Held to only one hit -- a fourth-inning single by Terry Puhl -- over the first eight innings, the Astros erupted for two runs in the ninth to edge the Padres, 2-1. Luis Pujols began the ninth with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on a two-out single by Puhl. Craig Reynolds then followed with a triple to drive in the winning run. The Padres' run came in the first on a walk to Juan Bonilla and run-scoring double by Luis Salazar. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      2, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  4  1
Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               4   1   2   1     0   0   .254      Smith ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .259      Bonilla 2b            1   1   0   0     2   0   .281
Cedeno 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Richards lf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .253
Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .260      Salazar cf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .298
Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .362      Perkins 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .331
Woods cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .140      Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .312
Pujols c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
  Landestoy pr,2b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .151      Edwards rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Pittman 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Welsh p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .056
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Armstrong p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .120        Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Swisher ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
  Roberts ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Jones pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               28   2   4   2     2   1             Totals               32   1   6   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  9,671
Left on Base: Astros 2, Padres 9
DP: Astros 0, Padres 1
Errors: Cedeno
Doubles: Salazar (7)
Triples: Reynolds (8)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (15), Evans (2), Smith (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Pittman (1), Bonilla (4)
GIDP: Howe (4)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper                 7     6   1   1   3   3   0  30   1.05
LaCorte W(3-1)          1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   1.69
Sambito SV(6)           1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.60
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   0  37

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welsh L(2-4)            8.2   4   2   2   1   1   0  29   3.16
Armstrong               0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Boone                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.82
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   1   0  31

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl made an out to second; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Bonilla
walked; Richards lined to third; Salazar doubled [Bonilla
scored]; Perkins grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe flied out
to right; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 2ND: Kennedy made an out to first; Evans singled; Evans
stole second; Edwards grounded out (third to first); Welsh was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Pittman
grounded out (second to first); Knepper grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Smith grounded out (third to first); Bonilla
grounded out (third to first); Richards walked; Salazar struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl singled; Puhl was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Reynolds made an out to second; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Perkins singled to center [Perkins out at second
(center to first to second)]; Kennedy singled; Evans singled
[Kennedy to third]; Edwards lined to right; Welsh made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz walked; Howe grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at second]; Woods
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Smith reached on an error by Cedeno [Smith to
first]; Bonilla out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Smith to second]; Richards flied out to right; Salazar lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Pittman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knepper grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Perkins flied out to center; Kennedy grounded out
(first unassisted); Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl made an out to catcher; Reynolds flied out to
center; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Welsh made an
out to third; Smith singled; Smith stole second; Bonilla was
walked intentionally; Richards struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Howe lined to
second; Woods made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED KNEPPER (PITCHING); Salazar struck
out; Perkins flied out to left; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Pujols singled; LANDESTOY RAN FOR PUJOLS; Pittman
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Landestoy to
second]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR LACORTE; Roberts flied out to
center; Puhl singled [Landestoy scored]; Puhl stole second;
Reynolds tripled [Puhl scored]; ARMSTRONG REPLACED WELSH
(PITCHING); Cedeno walked; BOONE REPLACED ARMSTRONG (PITCHING);
Cruz flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres
1.

PADRES 9TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); ROBERTS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SAMBITO REPLACED PITTMAN
(PITCHING); Evans lined to center; Edwards lined to second;
SWISHER BATTED FOR BOONE; Swisher walked; JONES RAN FOR SWISHER;
Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Padres 1.