Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 35
Played on Saturday, May 16, 1981 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x - 6 10 1
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 2 1 2 0 2 0 3 1 Strain 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 Buckner 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 Durham rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Dillard ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Reitz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 Blackwell c 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Morales ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Martz p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Capilla p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tracy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 6 1 5 8 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Strain-De Jesus-Buckner. E: Henderson (5). BATTING - 2B: Reitz (3,off Ryan). SF: Buckner (2,off Ryan). GDP: Henderson (4,off Ryan); Cruz (1,off Sambito). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: De Jesus 2 (9,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby 2); Blackwell (1,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby). CS: De Jesus (4,2nd base by Ryan/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 Reynolds ss 5 1 4 4 0 0 2 2 Walling rf,1b 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Heep 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 1 0 8 1 Landestoy 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 Ryan p 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 Woods rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 31 6 10 6 6 2 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Howe-Landestoy-Heep, Howe-Landestoy-Walling. E: Heep (2). BATTING - 3B: Reynolds 3 (5,off Martz 2,off Kravec). SF: Walling (2,off Capilla); Puhl (2,off Kravec). GDP: Cruz (3,off Martz). IBB: Woods (2,by Kravec). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Landestoy (2,2nd base off Kravec/Blackwell).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martz L(1-2) 4.1 6 3 3 2 1 0 20 Capilla 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 Smith 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 8 Kravec 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 Totals 8 10 6 6 6 2 0 39 IBB: Kravec (3,Woods). Inherited Runners - Scored: Capilla 1-1; Kravec 2-2. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ryan W(3-1) 7 6 1 0 3 8 0 29 Sambito SV(2) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 Totals 9 6 1 0 5 8 0 36 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 43726 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. De Jesus ss Puhl cf 2. Strain 2b Reynolds ss 3. Buckner 1b Walling rf 4. Durham rf Cruz lf 5. Henderson lf Heep 1b 6. Thompson cf Howe 3b 7. Reitz 3b Ashby c 8. Blackwell c Landestoy 2b 9. Martz p Ryan p CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Strain flied out to left; Buckner walked; Durham grounded out (first unassisted) [De Jesus to third, Buckner to second]; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to third; Reynolds tripled to center; Walling grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Reitz struck out; Blackwell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Heep flied out to left; Howe singled to center; Ashby grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Howe to second]; Landestoy popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Martz struck out; De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus stole second; Strain reached on an error by Heep [De Jesus to third]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to left [De Jesus scored (unearned)]; Durham flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ryan singled to left [Ryan to second (error by Henderson)]; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Ryan to third]; Reynolds singled to first [Ryan stayed at third]; Walling walked [Reynolds to second]; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Walling out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: Henderson struck out; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Reitz singled to center; Blackwell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Heep flied out to center; Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. CUBS 5TH: Martz was called out on strikes; De Jesus singled to right; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy was called out on strikes; Ryan walked; Puhl singled to right [Ryan to second]; Reynolds tripled to right [Ryan scored, Puhl scored]; CAPILLA REPLACED MARTZ (PITCHING); Walling hit a sacrifice fly to right [Reynolds scored]; Cruz popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 6TH: Buckner singled to right; Durham forced Buckner (shortstop to second); Henderson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Durham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Heep flied out to left; Howe popped to second; Ashby walked; Landestoy walked [Ashby to second]; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Reitz doubled to left; Blackwell singled to center [Reitz to third]; TRACY BATTED FOR CAPILLA; Blackwell stole second; Tracy struck out; De Jesus walked; Strain popped to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Puhl popped to shortstop; Reynolds popped to third; Walling walked; Cruz singled to right [Walling to third]; Heep forced Cruz (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. CUBS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); WOODS REPLACED RYAN (PLAYING RF); WALLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Buckner popped to shortstop; Durham flied out to center; Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Howe singled to center; Ashby singled to right [Howe to second]; Landestoy forced Ashby (third to second) [Howe to third]; KRAVEC REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Landestoy stole second; Woods was walked intentionally; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howe scored, Landestoy to third]; Reynolds tripled to right [Landestoy scored, Woods scored]; Walling flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6. CUBS 9TH: DILLARD BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Dillard walked; Reitz flied out to right; MORALES BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Morales walked [Dillard to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR KRAVEC; Cruz grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 1 6 1 8 Astros 6 10 1 9
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