New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 71
Played on Tuesday, August 25, 1981 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 NY N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 x - 2 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Walling rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Cruz lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 1 0 9 2 Pittman 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 Ryan p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Garcia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 6 24 9 FIELDING - E: Reynolds 2 (9). BATTING - SH: Ryan (2,off Harris). Team LOB: 8.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilson cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 Kingman 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 3 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Mazzilli lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 Stearns c 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Staub ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bailor pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Searage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 2 5 2 4 9 27 10 BATTING - HR: Wilson (2,8th inning off Sambito 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Valentine (2,2nd base by Ryan/Ashby); Wilson (9,2nd base by Ryan/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ryan 7 3 1 0 4 7 0 27 Sambito L(3-4) 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 6 Totals 8 5 2 1 4 9 1 33
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harris 5 5 1 1 2 5 0 22 Searage 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 Marshall W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 36 BK: Harris (2). Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Paul Pryor Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 15622 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Scott cf Wilson cf 2. Reynolds ss Taveras ss 3. Walling rf Brooks 3b 4. Cruz lf Kingman 1b 5. Cedeno 1b Valentine rf 6. Howe 3b Mazzilli lf 7. Ashby c Stearns c 8. Pittman 2b Flynn 2b 9. Ryan p Harris p ASTROS 1ST: Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); Reynolds struck out; Walling made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras struck out; Brooks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to second; Harris balked [Cruz to second]; Cedeno struck out; Howe flied out to center; Ashby walked; Pittman singled to left [Cruz scored, Ashby to second]; Ryan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine walked; Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Scott flied out to left; Reynolds singled to second; Walling singled to right [Reynolds to second]; Cruz forced Walling (shortstop to second) [Reynolds to third]; Cedeno walked [Cruz to second]; Howe flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Stearns made an out to third; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Pittman singled to center; Ryan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Pittman to second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Wilson singled to left; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Walling struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Kingman walked; Valentine reached on an error by Reynolds [Kingman to third]; Mazzilli flied to left in foul territory; Stearns singled to left [Kingman scored (unearned), Valentine to second]; Flynn flied out to center; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR HARRIS; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 6TH: SEARAGE REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled to right; Pittman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Taveras made an out to first; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 7TH: Ryan singled to right; Scott struck out; Reynolds made an out to second; Walling lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli walked; Stearns singled to center [Mazzilli to second]; STAUB BATTED FOR FLYNN; Staub walked [Mazzilli to third, Stearns to second]; BAILOR RAN FOR STAUB; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SEARAGE; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cruz flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); GARCIA REPLACED RYAN (PLAYING 3B); Wilson homered; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks singled to center; Kingman struck out; Valentine reached on an error by Reynolds [Brooks to second, Valentine to first]; Mazzilli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 2. ASTROS 9TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Pittman grounded out (first to pitcher); SPILMAN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Spilman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 7 2 8 Mets 2 5 0 7
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