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Joe Sambito

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 11 L, 4-7 at Dodgers Finish 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 HOU Apr 13 L, 1-2 vs Braves Finish 1.0 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 4.50 L (0-1) HOU Apr 17 L, 3-4 vs Pirates Middle 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 HOU Apr 18 L, 3-6 vs Pirates Middle 2.0 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.59 HOU Apr 22 L, 0-1 vs Dodgers Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.17 HOU Apr 23 L, 4-5 vs Reds Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.12 HOU Apr 24 L, 0-3 vs Reds Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.08 HOU Apr 29 W, 5-4 at Braves Middle 1.1 3 9 2 2 1 2 0 0 2.79 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 Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.31 W (1-1) HOU May 02 L, 4-5 at Pirates Middle 3.0 2 11 1 1 0 0 0 3 2.45 HOU May 04 W, 5-4 at Cubs Finish 1 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.40 HOU May 06 L, 1-2 at Cubs Middle 3.0 3 13 0 0 0 0 1 3 2.00 HOU May 12 L, 2-3 vs Cardinals Finish 1.0 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 2.37 L (1-2) HOU May 14 L, 6-7 vs Cardinals Middle 0.1 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 2.79 L (1-3) HOU May 16 W, 6-1 vs Cubs Finish 2 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.53 HOU May 19 L, 12-15 at Cardinals Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.42 HOU May 20 W, 4-3 at Cardinals Finish 3 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.31 HOU May 21 L, 1-3 at Cardinals Finish 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.22 HOU May 22 L, 3-6 vs Giants Middle 2.1 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 2.02 HOU May 24 L, 1-2 vs Giants Finish 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.95 HOU May 25 W, 6-3 vs Padres Finish 4 2.1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.80 HOU May 26 W, 1-0 vs Padres Finish 5 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 HOU May 29 L, 1-3 at Giants Finish 0.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.67 HOU May 30 W, 9-8 at Giants Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.65 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 02 W, 2-1 at Padres Finish 6 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.60 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 10 W, 6-5 at Giants Middle 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59 W (2-3) HOU Aug 12 W, 5-4 at Giants Middle 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.53 W (3-3) HOU Aug 14 W, 5-1 at Padres Finish 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.49 HOU Aug 15 W, 5-0 at Padres Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.45 HOU Aug 18 W, 4-2 vs Expos Finish 7 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.43 HOU Aug 23 L, 0-6 at Phillies Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.40 HOU Aug 25 L, 1-2 at Mets Finish 1.0 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 1.59 L (3-4) HOU Aug 27 L, 2-3 at Mets Middle 0.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.80 L (3-5) HOU Aug 30 W, 5-4 vs Phillies Middle 1.2 3 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.94 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 01 W, 3-2 vs Mets Finish 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.85 W (4-5) HOU Sep 04 W, 5-0 at Expos Finish 8 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.77 HOU Sep 06 W, 4-3 at Expos Middle 1.2 2 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.90 HOU Sep 07 W, 3-2 at Braves Finish 9 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.89 HOU Sep 08 L, 2-3 at Braves Middle 1.0 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 2.22 HOU Sep 14 L, 2-4 vs Reds Finish 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.15 HOU Sep 15 L, 0-4 vs Reds Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.10 HOU Sep 16 W, 5-2 at Padres Finish 10 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.02 HOU Sep 18 L, 2-5 at Giants Finish 2.0 3 11 1 1 0 0 2 3 2.11 HOU Sep 23 L, 1-3 vs Braves Middle 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.04 HOU Sep 25 L, 0-3 vs Dodgers Finish 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.99 HOU Sep 28 W, 2-1 vs Padres Finish 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.96 W (5-5) HOU Sep 30 L, 2-5 at Reds Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Oct 02 L, 1-6 at Dodgers Finish 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.87 HOU Oct 04 W, 5-3 at Dodgers Middle 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.84

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
Middle relief    2   2   3.42   17   0   0   0   0   0   23.2   23   102   13    9   3    7   1   17    7-10
As closer        3   3   0.90   32   0   0  32  10   0   40.0   20   153    4    4   1   10   4   24   15-17

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB               65    4   10   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   0   2   15   0  .154  .200  .243  .443
vs RHB              159   11   33   54   9   0   4   11   1   1   11   5   0   26   6  .208  .340  .280  .620

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             2   3   1.23   21   0   0  14   4   0   29.1   17   116    8    4   0    8   2   18    7-14
Road             3   2   2.36   28   0   0  18   6   0   34.1   26   139    9    9   4    9   3   23   15-13

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              1   1   1.50   10   0   0   3   1   0   12.0   13    50    4    2   1    1   1   11    5-5 
Night            4   4   1.92   39   0   0  29   9   0   51.2   30   205   13   11   3   16   4   30   17-22

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            0   1   2.79    8   0   0   4   0   0    9.2    8    42    5    3   1    3   1    6    1-7 
May              1   2   1.17   16   0   0  11   5   0   23.0   15    90    5    3   0    6   2   16    7-9 
June             0   0   0.00    1   0   0   1   1   0    1.0    0     4    0    0   0    1   0    0    1-0 
August           2   2   3.38    9   0   0   5   1   0    8.0   10    38    3    3   1    3   0    6    6-3 
September        2   0   1.89   13   0   0  10   3   0   19.0   10    71    4    4   2    3   2   12    6-7 
October          0   0   0.00    2   0   0   1   0   0    3.0    0    10    0    0   0    1   0    1    1-1 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Braves           0   1   7.94    5   0   0   2   1   0    5.2    7    27    5    5   2    2   1    5    2-3 
Cardinals        0   2   4.15    5   0   0   4   1   0    4.1    3    19    4    2   0    1   1    4    1-4 
Cubs             0   0   0.00    3   0   0   2   2   0    5.1    3    21    0    0   0    2   1    4    2-1 
Dodgers          0   0   0.00    5   0   0   4   0   0    7.1    1    25    0    0   0    2   0    4    1-4 
Expos            0   0   2.25    3   0   0   2   2   0    4.0    3    14    1    1   1    0   0    1    3-0 
Giants           2   0   1.17    7   0   0   3   0   0    7.2    8    34    1    1   0    4   2    6    3-4 
Mets             1   2   5.40    3   0   0   2   0   0    3.1    5    17    2    2   1    1   0    4    1-2 
Padres           1   0   0.00    7   0   0   7   4   0   10.1    5    39    0    0   0    3   0    5    7-0 
Phillies         0   0   3.37    2   0   0   1   0   0    2.2    3    14    1    1   0    2   0    0    1-1 
Pirates          1   0   1.04    4   0   0   1   0   0    8.2    5    32    3    1   0    0   0    6    1-3 
Reds             0   0   0.00    5   0   0   4   0   0    4.1    0    13    0    0   0    0   0    2    0-5 

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