A two-run pinch-double by Denny Walling with one out in the ninth inning enabled the Astros to shade the Giants, 6-5. The score was 4-4 in the top of the ninth when Walling delivered the game-winning blow following a pair of walks and a sacrifice. The Giants tallied in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Darrell Evans. The game was witnessed by a disappointing crowd of 11,115. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 5
Game Played on Monday, August    10, 1981 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    2  1  2  -   6 10  0
Giants       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   5 11  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Morgan 2b             4   2   1   1     1   0   .242
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Cabell 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Woods ph,rf         0   0   0   1     0   0   .169        Breining p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .264        Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  D. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leonard ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Clark rf              4   1   2   0     1   0   .229
  Walling ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .216      Evans 3b              5   1   3   1     0   1   .233
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Herndon lf            5   1   2   3     0   0   .303
Cruz lf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .272      Martin cf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .238
Cedeno 1b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .314      May c                 4   0   2   0     0   1   .312
Howe 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .337      LeMaster ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Ashby c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .265        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Pittman 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .306        Smith ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .122
Sutton p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .037      Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
  Spilman ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .222        Tufts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garcia ss           0   1   0   0     1   0   .233        Bergman ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               37   6  10   5     2   4             Totals               38   5  11   5     3   6

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 11,115
Left on Base: Astros 8, Giants 9
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Errors: Morgan, Clark
Doubles: Cedeno (11), Walling (3), Herndon (10), Evans (6)
Home Runs: Morgan (6), Herndon (3)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Woods (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Woods (1)
GIDP: Pittman (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton                  6     7   3   3   1   4   1  26   3.49
D. Smith                1.2   2   1   1   1   1   1   8   4.57
Sambito W(2-3)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.59
LaCorte SV(3)           1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.28
Totals                  9    11   5   5   3   6   2  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               6     7   2   1   0   3   0  26   2.61
Tufts                   1     1   1   0   0   1   0   5   0.00
Breining L(2-2)         1.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   7   2.41
Holland                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.00
Totals                  9    10   6   4   2   4   0  41

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander


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

GIANTS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark walked; Evans singled
to right [Clark to third]; Herndon doubled to right [Clark
scored, Evans scored]; Martin grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howe flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: May struck out; LeMaster flied out to right;
Alexander grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby flied out to left; Pittman singled to center;
Sutton forced Pittman (pitcher to shortstop); Scott singled to
center [Sutton to second]; Reynolds popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Morgan homered; Cabell made an out to first; Clark
flied out to center; Evans singled to right; Herndon flied out
to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Puhl struck out; Cruz struck out; Cedeno singled to
right; Howe reached on an error by Clark [Cedeno to third];
Ashby singled to third [Cedeno scored (unearned), Howe to
second]; Pittman made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Martin struck out; May singled to left; LeMaster
forced May (second to shortstop); Alexander grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Sutton singled to right; Scott grounded out (first
unassisted) [Sutton to second]; Reynolds struck out; Puhl flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Morgan lined to first; Cabell singled to right;
Clark singled to left [Cabell to second]; Evans made an out to
third; Herndon flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to right; Cedeno singled to right;
Cedeno stole second; Howe flied out to center [Cedeno to third];
Ashby lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Martin was called out on strikes; May flied out to
left; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Pittman singled to center; SPILMAN BATTED FOR
SUTTON; TUFTS REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Spilman singled to
left [Pittman to second]; Debut game for Bob Tufts; Scott
flied out to center [Pittman to third, Spilman to second]; WOODS
BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Woods hit a sacrifice fly to right [Pittman
scored, Spilman to third]; Puhl reached on an error by Morgan
[Spilman scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cruz was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: D. SMITH REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); WOODS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); GARCIA REPLACED SPILMAN (PLAYING SS); BERGMAN
BATTED FOR TUFTS; Bergman made an out to second; Morgan grounded
out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: BERGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BREINING
REPLACED CABELL (PITCHING); Cedeno doubled to right; Howe
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cedeno to third]; Ashby
reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno scored]; Pittman grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ashby out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Clark grounded out (second to first); Evans struck
out; Herndon homered; Martin walked; May singled to right
[Martin to third]; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR LEMASTER; SAMBITO
REPLACED D. SMITH (PITCHING); Wohlford flied out to center; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 4.

ASTROS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING SS); Garcia walked;
Scott walked [Garcia to second]; Woods out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Garcia to third, Scott to second]; WALLING
BATTED FOR SAMBITO; HOLLAND REPLACED BREINING (PITCHING);
Walling doubled to center [Garcia scored, Scott scored]; Cruz
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno popped to catcher in
foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: LACORTE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Bergman made an
out to second; Morgan walked; LEONARD BATTED FOR HOLLAND;
Leonard struck out; Clark singled to right [Morgan to second];
Evans doubled to right [Morgan scored, Clark to third]; Herndon
lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 5.