Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 1
Regular Season Game 96
Played on Saturday, September 19, 1981 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 - 8 14 0 SF N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Garner 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 4 Scott cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 Loucks cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cruz lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Walling 1b 5 0 2 0 0 2 12 0 Howe 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 Ashby c 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Ruhle p 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 Totals 38 8 14 6 3 5 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Reynolds-Garner-Walling. BATTING - 2B: Ruhle (1,off Griffin); Garner (8,off Griffin). HR: Ashby (4,8th inning off Rowland 0 on 0 out). SH: Ruhle (4,off Hargesheimer). GDP: Howe (8,off Griffin). IBB: Puhl (3,by Hargesheimer). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Scott (14,2nd base off Tufts/May). CS: Cruz (7,2nd base by Tufts/May).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 Cabell 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 8 3 Clark rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 Evans 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Leonard lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 May c 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Rowland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tufts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Venable ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hargesheimer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ransom c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 1 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. LeMaster-Cabell. E: Cabell (12). BATTING - 2B: Cabell (18,off Ruhle). GDP: Evans (4,off Ruhle). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ruhle W(4-4) 9 4 1 1 1 1 0 31
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin L(8-7) 2 6 4 4 1 0 0 12 Tufts 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 12 Hargesheimer 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 Rowland 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 9 Totals 9 14 8 7 3 5 1 42 Griffin faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning WP: Tufts (2). IBB: Hargesheimer (1,Puhl). Inherited Runners - Scored: Tufts 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 11522 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Puhl rf Morgan 2b 2. Garner 2b Cabell 1b 3. Scott cf Clark rf 4. Cruz lf Evans 3b 5. Walling 1b Leonard lf 6. Howe 3b Martin cf 7. Ashby c May c 8. Reynolds ss LeMaster ss 9. Ruhle p Griffin p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Garner flied out to center; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell doubled to left; Clark made an out to first; Evans singled to second [Cabell scored]; Leonard flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Walling singled to right [Cruz to second]; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz to third, Walling out at second]; Ashby walked; Reynolds singled to right [Cruz scored, Ashby to second]; Ruhle doubled to center [Ashby scored, Reynolds scored]; Puhl flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Martin grounded out (third to first); May walked; LeMaster forced May (third to second); Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. ASTROS 3RD: Garner doubled to right; Scott singled to right [Garner scored]; TUFTS REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Cruz forced Scott (first to shortstop); Cruz was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Walling struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; Clark singled to center; Evans made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to right; Ashby walked [Howe to second]; Reynolds forced Ashby (first to shortstop) [Howe to third]; Tufts threw a wild pitch [Howe scored, Reynolds to second]; Ruhle struck out; Puhl made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Leonard grounded out (second to first); Martin grounded out (third to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 1. ASTROS 5TH: Garner singled to left; Scott forced Garner (pitcher to second to shortstop); Scott stole second; Cruz reached on an error by Cabell [Scott scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Walling struck out; Howe flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster flied out to center; VENABLE BATTED FOR TUFTS; Venable flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. ASTROS 6TH: HARGESHEIMER REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Ashby singled to right; Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; Ruhle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to second]; Puhl was walked intentionally; Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Cabell flied out to left; Clark singled to center; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. ASTROS 7TH: Scott singled to center; Cruz flied out to right; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Scott to second]; Howe singled to center [Scott scored, Howe out at second (right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Leonard flied out to right; Martin flied out to left; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 1. ASTROS 8TH: ROWLAND REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); RANSOM REPLACED HARGESHEIMER (PLAYING C ); Ashby homered; Reynolds lined to shortstop; Ruhle singled to left; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Ruhle to second]; Garner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: LOUCKS REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Ransom flied out to center; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 1. ASTROS 9TH: Loucks struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Walling singled to right; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Clark flied out to left; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 8 14 0 7 Giants 1 4 1 3
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