The Pirates snapped the Astros' five-game winning streak as second baseman Kiko Garcia bobbled Mike Easler's one-out grounder in the 12th inning, allowing John Milner to score the decisive run in a 5-4 victory. Milner had walked and taken third on a single by Bill Madlock before Easler hit a slow roller to Garcia, who fumbled the ball before throwing late to the plate. Each team scored in the 10th, Houston on a sacrifice fly by Mike Ivie and Pittsburgh on Madlock's groundout. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       2, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 10  1
Pirates      0  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  1  -   5  9  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Walling rf,1b         4   2   2   1     2   0   .281      Moreno cf             6   0   0   0     0   2   .242
Reynolds ss           6   1   1   1     0   1   .276      Foli ss               5   1   1   0     1   0   .232
Cedeno cf             6   1   1   0     0   1   .286      Lacy lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .344
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     2   0   .232        Milner ph,lf        1   1   1   0     1   0   .333
Ivie 1b               4   0   1   2     1   0   .275      Madlock 3b            5   1   1   1     1   0   .327
  Woods pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Easler rf             5   0   1   2     1   0   .313
Howe 3b               4   0   1   0     2   0   .284      Thompson 1b           4   1   0   0     1   2   .191
Ashby c               5   0   1   0     0   2   .173      Nicosia c             5   1   1   0     0   1   .130
  Puhl ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .181      Law 2b                2   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Pujols c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154        Garner ph           1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
Garcia 2b             5   0   2   0     1   1   .429        Berra 2b            1   0   1   0     1   0   .281
Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Rhoden p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Sambito p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .000        Bevacqua ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
  D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stargell ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            G. Alexander ph     1   0   0   0     0   1   .500
                                                            Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               43   4  10   4     8   9             Totals               44   5   9   5     6   8

Time of Game: 3:56   Attendance: 21,993
Left on Base: Astros 13, Pirates 11
DP: Astros 0, Pirates 2
Errors: Ashby, Foli 2
Doubles: Easler (3), Foli (3)
Home Runs: Walling (3), Reynolds (3)
Stolen Bases: Walling (1), Madlock (2), Lacy (4), Berra (1)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Ivie (2)
GIDP: Reynolds 2 (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 6.1   5   3   3   3   3   0  27   1.32
Sambito                 3     2   1   1   0   3   0  11   2.45
D. Smith L(0-3)         2     2   1   1   3   2   0  12   3.31
Totals                 11.1   9   5   5   6   8   0  50

Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  7     5   3   3   4   6   2  29   2.50
Tekulve                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   1.42
Romo                    1     3   1   1   2   1   0   7   7.27
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.04
Solomon W(1-1)          1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.13
Totals                 12    10   4   4   8   9   2  53

Wild Pitches: D. Smith (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


ASTROS 1ST: Walling singled to center; Walling stole second;
Reynolds flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; Cruz walked;
Ivie singled to left [Walling scored, Cruz to second]; Howe
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli walked; Lacy grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Foli to second]; Madlock grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby struck out; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to
first); Knepper grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Easler flied out to left; Thompson struck out;
Nicosia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Walling walked; Reynolds grounded into a double play
(shortstop to shortstop to first) [Walling out at second];
Cedeno popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Law grounded out (third to first); Rhoden flied out
to center; Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz flied out to left; Ivie flied out to left; Howe
walked; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Pirates 0.

PIRATES 4TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); Lacy
grounded out (third to first); Madlock walked; Madlock stole
second; Easler doubled to center [Madlock scored]; Thompson
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Garcia was called out on strikes; Knepper was called
out on strikes; Walling homered; Reynolds homered; Cedeno flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Nicosia grounded out (third to first); Law grounded
out (third to first); Rhoden flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz walked; Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Cruz to second]; Howe grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to
third]; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 6TH: Moreno grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli
flied out to right; Lacy singled to center; Lacy stole second
[Lacy to third (error by Ashby)]; Madlock grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Garcia singled to right; Knepper out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Garcia to second]; Walling grounded
out (second to first); Reynolds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 1.

PIRATES 7TH: Easler grounded out (second to first); Thompson
walked; Nicosia singled to center [Thompson to second]; GARNER
BATTED FOR LAW; Garner singled to left [Thompson scored, Nicosia
to second]; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR RHODEN; Bevacqua singled to
right [Nicosia scored, Garner to third]; SAMBITO REPLACED
KNEPPER (PITCHING); Moreno popped to second; Foli flied out to
left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 8TH: BERRA REPLACED GARNER (PLAYING 2B); TEKULVE REPLACED
BEVACQUA (PITCHING); Cedeno reached on an error by Foli; Cruz
reached on an error by Foli [Cedeno to second]; Ivie popped to
first in foul territory; Howe flied out to left; Ashby grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates
3.

PIRATES 8TH: Lacy was called out on strikes; Madlock flied out
to center; Easler grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Garcia singled to center; Sambito struck out;
Walling walked [Garcia to second]; Reynolds grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Walling out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 9TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nicosia
grounded out (second to first); Berra singled to third; STARGELL
BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Stargell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Pirates 3.

ASTROS 10TH: ROMO REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Cedeno singled
to left; Cruz singled to right [Cedeno to third]; Ivie hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; Cruz was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howe walked; Ashby
singled to right [Howe to third]; Garcia was walked
intentionally [Ashby to second]; Sambito struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 10TH: Moreno struck out; Foli doubled to right; D. SMITH
REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); MILNER BATTED FOR LACY; Milner
singled to first [Foli to third]; Madlock forced Milner
(shortstop to second) [Foli scored]; D. Smith threw a wild pitch
[Madlock to second]; Easler was walked intentionally; Thompson
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 11TH: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JACKSON
REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Walling flied out to center; Reynolds
flied out to right; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 11TH: Nicosia was called out on strikes; Berra walked;
G. ALEXANDER BATTED FOR JACKSON; Berra stole second; G.
Alexander struck out; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 4.

ASTROS 12TH: SOLOMON REPLACED G. ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Cruz
grounded out (second to first); Ivie walked; WOODS RAN FOR IVIE;
Howe singled to right [Woods to third]; PUHL BATTED FOR ASHBY;
Puhl struck out; Garcia forced Howe (second to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 4.

PIRATES 12TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WALLING CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PUJOLS REPLACED PUHL (PLAYING C ); Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner walked; Madlock
singled to right [Milner to third]; Easler reached on a
fielder's choice [Milner scored, Madlock to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Pirates 5.