The Astros outlasted the Giants, 9-8, in a bizarre 14-inning marathon in which all San Francisco runs were unearned. The score was 8-8 in the 14th when Rafael Landestoy reached first on a fielder's choice, stole second, continued to third on a throwing error by catcher Mike Sadek and scored on a single by Terry Puhl. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, San Francisco Giants 8
Game Played on Saturday, May       30, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       2  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  -   9 21  5
Giants       4  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    3  0  -   8 11  4


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               7   2   1   1     1   2   .249      North cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .248
Reynolds ss           6   1   2   2     1   1   .253        Martin cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Cedeno cf             3   1   1   1     0   1   .293      Cabell 3b             7   1   3   0     0   1   .268
  Woods cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .132      Clark rf              6   0   0   0     0   0   .208
Cruz lf               6   0   2   1     1   1   .265      Evans 1b              6   1   0   0     1   1   .225
Heep 1b               7   0   2   1     0   0   .216      Herndon lf            7   1   2   0     0   1   .324
Ashby c               7   0   2   0     0   1   .256      Stennett 2b           5   2   1   2     0   0   .212
Pittman 2b,3b         5   1   2   0     1   1   .385      LeMaster ss           6   1   1   2     0   2   .260
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sadek c               4   1   1   0     1   1   .167
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Ripley p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Ruhle p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Garcia 3b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .246        Bergman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roberts ph,3b       2   1   1   0     0   0   .257        Wohlford ph         0   0   0   1     0   0   .281
Niekro p              3   0   3   1     0   0   .200        Lavelle p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .400
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        May ph              1   1   1   3     0   0   .286
  Howe ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .369        Breining p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thon pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Landestoy 2b        1   1   0   0     0   0   .151

Totals               57   9  21   9     4   8             Totals               52   8  11   8     2   8

Time of Game: 4:33   Attendance:  8,869
Left on Base: Astros 13, Giants 9
DP: Astros 1, Giants 2
Errors: Reynolds 3, Garcia, Landestoy, North, LeMaster, Sadek 2
Doubles: Cedeno (8), Heep (2), Pittman (1), LeMaster (4), Sadek (2), Cabell (11)
Triples: Woods (1)
Home Runs: May (1)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (14), Garcia (1), Landestoy (4), Cabell (4), Herndon (11)
Caught Stealing: Pittman (3), Lavelle (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (3), Garcia (2), Landestoy (4), Holland (4), Sadek (2), Stennett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Wohlford (1)
GIDP: Heep (2), Puhl (2), LeMaster (3)
Hit by Pitch: Clark (1,by D. Smith)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  8.1   7   5   0   1   5   0  35   2.05
LaCorte                 0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.77
D. Smith                2.2   2   0   0   0   2   0  11   5.45
Sambito                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.65
Andujar W(2-3)          1     1   3   0   1   1   1   6   4.94
Ruhle SV(1)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.76
Totals                 14    11   8   0   2   8   1  59

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ripley                  3.2   8   5   5   1   2   0  20   3.18
Holland                 3.1   3   0   0   1   1   0  13   3.82
Minton                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   3.60
Lavelle                 4     7   3   3   1   5   0  19   3.86
Breining L(1-1)         1     1   1   0   0   0   0   4   2.30
Totals                 14    21   9   8   4   8   0  64

Hit by Pitch: D. Smith (2)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (4), D. Smith (3)
Balks: Ripley (1)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Reynolds flied out
to right [Puhl to third]; Cedeno doubled to left [Puhl scored];
Cruz grounded out (third to first); Heep doubled to left [Cedeno
scored]; Ashby singled to second [Heep to third]; Pittman forced
Ashby (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell
singled to right; Cabell stole second; Clark grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans walked; Herndon reached on an error
by Reynolds [Cabell to third, Evans to second]; Stennett singled
to left [Cabell scored (unearned), Evans scored (unearned),
Herndon to second]; LeMaster doubled to right [Herndon scored
(unearned), Stennett scored (unearned)]; Sadek lined to second;
4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Garcia singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Garcia to second]; Puhl grounded out
(first unassisted) [Garcia to third]; Reynolds grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Ripley grounded out (shortstop to first); North was
called out on strikes; Cabell singled to left; Clark forced
Cabell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 4.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno struck out; Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher); Heep grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans flied out to right; Herndon singled to right;
Herndon stole second; Stennett flied out to right; LeMaster
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby struck out; Pittman doubled to left [Pittman
to third (error by North)]; Garcia singled to left [Pittman
scored]; Garcia stole second [Garcia to third (error by Sadek)];
Niekro singled to right [Garcia scored]; Puhl forced Niekro
(first to shortstop); Ripley balked [Puhl to second]; Reynolds
singled to left [Puhl scored, Reynolds to second (on throw to
home)]; HOLLAND REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Sadek doubled to left; Holland out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Sadek to third]; North grounded out
(first to second); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz lined to shortstop; Heep grounded out (second
to first); Ashby singled to third; Pittman grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: WOODS REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Clark grounded
out (pitcher to first); Evans struck out; Herndon grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

