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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 26, 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 26, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Eichelberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,709 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: John McSherry |
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 |
| Juan Eichelberger | Pitcher |
| Frank Howard | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Denny Walling | First Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Joe Pittman | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Landestoy | Second Baseman |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 26, 1981
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ryan
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Ryan
There goes Jones. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Ryan
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pittman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Ryan
Perkins 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 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Eichelberger
Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Eichelberger
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Eichelberger
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ryan
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Ryan
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Ryan
Bonilla hits a popup towards first. Walling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Eichelberger
Cruz 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 -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Eichelberger
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Eichelberger
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Ryan
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eichelberger vs. Ryan
Eichelberger strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Ryan
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richards vs. Ryan
Richards takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perkins vs. Ryan
Perkins strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Eichelberger
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Eichelberger
That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landestoy vs. Eichelberger
Landestoy hits a popup towards third. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ryan vs. Eichelberger
Ryan 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Eichelberger
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ryan
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lefebvre vs. Ryan
Lefebvre hits a line drive towards first. Walling reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Ryan
Bonilla hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Eichelberger
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Eichelberger
Cedeno hits a popup in front of the plate. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Eichelberger
Cruz hits a popup towards first. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Ryan
Salazar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eichelberger vs. Ryan
Eichelberger strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a fly ball towards left. Cruz catches it and throws to first to double up Salazar. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Eichelberger
Walling 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: ---
Ashby vs. Eichelberger
Ashby 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Eichelberger
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landestoy vs. Eichelberger
Landestoy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pittman moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Eichelberger
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ryan
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Ryan
Richards hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Ryan
Perkins hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Eichelberger
Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Eichelberger
Reynolds bunts towards the mound. Eichelberger fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Eichelberger
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Eichelberger
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Ryan
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lefebvre vs. Ryan
Lefebvre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pittman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Ryan
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to third for the out. Lefebvre moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salazar vs. Ryan
Salazar hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Reynolds fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Lefebvre moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Eichelberger vs. Ryan
There goes Salazar. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Salazar steals second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Eichelberger vs. Ryan
Eichelberger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Eichelberger
Walling hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Eichelberger
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pittman vs. Eichelberger
Pittman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Pittman reaches third base with a triple. Ashby goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Howe vs. Eichelberger
Art Howe pinch hits for Rafael Landestoy.
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Lefebvre settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heep vs. Eichelberger
Danny Heep pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
Heep takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puhl vs. Lucas
Dickie Thon pinch runs for Danny Heep. Gary Lucas now pitching.
Puhl strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching. Dickie Thon now playing second base.
Smith hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ashby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sambito
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Sambito
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Lucas
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lucas
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lucas
Cruz hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Sambito
Perkins hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Sambito
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Sambito
Dave Edwards pinch runs for Terry Kennedy. Barry Evans pinch hits for Joe Lefebvre.
Evans bunts towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Sambito
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno 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 5/26/1981 -- San Diego at Houston (N)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Smith O, ss 3 0 0 0 Puhl T, rf 4 0 1 0
Jones R, cf 3 0 1 0 Reynolds C, ss 3 0 0 0
Richards G, lf 3 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0
Perkins B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0
Kennedy T, c 3 0 1 0 Walling D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Edwards D, pr 0 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 3 1 1 0
Lefebvre J, rf 3 0 1 0 Pittman J, 3b 3 0 3 1
Evans B, ph 0 0 0 0 Landestoy R, 2b 2 0 1 0
Bonilla J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Howe A, ph 1 0 0 0
Salazar L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0
Eichelberger J, p 3 0 0 0 Ryan N, p 2 0 0 0
Lucas G, p 0 0 0 0 Heep D, ph 0 0 0 0
Thon D, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 5 0 29 1 6 1
San Diego 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston 000 000 10x -- 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Eichelberger J (L) 6.2 6 1 1 1 5
Lucas G 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 7.0 4 0 0 4 6
Sambito J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Eichelberger J
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- San Diego 7, Houston 6
3B -- Pittman J
SB -- Pittman J, Salazar L
CS -- Jones R
SH -- Reynolds C, Evans B
T -- 2:23
A -- 17709
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