St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 2 (10 innings)
Regular Season Game 31
Played on Tuesday, May 12, 1981 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 7 0 HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 4
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Templeton ss 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ramsey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 14 1 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lezcano lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Tenace c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Oberkfell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Herr 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Landrum ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 1 4 30 12 BATTING - 2B: Tenace (4,off Sambito). SH: Oberkfell (2,off Sambito); Herr (2,off Sambito). SF: Lezcano (2,off Knepper). GDP: Forsch (1,off Knepper). IBB: Templeton (2,by Sambito). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Hernandez (3,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby); Oberkfell (3,2nd base off Knepper/Ashby). CS: Templeton (5,2nd base by Knepper/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf,cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Woods rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pittman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz lf 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 Heep 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 Howe 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Landestoy pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 Thon 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 Ivie ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Knepper p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Garcia ph,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 2 7 2 3 2 30 8 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ashby-Thon, Reynolds-Thon-Heep. E: Woods (1), Ashby 3 (5). BATTING - 2B: Howe (8,off Forsch). HR: Cruz (7,4th inning off Forsch 1 on 2 out). SH: Reynolds (7,off Sutter). HBP: Garcia (1,by Sutter). IBB: Ashby (3,by Forsch); Cruz (2,by Sutter). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Landestoy (1,2nd base off Sutter/Tenace).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch 7 5 2 2 2 1 1 27 Sutter W(1-1) 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 Kaat SV(2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 10 7 2 2 3 2 1 40 HBP: Sutter (1,Garcia). IBB: Forsch (1,Ashby); Sutter (5,Cruz).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knepper 9 6 2 1 0 3 0 32 Sambito L(1-2) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 Totals 10 7 3 2 1 4 0 38 IBB: Sambito (3,Templeton). Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 20020 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Templeton ss Puhl rf 2. Scott cf Reynolds ss 3. Hernandez 1b Cedeno cf 4. Hendrick rf Cruz lf 5. Lezcano lf Heep 1b 6. Tenace c Howe 3b 7. Oberkfell 3b Ashby c 8. Herr 2b Thon 2b 9. Forsch p Knepper p CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to right; Scott struck out while Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Tony Scott called for interference with Alan Ashby's throw; Hernandez singled to right; Hendrick flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Reynolds flied to center; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Lezcano lined to second; Tenace flied to left; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied to left; Heep singled to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Heep to second]; Heep was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Herr lined to shortstop; Forsch popped to shortstop; Templeton lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby flied to center; Thon struck out; Knepper grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez singled to right; Hernandez stole second; Hendrick reached on an error by Ashby [Hernandez to third]; Lezcano hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hernandez scored (unearned)]; Tenace flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Reynolds grounded out (third to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cruz homered [Cedeno scored]; Heep singled to center; Howe doubled to right [Heep to third]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Thon grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell lined to right; Herr singled to center; Forsch grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: On a bunt Knepper made an out to pitcher; Puhl flied to center; Reynolds flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied to center; Cruz flied to center; Heep flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick flied to center; Lezcano flied to center; Tenace flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe popped to first; Ashby grounded out (second to first); Thon walked; Knepper flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: WOODS REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING RF); PUHL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Oberkfell singled to center; Oberkfell stole second; Herr popped to first in foul territory; LANDRUM BATTED FOR FORSCH; Landrum flied to left; Templeton singled to right [Oberkfell scored, Templeton to second (error by Woods)]; Scott popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: LANDRUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SUTTER REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Puhl singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Puhl to second]; WALLING BATTED FOR WOODS; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Heep grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Hendrick grounded out (second to first); Lezcano lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Howe singled to center; LANDESTOY RAN FOR HOWE; Landestoy stole second; On a bunt Ashby made an out to first; IVIE BATTED FOR THON; Ivie struck out; GARCIA BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Garcia was hit by a pitch; Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. CARDINALS 10TH: SAMBITO REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Tenace doubled to left; Oberkfell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Tenace to third]; Herr reached on an error by Ashby on a sacrifice bunt [Tenace scored, Herr to second (error by Ashby)]; Landrum was called out on strikes; Templeton was walked intentionally; RAMSEY BATTED FOR SUTTER; Ramsey forced Herr (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. ASTROS 10TH: KAAT REPLACED RAMSEY (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); PITTMAN BATTED FOR WALLING; Pittman popped to first; Cruz flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 3 7 0 5 Astros 2 7 4 8
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