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May 16, 1981

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Joe Strain Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .278
OBP .000 .350
At Bats 3 36
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Nolan Ryan Season Stats

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2 1 0
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Astrodome - May 16, 1981
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Out
Nolan Ryan
Alan Ashby
Danny Heep
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Joe Strain
Ivan De Jesus
Tim Blackwell
Ken Reitz
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Strain hits a popup into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Tracy strikes out.
Top 7 Jim Tracy pinch hits for Doug Capilla. There goes Blackwell. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Blackwell steals second.
Top 7 Blackwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reitz moves to third.
Top 7 Reitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Reitz reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Thompson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Ryan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Landestoy takes first base on ball four. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Howe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Strain settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Doug Capilla now pitching. Walling hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reynolds tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple. Ryan scores. Puhl goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ryan moves to second.
Bottom 5 Ryan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Landestoy is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ashby and he is out, Reynolds applying the tag.
Top 5 De Jesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Martz is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blackwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out.
Top 4 Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out.
Top 4 Henderson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Walling takes first base on ball four. Reynolds moves to second.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner fields the ball and throws to Martz covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third.
Bottom 3 Ryan hits a line drive into left field. Henderson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Henderson. Ryan moves to second.
Top 3 Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buckner hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. De Jesus tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Strain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep juggles the ball. That's an error on Heep. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 3 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Martz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Landestoy hits a popup towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Buckner, and towards Strain, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Howe moves to second.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Blackwell is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Reitz strikes out.
Top 2 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Puhl hits a popup towards third. Reitz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out. De Jesus moves to third. Buckner moves to second.
Top 1 Buckner takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Strain hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 There goes De Jesus. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. De Jesus steals second.
Top 1 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.