reached on an error by Foli; Cruz reached on an error by Foli [Cedeno to second]; Ivie popped to first in foul territory; Howe flied out to left; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 8TH: Lacy was called out on strikes; Madlock flied out to center; Easler grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. ASTROS 9TH: Garcia singled to center; Sambito struck out; Walling walked [Garcia to second]; Reynolds grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Walling out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. PIRATES 9TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia grounded out (second to first); Berra singled to third; STARGELL BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 3. ASTROS 10TH: ROMO REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to left; Cruz singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Ivie hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howe walked; Ashby singled to right [Howe to third]; Garcia was walked intentionally [Ashby to second]; Sambito struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 3. PIRATES 10TH: Moreno struck out; Foli doubled to right; D. SMITH REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); MILNER BATTED FOR LACY; Milner singled to first [Foli to third]; Madlock forced Milner (shortstop to second) [Foli scored]; D. Smith threw a wild pitch [Madlock to second]; Easler was walked intentionally; Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 4. ASTROS 11TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JACKSON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Walling flied out to center; Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 4. PIRATES 11TH: Nicosia was called out on strikes; Berra walked; G. ALEXANDER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Berra stole second; G. Alexander struck out; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 4. ASTROS 12TH: SOLOMON REPLACED G. ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ivie walked; WOODS RAN FOR IVIE; Howe singled to right [Woods to third]; PUHL BATTED FOR ASHBY; Puhl struck out; Garcia forced Howe (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 4. PIRATES 12TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PUJOLS REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING C ); Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner walked; Madlock singled to right [Milner to third]; Easler reached on a fielder's choice [Milner scored, Madlock to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 10 1 13 Pirates 5 9 2 11
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