| Tom Griffin scattered six hits in 8 1/3 innings in pitching the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Astros. The veteran righthander came within two outs of becoming the first hurler to toss a complete game since the strike. He was taken out in the ninth after a one-out double by Jose Cruz. Greg Minton came on to notch his 10th save. Joe Morgan, Darrell Evans and Larry Herndon each drove in a run as the Giants snapped a six-game losing streak that started before the strike. [The Sporting News] |
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August 11, 1981 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 Giants 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 10 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .234 Morgan 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 .250 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Cabell 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 .258 Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Clark rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .234 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 Evans 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .239 Cedeno 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .313 Herndon lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .307 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .330 Martin cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .266 May c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .305 Pittman 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308 LeMaster ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .249 B. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .192 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Minton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thon 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Totals 32 2 7 1 0 3 Totals 30 3 10 3 3 7 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 12,354 Left on Base: Astros 4, Giants 8 DP: Astros 1, Giants 0 Doubles: Cruz 2 (12), Puhl (11), Herndon (11), Morgan (9) Stolen Bases: Morgan (10) Caught Stealing: LeMaster (6) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (15), Griffin (2), Cabell (4) GIDP: Herndon (6) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(6-6) 6.1 10 3 3 2 7 0 31 2.92 B. Smith 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 4.91 Totals 8 10 3 3 3 7 0 35 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin W(5-5) 8.1 6 2 2 0 3 0 31 4.22 Minton SV(10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.74 Totals 9 7 2 2 0 3 0 33 Wild Pitches: Griffin (3) Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams ASTROS 1ST: Scott singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Scott to second]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Scott to third]; Puhl flied out to center; Cruz doubled to right [Scott scored]; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Cabell struck out; Clark flied out to right; Evans singled to right [Morgan scored]; Herndon doubled to right [Evans to third]; Martin struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to left; Ashby struck out; Pittman singled to center; Niekro flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); LeMaster singled to center; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [LeMaster to second]; Morgan doubled to right [LeMaster scored]; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. ASTROS 3RD: Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; Puhl doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 3RD: Clark singled to center; Evans singled to right [Clark to second]; Herndon singled to center [Clark scored, Evans to third]; Martin reached on a fielder's choice [Evans out at home (third to catcher), Herndon to second]; May struck out; LeMaster flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 4TH: Griffin singled to right; Morgan popped to first in foul territory; Cabell struck out; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 5TH: Pittman grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro struck out; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Evans flied to right in foul territory; Herndon popped to first in foul territory; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Puhl flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: May grounded out (pitcher to first); LeMaster grounded out (second to first); Griffin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); Ashby singled to right; Pittman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: Morgan walked; Cabell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Morgan to second]; Clark singled to left [Morgan to third, Clark to second (on throw to home)]; Evans was walked intentionally; B. SMITH REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); THON REPLACED NIEKRO (PLAYING 2B); Herndon grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Morgan out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 8TH: Thon flied out to center; Scott grounded out (pitcher to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: Martin grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster walked; LeMaster was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3. ASTROS 9TH: Puhl flied out to center; Cruz doubled to right; MINTON REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to third [Cruz scored (no RBI), Cedeno out at second (third to second to first)]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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