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FINAL
May 5, 1981

Box Score

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HOU000200002490
CHC000000300362
win:D. Smith (HOU)loss:L. Smith (CHC)
Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Terry PuhlCF1400200.200
2Craig ReynoldsSS0400000.239
3Danny Heep1B1410000.250
4Jose CruzLF3420000.253
5Art Howe3B2300110.310
Dickie ThonPR-2B0010000.121
6Gary WoodsRF0400000.063
7Kiko Garcia2B-3B1401100.400
8Luis PujolsC0300100.125
Alan AshbyPH-C1102000.197
9Joe NiekroP0300300.067
Dave SmithP0100100.000
TOTAL93543910
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Joe NiekroRHP6.15334302.39
Dave SmithRHP2.21001102.70
TOTAL9.0633540
Chicago Cubs logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Scot ThompsonCF1503000.175
2Scott Fletcher2B-SS0400000.171
3Bill Buckner1B1400000.282
4Steve HendersonLF3400000.364
5Leon DurhamRF0300010.246
6Hector Cruz3B1310110.208
Ken Reitz3B0000000.196
7Tim BlackwellC0400200.149
8Ivan De JesusSS0200100.145
Jim TracyPH0010010.154
Lee SmithP0000000.000
Mike TysonPH0100000.231
9Rick ReuschelP0200000.000
Gene KrugPH0000010.500
Steve DillardPR-2B0110100.250
TOTAL63333540
Chicago Cubs logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Rick ReuschelRHP7.06226104.75
Lee SmithRHP2.03223001.99
TOTAL9.0944910

Scoring Summary

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  • Houston Astros logo
    4
    Gary Woods grounds into a double play, shortstop Ivan De Jesus to second baseman Scott Fletcher to first baseman Bill Buckner. Danny Heep scores. Jose Cruz to 3rd. Art Howe out at 2nd. Gary Woods out at 1st.[1 run]
    10
  • Houston Astros logo
    4
    Kiko Garcia singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ivan De Jesus. Jose Cruz scores.[1 run]
    20
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    7
    Scot Thompson doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Terry Puhl. Hector Cruz scores. Jim Tracy scores. Steve Dillard scores.[3 runs]
    23
  • Houston Astros logo
    9
    Alan Ashby doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Steve Henderson. Jose Cruz scores. Dickie Thon scores.[2 runs]
    43

Play-by-Play

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  • TOP 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    STRIKEOUT — Terry Puhl strikes out swinging.[1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Craig Reynolds out, second baseman Scott Fletcher to first baseman Bill Buckner.[2 outs]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Danny Heep out, second baseman Scott Fletcher to first baseman Bill Buckner.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    LINEOUT — Scot Thompson lines out to left fielder Jose Cruz.[1 out]
    00
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    BATTER OUT — Scott Fletcher out, third baseman Art Howe to first baseman Danny Heep.[2 outs]
    00
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    FLYOUT — Bill Buckner flies out to left fielder Jose Cruz.[3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

4Runs3
9Hits6
0Errors2
.257Batting Avg.182
35At Bats33
2Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In3
1Walks4
1Stolen Bases1
9Strikeouts5
5Left on Base7
11Total Bases9

Game Details

Tuesday, May 5, 1981 · 4:33 AM
Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL
attendance: 2,092 (5.0%)
weather: 43 degrees, unknown