San Diego Padres 7, Houston Astros 5
Regular Season Game 51
Played on Thursday, June 4, 1981 (D) at Jack Murphy Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 - 5 14 0 SD N 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 x - 7 13 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Reynolds ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 Cedeno 1b 5 1 1 2 0 0 10 2 Cruz lf 5 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 Howe 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Walling rf 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Pujols ph,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pittman 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Woods ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Sprowl p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thon 2b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 38 5 14 5 2 1 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Reynolds-Pittman-Cedeno. BATTING - 2B: Walling (2,off Mura). HR: Cruz (8,4th inning off Mura 0 on 0 out); Cedeno (2,7th inning off Mura 1 on 2 out). SH: Niekro (4,off Mura). GDP: Howe (5,off Mura); Puhl (3,off Mura). Team LOB: 9.
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Smith ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 6 Jones cf 3 3 1 0 2 0 3 0 Richards lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Kennedy c 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 Bass 1b 3 1 3 4 1 0 8 2 Lefebvre rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Salazar 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 Bonilla 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 Mura p 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Curtis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lucas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 7 13 7 4 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Bonilla-Smith-Bass, Bonilla-Smith-Bass. BATTING - 2B: Kennedy (11,off Sprowl); Bass (3,off Sprowl). HR: Bass (3,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on 2 out). GDP: Jones (2,off Niekro). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Smith (16,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(6-4) 3.1 8 6 6 3 0 1 20 Sprowl 2 5 1 1 1 2 0 12 D. Smith 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 LaCorte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 13 7 7 4 4 1 40 WP: Sprowl (1). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sprowl 3-3; D. Smith 2-0. .
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Mura W(3-7) 6.2 11 4 4 1 1 2 30 Curtis 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 Lucas SV(8) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 14 5 5 2 1 2 41 Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 12403 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Diego Padres 1. Puhl cf Smith ss 2. Reynolds ss Jones cf 3. Cedeno 1b Richards lf 4. Cruz lf Kennedy c 5. Howe 3b Bass 1b 6. Walling rf Lefebvre rf 7. Ashby c Salazar 3b 8. Pittman 2b Bonilla 2b 9. Niekro p Mura p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds lined to pitcher; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith singled; Smith stole second; Jones walked; Richards grounded out (first unassisted) [Smith to third, Jones to second]; Kennedy flied out to left; Bass singled [Smith scored, Jones scored]; Lefebvre flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Howe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Walling walked; Ashby singled [Walling to second]; Pittman lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 2ND: Salazar singled; Bonilla singled [Salazar to second]; Mura forced Salazar (third to shortstop) [Bonilla to second]; Smith walked [Bonilla to third, Mura to second]; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Smith out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl made an out to third; Reynolds singled; Cedeno forced Reynolds (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 3RD: Richards grounded out (pitcher to first); Kennedy grounded out (first unassisted); Bass homered; Lefebvre singled; Salazar flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 3. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz homered; Howe singled; Walling doubled [Howe to third]; Ashby reached on a fielder's choice [Howe out at home (first to catcher), Walling to third]; Pittman singled [Walling scored, Ashby to second]; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Ashby to third, Pittman to second]; Puhl was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 3. PADRES 4TH: Bonilla singled; Mura forced Bonilla (pitcher to shortstop); Smith singled [Mura to second]; Jones walked [Mura to third, Smith to second]; SPROWL REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Richards grounded out (shortstop to first) [Mura scored, Smith to third, Jones to second]; Kennedy doubled [Smith scored, Jones scored]; Sprowl threw a wild pitch [Kennedy to third]; Bass walked; EDWARDS BATTED FOR LEFEBVRE; Edwards struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 6. ASTROS 5TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Reynolds lined to right; Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz singled; Howe forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 6. PADRES 5TH: Salazar singled; Bonilla grounded out (second to first) [Salazar to second]; Mura grounded out (third to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 6. ASTROS 6TH: Walling grounded out (first to pitcher); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); Pittman made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 6. PADRES 6TH: Jones singled; Richards singled [Jones to second]; Kennedy struck out; Bass doubled [Jones scored, Richards to third]; D. SMITH REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); THON REPLACED SPROWL (PLAYING 2B); Edwards struck out; Salazar struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Padres 7. ASTROS 7TH: Thon singled; Puhl grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thon out at second]; Reynolds singled; Cedeno homered [Reynolds scored]; CURTIS REPLACED MURA (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 7. PADRES 7TH: Bonilla grounded out (first to pitcher); Curtis grounded out (second to first); Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 7. ASTROS 8TH: Howe lined to first; Walling walked; PUJOLS BATTED FOR ASHBY; Pujols singled [Walling to second]; WOODS BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Woods flied out to center; Thon singled [Walling scored, Pujols to third]; Puhl made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 7. PADRES 8TH: PUJOLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LACORTE REPLACED WOODS (PITCHING); Jones flied out to left; Richards flied out to left; Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 7. ASTROS 9TH: LUCAS REPLACED CURTIS (PITCHING); Reynolds lined to center; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz singled; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 14 0 9 Padres 7 13 0 9
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