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The Astros erupted for five runs in the first and routed the Padres, 9-0, behind the five-hit pitching of Joe Niekro. A two-run single by Danny Heep and a triple by Craig Reynolds with the bases filled accounted for the big first inning. Heep also singled to score two runs in the fourth. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 0Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 1981 (Night game) at Jack Murphy StadiumAstros 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 14 0
Padres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 4
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Puhl rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .251 Bonilla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Knicely ph,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Urrea p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Garner 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .249 Smith ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Pittman ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Ramirez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Scott cf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .263 Richards lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285
Loucks cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wiggins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Cruz lf 3 2 0 0 1 0 .264 Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Tolman lf,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kennedy c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .308
Heep 1b 5 1 2 4 0 0 .244 Perkins rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Howe 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .314 Salazar 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .299
Thon pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Bass 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216
xAshby c 3 0 1 1 1 2 .000 Mura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119
Reynolds ss 4 0 1 3 0 0 .251 Boone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Pena ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Swisher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Niekro p 5 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Littlefield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moreno ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .188
Armstrong p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Flannery ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .343
Totals 43 9 14 9 3 6 Totals 31 0 5 0 0 2
Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 2,428
Left on Base: Astros 11, Padres 4
DP: Astros 1, Padres 0
Errors: Bonilla, Smith, Kennedy, Perkins
Doubles: Scott (15), Puhl (16), Ashby (13), Howe (22)
Triples: Reynolds (11)
GIDP: Jones (5)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro W(9-7) 9 5 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.74
Totals 9 5 0 0 0 2 0 31
Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Mura L(5-13) 0.2 5 5 5 1 1 0 8 4.41
Boone 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.07
Littlefield 2 4 4 3 1 0 0 14 4.11
Armstrong 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 11 7.00
Urrea 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.60
Totals 9 14 9 8 3 6 0 47
Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert
ASTROS 1ST: Puhl lined to second; Garner singled to left; Scott
doubled to right [Garner to third]; Cruz walked; Heep singled to
left [Garner scored, Scott scored, Cruz to second]; Howe singled
to right [Cruz to third, Heep to second]; Ashby struck out;
Reynolds tripled to center [Cruz scored, Heep scored, Howe
scored]; BOONE REPLACED MURA (PITCHING); Niekro flied out to
left; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 0.
PADRES 1ST: Bonilla flied out to center; Smith struck out;
Richards grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Padres 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Puhl doubled to catcher; Garner grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Puhl to third]; Scott struck out; Cruz flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 0.
PADRES 2ND: Jones flied out to center; Kennedy singled to right;
Perkins grounded out (second to first) [Kennedy to second];
Salazar flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5,
Padres 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Heep grounded out (second to first); Howe popped to
first in foul territory; Ashby doubled to center; Reynolds made
an out to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 0.
PADRES 3RD: Bass flied out to right; SWISHER BATTED FOR BOONE;
Swisher made an out to first; Bonilla grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Padres 0.
ASTROS 4TH: LITTLEFIELD REPLACED SWISHER (PITCHING); Niekro
grounded out (third to first); Puhl singled to right; Garner
singled to shortstop [Puhl to second]; Scott singled to right
[Puhl scored, Garner to second]; Cruz reached on an error by
Bonilla [Garner to third, Scott to second]; Heep singled to left
[Garner scored, Scott scored, Cruz to third (error by Smith),
Heep to second]; Howe was walked intentionally; Ashby reached on
catcher's interference by Kennedy [Cruz scored (unearned), Heep
to third, Howe to second]; Reynolds made an out to second;
Niekro forced Ashby (shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 3 E,
3 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 4TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Richards
singled to center; Jones flied out to left; Kennedy grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 5TH: RAMIREZ REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING SS); Puhl reached on
an error by Perkins [Puhl to second]; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 5TH: Perkins grounded out (second to first); Salazar
singled to center; Bass flied out to left; MORENO BATTED FOR
LITTLEFIELD; Moreno singled to right [Salazar to second];
Bonilla grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 6TH: ARMSTRONG REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); Heep grounded
out (second to first); Howe doubled to left; THON RAN FOR HOWE;
Ashby was walked intentionally; Reynolds flied out to center;
Niekro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9,
Padres 0.
PADRES 6TH: THON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); LOUCKS REPLACED
SCOTT (PLAYING CF); Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Richards popped to third in foul territory; Jones lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); PITTMAN BATTED
FOR GARNER; Pittman struck out; Loucks was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 7TH: PITTMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); TOLMAN REPLACED
CRUZ (PLAYING LF); Kennedy flied out to left; Perkins flied out
to right; Salazar flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Tolman lined to left; Heep grounded out (second to
first); Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 8TH: Bass popped to third in foul territory; FLANNERY
BATTED FOR ARMSTRONG; Flannery popped to catcher in foul
territory; Bonilla grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
ASTROS 9TH: FLANNERY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); URREA REPLACED
BONILLA (PITCHING); Ashby struck out; PENA BATTED FOR REYNOLDS;
Pena singled to center; Niekro made an out to second; KNICELY
BATTED FOR PUHL; Knicely singled to center [Pena to second];
Pittman forced Knicely (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
PADRES 9TH: PENA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); KNICELY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); TOLMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Ramirez was called out on strikes; Richards singled to center;
WIGGINS RAN FOR RICHARDS; Jones grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wiggins out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Padres 0.
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