| Jerry Martin and Joe Morgan had three hits apiece to pace the Giants to a 5-2 decision over the Astros. Singles by Morgan, Jack Clark and Martin, plus a walk and a sacrifice fly by Larry Herndon, produced two first-inning runs and the Giants upped their margin to 3-0 in the second on consecutive singles by Doyle Alexander, Morgan and Enos Cabell. A single by Martin and double by Johnnie LeMaster made it 4-0 in the fourth and Morgan and Cabell drilled back-to-back two-baggers in the seventh. [The Sporting News] |
San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Friday, September 18, 1981 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Giants 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 x - 5 12 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .255 Morgan 2b 4 2 3 0 0 0 .246 Woods ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Cabell 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .249 Garner 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .249 Clark rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .260 Scott cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Evans 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Herndon lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .281 Cedeno 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Martin cf 4 1 3 1 0 1 .256 Howe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .309 Ashby c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .277 LeMaster ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .265 Reynolds ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 .255 Alexander p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .159 Thon ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Holland p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Knepper p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .122 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 B. Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heep ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Loucks pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 7 Totals 31 5 12 5 4 3 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 8,183 Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 7 DP: Astros 2, Giants 0 Doubles: LeMaster (9), Morgan (13), Cabell (17), May (15) Stolen Bases: Martin (5) Caught Stealing: Morgan (4) Sacrifice Flies: Herndon (2) GIDP: Herndon (10), May (6) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper L(8-4) 4 8 4 4 2 0 0 19 1.96 B. Smith 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.06 Sambito 2 3 1 1 2 3 0 11 2.11 Totals 8 12 5 5 4 3 0 36 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander W(9-7) 6.1 7 2 2 1 3 0 27 2.75 Holland SV(7) 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 2.35 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 7 0 35 Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Garner flied out to right; Scott forced Puhl (second to shortstop); Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Morgan singled to left; Cabell flied out to right; Clark singled to right [Morgan to third]; Evans walked [Clark to second]; Herndon hit a sacrifice fly to center [Morgan scored]; Martin singled to left [Clark scored, Evans out at third (left to third to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 2ND: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Howe flied out to right; Ashby flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 2ND: May flied out to left; LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Alexander singled to left; Morgan singled to left [Alexander to second]; Cabell singled to center [Alexander scored, Morgan to third]; Morgan was caught stealing home (catcher to second to first to shortstop to third); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds struck out; Knepper struck out; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 3RD: Clark walked; Evans made an out to shortstop; Herndon grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 4TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott singled to center; Cruz forced Scott (second to shortstop); Cedeno forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 4TH: Martin singled to left; May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Martin to second]; Martin stole third; LeMaster doubled to right [Martin scored]; Alexander flied out to right; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 4. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby walked; Reynolds singled to right [Ashby to third]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Spilman flied out to left; Puhl singled to center [Ashby scored, Reynolds to third]; Garner singled to right [Reynolds scored, Puhl to second]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. GIANTS 5TH: B. SMITH REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); Cabell grounded out (third to first); Clark flied out to right; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Howe grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. GIANTS 6TH: Herndon flied out to right; Martin singled to right; May grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Martin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. ASTROS 7TH: Ashby flied out to center; Reynolds singled to right; HEEP BATTED FOR B. SMITH; Heep singled to left [Reynolds to second]; LOUCKS RAN FOR HEEP; HOLLAND REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); WOODS BATTED FOR PUHL; Woods was called out on strikes; Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4. GIANTS 7TH: WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SAMBITO REPLACED LOUCKS (PITCHING); LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first); Holland was called out on strikes; Morgan doubled to right; Cabell doubled to left [Morgan scored]; Clark was walked intentionally; Evans flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 5. ASTROS 8TH: Scott flied out to right; Cruz was called out on strikes; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 5. GIANTS 8TH: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Martin struck out; May doubled to left; LeMaster was walked intentionally; Holland struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 5. ASTROS 9TH: Howe struck out; Ashby flied out to center; THON BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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