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Nolan Ryan

Game Log for 1981
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Apr 15 W, 2-0 vs Braves Start 7.0 3 27 0 0 0 3 0 9 0.00 W (1-0) HOU Apr 25 L, 1-2 vs Reds Start 7.0 4 29 2 2 0 4 0 10 1.29 L (1-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU May 01 W, 5-3 at Pirates Start 5.0 7 24 3 3 0 3 0 1 2.37 HOU May 06 L, 1-2 at Cubs Start 7.0 6 28 1 0 0 1 0 3 1.73 HOU May 11 W, 5-0 at Reds Start 1 1 9.0 7 38 0 0 0 3 0 11 1.29 W (2-1) HOU May 16 W, 6-1 vs Cubs Start 7.0 6 29 1 0 0 3 0 8 1.07 W (3-1) HOU May 21 L, 1-3 at Cardinals Start 6.1 3 26 3 1 0 3 0 6 1.12 L (3-2) HOU May 26 W, 1-0 vs Padres Start 7.0 4 27 0 0 0 4 0 6 0.98 W (4-2) HOU May 31 L, 1-6 at Giants Start 7.0 8 35 5 5 0 5 1 4 1.59 L (4-3) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 05 W, 3-0 vs Mets Start 2 2 9.0 5 34 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.39 W (5-3) HOU Jun 10 L, 4-5 at Phillies Start 7.2 2 29 1 1 0 3 0 8 1.37 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 14 W, 5-1 at Padres Start 6.0 2 22 1 1 0 2 0 3 1.38 W (6-3) HOU Aug 19 W, 9-1 vs Expos Start 6.0 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.29 W (7-3) HOU Aug 25 L, 1-2 at Mets Start 7.0 3 27 1 0 0 4 0 7 1.19 HOU Aug 30 W, 5-4 vs Phillies Start 7.0 8 31 3 3 1 5 0 4 1.37 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 04 W, 5-0 at Expos Start 7.0 2 26 0 0 0 3 0 7 1.29 W (8-3) HOU Sep 09 L, 0-9 at Braves Start 4.0 7 23 5 5 1 5 0 3 1.63 L (8-4) HOU Sep 15 L, 0-4 vs Reds Start 6.0 6 27 4 3 0 4 0 4 1.77 L (8-5) HOU Sep 20 W, 7-3 at Giants Start 3 9.0 7 36 3 3 0 4 0 8 1.85 W (9-5) HOU Sep 26 W, 5-0 vs Dodgers Start 4 3 9.0 0 30 0 0 0 3 0 11 1.74 W (10-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Oct 01 W, 8-1 at Reds Start 5 9.0 7 36 1 1 0 3 0 9 1.69 W (11-5)

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter      11   5   1.69   21  21   5   0   0   3  149.0   99   605   34   28   2   67   1  140   13-8   3.57 runs/start

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              245    9   38   42   2   1   0    7   9   5   40   0   0   73   1  .155  .171  .273  .444
vs RHB              283   23   61   72   5   0   2   22  12   2   27   1   1   67   9  .216  .254  .287  .541

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             6   2   1.11    9   9   2   0   0   2   65.0   38   255   10    8   1   28   0   70    7-2   3.56 runs/start
Road             5   3   2.14   12  12   3   0   0   1   84.0   61   350   24   20   1   39   1   70    6-6   3.58 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              2   3   2.18    6   6   2   0   0   1   45.1   28   184   14   11   0   20   1   42    2-4   2.67 runs/start
Night            9   2   1.48   15  15   3   0   0   2  103.2   71   421   20   17   2   47   0   98   11-4   3.93 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            1   1   1.29    2   2   0   0   0   0   14.0    7    56    2    2   0    7   0   19    1-1   1.50 runs/start
May              3   2   1.68    7   7   1   0   0   1   48.1   41   207   13    9   0   22   1   39    4-3   2.86 runs/start
June             1   0   0.54    2   2   1   0   0   1   16.2    7    63    1    1   0    5   0   18    1-1   3.50 runs/start
August           2   0   1.38    4   4   0   0   0   0   26.0   15   101    5    4   1   11   0   22    3-1   5.00 runs/start
September        3   2   2.83    5   5   2   0   0   1   35.0   22   142   12   11   1   19   0   33    3-2   3.40 runs/start
October          1   0   1.00    1   1   1   0   0   0    9.0    7    36    1    1   0    3   0    9    1-0   8.00 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Braves           1   1   4.09    2   2   0   0   0   0   11.0   10    50    5    5   1    8   0   12    1-1   1.00 runs/start
Cardinals        0   1   1.42    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.1    3    26    3    1   0    3   0    6    0-1   1.00 runs/start
Cubs             1   0   0.00    2   2   0   0   0   0   14.0   12    57    2    0   0    4   0   11    1-1   3.50 runs/start
Dodgers          1   0   0.00    1   1   1   0   0   1    9.0    0    30    0    0   0    3   0   11    1-0   5.00 runs/start
Expos            2   0   0.00    2   2   0   0   0   0   13.0    4    47    0    0   0    3   0   15    2-0   7.00 runs/start
Giants           1   1   4.50    2   2   1   0   0   0   16.0   15    71    8    8   0    9   1   12    1-1   4.00 runs/start
Mets             1   0   0.00    2   2   1   0   0   1   16.0    8    61    1    0   0    6   0   17    1-1   2.00 runs/start
Padres           2   0   0.69    2   2   0   0   0   0   13.0    6    49    1    1   0    6   0    9    2-0   3.00 runs/start
Phillies         0   0   2.45    2   2   0   0   0   0   14.2   10    60    4    4   1    8   0   12    1-1   4.50 runs/start
Pirates          0   0   5.40    1   1   0   0   0   0    5.0    7    24    3    3   0    3   0    1    1-0   5.00 runs/start
Reds             2   2   1.74    4   4   2   0   0   1   31.0   24   130    7    6   0   14   0   34    2-2   3.50 runs/start

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