An eighth-inning homer by Mookie Wilson gave the Mets a 2-1 triumph over the Astros. Wilson's shot snapped a 1-1 tie and came off reliever Joe Sambito, who had just entered the game. Mike Marshall retired all six men he faced to gain his first victory since being signed by the Mets. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 25, 1981 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Astros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 x - 2 5 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Wilson cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .305 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Walling rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .303 Cruz lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .280 Kingman 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .230 Cedeno 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .285 Valentine rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .193 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Mazzilli lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .208 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .275 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .247 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Pittman 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .283 Staub ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310 Ryan p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Bailor pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Garcia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Harris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Searage p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 6 Totals 29 2 5 2 4 9 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 15,622 Left on Base: Astros 8, Mets 7 DP: Astros 0, Mets 0 Errors: Reynolds 2 Home Runs: Wilson (2) Caught Stealing: Valentine (2), Wilson (9) Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (2) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan 7 3 1 0 4 7 0 27 1.19 Sambito L(3-4) 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 6 1.59 Totals 8 5 2 1 4 9 1 33 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Harris 5 5 1 1 2 5 0 22 4.39 Searage 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.27 Marshall W(1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.06 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 6 0 36 Balks: Harris (2) Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Paul Pryor ASTROS 1ST: Scott grounded out (first to pitcher); Reynolds struck out; Walling made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras struck out; Brooks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to second; Harris balked [Cruz to second]; Cedeno struck out; Howe flied out to center; Ashby walked; Pittman singled to left [Cruz scored, Ashby to second]; Ryan was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (first unassisted); Valentine walked; Valentine was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Scott flied out to left; Reynolds singled to second; Walling singled to right [Reynolds to second]; Cruz forced Walling (shortstop to second) [Reynolds to third]; Cedeno walked [Cruz to second]; Howe flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Stearns made an out to third; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Harris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Pittman singled to center; Ryan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Pittman to second]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Wilson singled to left; Wilson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Taveras popped to first in foul territory; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 5TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Walling struck out; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Kingman walked; Valentine reached on an error by Reynolds [Kingman to third]; Mazzilli flied to left in foul territory; Stearns singled to left [Kingman scored (unearned), Valentine to second]; Flynn flied out to center; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR HARRIS; Cubbage grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 6TH: SEARAGE REPLACED CUBBAGE (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to center; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby singled to right; Pittman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Taveras made an out to first; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 7TH: Ryan singled to right; Scott struck out; Reynolds made an out to second; Walling lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 7TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli walked; Stearns singled to center [Mazzilli to second]; STAUB BATTED FOR FLYNN; Staub walked [Mazzilli to third, Stearns to second]; BAILOR RAN FOR STAUB; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SEARAGE; Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); BAILOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cruz flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); GARCIA REPLACED RYAN (PLAYING 3B); Wilson homered; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks singled to center; Kingman struck out; Valentine reached on an error by Reynolds [Brooks to second, Valentine to first]; Mazzilli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 2. ASTROS 9TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Pittman grounded out (first to pitcher); SPILMAN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Spilman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 2.

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