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Scoring with two out in the 11th inning, the Astros edged the Cardinals, 4-3. The game was tied, 3-3, going into the 11th, when Bruce Sutter took up the pitching chores for the Cards and retired the first two batters. But Alan Ashby bounced a single up the middle and Rafael Landestoy, who had only one RBI for the season going into the game, lashed a triple to right-center to chase Ashby home with the decisive run. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3Game Played on Wednesday, May 20, 1981 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIAstros 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 0
Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Templeton ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .276
Reynolds ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .274 Scott cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Walling rf,1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .224 Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .325
Cruz lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 .282 Hendrick rf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .274
Howe 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .371 Iorg lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .256
Heep 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Woods rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .293
Ashby c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .239 Tenace c 5 0 1 1 0 2 .217
Landestoy 2b 5 0 2 2 0 0 .173 Herr 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .269
Niekro p 4 0 1 0 0 1 .120 Sorensen p 4 0 0 0 0 2 .091
Pittman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Kaat p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Landrum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Lezcano ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Totals 43 4 11 4 2 4 Totals 42 3 10 3 3 8
Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 19,175
Left on Base: Astros 8, Cardinals 9
DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 1
Errors: Oberkfell
Doubles: Cruz (7), Iorg (1), Herr (5)
Triples: Cruz (1), Landestoy (1), Templeton (7)
Stolen Bases: Howe (1), Templeton (4), Hernandez (4), Scott (9), Herr (2)
GIDP: Walling (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(5-3) 10 10 3 3 3 8 0 42 2.22
Sambito SV(3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.31
Totals 11 10 3 3 3 8 0 45
Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Sorensen 9 7 3 3 2 3 0 36 3.02
Kaat 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.00
Sutter L(1-2) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.25
Totals 11 11 4 4 2 4 0 45
Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl was called out on strikes; Reynolds popped to
shortstop; Walling was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton singled to left; Templeton stole
second; Scott grounded out (first unassisted) [Templeton to
third]; Hernandez singled to right [Templeton scored]; Hernandez
stole second; Hendrick walked; Iorg doubled to left [Hernandez
scored, Hendrick to third]; Oberkfell was walked intentionally;
Tenace singled to left [Hendrick scored, Iorg to third,
Oberkfell to second]; Herr struck out; Sorensen struck out; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Cruz to second]; Heep grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cruz to third]; Ashby walked; Landestoy singled to left
[Cruz scored, Ashby to second]; Niekro reached on an error by
Oberkfell [Ashby to third, Landestoy to second]; Puhl forced
Niekro (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1,
Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 2ND: Templeton grounded out (second to first); Scott
singled to center; Scott stole second; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first) [Scott to third]; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds flied to left; Walling walked; Cruz tripled
to center [Walling scored]; Howe singled to center [Cruz
scored]; Heep forced Howe (third to second); Ashby grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 3RD: Iorg popped to second; Oberkfell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy lined to center; Niekro grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 4TH: Herr singled to left; On a bunt Sorensen made an
out to first; Herr stole second; Templeton flied to center [Herr
to third]; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds singled to center; Walling grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at
second]; Cruz popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez singled to center; Hendrick lined to
second; Iorg lined into a double play (third to third to first)
[Hernandez out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 6TH: Howe grounded out (second to first); Heep flied to
left; Ashby flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher); Tenace
struck out; Herr doubled to center; Sorensen grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy lined to left; Niekro singled to center;
Puhl lined to right; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 7TH: Templeton tripled to center; Scott flied to
center; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Hendrick popped to
first in foul territory; Iorg struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 8TH: Walling flied to center; Cruz grounded out (first
unassisted); Howe singled to center; Howe stole second; Heep
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals
3.
CARDINALS 8TH: Oberkfell singled to right; On a bunt Tenace
forced Oberkfell (pitcher to shortstop); Herr flied to left;
Sorensen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals
3.
ASTROS 9TH: Ashby grounded out (third to first); Landestoy flied
to center; Niekro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 9TH: Templeton popped to shortstop; Scott flied to
right; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 10TH: KAAT REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Puhl grounded
out (second to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first);
Walling singled to center; Cruz doubled to right [Walling out at
home (right to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 10TH: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Iorg
flied to right; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
ASTROS 11TH: SUTTER REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); LANDRUM REPLACED
KAAT (PLAYING LF); Howe flied to right; Heep struck out; Ashby
singled to center; Landestoy tripled to center [Ashby scored];
PITTMAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Pittman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 3.
CARDINALS 11TH: SAMBITO REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); WOODS
REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING RF); WALLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
1B); Tenace flied to left; Herr lined to left; LEZCANO BATTED
FOR LANDRUM; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 3.
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