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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 27, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on August 27, 1981 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,488 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: John McSherry |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Gary Woods | Right Fielder |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Joe Pittman | Second Baseman |
| Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
| Ellis Valentine | Right Fielder |
| Lee Mazzilli | Left Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 27, 1981
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Falcone
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Falcone
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Falcone
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Niekro
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Niekro
Brooks hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Falcone
Cruz hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Falcone
Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Falcone
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Niekro
Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Niekro
Mazzilli strikes out. There goes Valentine. The throw from Pujols to Garcia, and Valentine is out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Falcone
Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Falcone
Pittman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Falcone
Niekro bunts in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out. Pittman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Falcone
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pittman scores. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Falcone
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Falcone
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Falcone
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Niekro
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Niekro
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Niekro
Falcone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Falcone
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Falcone
Woods hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Falcone
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Niekro
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Niekro
Brooks hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valentine vs. Niekro
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Falcone
Pittman hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Falcone
Niekro hits a line drive towards third. Brooks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Falcone
Scott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Niekro
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Woods. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Niekro
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Woods settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flynn vs. Niekro
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Niekro
Falcone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Falcone
Garcia strikes out. Stearns drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garcia out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Falcone
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Falcone
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Falcone
Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Woods vs. Falcone
Woods hits a fly ball into left field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Niekro
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cedeno scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Niekro
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Niekro
Brooks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Niekro
There's a wild pitch. Brooks moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman hits a line drive towards third. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Falcone
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Falcone
Pittman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Pittman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Falcone
Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Falcone
Scott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Falcone
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Niekro
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pittman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Niekro
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pittman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Niekro
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching. Alex Trevino now catching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Marshall
Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Valentine. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Marshall
Howe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walling vs. Marshall
Denny Walling pinch hits for Gary Woods.
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pujols vs. Marshall
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Niekro
Denny Walling now playing right field. Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Doug Flynn.
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Niekro
Trevino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
There goes Trevino. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Trevino steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Sambito
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Sambito
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trevino scores. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brooks vs. Sambito
Brooks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Brooks reaches second base with a double. Taveras scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. LaCorte
Frank LaCorte now pitching. Alan Ashby now catching.
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Marshall
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base. Bob Bailor now playing second base.
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Marshall
Ashby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Marshall
Dickie Thon pinch runs for Alan Ashby.
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spilman vs. Allen
Neil Allen now pitching. Harry Spilman pinch hits for Kiko Garcia.
Spilman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Allen
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson 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 8/27/1981 -- Houston at New York (D)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Scott T, cf 4 1 2 1 Wilson M, cf 4 0 0 0
Garcia K, ss 4 0 1 1 Taveras F, ss 4 1 2 1
Spilman H, ph 1 0 0 0 Brooks H, 3b 4 0 2 1
Cedeno C, 1b 5 0 1 0 Kingman D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 3 0 1 0 Bailor B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Howe A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Valentine E, rf 3 0 1 0
Woods G, rf 3 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, lf 3 1 1 0
Walling D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 3 0 0 0
Pujols L, c 4 0 0 0 Marshall M, p 0 0 0 0
LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0 Allen N, p 0 0 0 0
Pittman J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Flynn D, 2b 2 0 0 1
Niekro J, p 2 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Falcone P, p 2 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 1 0 1 0 Trevino A, c 1 1 1 0
Thon D, pr 0 0 0 0
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35 2 9 2 30 3 7 3
Houston 002 000 000 -- 2
New York 000 010 02x -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro J 7.1 5 2 2 1 4
Sambito J (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1
LaCorte F 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone P 7.0 6 2 2 2 3
Marshall M (W) 1.1 3 0 0 1 0
Allen N (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 10, New York 4
2B -- Mazzilli L, Pittman J, Cruz J, Brooks H
SB -- Trevino A
CS -- Valentine E
SH -- Niekro J
WP -- Niekro J
T -- 2:28
A -- 17488
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