Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 20, 1981

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	11	0	8
STL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	1	9

win:

J. Niekroloss: St Louis Cardinals logo

B. Suttersave: Houston Astros logo

J. Sambito

Scoring Summary

HOUSTL

1
Keith Hernandez singles on a to right fielder Denny Walling. Garry Templeton scores. [1 run]
01
1
Dane Iorg doubles (1) on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. Keith Hernandez scores. George Hendrick to 3rd. [1 run]
02
1
Gene Tenace singles on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. George Hendrick scores. Dane Iorg to 3rd. Ken Oberkfell to 2nd. [1 run]
03
2
Rafael Landestoy singles on a to left fielder Dane Iorg. Jose Cruz scores. Alan Ashby to 2nd. [1 run]
13
3
Jose Cruz triples (1) on a to center fielder Tony Scott. Denny Walling scores. [1 run]
23
3
Art Howe singles on a to center fielder Tony Scott. Jose Cruz scores. [1 run]
33
11
Rafael Landestoy triples (1) on a to center fielder Tony Scott. Alan Ashby scores. [1 run]
43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Terry PuhlCF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.248
2Craig ReynoldsSS	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.274
3Denny WallingRF-1B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.224
4Jose CruzLF	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	.282
5Art Howe3B	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.371
6Danny Heep1B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.226
Gary WoodsRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119
7Alan AshbyC	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.239
8Rafael Landestoy2B	2	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.173
9Joe NiekroP	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.120
Joe PittmanPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
Joe SambitoP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

TOTAL	11	43	4	4	4	2	0	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	10.0	10	3	3	8	3	0	67	2.22
Joe SambitoLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2.31

TOTAL	11.0	10	3	3	8	3	0	70	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Garry Templeton Sr.SS	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	.276
2Tony ScottCF	1	5	0	0	0	0	3	.286
3Keith Hernandez1B	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	.325
4George HendrickRF	0	4	1	0	1	1	4	.274
5Dane IorgLF	1	5	0	1	1	0	3	.256
Bruce SutterP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6Ken Oberkfell3B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	.293
7Gene TenaceC	1	5	0	1	2	0	1	.217
8Tom Herr2B	2	5	0	0	1	0	4	.269
9Lary SorensenP	0	4	0	0	2	0	6	.091
Jim KaatP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Tito LandrumLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
Sixto LezcanoPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267
TOTAL	10	42	3	3	8	3	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Lary SorensenRHP	9.0	7	3	3	3	2	48	3.02
Jim KaatLHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	4	2.00
Bruce SutterRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	7	3.25
TOTAL	11.0	11	4	4	4	2	59	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUSTL

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Terry Puhl strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
POP OUT — Craig Reynolds pops out to shortstop Garry Templeton. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Denny Walling strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Garry Templeton singles on a to left fielder Jose Cruz.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Garry Templeton steals (4) 2nd base.
00
GROUNDOUT — Tony Scott grounds out to first baseman Danny Heep. Garry Templeton to 3rd. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Keith Hernandez singles on a to right fielder Denny Walling. Garry Templeton scores. [1 run]
01
STOLEN BASE 2B — Keith Hernandez steals (4) 2nd base.
01
WALK — George Hendrick walks.
01
DOUBLE — Dane Iorg doubles (1) on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. Keith Hernandez scores. George Hendrick to 3rd. [1 run]
02
INTENT WALK — Joe Niekro intentionally walks Ken Oberkfell.
02
SINGLE — Gene Tenace singles on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. George Hendrick scores. Dane Iorg to 3rd. Ken Oberkfell to 2nd. [1 run]
03
STRIKEOUT — Tom Herr strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
03
STRIKEOUT — Lary Sorensen strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

HOU

STL

4Runs3

11Hits10

0Errors1

.256Batting Avg.238

43At Bats42

3Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In3

2Walks3

1Stolen Bases4

4Strikeouts8

8Left on Base9

16Total Bases14

Game Details

Wednesday, May 20, 1981 · 8:05 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 19,175 (42.1%)