Don Sutton and Joe Sambito combined on a four-hitter as the Astros topped the Padres, 5-2. Houston scored three runs in the sixth inning on an RBI double by Art Howe, an error by Padres left fielder Alan Wiggins and a run-scoring groundout by Danny Heep. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 5, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Wednesday, September 16, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 - 5 12 1 Padres 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Scott cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .260 Smith ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Garner 2b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .245 Wiggins lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .111 Woods rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .216 Edwards ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Walling ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 Perkins 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288 Cruz lf 4 1 3 1 1 0 .266 Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Howe 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .310 Kennedy c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Garcia ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 .276 Lefebvre rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .256 Heep 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .235 Salazar 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Loucks pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flannery 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lollar p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Pujols c 3 0 2 0 1 1 .225 Show p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Evans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Spilman ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Totals 34 5 12 4 7 2 Totals 32 2 4 2 1 2 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 4,241 Left on Base: Astros 11, Padres 4 DP: Astros 0, Padres 1 Errors: Sutton, Wiggins Doubles: Pujols (3), Howe (21), Cruz (15) Stolen Bases: Garner (7), Wiggins (1) Caught Stealing: Garcia (2), Garner (7) Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (4), Garner (6) GIDP: Garner (4) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sutton W(9-8) 7 4 2 0 0 1 0 26 2.86 Sambito SV(10) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 2.03 Totals 9 4 2 0 1 2 0 33 Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lollar L(1-8) 6.2 10 4 4 4 1 0 31 6.55 Show 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.09 Armstrong 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 6 10.50 Curtis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.13 Totals 9 12 5 5 7 2 0 43 Wild Pitches: Lollar (7) Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Scott singled to left; Garner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; Woods was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 1ST: Smith grounded out (second to first); Wiggins flied out to center; Perkins popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Howe flied out to left; Garcia forced Cruz (third to second); Garcia was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 2ND: Jones grounded out (second to first); Kennedy made an out to first; Lefebvre singled to left; Salazar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 3RD: Heep grounded out (pitcher to first); Pujols doubled to right; Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pujols to third]; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 3RD: Flannery flied out to left; Lollar grounded out (first unassisted); Smith flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. ASTROS 4TH: Garner walked; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Woods flied out to center; Cruz singled to right; Lollar threw a wild pitch [Cruz to second]; Howe was walked intentionally; Garcia flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 0. PADRES 4TH: On a bunt Wiggins reached on an error by Sutton; Wiggins stole second; Perkins singled to right [Wiggins scored (unearned)]; Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Perkins to second]; Kennedy grounded out (second to first) [Perkins to third]; Lefebvre singled to right [Perkins scored (unearned)]; sixth consecutive hit for Joe Lefebvre; Salazar popped to first in foul territory; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 5TH: Heep flied out to right; Pujols singled to center; Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Pujols to second]; Scott flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. PADRES 5TH: Flannery flied out to left; Lollar grounded out (second to first); Smith made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Padres 2. ASTROS 6TH: Garner walked; Woods singled to left [Garner to second]; Cruz forced Woods (pitcher to shortstop) [Garner to third]; Howe doubled to left [Garner scored, Cruz scored (error by Wiggins) (no RBI)]; Garcia singled to right [Howe to third]; Heep grounded out (second to first) [Howe scored, Garcia to second]; Pujols was walked intentionally; Sutton flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2. PADRES 6TH: Wiggins flied out to center; Perkins made an out to second; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Padres 2. ASTROS 7TH: Scott lined to shortstop; Garner singled to left; Garner stole second; Woods flied out to center; Cruz doubled to left [Garner scored]; SHOW REPLACED LOLLAR (PITCHING); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 2. PADRES 7TH: Kennedy flied out to center; Lefebvre grounded out (pitcher to first); Salazar singled to left; Flannery made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 2. ASTROS 8TH: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Heep singled to center; LOUCKS RAN FOR HEEP; Pujols struck out; SPILMAN BATTED FOR SUTTON; Spilman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 2. PADRES 8TH: SPILMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SAMBITO REPLACED LOUCKS (PITCHING); EVANS BATTED FOR SHOW; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Smith walked; EDWARDS BATTED FOR WIGGINS; Edwards flied out to left; Perkins grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Padres 2. ASTROS 9TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ARMSTRONG REPLACED EVANS (PITCHING); Scott singled to center; Garner out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Scott to second]; WALLING BATTED FOR WOODS; Walling walked; Cruz walked [Scott to third, Walling to second]; Howe popped to catcher in foul territory; Garcia walked [Scott scored, Walling to third, Cruz to second]; CURTIS REPLACED ARMSTRONG (PITCHING); Sambito flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2. PADRES 9TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jones flied out to center; Kennedy struck out; Lefebvre grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 2.

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