Don Sutton scattered seven hits in going the distance as the Astros defeated the Padres, 6-1. Houston broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning on a single by Alan Ashby, sacrifice by Sutton and double by Terry Puhl. Denny Walling accounted for one of the Astros' two runs in the seventh and singled home two more runs in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      3, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  2  -   6 15  0
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl cf               5   1   3   1     0   0   .263      Smith ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Jones cf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .237
Cedeno 1b             4   3   3   0     1   0   .300      Richards lf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Cruz lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Perkins 1b            4   0   0   1     0   0   .321
Howe 3b               4   0   2   1     1   0   .365      Kennedy c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .310
Walling rf            5   0   2   3     0   0   .211      Salazar 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Ashby c               5   1   2   0     0   0   .258      Lefebvre rf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .223
Pittman 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .294      Bonilla 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .282
Sutton p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wise p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .071
                                                            Boone p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Turner ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .235
                                                            Lucas p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               38   6  15   5     3   0             Totals               31   1   7   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,023
Left on Base: Astros 10, Padres 5
DP: Astros 0, Padres 1
Errors: Richards 2, Salazar
Doubles: Cruz (10), Puhl (9), Jones (15)
Triples: Richards (6)
Caught Stealing: Puhl (3), Reynolds (2), Lefebvre (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (2), Reynolds (12), Wise (2), Richards (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(4-6)           9     7   1   1   0   6   0  33   3.33
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   6   0  33

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(2-5)             6.2   9   2   2   0   0   0  27   3.44
Boone                   1.1   4   2   2   1   0   0   9   2.42
Lucas                   1     2   2   2   2   0   0   7   2.81
Totals                  9    15   6   6   3   0   0  43

Balks: Boone (3)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl lined to center; Reynolds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cruz doubled to
right [Cedeno to third]; Howe singled to center [Cedeno scored,
Cruz out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Jones struck
out; Richards singled to right; Perkins made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Walling reached on an error by Richards [Walling to
second]; Ashby singled to right [Walling to third]; Pittman
lined into a double play (right to first) [Ashby out at first];
Sutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Kennedy singled to left; Salazar flied out to right;
Lefebvre was called out on strikes; Bonilla forced Kennedy
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to right; Puhl was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Reynolds flied out to center;
Cedeno singled to left; Cruz reached on an error by Salazar
[Cedeno to second, Cruz to first]; Howe singled to right [Cedeno
to third, Cruz to second]; Walling grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Wise struck out; On a bunt Smith grounded out (third
to first); Jones popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby flied out to left; Pittman grounded out (third
to first); Sutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Richards tripled to center; Perkins grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Richards scored]; Kennedy flied out to
center; Salazar flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Padres 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl flied out to center; Reynolds singled to right;
Reynolds was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Lefebvre was called out on strikes; Bonilla singled
to left; Wise out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Bonilla to second]; Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Howe grounded out
(shortstop to first); Walling grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Jones doubled to right; Richards out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Jones to third]; Perkins grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kennedy grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Padres 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Ashby singled to right; Pittman flied out to right;
Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to
second]; BOONE REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Puhl doubled to right
[Ashby scored]; Reynolds flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Salazar singled to shortstop; Lefebvre forced
Salazar (third to shortstop); Lefebvre was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Bonilla grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Padres 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno singled to center; Cruz singled to right
[Cedeno to third]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz
to second]; Walling singled to shortstop [Cedeno scored, Cruz to
third]; Boone balked [Cruz scored, Walling to second]; Ashby
grounded out (third to first); Pittman was walked intentionally;
Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: TURNER BATTED FOR BOONE; Turner struck out; Smith
grounded out (third to first); On a bunt Jones singled to third;
Richards grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Padres 1.

ASTROS 9TH: LUCAS REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); Puhl singled to
left; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Puhl to
second]; Cedeno was walked intentionally; Cruz made an out to
third; Howe walked [Puhl to third, Cedeno to second]; Walling
singled to left [Puhl scored, Cedeno scored, Howe to third,
Walling to second (error by Richards)]; Ashby grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Perkins grounded out (third to first); Kennedy
struck out; Salazar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Padres 1.