Craig Reynolds tied a modern major league record with three triples and knocked in four runs to spark the Astros to a 6-1 verdict over the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       16, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  3  0    0  3  x  -   6 10  1


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
De Jesus ss           2   1   2   0     2   0   .167      Puhl cf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .248
Strain 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Reynolds ss           5   1   4   4     0   0   .274
Buckner 1b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .293      Walling rf,1b         2   0   0   1     2   0   .244
Durham rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .275      Heep 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Thompson cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .165        Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Dillard ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Howe 3b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .354
Reitz 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .188      Ashby c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .233
Blackwell c           3   0   1   0     0   1   .149      Landestoy 2b          3   1   0   0     1   1   .125
  Morales ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .308      Ryan p                2   1   1   0     1   1   .200
Martz p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .143        Woods rf            0   1   0   0     1   0   .083
  Capilla p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tracy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kravec p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               30   1   6   1     5   8             Totals               31   6  10   6     6   2

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 43,726
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Astros 9
DP: Cubs 1, Astros 2
Errors: Henderson, Heep
Doubles: Reitz (3)
Triples: Reynolds 3 (5)
Stolen Bases: De Jesus 2 (9), Blackwell (1), Landestoy (2)
Caught Stealing: De Jesus (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Buckner (2), Walling (2), Puhl (2)
GIDP: Henderson (4), Cruz (1), Cruz (3)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martz L(1-2)            4.1   6   3   3   2   1   0  20   3.76
Capilla                 1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   7   2.25
Smith                   1.1   3   2   2   1   0   0   8   2.97
Kravec                  0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   4   7.25
Totals                  8    10   6   6   6   2   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(3-1)             7     6   1   0   3   8   0  29   1.07
Sambito SV(2)           2     0   0   0   2   0   0   7   2.53
Totals                  9     6   1   0   5   8   0  36

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dick Stello


CUBS 1ST: De Jesus walked; De Jesus stole second; Strain flied
out to left; Buckner walked; Durham grounded out (first
unassisted) [De Jesus to third, Buckner to second]; Henderson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl popped to third; Reynolds tripled to center;
Walling grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Thompson flied out to center; Reitz struck out;
Blackwell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Heep flied out to left; Howe singled to center;
Ashby grounded out (first to second to pitcher) [Howe to
second]; Landestoy popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Martz struck out; De Jesus singled to center; De Jesus
stole second; Strain reached on an error by Heep [De Jesus to
third]; Buckner hit a sacrifice fly to left [De Jesus scored
(unearned)]; Durham flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ryan singled to left [Ryan to second (error by
Henderson)]; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Ryan to
third]; Reynolds singled to first [Ryan stayed at third];
Walling walked [Reynolds to second]; Cruz grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Walling out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 4TH: Henderson struck out; Thompson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Reitz singled to center; Blackwell grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Heep flied out to center; Howe grounded out (third
to first); Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 0.

CUBS 5TH: Martz was called out on strikes; De Jesus singled to
right; De Jesus was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Strain grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Landestoy was called out on strikes; Ryan walked;
Puhl singled to right [Ryan to second]; Reynolds tripled to
right [Ryan scored, Puhl scored]; CAPILLA REPLACED MARTZ
(PITCHING); Walling hit a sacrifice fly to right [Reynolds
scored]; Cruz popped to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 3.

CUBS 6TH: Buckner singled to right; Durham forced Buckner
(shortstop to second); Henderson grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Durham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Heep flied out to left; Howe popped to second; Ashby
walked; Landestoy walked [Ashby to second]; Ryan struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

CUBS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Reitz doubled to
left; Blackwell singled to center [Reitz to third]; TRACY BATTED
FOR CAPILLA; Blackwell stole second; Tracy struck out; De Jesus
walked; Strain popped to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 1,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED TRACY (PITCHING); Puhl popped to
shortstop; Reynolds popped to third; Walling walked; Cruz
singled to right [Walling to third]; Heep forced Cruz (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

CUBS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HEEP (PITCHING); WOODS REPLACED RYAN
(PLAYING RF); WALLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Buckner
popped to shortstop; Durham flied out to center; Henderson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Howe singled to center; Ashby singled to right [Howe
to second]; Landestoy forced Ashby (third to second) [Howe to
third]; KRAVEC REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Landestoy stole
second; Woods was walked intentionally; Puhl hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Howe scored, Landestoy to third]; Reynolds tripled to
right [Landestoy scored, Woods scored]; Walling flied out to
left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 6.

CUBS 9TH: DILLARD BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Dillard walked; Reitz
flied out to right; MORALES BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Morales walked
[Dillard to second]; CRUZ BATTED FOR KRAVEC; Cruz grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 6.