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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 20, 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 September 20, 1981 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 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 | September 20, 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 | Gary Lavelle |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 16,824 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Paul Pryor |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dickie Thon | Third Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | First Baseman |
| Gary Woods | Right Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Luis Pujols | Catcher |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | Left Fielder |
| Jeffrey Leonard | Center Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Gary Lavelle | Pitcher |
| Frank Robinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 20, 1981
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Lavelle
Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Lavelle
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Lavelle
Scott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Scott reaches second base with a double. Thon moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Lavelle
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thon scores. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howe vs. Lavelle
Howe takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Puhl vs. Ripley
Allen Ripley now pitching. Terry Puhl pinch hits for Gary Woods.
Puhl takes first base on ball four. Scott scores. Cruz moves to third. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garcia vs. Ripley
Garcia hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pujols vs. Ripley
Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Howe scores. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Ripley
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ryan
Terry Puhl now playing right field.
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Ryan
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Cabell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Cabell moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herndon vs. Ryan
Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabell tags and scores. Clark tags and moves to third. Evans tags and moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leonard vs. Ryan
Leonard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. Evans scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ryan
May strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Ripley
Thon hits a fly ball into left field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Ripley
Garner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Ripley
There goes Garner. The throw from May and he is safe. Garner steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Ripley
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Ripley
Cruz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howe vs. Ripley
Howe hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Ryan
LeMaster hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripley vs. Ryan
Ripley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ryan
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Ryan
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Ripley
Puhl hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Herndon. Puhl reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Ripley
Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Ripley
Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Ripley
There's a wild pitch. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Breining
Fred Breining now pitching.
Ryan hits a popup towards the mound. Breining settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thon vs. Breining
Thon hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garner vs. Breining
Garner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ryan
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Breining
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Breining
There goes Scott. The throw from May and he is safe. Scott steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Breining
Cruz hits a popup towards short. LeMaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Breining
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Breining
Puhl is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Breining
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Ryan
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ryan
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Ryan
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Breining
Pujols hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Breining
Ryan hits a line drive for an out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Breining
Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Billy Smith pinch hits for Fred Breining.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ryan
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Ryan
Cabell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Holland
Al Holland now pitching.
Garner hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Holland
Scott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Holland
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Holland
Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puhl vs. Holland
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holland fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Holland
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Holland
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herndon vs. Ryan
Herndon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. Ryan
Leonard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Ryan
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Holland
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Holland covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Holland
Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Holland
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Ryan
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Venable vs. Ryan
Max Venable pinch hits for Al Holland.
Venable hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Ryan
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Tufts
Bob Tufts now pitching.
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Tufts
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Tufts
Howe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Tufts
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Tufts
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Ryan
Cabell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ryan
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Tufts
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Tufts
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Tufts
Thon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Tufts
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Tufts
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Ryan
Herndon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Ryan
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ryan
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leonard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bergman vs. Ryan
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
Bergman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Ryan
Jerry Martin pinch hits for Bob Tufts.
Martin strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1981 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Thon D, 3b 6 1 2 0 Morgan J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Garner P, 2b 6 0 2 0 Cabell E, 1b 4 1 2 0
Scott T, cf 5 2 4 1 Clark J, rf 4 1 1 0
Cruz J, lf 3 2 1 1 Evans D, 3b 3 1 0 0
Howe A, 1b 4 1 2 0 Herndon L, lf 2 0 1 1
Woods G, rf 0 0 0 0 Leonard J, cf 4 0 2 2
Puhl T, ph-rf 3 1 2 2 May M, c 4 0 1 0
Garcia K, ss 5 0 1 1 LeMaster J, ss 3 0 0 0
Pujols L, c 5 0 2 2 Bergman D, ph 1 0 0 0
Ryan N, p 5 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 0 0 0 0
Ripley A, p 1 0 0 0
Breining F, p 0 0 0 0
Smith B, ph 1 0 0 0
Holland A, p 0 0 0 0
Venable M, ph 1 0 0 0
Tufts B, p 0 0 0 0
Martin J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 7 16 7 31 3 7 3
Houston 401 002 000 -- 7
San Francisco 300 000 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 8
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Lavelle G (L) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
Ripley A* 1.2 6 1 1 1 2
Breining F 3.0 0 0 0 2 0
Holland A 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
Tufts B 2.0 4 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 14, San Francisco 6
2B -- Scott T, Puhl T
HR -- Scott T
SB -- Garner P, Scott T
SF -- Herndon L
WP -- Ryan N 2, Ripley A
T -- 3:04
A -- 16824
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