Scattering nine hits, Bob Knepper and Frank LaCorte combined to pitch the Astros to a 3-0 whitewashing of the Giants. Houston scored in the first inning on a wild pitch and boosted the lead to 2-0 in the seventh on a single by Craig Reynolds and a pinch-double by Danny Heep. Reynolds knocked in the final run with an infield hit in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Sunday, September 13, 1981 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  1
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   3  7  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cabell 1b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .247      Scott cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .258
LeMaster ss           5   0   1   0     0   1   .258      Garner 2b             3   1   0   0     0   0   .240
Clark rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .257      Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Herndon lf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .282      Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     1   1   .266
Martin cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241      Walling 1b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .239
Brenly c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Ashby c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
  Evans ph,3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .244      Garcia 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Sularz 3b             2   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Reynolds ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .254
  May ph,c            1   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Knepper p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Pettini 2b            1   0   0   0     1   1   .059        Heep ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .235
  Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Loucks pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morgan 2b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .241        LaCorte p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Venable ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Holland p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               35   0   9   0     3   8             Totals               31   3   7   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 19,642
Left on Base: Giants 12, Astros 9
DP: Giants 0, Astros 2
Errors: Herndon, Garcia 2, Knepper
Doubles: Cabell (15), Heep (3)
Triples: Reynolds (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Alexander (3), Garner (5)
GIDP: Cabell (6), Clark (9)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(8-7)        7     5   2   2   2   1   0  29   2.74
Holland                 1     2   1   1   2   1   0   7   2.41
Totals                  8     7   3   3   4   2   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper W(8-3)          7     6   0   0   3   6   0  31   1.75
LaCorte SV(5)           2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.00
Totals                  9     9   0   0   3   8   0  39

Wild Pitches: Alexander (3), Holland (3)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Lanny Harris


GIANTS 1ST: Cabell made an out to second; LeMaster grounded out
(third to first); Clark grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Scott singled to right; Garner forced Scott
(shortstop to second); Puhl flied out to left; Cruz singled to
right [Garner to third]; Alexander threw a wild pitch [Garner
scored, Cruz to second]; Walling grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon singled to right; Martin reached on an error
by Garcia [Herndon to third]; Brenly lined to shortstop; Sularz
grounded out (second to first) [Martin to second]; Pettini
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Ashby reached on an error by Herndon; Garcia
grounded out (second to first) [Ashby to second]; Reynolds
grounded out (third to first); Knepper grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Alexander struck out; Cabell doubled to left;
LeMaster flied out to left; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Scott walked; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Scott to second]; Puhl grounded out (third to first);
Cruz walked; Walling grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon flied out to center; Martin singled to left;
Brenly struck out; Sularz popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Ashby flied out to right; Garcia grounded out (third
to first); Reynolds tripled to right; Knepper grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Pettini walked; Alexander reached on an error by
Garcia on a sacrifice bunt [Pettini to second]; Cabell grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Pettini to third,
Alexander out at second]; LeMaster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Scott flied out to left; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark singled to left; Herndon walked [Clark to
second]; Herndon was picked off first but was safe on an error
by Knepper [Clark to third, Herndon to second]; Martin grounded
out (third to first); Brenly made an out to second; Sularz
walked; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR PETTINI; Wohlford forced Sularz
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: MORGAN REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING 2B); Cruz grounded
out (second to first); Walling grounded out (pitcher to first);
Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Alexander grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
struck out; LeMaster singled to left; Clark singled to center
[LeMaster to second]; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Garcia flied out to center; Reynolds singled to
left; HEEP BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Heep doubled to center [Reynolds
scored]; LOUCKS RAN FOR HEEP; Scott flied out to left; Garner
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 2.

GIANTS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED LOUCKS (PITCHING); Martin struck
out; EVANS BATTED FOR BRENLY; Evans flied out to left; MAY
BATTED FOR SULARZ; May singled to center; Morgan singled to left
[May to second]; VENABLE BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Venable struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HOLLAND REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); EVANS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Puhl flied
out to left; Cruz struck out; Walling walked; Ashby singled to
left [Walling to second]; Holland threw a wild pitch [Walling to
third, Ashby to second]; Garcia was walked intentionally;
Reynolds singled to first [Walling scored, Ashby to third,
Garcia to second]; LaCorte forced Reynolds (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Cabell singled to center; LeMaster flied out to
right; Clark grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cabell out at second]; Al Holland ejected by 1B
umpire Doug Harvey; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros
3.