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Astros 9 @ Giants 8
Candlestick Park
May 30, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on May 30, 1981 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 30, 1981 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 9 H: 21 E: 5 LOB: 13
Runs: 9
Hits: 21
Errors: 5
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 8 H: 11 E: 4 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Joaquin Andujar  
Losing Pitcher—Fred Breining  
Save—Vern Ruhle  
Game Winning RBI—Terry Puhl 

Game Info

DateMay 30, 1981 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherAllen Ripley  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance8,869 
Time of Game4 hours 33 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Colosi
1B: Frank Pulli
2B: Eric Gregg
3B: Doug Harvey

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Right Fielder 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Danny Heep  First Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Joe Pittman  Second Baseman 
Kiko Garcia  Third Baseman 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill North  Center Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Jack Clark  Right Fielder 
Darrell Evans  First Baseman 
Larry Herndon  Left Fielder 
Rennie Stennett  Second Baseman 
Johnnie LeMaster  Shortstop 
Mike Sadek  Catcher 
Allen Ripley  Pitcher 
Frank Robinson  Manager 

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Astros 9 @ Giants 8
Candlestick Park
May 30, 1981

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         Game of 5/30/1981 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, rf            7  2  1  1   North B, cf           3  0  0  0   
Reynolds C, ss        6  1  2  2   Martin J, cf          4  0  1  0   
Cedeno C, cf          3  1  1  1   Cabell E, 3b          7  1  3  0   
Woods G, cf           4  1  1  1   Clark J, rf           6  0  0  0   
Cruz J, lf            6  0  2  1   Evans D, 1b           6  1  0  0   
Heep D, 1b            7  0  2  1   Herndon L, lf         7  1  2  0   
Ashby A, c            7  0  2  0   Stennett R, 2b        5  2  1  2   
Pittman J, 2b-3b      5  1  2  0   LeMaster J, ss        6  1  1  2   
Andujar J, p          0  0  0  0   Sadek M, c            4  1  1  0   
Walling D, ph         1  0  0  0   Ripley A, p           1  0  0  0   
Ruhle V, p            0  0  0  0   Holland A, p          0  0  0  0   
Garcia K, 3b          4  1  3  1   Bergman D, ph         1  0  0  0   
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   Minton G, p           0  0  0  0   
Roberts D, ph-3b      2  1  1  0   Wohlford J, ph        0  0  0  1   
Niekro J, p           3  0  3  1   Lavelle G, p          1  0  1  0   
LaCorte F, p          0  0  0  0   May M, ph             1  1  1  3   
Howe A, ph            1  0  1  0   Breining F, p         0  0  0  0   
Thon D, pr            0  0  0  0                                      
Smith D, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Landestoy R, 2b       1  1  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     57  9 21  9                        52  8 11  8

Houston          200 300 000 000 31 --  9
San Francisco    400 000 001 000 30 --  8

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J              8.1  7  5  0  1  5
LaCorte F             0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Smith D               2.2  2  0  0  0  2
Sambito J             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Andujar J (W)         1.0  1  3  0  1  1
Ruhle V (S)           1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ripley A              3.2  8  5  5  1  2
Holland A             3.1  3  0  0  1  1
Minton G              2.0  2  0  0  1  0
Lavelle G             4.0  7  3  3  1  5
Breining F (L)        1.0  1  1  0  0  0

E -- Reynolds C 3, North B, Sadek M 2, Garcia K, Landestoy R, LeMaster J
DP -- Houston 1, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Houston 13, San Francisco 9
2B -- Cedeno C, Heep D, LeMaster J, Pittman J, Sadek M, Cabell E
3B -- Woods G
HR -- May M
SB -- Puhl T, Cabell E, Herndon L, Garcia K, Landestoy R
CS -- Pittman J, Lavelle G
SH -- Niekro J, Holland A, Garcia K, Sadek M, Stennett R, Landestoy R
SF -- Wohlford J
HBP -- by Smith D (Clark J)
WP -- Niekro J, Smith D
Balk -- Ripley A
T -- 4:33
A -- 8869

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