New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 73
Played on Thursday, August 27, 1981 (D) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 NY N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 x - 3 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Scott cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 0 Garcia ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cedeno 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 Cruz lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Howe 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Woods rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Walling ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pittman 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashby c 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Thon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 9 2 3 4 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Pujols-Garcia. BATTING - 2B: Pittman (4,off Falcone); Cruz (13,off Marshall). SH: Niekro (7,off Falcone). IBB: Scott (1,by Falcone); Howe (5,by Marshall). Team LOB: 10.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Taveras ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 Brooks 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 Kingman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 Bailor 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valentine rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Mazzilli lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Stearns c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 Jorgensen ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Falcone p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trevino c 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 30 3 7 3 1 6 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Mazzilli (8,off Niekro); Brooks (13,off Sambito). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Trevino (2,2nd base off Sambito/Pujols). CS: Valentine (3,2nd base by Niekro/Pujols).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 7.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 27 Sambito L(3-5) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 LaCorte 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 8 7 3 3 1 6 0 31 WP: Niekro (6). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sambito 1-1; LaCorte 1-0. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Falcone 7 6 2 2 2 3 0 29 Marshall W(2-0) 1.1 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 Allen SV(12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 4 0 39 IBB: Falcone (3,Scott); Marshall (1,Howe). Inherited Runners - Scored: Allen 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 17488 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Scott cf Wilson cf 2. Garcia ss Taveras ss 3. Cedeno 1b Brooks 3b 4. Cruz lf Kingman 1b 5. Howe 3b Valentine rf 6. Woods rf Mazzilli lf 7. Pujols c Stearns c 8. Pittman 2b Flynn 2b 9. Niekro p Falcone p ASTROS 1ST: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Howe made an out to second; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to center; Valentine singled to left; Mazzilli struck out while Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols flied out to center; Pittman singled to right; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pittman to second]; Scott singled to left [Pittman scored, Scott to second (on throw to home)]; Garcia singled to center [Scott scored]; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Garcia to second]; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Stearns flied out to center; Flynn grounded out (second to first); Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Woods made an out to second; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Wilson flied out to center; Taveras singled to center; Brooks flied out to center; Kingman walked [Taveras to second]; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pittman flied out to center; Niekro lined to third; Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Mazzilli doubled to right; Stearns flied out to right [Mazzilli to third]; Flynn grounded out (third to first) [Mazzilli scored]; Falcone grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. ASTROS 6TH: Garcia struck out (catcher to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz walked; Howe singled to right [Cruz to third]; Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras struck out; Brooks singled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Brooks to second]; Kingman lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. ASTROS 7TH: Pujols flied out to right; Pittman doubled to left; Niekro made an out to second; Scott was walked intentionally; Garcia forced Scott (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Valentine made an out to second; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. ASTROS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); TREVINO REPLACED FALCONE (PLAYING C ); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cruz doubled to right; Howe was walked intentionally; WALLING BATTED FOR WOODS; Walling flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Pujols forced Howe (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 1. METS 8TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR FLYNN; Jorgensen struck out; Trevino singled to right; SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Trevino stole second; Wilson struck out; Taveras singled to right [Trevino scored, Taveras to second (on throw to home)]; Brooks doubled to left [Taveras scored]; LACORTE REPLACED PUJOLS (PITCHING); ASHBY REPLACED SAMBITO (PLAYING C ); Kingman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3. ASTROS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAILOR REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 2B); Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled to right; THON RAN FOR ASHBY; Scott singled to right [Thon to third]; ALLEN REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); SPILMAN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Spilman was called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 2 9 0 10 Mets 3 7 0 4
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