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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 25, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, played on May 25, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Mura |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,025 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Dave Pallone 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Charlie Williams |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Gene Richards | Left Fielder |
| Broderick Perkins | First Baseman |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Joe Lefebvre | Right Fielder |
| Juan Bonilla | Second Baseman |
| Luis Salazar | Third Baseman |
| Steve Mura | Pitcher |
| Frank Howard | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Denny Walling | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 25, 1981
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Mura
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Mura
There goes Puhl. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Mura
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Mura
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Mura
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howe vs. Mura
Howe bunts towards the mound. Mura fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Mura
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashby vs. Mura
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz moves to third. Walling moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Landestoy vs. Mura
Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Walling moves to third. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Mura
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre takes first base on ball four. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Ashby for a passed ball. Kennedy moves to third. Lefebvre moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a popup towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salazar vs. Niekro
Salazar hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy tags and scores. Lefebvre tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mura vs. Niekro
Mura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Mura
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins fields the ball and throws to Mura covering. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Mura
There goes Puhl. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Mura
Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Mura
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Mura
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Niekro
There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Mura
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Mura
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Mura
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perkins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Niekro
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Mura
Landestoy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Mura
Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Landestoy moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Mura
There's a wild pitch. Landestoy moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Mura
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Mura
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lefebvre who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple. Landestoy scores. Puhl goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Mura
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reynolds tags and scores. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Mura
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flannery vs. Niekro
Tim Flannery pinch hits for Steve Mura.
Flannery hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Smith moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to third. Richards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lefebvre vs. Niekro
Lefebvre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lollar
Tim Lollar now pitching.
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Lollar
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Lollar
Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Lollar
There's a wild pitch. Ashby moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landestoy vs. Lollar
Landestoy is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Lollar
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Niekro
Salazar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lollar vs. Niekro
Lollar hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lollar
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lollar
Reynolds hits a popup towards first. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lollar
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richards moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lollar
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lollar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lollar
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Lollar
Walling takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Lollar
Ashby strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Sambito
Kiko Garcia now playing third base.
Lefebvre is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. Sambito
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Sambito
Salazar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonilla moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Sambito
Barry Evans pinch hits for Tim Lollar.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landestoy vs. Boone
Danny Boone now pitching.
Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sambito vs. Boone
Sambito strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Boone
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sambito
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sambito
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Sambito
Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/25/1981 -- San Diego at Houston (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Smith O, ss 5 2 2 0 Puhl T, rf 4 2 2 0
Jones R, cf 5 0 2 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 1 1 2
Richards G, lf 4 0 2 0 Cedeno C, cf 2 1 0 1
Perkins B, 1b 3 0 2 2 Cruz J, lf 4 1 1 1
Kennedy T, c 3 1 1 0 Howe A, 3b 3 0 0 1
Lefebvre J, rf 2 0 0 0 Garcia K, 3b 0 0 0 0
Bonilla J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Walling D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Salazar L, 3b 3 0 1 1 Ashby A, c 4 0 2 0
Mura S, p 1 0 0 0 Landestoy R, 2b 2 1 1 1
Flannery T, ph 1 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 2 0 0 0
Lollar T, p 1 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 1 0 0 0
Evans B, ph 1 0 0 0
Boone D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 10 3 28 6 7 6
San Diego 011 010 000 -- 3
Houston 300 300 00x -- 6
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Mura S (L) 4.0 6 6 6 4 1
Lollar T 3.0 1 0 0 2 3
Boone D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W) 6.2 9 3 2 3 1
Sambito J (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- San Diego 9, Houston 7
3B -- Reynolds C
SB -- Puhl T 2, Smith O
SH -- Howe A, Niekro J
SF -- Salazar L, Cedeno C, Perkins B
HBP -- by Sambito J (Lefebvre J)
WP -- Mura S, Lollar T
PB -- Ashby A
T -- 2:41
A -- 19025
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