The Mets rallied for two runs in the eighth inning to nudge the Astros, 3-2. Hubie Brooks doubled, scoring Frank Taveras with the winning run after Taveras had delivered a game-tying single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    27, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  x  -   3  7  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott cf              4   1   2   1     1   1   .250      Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Garcia ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .225      Taveras ss            4   1   2   1     0   1   .234
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .219      Brooks 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .301
Cedeno 1b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .224
Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .284        Bailor 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Howe 3b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .305      Valentine rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .197
Woods rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Mazzilli lf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .211
  Walling ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Pujols c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Pittman 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .281      Flynn 2b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .209
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Jorgensen ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ashby c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .253        Trevino c           1   1   1   0     0   0   .279
  Thon pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .203

Totals               35   2   9   2     3   4             Totals               30   3   7   3     1   6

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 17,488
Left on Base: Astros 10, Mets 4
DP: Astros 1, Mets 0
Doubles: Pittman (4), Cruz (13), Mazzilli (8), Brooks (13)
Stolen Bases: Trevino (2)
Caught Stealing: Valentine (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  7.1   5   2   2   1   4   0  27   3.00
Sambito L(3-5)          0.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   3   1.80
LaCorte                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.99
Totals                  8     7   3   3   1   6   0  31

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 7     6   2   2   2   3   0  29   2.84
Marshall W(2-0)         1.1   3   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.05
Allen SV(12)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.49
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   4   0  39

Wild Pitches: Niekro (6)

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - John McSherry


ASTROS 1ST: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
flied out to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded
out (shortstop to first); Brooks flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz made an out to shortstop; Howe made an out to
second; Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to center; Valentine singled to
left; Mazzilli struck out while Valentine was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols flied out to center; Pittman singled to
right; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Pittman to second]; Scott singled to left [Pittman scored,
Scott to second (on throw to home)]; Garcia singled to center
[Scott scored]; Cedeno singled to shortstop [Garcia to second];
Cruz grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Stearns flied out to center; Flynn grounded out
(second to first); Falcone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe grounded out (third to first); Woods made an
out to second; Pujols grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Wilson flied out to center; Taveras singled to center;
Brooks flied out to center; Kingman walked [Taveras to second];
Valentine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Pittman flied out to center; Niekro lined to third;
Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli doubled to right; Stearns flied out to right
[Mazzilli to third]; Flynn grounded out (third to first)
[Mazzilli scored]; Falcone grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Garcia struck out (catcher to first); Cedeno flied
out to center; Cruz walked; Howe singled to right [Cruz to
third]; Woods flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Taveras struck
out; Brooks singled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Brooks
to second]; Kingman lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Mets 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Pujols flied out to right; Pittman doubled to left;
Niekro made an out to second; Scott was walked intentionally;
Garcia forced Scott (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Valentine made an out to second; Mazzilli grounded out
(second to first); Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 1.

ASTROS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); TREVINO
REPLACED FALCONE (PLAYING C ); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); Cruz doubled to right; Howe was walked intentionally;
WALLING BATTED FOR WOODS; Walling flied out to center [Cruz to
third]; Pujols forced Howe (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JORGENSEN BATTED
FOR FLYNN; Jorgensen struck out; Trevino singled to right;
SAMBITO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Trevino stole second; Wilson
struck out; Taveras singled to right [Trevino scored, Taveras to
second (on throw to home)]; Brooks doubled to left [Taveras
scored]; LACORTE REPLACED PUJOLS (PITCHING); ASHBY REPLACED
SAMBITO (PLAYING C ); Kingman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Mets 3.

ASTROS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BAILOR
REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 2B); Pittman grounded out (shortstop
to first); Ashby singled to right; THON RAN FOR ASHBY; Scott
singled to right [Thon to third]; ALLEN REPLACED MARSHALL
(PITCHING); SPILMAN BATTED FOR GARCIA; Spilman was called out on
strikes; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Mets 3.