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Astros 12 @ Cardinals 15
Busch Stadium
May 19, 1981

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on May 19, 1981 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals beat the visiting Astros with a score of 15 to 12.

Game Summary

DateMay 19, 1981 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 12 H: 16 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 12
Hits: 16
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 15 H: 18 E: 4 LOB: 6
Runs: 15
Hits: 18
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJim Kaat  
Losing PitcherBobby Sprowl  
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Game Winning RBIGeorge Hendrick 

Game Info

DateMay 19, 1981 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Sutton  
Home Starting PitcherBob Shirley  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance14,585 
Time of Game3 hours 3 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Eric Gregg
1B: Doug Harvey
2B: Nick Colosi
3B: Frank Pulli

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Center Fielder 
Kiko Garcia  Shortstop 
Gary Woods  Right Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Art Howe  Third Baseman 
Dave Roberts  First Baseman 
Luis Pujols  Catcher 
Rafael Landestoy  Second Baseman 
Don Sutton  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Garry Templeton  Shortstop 
Tony Scott  Center Fielder 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
George Hendrick  Right Fielder 
Dane Iorg  Left Fielder 
Ken Oberkfell  Third Baseman 
Gene Tenace  Catcher 
Tom Herr  Second Baseman 
Bob Shirley  Pitcher 
Whitey Herzog  Manager 

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Astros 12 @ Cardinals 15
Busch Stadium
May 19, 1981

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         Game of 5/19/1981 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, cf            5  2  2  1   Templeton G, ss       5  3  3  4   
Garcia K, ss          6  3  1  0   Scott T, cf           5  2  3  4   
Woods G, rf           5  1  2  2   Hernandez K, 1b       5  0  2  2   
Cruz J, lf            5  1  3  2   Hendrick G, rf        5  1  3  1   
Howe A, 3b            3  2  3  2   Iorg D, lf            2  1  1  0   
Roberts D, 1b         4  1  1  1   Landrum T, lf         3  0  0  0   
Pujols L, c           5  1  1  2   Oberkfell K, 3b       5  1  1  1   
Landestoy R, 2b       4  0  1  0   Tenace G, c           4  2  1  0   
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   Herr T, 2b            5  3  3  1   
Sutton D, p           2  0  0  0   Shirley B, p          0  0  0  0   
Sprowl B, p           1  0  0  0   Otten J, p            0  0  0  0   
Andujar J, p          0  0  0  0   Braun S, ph           0  1  0  0   
Pittman J, ph         1  0  1  0   Kaat J, p             1  0  0  0   
Smith D, p            0  0  0  0   Lezcano S, ph         1  1  1  2   
Thon D, 2b            0  0  0  0   Edelen J, p           0  0  0  0   
Reynolds C, ph        1  1  1  0   Sutter B, p           1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 12 16 10                        42 15 18 15

Houston          031 302 021 -- 12
St.Louis         002 503 50x -- 15

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sutton D              3.2  8  7  7  1  2
Sprowl B (L)          2.0  4  3  3  0  0
Andujar J             0.1  1  0  0  0  0
Smith D               1.0  5  5  5  1  1
Sambito J             1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shirley B*            2.0  5  4  2  0  2
Otten J               2.0  5  3  3  1  0
Kaat J (W)            3.0  2  2  0  2  0
Edelen J+             0.0  3  2  2  0  0
Sutter B              2.0  1  1  1  0  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Oberkfell K 2, Templeton G, Kaat J, Roberts D, Pujols L
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 9, St.Louis 6
2B -- Howe A, Landestoy R, Woods G 2, Tenace G, Puhl T, Herr T, Lezcano S, Cruz J
3B -- Pujols L, Templeton G, Reynolds C
SB -- Pujols L, Landestoy R, Puhl T, Scott T
CS -- Cruz J
SH -- Otten J, Woods G
SF -- Roberts D, Puhl T
T -- 3:03
A -- 14585

    

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