St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 39
Played on Thursday, May 21, 1981 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 2 STL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 3 5 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Woods rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Howe 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Roberts 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 8 1 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Ryan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pittman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 1 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howe-Landestoy-Roberts. E: Roberts (3), Landestoy (3). BATTING - HR: Roberts (1,7th inning off Martin 0 on 1 out). GDP: Cruz (4,off Martin). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (10,2nd base off Martin/Sanchez).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Templeton ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Hernandez 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 3 Hendrick rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Iorg lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Landrum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Herr 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sanchez c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Martin p 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Totals 28 3 5 2 3 8 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hernandez-Templeton-Hernandez. E: Sanchez (2). BATTING - GDP: Hendrick (2,off Sambito). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Hernandez (5,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby); Herr (3,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby). CS: Templeton 2 (7,2nd base by Ryan/Ashby,2nd base by D. Smith/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ryan L(3-2) 6.1 3 3 1 3 6 0 26 D. Smith 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Sambito 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 5 3 1 3 8 0 31 WP: Ryan (6). Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Smith 1-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martin W(1-0) 9 4 1 1 2 1 1 32 BK: Martin (1). Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 19823 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Puhl cf Templeton ss 2. Garcia ss Scott cf 3. Woods rf Hernandez 1b 4. Cruz lf Hendrick rf 5. Howe 3b Iorg lf 6. Roberts 1b Oberkfell 3b 7. Ashby c Herr 2b 8. Landestoy 2b Sanchez c 9. Ryan p Martin p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to first in foul territory; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Woods flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to pitcher; Scott flied to left; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hernandez walked; Hendrick singled to right [Hernandez to third]; Iorg singled to left [Hernandez scored, Hendrick to second]; Oberkfell reached on an error by Landestoy [Hendrick to third, Iorg to second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Hendrick scored (unearned), Iorg to third, Oberkfell to second]; Herr grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz popped to shortstop; Howe singled to third; Roberts popped to shortstop; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 2ND: Sanchez struck out (catcher to first); Martin struck out; Templeton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 3RD: Landestoy popped to shortstop; Ryan struck out; Puhl singled to center; Puhl stole second [Puhl to third (error by Sanchez)]; Garcia flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 3RD: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez popped to first in foul territory; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Woods singled to left; Martin balked [Woods to second]; Cruz popped to second; Howe lined to center; Roberts flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher); Oberkfell struck out; Herr flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby popped to shortstop; Landestoy walked; Ryan forced Landestoy (first to shortstop); Puhl popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Sanchez struck out; Martin struck out; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Garcia flied to center; Woods walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Woods out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Scott flied to center; Hernandez walked; Hernandez stole second; Hendrick walked; Iorg flied to center; Oberkfell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts homered; Ashby flied to center; Landestoy flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Herr reached on an error by Roberts; Herr stole second; Sanchez grounded out (first unassisted) [Herr to third]; D. SMITH REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Martin struck out; Templeton singled to left [Herr scored (unearned)]; Templeton was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 8TH: PITTMAN BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Pittman popped to first; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher); Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); Scott struck out; Hernandez singled to center; Hendrick grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 9TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING LF); Woods flied to center; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Howe popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 4 2 4 Cardinals 3 5 1 4
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