Allowing only two hits over six innings, Nolan Ryan picked up the victory as the Astros downed the Padres, 5-1. The score was 1-1 when the Astros loaded the bases in the second inning on singles by Luis Pujols and Dickie Thon and a walk to Ryan. A single by Tony Scott scored two runs and a third tally registered on a pair of errors by Padres catcher Terry Kennedy. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Friday, August 14, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Astros 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 1 Padres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 3 1 2 2 2 0 .234 Smith ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .253 Pittman 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Jones cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .254 Cedeno 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Richards lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kennedy c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .308 Cruz lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .286 Bass 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .245 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Salazar 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Pujols c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .246 Lefebvre rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Moreno ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Thon ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .197 Bonilla 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Ryan p 1 1 0 0 2 0 .115 Lollar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 D. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Spilman ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Flannery ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Littlefield p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 33 5 6 4 6 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 2 5 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 8,414 Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 6 DP: Astros 1, Padres 0 Errors: Cedeno, Kennedy 2 Doubles: Pujols (1) Triples: Scott (3), Smith (1) Stolen Bases: Thon (5), Smith (17) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(6-3) 6 2 1 1 2 3 0 22 1.38 D. Smith 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.26 Sambito 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 1.49 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 34 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lollar L(1-5) 2.1 5 5 4 3 0 0 15 7.82 Curtis 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.07 Littlefield 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 5.17 Urrea 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.30 Totals 9 6 5 4 6 0 0 39 Wild Pitches: Lollar (5) Balks: Lollar (3) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Crawford ASTROS 1ST: Scott walked; Lollar threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Pittman flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz singled to center [Scott scored]; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith tripled to right; Jones singled to center [Smith scored]; Richards lined into a double play (third to first) [Jones out at first]; Kennedy walked; Bass struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Padres 1. ASTROS 2ND: Pujols walked; Lollar balked [Pujols to second]; Puhl flied out to right; Thon singled to right [Pujols to third]; Thon stole second; Ryan walked; Scott singled to left [Pujols scored, Thon scored, Ryan scored (error by Kennedy) (unearned) (no RBI), Scott to third (error by Kennedy)]; Pittman grounded out (second to first); Cedeno made an out to second; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. PADRES 2ND: Salazar grounded out (third to first); Lefebvre grounded out (first unassisted); Bonilla flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 1. ASTROS 3RD: Cruz singled to center; Howe flied out to left; Pujols doubled to center [Cruz scored]; CURTIS REPLACED LOLLAR (PITCHING); Puhl made an out to shortstop; Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. PADRES 3RD: FLANNERY BATTED FOR CURTIS; Flannery grounded out (first unassisted); Smith walked; Smith stole second; Jones flied out to center; Richards was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. ASTROS 4TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED FLANNERY (PITCHING); Ryan grounded out (second to first); Scott grounded out (second to first); Pittman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. PADRES 4TH: Kennedy made an out to shortstop; Bass was called out on strikes; Salazar made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. PADRES 5TH: Lefebvre flied out to center; Bonilla grounded out (second to first); Littlefield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. ASTROS 6TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl lined to first; Thon walked; Ryan walked [Thon to second]; Scott walked [Thon to third, Ryan to second]; Pittman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. PADRES 6TH: Smith flied out to left; Jones flied out to left; Richards reached on an error by Cedeno [Richards to first]; Kennedy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. PADRES 7TH: D. SMITH REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Bass grounded out (first unassisted); Salazar flied out to left; Lefebvre made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. ASTROS 8TH: Pujols grounded out (second to first); Puhl lined to center; Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. PADRES 8TH: Bonilla grounded out (shortstop to first); TURNER BATTED FOR LITTLEFIELD; Turner flied out to center; Smith singled to left; Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. ASTROS 9TH: URREA REPLACED TURNER (PITCHING); SPILMAN BATTED FOR D. SMITH; Spilman flied out to center; Scott tripled to center; Pittman grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1. PADRES 9TH: SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SAMBITO REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Richards singled to left; Kennedy struck out; Bass singled to center [Richards to second]; Salazar struck out; MORENO BATTED FOR LEFEBVRE; Moreno made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 1.

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