Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 0
Regular Season Game 34
Played on Friday, May 15, 1981 (N) at Astrodome
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0 HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 x - 5 9 0
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A De Jesus ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Strain 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 Buckner 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 Durham rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Tracy lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Davis c 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 Caudill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tyson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Cruz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 30 0 4 0 2 2 24 5 BATTING - GDP: Tracy (1,off Niekro). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl cf 2 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 Reynolds ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Walling rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Heep 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 10 1 Howe 3b 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 Ashby c 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 Landestoy 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 Niekro p 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Totals 31 5 9 5 5 6 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Landestoy-Reynolds-Heep. BATTING - 2B: Howe (9,off Caudill); Ashby (4,off Caudill). SH: Ashby (2,off Kravec). SF: Puhl (1,off Kravec). HBP: Puhl (2,by Caudill). IBB: Landestoy (2,by Kravec); Ashby (4,by McGlothen). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (6,2nd base off Caudill/Davis).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Caudill L(0-3) 5 6 3 3 1 4 0 23 Kravec 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 0 9 McGlothen 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 Totals 8 9 5 5 5 6 0 39 HBP: Caudill (1,Puhl). IBB: Kravec (2,Landestoy); McGlothen (2,Ashby). Inherited Runners - Scored: McGlothen 2-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro W(4-3) 9 4 0 0 2 2 0 32 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Satch Davidson Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 23718 Starting Lineups: Chicago Cubs Houston Astros 1. De Jesus ss Puhl cf 2. Strain 2b Reynolds ss 3. Buckner 1b Walling rf 4. Durham rf Cruz lf 5. Tracy lf Heep 1b 6. Reitz 3b Howe 3b 7. Thompson cf Ashby c 8. Davis c Landestoy 2b 9. Caudill p Niekro p CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Strain flied out to center; Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl was hit by a pitch; Puhl stole second; Reynolds popped to shortstop; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third]; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 2ND: Durham grounded out (first unassisted); Tracy flied out to left; Reitz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Heep grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; Ashby singled to left; Landestoy singled to left [Ashby to second]; Niekro popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis grounded out (third to first); Caudill flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl struck out; Reynolds flied to center; Walling flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. CUBS 4TH: De Jesus popped to second; Strain singled to center; Buckner forced Strain (first to shortstop); Durham singled to right [Buckner to third]; Tracy grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied to right; Heep singled to right; Howe doubled to right [Heep to third]; Ashby doubled to right [Heep scored, Howe scored]; Landestoy walked; Niekro struck out; Puhl singled to center [Ashby scored, Landestoy to third]; Reynolds flied to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. CUBS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to center; Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Walling flied out to right; Cruz struck out; Heep struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. CUBS 6TH: TYSON BATTED FOR CAUDILL; Tyson grounded out (shortstop to first); De Jesus struck out (catcher to first); Strain singled to right; Buckner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: KRAVEC REPLACED TYSON (PITCHING); Howe walked; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Howe to second]; Landestoy was walked intentionally; Niekro singled to left [Howe to third, Landestoy to second]; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howe scored, Landestoy to third]; Reynolds flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4. CUBS 7TH: Durham popped to shortstop; Tracy flied out to center; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Walling singled to center; Cruz struck out; Heep singled to center [Walling to third]; MCGLOTHEN REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); CRUZ REPLACED KRAVEC (PLAYING 3B); Howe grounded out (third to first) [Heep to second, Walling scored]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Landestoy popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5. CUBS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Davis walked; Cruz flied out to left; De Jesus flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked; Reynolds forced Puhl (second to shortstop); Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5. CUBS 9TH: Strain singled to right; Buckner walked [Strain to second]; Durham flied out to left; Tracy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Buckner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubs 0 4 0 5 Astros 5 9 0 10
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