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The Astros, with Jose Cruz driving in two runs with sacrifice flies and Bob Knepper pitching a six-hitter, trimmed the Cubs, 6-0, for their ninth victory in the last 11 games. It was Knepper's third victory and third shutout of the season. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 0Game Played on Thursday, May 7, 1981 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 9 0
Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl cf 3 3 1 0 2 1 .215 De Jesus ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .153
Reynolds ss 4 2 2 1 1 0 .253 Thompson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .163
Heep 1b 5 0 2 1 0 3 .259 Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Cruz lf 2 0 1 2 1 1 .248 Henderson lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .345
Howe 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .323 Durham rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269
Woods rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .042 Reitz 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .194
Ashby c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .209 Davis c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .333
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Tyson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Knepper p 4 1 1 0 0 1 .231 Martz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Kravec p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Dillard ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300
McGlothen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Eastwick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 9 5 6 8 Totals 31 0 6 0 2 5
Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 3,112
Left on Base: Astros 9, Cubs 6
DP: Astros 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Reitz
Doubles: Heep (1)
Triples: Puhl (2), Reynolds (1)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz 2 (3)
GIDP: Reitz (4), Buckner (7)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Knepper W(3-0) 9 6 0 0 2 5 0 33 0.99
Totals 9 6 0 0 2 5 0 33
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Martz L(1-1) 1 3 4 4 4 0 0 10 4.20
Kravec 5 4 2 2 2 4 0 21 6.98
McGlothen 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.48
Eastwick 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 2.70
Totals 9 9 6 6 6 8 0 42
Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; On a bunt Reynolds
singled to third [Puhl scored (error by Reitz) (no RBI)]; Heep
singled to right [Reynolds to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Reynolds scored]; Howe grounded out (third to first)
[Heep to second]; Woods walked; Ashby walked [Heep to third,
Woods to second]; Garcia forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: De Jesus grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Buckner grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Knepper singled to right; Puhl walked [Knepper to
second]; KRAVEC REPLACED MARTZ (PITCHING); Reynolds walked
[Knepper to third, Puhl to second]; Heep was called out on
strikes; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Knepper scored, Puhl
to third]; Howe singled to center [Puhl scored, Reynolds to
second]; Woods grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
CUBS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham
singled to center; Reitz grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Durham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Ashby flied to right; Garcia popped to catcher in
foul territory; Knepper lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 0.
CUBS 3RD: Davis popped to second; Tyson popped to right; Kravec
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Puhl struck out; Reynolds grounded out (second to
first); Heep was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 0.
CUBS 4TH: De Jesus grounded out (third to first); Thompson flied
to center; Buckner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Cruz walked; Howe grounded out (third to first)
[Cruz to second]; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz
to third]; Ashby grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
CUBS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham
grounded out (second to first); Reitz walked; Davis singled to
center [Reitz to second]; Tyson forced Davis (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Garcia flied to right; Knepper grounded out (pitcher
unassisted); Puhl tripled to center; Reynolds tripled to center
[Puhl scored]; Heep doubled to left [Reynolds scored]; Cruz
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0.
CUBS 6TH: DILLARD BATTED FOR KRAVEC; Dillard singled to center;
De Jesus singled to center [Dillard to third]; Thompson struck
out; Buckner grounded into a double play (shortstop to shortstop
to first) [De Jesus out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 6, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 7TH: MCGLOTHEN REPLACED DILLARD (PITCHING); Howe grounded
out (shortstop to first); Woods grounded out (third to first);
Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0.
CUBS 7TH: Henderson singled to left; Durham struck out; Reitz
popped to catcher in foul territory; Davis singled to left
[Henderson to second]; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Garcia flied to center; Knepper was called out on
strikes; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0.
CUBS 8TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR MCGLOTHEN; Cruz popped to second; De
Jesus struck out; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0.
ASTROS 9TH: EASTWICK REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Reynolds grounded
out (first to pitcher); Heep was called out on strikes; Cruz
singled to left; Howe singled to center [Cruz to second]; Woods
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 0.
CUBS 9TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Henderson
walked; Durham grounded out (catcher to first) [Henderson to
second]; Reitz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs
0.
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