Astros @ Cardinals
May 20, 1981

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Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Cardinals 3 10 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Astros 3 7 0
Cardinals 3 10 1

Gene Tenace Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .227
OBP .333 .404
At Bats 3 44
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 1 8

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 3 0
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Busch Stadium - May 20, 1981
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Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Danny Heep
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Gene Tenace
Ken Oberkfell
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Tenace bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Heep hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Howe. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Howe steals second.
Top 8 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 8 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Iorg strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Templeton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sorensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Herr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Herr reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Tenace strikes out.
Bottom 6 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 6 Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Iorg hits a line drive towards third. Howe catches it and throws to first to double up Hernandez.
Bottom 5 Hendrick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Bottom 4 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herr moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Herr. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Herr steals second.
Bottom 4 Sorensen bunts towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tenace strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Iorg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. Walling goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Scott. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell juggles the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell. Ashby moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 2 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Ashby moves to second.
Top 2 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sorensen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Herr strikes out.
Bottom 1 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Iorg moves to third. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Iorg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Iorg reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. Hendrick moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Templeton scores.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. Templeton moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Templeton. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Templeton steals second.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walling is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl is called out on strikes.