| Vern Ruhle cracked a two-run double and pitched a four-hitter in leading the Astros to an 8-1 triumph over the Giants. The winning pitcher's two-bagger came in the second inning after Craig Reynolds had tied the game at 1-1 with an RBI single. Alan Ashby belted a solo homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 19, 1981 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 - 8 14 0 Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Garner 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .252 Cabell 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .249 Scott cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .266 Clark rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Loucks cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Evans 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .248 Cruz lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Leonard lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Walling 1b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .245 Martin cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Howe 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .311 May c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Ashby c 2 2 2 1 2 0 .283 Rowland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Reynolds ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .255 LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Ruhle p 3 0 2 2 0 1 .300 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Tufts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Venable ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Hargesheimer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ransom c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 8 14 6 3 5 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 1 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 11,522 Left on Base: Astros 7, Giants 3 DP: Astros 1, Giants 1 Errors: Cabell Doubles: Ruhle (1), Garner (8), Cabell (18) Home Runs: Ashby (4) Stolen Bases: Scott (14) Caught Stealing: Cruz (7) Sacrifice Hits: Ruhle (4) GIDP: Howe (8), Evans (4) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle W(4-4) 9 4 1 1 1 1 0 31 2.89 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 1 0 31 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin L(8-7) 2 6 4 4 1 0 0 12 3.48 Tufts 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 12 3.00 Hargesheimer 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 9.82 Rowland 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 9 5.06 Totals 9 14 8 7 3 5 1 42 Wild Pitches: Tufts (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Charlie Williams ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); Garner flied out to center; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell doubled to left; Clark made an out to first; Evans singled to second [Cabell scored]; Leonard flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled to center; Walling singled to right [Cruz to second]; Howe grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz to third, Walling out at second]; Ashby walked; Reynolds singled to right [Cruz scored, Ashby to second]; Ruhle doubled to center [Ashby scored, Reynolds scored]; Puhl flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Martin grounded out (third to first); May walked; LeMaster forced May (third to second); Griffin was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1. ASTROS 3RD: Garner doubled to right; Scott singled to right [Garner scored]; TUFTS REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Cruz forced Scott (first to shortstop); Cruz was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Walling struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cabell popped to catcher in foul territory; Clark singled to center; Evans made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to right; Ashby walked [Howe to second]; Reynolds forced Ashby (first to shortstop) [Howe to third]; Tufts threw a wild pitch [Howe scored, Reynolds to second]; Ruhle struck out; Puhl made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Leonard grounded out (second to first); Martin grounded out (third to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 1. ASTROS 5TH: Garner singled to left; Scott forced Garner (pitcher to second to shortstop); Scott stole second; Cruz reached on an error by Cabell [Scott scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Walling struck out; Howe flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster flied out to center; VENABLE BATTED FOR TUFTS; Venable flied out to center; Morgan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. ASTROS 6TH: HARGESHEIMER REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Ashby singled to right; Reynolds popped to third in foul territory; Ruhle out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to second]; Puhl was walked intentionally; Garner grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Cabell flied out to left; Clark singled to center; Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1. ASTROS 7TH: Scott singled to center; Cruz flied out to right; Walling grounded out (second to first) [Scott to second]; Howe singled to center [Scott scored, Howe out at second (right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: Leonard flied out to right; Martin flied out to left; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 1. ASTROS 8TH: ROWLAND REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); RANSOM REPLACED HARGESHEIMER (PLAYING C ); Ashby homered; Reynolds lined to shortstop; Ruhle singled to left; Puhl grounded out (second to first) [Ruhle to second]; Garner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: LOUCKS REPLACED SCOTT (PLAYING CF); LeMaster grounded out (third to first); Ransom flied out to center; Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 1. ASTROS 9TH: Loucks struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Walling singled to right; Howe grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Cabell popped to first in foul territory; Clark flied out to left; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 1.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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