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Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros

May 16, 1981
FINAL

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
CHC0010000001618
HOU00003003-61019
win:Houston Astros logoN. Ryan Jr.loss:Chicago Cubs logoR. Martzsave:Houston Astros logoJ. Sambito

Scoring Summary

CHCHOU
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    3
    Bill Buckner out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jose Cruz. Ivan De Jesus scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    10
  • Houston Astros logo
    5
    Craig Reynolds triples (4) on a to right fielder Leon Durham. Nolan Ryan scores. Terry Puhl scores. [2 runs]
    12
  • Houston Astros logo
    5
    Denny Walling out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Leon Durham. Craig Reynolds scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
    13
  • Houston Astros logo
    8
    Terry Puhl out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Leon Durham. Art Howe scores. Rafael Landestoy to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
    14
  • Houston Astros logo
    8
    Craig Reynolds triples (5) on a to right fielder Leon Durham. Rafael Landestoy scores. Gary Woods scores. [2 runs]
    16

Player Stats

Chicago Cubs logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Ivan De Jesus Sr.SS22100200.167
2Joe Strain2B04000005.270
3Bill Buckner1B12010100.293
4Leon DurhamRF04000004.273
5Steve HendersonLF04002003.275
6Scot ThompsonCF03001000.165
Steve DillardPH00000100.200
7Ken Reitz3B24001001.188
8Tim BlackwellC13001001.149
Jerry MoralesPH00000100.308
9Randy MartzP02002000.143
Doug CapillaP00000000.000
Jim TracyPH01001002.200
Lee SmithP00000000.000
Ken KravecP00000000.000
Hector CruzPH01000002.231
TOTAL6301185018-
Chicago Cubs logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Randy MartzRHP4.1633120283.76
Doug CapillaLHP1.2000120152.25
Lee SmithRHP1.1322010112.97
Ken KravecLHP0.211101077.25
TOTAL8.0106626061-
Houston Astros logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Terry PuhlCF14110001.248
2Craig ReynoldsSS45140000.274
3Denny WallingRF-1B02010202.244
4Jose CruzLF14000004.246
5Danny Heep1B04000002.259
Joe SambitoP00000000.000
6Art Howe3B24100000.354
7Alan AshbyC13000101.233
8Rafael Landestoy2B03101103.125
9Nolan Ryan Jr.P12101102.200
Gary WoodsRF00100100.083
TOTAL10316626015-
Houston Astros logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Nolan Ryan Jr.RHP7.0610830541.07
Joe SambitoLHP2.0000020132.53
TOTAL9.061085067-

Play-by-Play

1st inningCHCHOU
  • TOP 1
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    WALK — Ivan De Jesus walks.
    00
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    STOLEN BASE 2B — Ivan De Jesus steals (8) 2nd base.
    00
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    BATTER OUT — Joe Strain out to left fielder Jose Cruz. [1 out]
    00
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    WALK — Bill Buckner walks.
    00
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    GROUNDOUT — Leon Durham grounds out to first baseman Danny Heep. Ivan De Jesus to 3rd. Bill Buckner to 2nd. [2 outs]
    00
  • Chicago Cubs logo
    STRIKEOUT — Steve Henderson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Houston Astros logo
    POP OUT — Terry Puhl pops out to third baseman Ken Reitz. [1 out]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    TRIPLE — Craig Reynolds triples (3) on a to center fielder Scot Thompson.
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Denny Walling out, second baseman Joe Strain to first baseman Bill Buckner. [2 outs]
    00
  • Houston Astros logo
    BATTER OUT — Jose Cruz out to left fielder Steve Henderson. [3 outs]
    00
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Team Stats

1Runs6
6Hits10
1Errors1
.200Batting Avg.323
30At Bats31
1Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs0
1Runs-Batted-In6
5Walks6
3Stolen Bases1
8Strikeouts2
8Left on Base9
7Total Bases16

Game Details

Saturday, May 16, 1981 · 8:05 PM
Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX
attendance: 43,726 (106.2%)
weather: 72 degrees, dome