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Astros
@ Padres
Jack Murphy Stadium
August 13, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, played on August 13, 1981 at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 13, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Welsh |
| Ballpark | Jack Murphy Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 4,899 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Terry Tata |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Joe Pittman | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Juan Bonilla | Second Baseman |
| Gene Richards | Left Fielder |
| Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
| Luis Salazar | Third Baseman |
| Randy Bass | First Baseman |
| Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
| Jose Moreno | Right Fielder |
| Chris Welsh | Pitcher |
| Frank Howard | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Padres
Jack Murphy Stadium
August 13, 1981
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Welsh
Scott hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Kennedy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Welsh
Scott strikes out. Kennedy drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Scott out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Welsh
Pittman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Welsh
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Welsh
Welsh fires to first and has Cedeno trapped. There's the throw to Smith who tags Cedeno for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Knepper
Bonilla 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, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Welsh
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 -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Welsh
Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Welsh
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Knepper
Salazar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Knepper
Bass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Welsh
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bass scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Welsh
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welsh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Welsh
Knepper hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Kennedy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Welsh
Knepper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Welsh
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Knepper
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Knepper
Moreno hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Cruz fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cruz. Jones goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Welsh vs. Knepper
Welsh strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Knepper
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonilla vs. Knepper
Bonilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moreno scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Knepper
There goes Bonilla. The throw from Pujols and he is out, Thon applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Welsh
Pittman 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 -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Welsh
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Welsh
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howe vs. Welsh
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Knepper
Richards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Knepper
There goes Richards. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Richards steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Knepper
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. Richards scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Knepper
Salazar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Scott throws the ball in to Thon who tags Salazar trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Knepper
Bass hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Knepper
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Knepper
Moreno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Welsh
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Welsh
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Welsh
Thon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Thon reaches second base with a double. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Woods vs. Welsh
Gary Woods pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Woods hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Welsh
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Sprowl
Bobby Sprowl now pitching.
Welsh strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sprowl
Smith 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, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Sprowl
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Welsh
Pittman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Welsh
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Welsh
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pittman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Welsh
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. Pittman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pujols vs. Welsh
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Sprowl
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Sprowl
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. Sprowl
Salazar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Salazar reaches second base with a double. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bass vs. Sprowl
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Sprowl
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moreno vs. Sprowl
Moreno hits a popup towards first. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Welsh
Joe Lefebvre now playing right field.
Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Welsh
Thon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Welsh
Dave Roberts pinch hits for Bobby Sprowl.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. LaCorte
Frank LaCorte now pitching.
Welsh is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. LaCorte
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonilla vs. LaCorte
Bonilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Richards vs. LaCorte
Richards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Richards reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. Bonilla moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. LaCorte
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonilla scores. Richards scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salazar vs. LaCorte
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. LaCorte
Bass 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, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Lucas
Gary Lucas now pitching.
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Lucas
Pittman hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lucas
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. LaCorte
Harry Spilman now playing first base.
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lefebvre vs. LaCorte
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lefebvre vs. LaCorte
Lefebvre takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lucas vs. LaCorte
Lucas strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. LaCorte
Smith hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Smith reaches second base with a double. Jones scores. Lefebvre moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonilla vs. LaCorte
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Richards vs. LaCorte
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lucas
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bass scoops it up and throws to first, with Lucas covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lucas
Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Lucas
Pujols strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1981 -- Houston at San Diego (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 5 1 2 1
Pittman J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Bonilla J, 2b 5 1 2 1
Cedeno C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Richards G, lf 4 2 1 1
Spilman H, 1b 0 0 0 0 Kennedy T, c 3 2 2 3
Cruz J, lf 4 0 2 0 Salazar L, 3b 4 0 2 1
Howe A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bass R, 1b 3 0 0 1
Pujols L, c 4 0 0 0 Jones R, cf 2 2 2 0
Puhl T, rf 3 1 1 0 Moreno J, rf 3 1 1 0
Thon D, ss 3 0 1 0 Lefebvre J, rf 0 0 0 0
Knepper B, p 1 0 1 0 Welsh C, p 3 0 0 0
Woods G, ph 1 0 0 1 Lucas G, p 1 0 0 0
Sprowl B, p 0 0 0 0
Roberts D, ph 1 0 0 0
LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 6 1 33 9 12 8
Houston 000 010 000 -- 1
San Diego 002 201 31x -- 9
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B (L) 4.0 5 4 4 2 2
Sprowl B 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
LaCorte F 2.0 6 4 4 1 2
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Welsh C (W) 7.0 6 1 1 2 3
Lucas G 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Kennedy T 2, Cruz J
DP -- San Diego 1
LOB -- Houston 5, San Diego 6
2B -- Moreno J, Kennedy T, Thon D, Salazar L, Richards G, Jones R, Smith O
SB -- Richards G
CS -- Cedeno C, Bonilla J
SF -- Bass R
WP -- LaCorte F
T -- 2:29
A -- 4899
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