Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 9
Played on Sunday, April 19, 1981 (D) at Astrodome
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Lacy rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Easler lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Thompson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 10 1 Berra 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Nicosia c 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 Milner ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pena c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Law 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 Scurry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Parker ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 D. Robinson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solomon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 6 2 1 6 27 13 BATTING - 2B: Parker (1,off Niekro). HR: Thompson (3,9th inning off Niekro 0 on 2 out). SF: Moreno (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Lacy (2,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Easler (1,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Landestoy 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garcia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Leonard 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Pujols c 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Reynolds ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 29 0 5 0 2 7 27 8 FIELDING - PB: Pujols (1). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (2,off Scurry). 3B: Leonard (1,off Scurry). SH: Niekro (1,off Solomon). IBB: Howe (1,by Scurry). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Reynolds (1,2nd base off Scurry/Nicosia). CS: Landestoy (1,2nd base by Scurry/Nicosia).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Scurry W(1-0) 7 4 0 0 2 7 0 25 Solomon SV(1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 32 IBB: Scurry (1,Howe).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(1-2) 9 6 2 2 1 6 1 34 Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 30394 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Moreno cf Puhl rf 2. Foli ss Landestoy 2b 3. Lacy rf Cedeno cf 4. Easler lf Cruz lf 5. Thompson 1b Howe 3b 6. Berra 3b Leonard 1b 7. Nicosia c Pujols c 8. Law 2b Reynolds ss 9. Scurry p Niekro p PIRATES 1ST: Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli lined to third; Lacy singled to center; Lacy stole second; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Lacy to third]; Easler flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl struck out; Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Thompson struck out; Berra grounded out (third to first); Nicosia flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Howe flied to center; Leonard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Law struck out; Scurry grounded out (second to first); Moreno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols popped to second; Reynolds singled to center; Reynolds stole second; Niekro struck out; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Foli flied to center; Lacy flied to center; Easler singled to third; Easler stole second; Thompson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy struck out; Cedeno singled to left [Cedeno out at second (left to second)]; Cruz doubled to right; Howe was walked intentionally; Leonard flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Berra flied to center; Nicosia grounded out (pitcher to first); Law popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols flied to left; Reynolds struck out (catcher to first); Niekro flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 6TH: Scurry struck out; Moreno grounded out (pitcher to first); Foli walked; Lacy forced Foli (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl was called out on strikes; Landestoy walked; Landestoy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 7TH: Easler grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson flied to center; Berra struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe struck out; Leonard tripled to center; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 8TH: MILNER BATTED FOR NICOSIA; Milner singled to right; On a bunt Law struck out; PARKER BATTED FOR SCURRY; Parker doubled to right [Milner to third]; D. ROBINSON RAN FOR PARKER; Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to right [Milner scored]; Foli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: PENA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING C ); SOLOMON REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Reynolds singled to left; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Reynolds to second]; Puhl flied to right; WALLING BATTED FOR LANDESTOY; Walling flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 0. PIRATES 9TH: GARCIA REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING 2B); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler popped to shortstop; Thompson homered; Berra singled to right; Pena flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 2 6 0 5 Astros 0 5 0 5
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