Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2
Regular Season Game 79
Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1981 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 2 HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Brooks 3b 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 5 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 Mazzilli lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 Jorgensen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trevino c 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Staub ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Gardenhire pr,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Falcone p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Hodges ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 5 2 4 6 26 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Brooks-Flynn-Kingman, Brooks-Kingman. E: Brooks (17), Falcone (1). BATTING - 2B: Mazzilli (10,off Niekro). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Mazzilli (14,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Jorgensen (4,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Scott cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Garcia ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 Cedeno 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 12 1 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Howe 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 Woods rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols c 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 Ashby ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Loucks pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thon 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 Garner ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Niekro p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Puhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spilman ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 8 2 1 1 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Garcia-Cedeno. PB: Pujols (4). BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (15,off Falcone); Howe (19,off Falcone); Ashby (11,off Marshall). SH: Niekro (8,off Falcone); Scott (5,off Falcone); Cedeno (2,off Marshall). GDP: Thon (3,off Falcone); Cedeno (4,off Falcone). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Woods (2,2nd base off Falcone/Trevino).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Falcone 5 6 2 2 0 0 0 21 Leach 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Marshall L(2-1) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 10 Totals 8.2 8 3 3 1 1 0 35 WP: Marshall (1).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 6.1 3 2 2 2 5 0 23 D. Smith 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Sambito W(4-5) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 6 0 35 Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Smith 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Dave Pallone, 3B - Fred Brocklander Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 16339 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Wilson cf Scott cf 2. Taveras ss Garcia ss 3. Brooks 3b Cedeno 1b 4. Kingman 1b Cruz lf 5. Mazzilli lf Howe 3b 6. Jorgensen rf Woods rf 7. Trevino c Pujols c 8. Flynn 2b Thon 2b 9. Falcone p Niekro p METS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Taveras lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Wilson out at first]; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Scott flied out to left; Garcia grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second; Jorgensen reached on a fielder's choice [Mazzilli out at third (pitcher to third to second)]; Jorgensen stole second; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Jorgensen to third]; Trevino grounded out (first unassisted); Alex Trevino called for interference; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Howe flied out to center; Woods singled to center; Woods stole second; Pujols grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Falcone struck out; Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Thon singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thon to second]; Scott flied out to left; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Taveras struck out; Brooks struck out; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; Howe doubled to center [Cedeno scored]; Woods singled to second [Howe to third]; Pujols reached on an error by Brooks [Howe scored, Woods to second, Pujols to first]; Thon grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Pujols out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 5TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Jorgensen flied out to center; Trevino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Niekro singled to left; Scott reached on an error by Falcone on a sacrifice bunt [Niekro to second]; Garcia made an out to pitcher; Cedeno grounded into a double play (third to first) [Niekro out at third, Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 6TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); HODGES BATTED FOR FALCONE; Hodges singled to left; Wilson struck out; Taveras forced Hodges (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: LEACH REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Cruz flied out to left; Howe walked; Woods flied out to left; Pujols forced Howe (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 2. METS 7TH: Brooks walked; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; Mazzilli doubled to center [Brooks scored]; D. SMITH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mazzilli to third]; Trevino walked; STAUB BATTED FOR FLYNN; Staub singled to left [Mazzilli scored, Trevino to second]; GARDENHIRE RAN FOR STAUB; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR LEACH; Cubbage flied out to center; Debut game for Ron Gardenhire; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: GARDENHIRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); GARNER BATTED FOR THON; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); PUHL BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Puhl made an out to second; Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. METS 8TH: GARNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SAMBITO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks walked; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: Garcia singled to left; Cedeno out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Garcia to second]; Cruz was called out on strikes; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. METS 9TH: Mazzilli flied out to left; Jorgensen popped to first in foul territory; Trevino singled to center; Gardenhire grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: WALLING BATTED FOR WOODS; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); ASHBY BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Ashby doubled to center; LOUCKS RAN FOR ASHBY; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Loucks to third]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Marshall threw a wild pitch [Loucks scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 2 5 2 6 Astros 3 8 0 6
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