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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 31, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on May 31, 1981 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Griffin |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 20,626 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: Eric Gregg 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Nick Colosi |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Denny Walling | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Danny Heep | First Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Third Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Joe Pittman | Second Baseman |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
| Jerry Martin | Center Fielder |
| Rennie Stennett | Second Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Mike Sadek | Catcher |
| Tom Griffin | Pitcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 31, 1981
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Griffin
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Griffin
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Griffin
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Ryan
Cabell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Ryan
There goes Cabell. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Cabell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Ryan
The umpire calls a balk on Ryan Cabell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herndon vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Cabell scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ryan
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Ryan
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Griffin
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Griffin
Heep hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Griffin
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Ryan
Stennett hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Ryan
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Ryan
Sadek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Ryan
Griffin strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Griffin
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stennett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Griffin
Pittman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Griffin
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Ryan
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ryan
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts juggles the ball. That's an error on Roberts. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Griffin
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffin. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Griffin
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Griffin
Walling hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Griffin
Cruz strikes out. There goes Reynolds. The throw from Sadek and Reynolds is out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Griffin
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Griffin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ryan
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Ryan
Stennett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Ryan
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stennett moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadek vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Stennett moves to third. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sadek vs. Ryan
Sadek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Sadek reaches second base with a double. Stennett scores. LeMaster scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffin vs. Ryan
Griffin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pittman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Ryan
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sadek moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herndon vs. Ryan
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Griffin
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Griffin
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Griffin
Pittman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ryan
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Griffin
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Griffin
Puhl hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stennett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Griffin
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Griffin
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walling for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stennett vs. Ryan
Stennett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Ryan
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds misplays the ball. That's an error on Reynolds. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Ryan
Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards right. Puhl fields it and throws to second to catch LeMaster for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Ryan
Griffin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sadek moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Ryan
Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Griffin
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heep vs. Griffin
Heep hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Griffin
Roberts hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Griffin
Ashby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pittman vs. Holland
Al Holland now pitching.
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pittman for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ryan
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Ryan
Martin is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stennett vs. Ryan
Stennett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeMaster vs. Ryan
Joe Pettini pinch runs for Rennie Stennett.
LeMaster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Pettini moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sadek vs. Ryan
Sadek hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Holland
Joe Pettini now playing second base. Kiko Garcia pinch hits for Nolan Ryan.
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pettini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Holland
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Holland
Reynolds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holland vs. Ruhle
Vern Ruhle now pitching.
Holland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Ruhle
Cabell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holland moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herndon vs. Ruhle
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Holland scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ruhle
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Holland
Walling hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sadek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Holland
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woods vs. Holland
Gary Woods pinch hits for Danny Heep.
Woods hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon throws the ball in to Pettini who tags Woods, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1981 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Puhl T, rf 4 1 1 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 1 2 0
Reynolds C, ss 4 0 2 1 Herndon L, lf 5 0 0 0
Walling D, cf 4 0 1 0 Clark J, rf 4 1 1 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Heep D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Martin J, cf 3 1 0 0
Woods G, ph 1 0 1 0 Stennett R, 2b 3 1 2 1
Roberts D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Pettini J, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 2 0 0 0 LeMaster J, ss 4 1 2 1
Pittman J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sadek M, c 3 0 1 2
Ryan N, p 2 0 0 0 Griffin T, p 3 0 1 0
Garcia K, ph 1 0 0 0 Holland A, p 1 1 1 0
Ruhle V, p 0 0 0 0
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31 1 6 1 33 6 10 4
Houston 000 100 000 -- 1
San Francisco 100 200 21x -- 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (L) 7.0 8 5 5 6 4
Ruhle V 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin T (W) 6.2 5 1 1 1 6
Holland A (S) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Roberts D, Griffin T, Reynolds C
DP -- Houston 2, San Francisco 1
LOB -- Houston 4, San Francisco 9
2B -- Sadek M, Reynolds C, Cruz J, Clark J
SB -- Cabell E
CS -- Reynolds C
WP -- Ryan N 3
Balk -- Ryan N
T -- 2:34
A -- 20626
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