Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 3
Regular Season Game 72
Played on Wednesday, August 26, 1981 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 - 9 11 0 NY N 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Scott cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Reynolds ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 Walling rf 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 Cedeno 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 10 0 Howe 3b 4 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 Ashby c 3 1 1 1 2 0 7 1 Pittman 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Puhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruhle p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 9 11 9 5 4 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sutton-Cedeno. BATTING - 2B: Howe 2 (15,off Zachry,off Searage); Scott (9,off Miller). SH: Pittman (2,off Miller). SF: Cruz (5,off Zachry); Howe (2,off Zachry). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Walling (2,2nd base off Zachry/Stearns); Scott (13,2nd base off Leach/Stearns).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilson cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Taveras ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 6 Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 Valentine rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Mazzilli lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Stearns c 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 Flynn 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 Zachry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hodges ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cubbage ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Searage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boitano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 7 3 1 7 27 10 FIELDING - E: Kingman (10). BATTING - SF: Taveras (2,off Sutton); Stearns (1,off Sutton). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Taveras (2,2nd base by Sutton/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sutton W(6-7) 5 6 3 3 1 4 0 20 Ruhle 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 D. Smith 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 7 3 3 1 7 0 33
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zachry L(6-9) 3 4 4 4 4 3 0 17 Leach 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 Miller 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6 Searage 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 7 Boitano 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 11 9 9 5 4 0 44 Miller faced 1 batter in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Searage 1-1. . Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dave Pallone Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 16731 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Scott cf Wilson cf 2. Reynolds ss Taveras ss 3. Walling rf Brooks 3b 4. Cruz lf Kingman 1b 5. Cedeno 1b Valentine rf 6. Howe 3b Mazzilli lf 7. Ashby c Stearns c 8. Pittman 2b Flynn 2b 9. Sutton p Zachry p ASTROS 1ST: Scott singled to center; Reynolds walked [Scott to second]; Walling walked [Scott to third, Reynolds to second]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Scott scored]; Cedeno walked [Reynolds to third, Walling to second]; Howe hit a sacrifice fly to left [Reynolds scored]; Ashby singled to center [Walling scored, Cedeno to third]; Pittman struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras singled to left; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Brooks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Sutton popped to second in foul territory; Scott popped to shortstop in foul territory; Reynolds made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Valentine flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Walling singled to center; Walling stole second; Cruz struck out; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Howe doubled to center [Walling scored]; Ashby walked; Pittman forced Ashby (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Stearns popped to first in foul territory; Flynn singled to right; HODGES BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Hodges walked [Flynn to second]; Wilson singled to center [Flynn scored, Hodges to third]; Taveras hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hodges scored, Wilson to second]; Brooks was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. ASTROS 4TH: LEACH REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott reached on an error by Kingman [Scott to first]; Scott stole second; Reynolds flied out to right [Scott to third]; Walling struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Kingman struck out; Valentine singled to center; Mazzilli singled to center [Valentine to third]; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to center [Valentine scored]; Flynn struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 3. ASTROS 5TH: Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Cedeno lined to second; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 3. METS 5TH: CUBBAGE BATTED FOR LEACH; Cubbage singled to right; Wilson was called out on strikes; Taveras lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Cubbage out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 3. ASTROS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Ashby walked; Pittman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ashby to second]; PUHL BATTED FOR SUTTON; Puhl grounded out (second to first); Scott doubled to right [Ashby scored]; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. METS 6TH: RUHLE REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman flied out to center; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 3. ASTROS 7TH: Walling singled to center; SEARAGE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Cruz singled to right [Walling to second]; Cedeno singled to right [Walling to third, Cruz to second]; Howe doubled to right [Walling scored, Cruz scored, Cedeno scored]; Ashby made an out to shortstop; Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howe to third]; Ruhle singled to center [Howe scored]; Scott flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Mets 3. METS 7TH: Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns singled to center; Flynn forced Stearns (second to shortstop); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SEARAGE; Jorgensen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Mets 3. ASTROS 8TH: BOITANO REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to first); Walling flied out to center; Cruz singled to center; Cedeno forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Mets 3. METS 8TH: D. SMITH REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras flied out to center; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Mets 3. ASTROS 9TH: Howe flied out to center; Ashby grounded out (second to first); Pittman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Mets 3. METS 9TH: Kingman struck out; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Mets 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 9 11 0 8 Mets 3 7 1 3
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