Combined four-hit pitching by Vida Blue and Al Holland carried the Giants to a 3-1 triumph over the Astros. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the eighth inning when Dave Bergman drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a sacrifice by Bill North. After Enos Cabell struck out, Jack Clark lined a single to left to break the tie. Clark went to second on the throw to the plate and scored on a single by Jerry Martin. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Friday, May       29, 1981 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pittman 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .381      North cf              3   0   2   1     0   1   .255
Garcia ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .215      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .292        LeMaster ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Clark rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .216
Woods rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .122      Evans 1b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .234
Pujols c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .214        Pettini 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Heep 1b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Martin lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Landestoy 2b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .153      May c                 3   0   1   0     1   1   .281
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stennett 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Smith ss,2b           2   1   0   0     1   1   .122
                                                          Blue p                0   0   0   0     1   0   .235
                                                            Bergman ph,1b       0   1   0   0     1   0   .255

Totals               30   1   4   1     4   1             Totals               26   3   5   3     5   7

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  8,397
Left on Base: Astros 7, Giants 7
DP: Astros 0, Giants 0
Errors: Clark
Doubles: Cruz (8)
Caught Stealing: Pittman (2), North (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (1), Blue (4), North (3)
Hit by Pitch: Stennett (1,by Sutton)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(3-6)           7.2   5   3   3   4   7   0  32   3.65
Sambito                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   1.67
Totals                  8     5   3   3   5   7   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue W(5-3)             8     4   1   1   4   1   0  32   1.82
Holland SV(2)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.28
Totals                  9     4   1   1   4   1   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Sutton (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg


ASTROS 1ST: Pittman walked; Pittman was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Garcia walked; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Garcia to second]; Cruz flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North singled to pitcher; North was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to
first); Clark popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Woods flied out to right; Pujols singled to right;
Heep popped to third in foul territory; Landestoy walked [Pujols
to second]; Sutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Evans was called out on strikes; Martin flied out to
center; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pittman singled to center; Garcia out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Pittman to second]; Cedeno singled to
left [Pittman scored]; Cruz doubled to right [Cedeno to third];
Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols was walked
intentionally; Heep made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Stennett made an out to first; Smith flied out to
right; Blue walked; North struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pittman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Clark flied
out to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
flied out to left; Cruz reached on an error by Clark; Woods
forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Martin flied out to right; May flied out to left;
Stennett flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Pujols struck out; Heep made an out to shortstop;
Landestoy grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Smith walked; Blue out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher
to second) [Smith to second]; North singled to center [Smith
scored]; Cabell struck out; Clark popped to shortstop in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Sutton flied out to left; Pittman popped to first in
foul territory; Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans struck out; Martin flied out to left; May
singled to center; Stennett was hit by a pitch [May to second];
Smith struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right;
Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR BLUE; Bergman walked; North out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bergman to second];
Cabell struck out (catcher to first); Clark singled to left
[Bergman scored, Clark to second (on throw to home)]; Evans was
walked intentionally; Martin singled to left [Clark scored,
Evans to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); May walked
[Evans to third, Martin to second]; Stennett grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); LEMASTER
REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING SS); HOLLAND REPLACED STENNETT
(PITCHING); BERGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); PETTINI
REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING 3B); Pujols grounded out (first
unassisted); Heep grounded out (second to first); Landestoy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Giants 3.