Four-hit pitching by Jerry Reuss led the Dodgers to a 6-1 victory over the Astros, preventing Houston from clinching the second-half title in the N.L. West. The Astros also lost pitcher Don Sutton for the remainder of the season when he suffered a fractured right kneecap after being hit by a pitch in the third inning.

The Dodgers scored in the second inning on an RBI double by Rick Monday and added another marker in the fourth when Pedro Guerrero bounced into a double play. Steve Garvey and Dusty Baker delivered RBI singles in a three-run seventh and the third run of the frame came home on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Friday, October   2, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0
Dodgers      0  1  0    1  0  1    3  0  x  -   6 13  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Sax 2b                4   1   2   0     1   1   .281
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Landreaux cf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .245
Scott cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Baker lf              4   3   3   1     0   1   .319
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Garvey 1b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .282
Cedeno 1b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .271      Monday rf             2   0   1   1     2   0   .313
Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .298        Thomas rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Pujols c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Guerrero 3b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .294
Puhl rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Scioscia c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .227
Sutton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .137        Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Ivie pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Russell ss            3   0   2   0     1   0   .230
  B. Smith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .196
  Pittman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .275
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Woods rf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .206

Totals               31   1   4   1     1   3             Totals               33   6  13   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 46,108
Left on Base: Astros 5, Dodgers 8
DP: Astros 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Monday (1), Baker (17), Guerrero (17)
Home Runs: Cedeno (5)
Caught Stealing: Sax (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (7)
GIDP: Pujols (4), Guerrero (12)
Hit by Pitch: Sutton (1,by Reuss)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(11-9)          2     2   1   1   0   2   0   7   2.61
B. Smith                2     4   1   1   1   0   0   9   3.20
LaCorte                 2     7   4   4   2   2   0  15   3.64
Sambito                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.87
Totals                  8    13   6   6   4   5   0  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(10-4)           9     4   1   1   1   3   1  33   2.30
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   3   1  33

Hit by Pitch: Reuss (4)
Wild Pitches: LaCorte (6)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Jim Quick, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


ASTROS 1ST: Thon flied out to center; Garner grounded out (third
to first); Scott made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Sax grounded out (second to first); Landreaux
grounded out (first to pitcher); Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to third; Monday doubled to right
[Garvey scored, Monday out at third (center to shortstop to
third)]; Guerrero struck out; Scioscia flied out to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols singled to right; Puhl flied out to center;
Sutton was hit by a pitch [Pujols to second]; IVIE RAN FOR
SUTTON; Thon flied out to center; Garner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: B. SMITH REPLACED IVIE (PITCHING); Russell singled
to shortstop; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Russell to second]; Sax singled to right [Russell to third];
Sax was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Landreaux
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Scott struck out; Cruz struck out; Cedeno struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Baker singled to third; Garvey singled to left
[Baker to second]; Monday walked [Baker to third, Garvey to
second]; Guerrero grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Baker scored, Garvey to third, Monday out at
second]; Scioscia grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe reached on an error by Guerrero [Howe to
second]; Pujols grounded out (second to first) [Howe to third];
Puhl grounded out (third to first); PITTMAN BATTED FOR B. SMITH;
Pittman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: LACORTE REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); Russell
singled to right; Reuss forced Russell (pitcher to shortstop);
Sax struck out; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Thon singled to center; Garner forced Thon
(shortstop to second); Scott grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Garner to second]; Cruz singled to shortstop [Garner to third];
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Baker doubled to left; Garvey made an out to third;
Monday was walked intentionally; Guerrero doubled to left [Baker
scored, Monday to third]; Scioscia popped to third in foul
territory; Russell was walked intentionally; Reuss struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Howe walked; Pujols grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Howe out at second]; Puhl lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Sax singled to center; Landreaux singled to
shortstop [Sax to second]; Baker singled to left [Sax scored,
Landreaux to third]; LaCorte threw a wild pitch [Landreaux
scored, Baker to second]; Garvey singled to left [Baker scored];
SAMBITO REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); WOODS REPLACED LACORTE
(PLAYING RF); Monday grounded out (second to first) [Garvey to
second]; Guerrero grounded out (third to first); MARSHALL BATTED
FOR SCIOSCIA; Marshall was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED MARSHALL (PLAYING C ); THOMAS
REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING RF); Woods flied out to center; Thon
grounded out (third to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell flied out to left; Reuss grounded out
(first to pitcher); Sax walked; Landreaux flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Scott flied out to center; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno homered; Howe lined to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 6.