ASTROS 6TH: MARTIN REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); Garcia grounded
out (first to pitcher); Niekro singled to center; Puhl struck
out; Reynolds walked [Niekro to second]; Woods forced Reynolds
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Stennett reached on an error by Garcia; LeMaster
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Stennett out at second]; Sadek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled to center; Heep grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Ashby
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: BERGMAN BATTED FOR HOLLAND; Bergman flied out to
center; Martin singled to center; Cabell flied out to center;
Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 4.

ASTROS 8TH: MINTON REPLACED BERGMAN (PITCHING); Pittman singled
to center; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Pittman to second]; Niekro singled to shortstop [Pittman stayed
at second]; Puhl grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to pitcher) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans grounded out (first unassisted); Herndon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Woods
grounded out (third to first); Cruz walked; Heep grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: LeMaster reached on an error by Reynolds; Sadek out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to second];
WOHLFORD BATTED FOR MINTON; Niekro threw a wild pitch [LeMaster
to third]; LACORTE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Wohlford hit a
sacrifice fly to center [LeMaster scored (unearned)]; Martin
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 5.

ASTROS 10TH: LAVELLE REPLACED WOHLFORD (PITCHING); Ashby flied
out to center; Pittman struck out; Garcia singled to left; HOWE
BATTED FOR LACORTE; Howe singled to left [Garcia to second];
THON RAN FOR HOWE; Puhl struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 10TH: D. SMITH REPLACED THON (PITCHING); Cabell made an
out to shortstop; Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 5.

ASTROS 11TH: Reynolds struck out; Woods struck out; Cruz was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 11TH: Herndon singled to left; Stennett out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Herndon to second]; D. Smith
threw a wild pitch [Herndon to third]; LeMaster struck out;
Sadek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 5.

ASTROS 12TH: Heep flied out to left; Ashby grounded out (third
to first); Pittman walked; Pittman was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 5.

GIANTS 12TH: Lavelle singled to center; Lavelle was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Martin struck out; Cabell
reached on an error by Reynolds; Clark was hit by a pitch
[Cabell to second]; SAMBITO REPLACED GARCIA (PITCHING);
LANDESTOY REPLACED D. SMITH (PLAYING 2B); PITTMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 5.

ASTROS 13TH: ROBERTS BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Roberts singled to
left; Landestoy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Roberts to second]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted)
[Roberts to third]; Reynolds singled to left [Roberts scored];
Woods tripled to right [Reynolds scored]; Cruz singled to left
[Woods scored]; Heep singled to third [Cruz to second]; Ashby
forced Heep (shortstop to second); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
8, Giants 5.

GIANTS 13TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); ROBERTS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Herndon struck out; Stennett reached on an
error by Landestoy [Stennett to second]; LeMaster popped to
third in foul territory; Sadek walked; MAY BATTED FOR LAVELLE;
May homered (unearned) [Stennett scored (unearned), Sadek scored
(unearned)]; Martin flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 8, Giants 8.

ASTROS 14TH: BREINING REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); WALLING BATTED
FOR ANDUJAR; Walling flied out to center; Roberts reached on an
error by LeMaster; Landestoy forced Roberts (right to second);
Landestoy stole second [Landestoy to third (error by Sadek)];
Puhl singled to left [Landestoy scored (unearned), Puhl out at
second (right to catcher)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
9, Giants 8.

GIANTS 14TH: RUHLE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Cabell doubled
to left; Clark flied out to center; Evans flied out to center
[Cabell to third]; Herndon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Giants 8.