| Taking advantage of Nolan Ryan's wildness, the Giants downed the Astros, 6-1. The Houston pitcher walked six, tossed three wild pitches and committed a balk before leaving after seven innings. The Giants scored a run in the first frame on three walks and two wild pitches, and broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth on Mike Sadek's two-run double. Rennie Stennett and Johnnie LeMaster stroked run-scoring singles in the seventh. [The Sporting News] |
San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, May 31, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Giants 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 x - 6 10 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .249 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .273 Reynolds ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .259 Herndon lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .315 Walling cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .197 Clark rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .209 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Evans 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .221 Heep 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Martin cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 Woods ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .148 Stennett 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .232 Roberts 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Pettini pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .252 LeMaster ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Pittman 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .345 Sadek c 3 0 1 2 1 0 .182 Ryan p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 Griffin p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .136 Garcia ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Holland p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 31 1 6 1 1 7 Totals 33 6 10 4 6 4 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 20,626 Left on Base: Astros 4, Giants 9 DP: Astros 2, Giants 1 Errors: Reynolds, Roberts, Griffin Doubles: Reynolds (5), Cruz (9), Sadek (3), Clark (8) Stolen Bases: Cabell (5) Caught Stealing: Reynolds (1) GIDP: Martin (4), Herndon (5) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan L(4-3) 7 8 5 5 6 4 0 35 1.59 Ruhle 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.97 Totals 8 10 6 6 6 4 0 39 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin W(4-3) 6.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 25 3.34 Holland SV(3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.55 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 7 0 32 Wild Pitches: Ryan 3 (9) Balks: Ryan (1) Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Cabell walked; Cabell stole second; Ryan balked [Cabell to third]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Cabell scored]; Herndon struck out; Clark walked; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Clark to second]; Evans walked; Martin grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Heep made an out to shortstop; Roberts made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Stennett flied out to left; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadek walked; Griffin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Pittman struck out; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Cabell flied out to right; Herndon grounded out (third to first); Clark reached on an error by Roberts [Clark to first]; Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled to pitcher [Puhl to third (error by Griffin)]; Reynolds singled to center [Puhl scored]; Walling singled to right [Reynolds to second]; Cruz struck out while Reynolds was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Heep grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); Stennett walked; LeMaster singled to third [Stennett to second]; Ryan threw a wild pitch [Stennett to third, LeMaster to second]; Sadek doubled to right [Stennett scored, LeMaster scored]; Griffin made an out to second; Cabell singled to shortstop [Sadek to third]; Herndon forced Cabell (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck out; Pittman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Clark flied out to center; Evans struck out; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 6TH: Ryan struck out; Puhl made an out to second; Reynolds doubled to left; Walling grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: Stennett singled to right; LeMaster reached on an error by Reynolds [Stennett out at third (first to third)]; Sadek forced LeMaster (right to second); Griffin singled to left [Sadek to second]; Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz doubled to left; Heep made an out to shortstop; Roberts made an out to shortstop; Ashby walked; HOLLAND REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Pittman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Clark doubled to left; Evans flied out to right; Martin was walked intentionally; Stennett singled to center [Clark scored, Martin to third]; PETTINI RAN FOR STENNETT; LeMaster singled to left [Martin scored, Pettini to second]; Sadek flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. ASTROS 8TH: PETTINI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); GARCIA BATTED FOR RYAN; Garcia grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. GIANTS 8TH: RUHLE REPLACED GARCIA (PITCHING); Holland singled to right; Cabell singled to left [Holland to third]; Herndon grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Holland scored (no RBI), Cabell out at second]; Clark grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 6. ASTROS 9TH: Walling popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (third to first); WOODS BATTED FOR HEEP; Woods singled to left [Woods out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 6.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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