Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Astros
@ Padres
Jack Murphy Stadium
September 17, 1981
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, played on September 17, 1981 at Jack Murphy Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 1981 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 1981 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Diego Padres |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Niekro |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Mura |
Ballpark | Jack Murphy Stadium |
City | San Diego |
State | CA |
Attendance | 2,428 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Danny Heep | First Baseman |
Art Howe | Third Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
Joe Niekro | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Juan Bonilla | Second Baseman |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Gene Richards | Left Fielder |
Ruppert Jones | Center Fielder |
Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
Broderick Perkins | Right Fielder |
Luis Salazar | Third Baseman |
Randy Bass | First Baseman |
Steve Mura | Pitcher |
Frank Howard | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Padres
Jack Murphy Stadium
September 17, 1981
Top 1
-
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Mura
Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Mura
Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Mura
Scott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Perkins. Scott reaches second base with a double. Garner moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Mura
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heep vs. Mura
Heep hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garner scores. Scott scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Mura
Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Mura
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Mura
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Reynolds reaches third base with a triple. Cruz scores. Heep scores. Howe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Niekro vs. Boone
Danny Boone now pitching.
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Boone
Puhl hits a line drive for a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Boone
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. Boone
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Boone
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salazar vs. Niekro
Salazar hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Boone
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Boone
Howe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bass settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Boone
Ashby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Ashby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Boone
Reynolds hits a popup towards the mound. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Niekro
Bass hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Niekro
Steve Swisher pinch hits for Danny Boone.
Swisher hits a popup towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Littlefield
John Littlefield now pitching.
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Littlefield
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garner vs. Littlefield
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. Littlefield
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Garner moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Littlefield
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla misplays the ball. That's an error on Bonilla. Garner moves to third. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heep vs. Littlefield
Heep hits a line drive to left field. Richards throws towards Smith. Smith fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Smith. Garner scores. Scott scores. Cruz moves to third. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howe vs. Littlefield
Howe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ashby vs. Littlefield
Ashbyhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Kennedy interferes with Ashby who is awarded first base. Cruz scores. Heep moves to third. Howe moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Littlefield
Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niekro vs. Littlefield
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Littlefield
Mario Ramirez now playing shortstop.
Puhl hits a fly ball towards right. Perkins settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Perkins. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Littlefield
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Littlefield
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Littlefield
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bass scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Niekro
Salazar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bass vs. Niekro
Bass hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moreno vs. Niekro
Jose Moreno pinch hits for John Littlefield.
Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonilla for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Armstrong
Mike Armstrong now pitching.
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Armstrong
Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Howe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Armstrong
Dickie Thon pinch runs for Art Howe.
Ashby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Armstrong
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Niekro vs. Armstrong
Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Perkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Niekro
Dickie Thon now playing third base. Scott Loucks now playing center field.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Niekro
Jones hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Armstrong
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bass scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Armstrong
Joe Pittman pinch hits for Phil Garner.
Pittman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loucks vs. Armstrong
Loucks is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Niekro
Joe Pittman now playing second base. Tim Tolman now playing left field.
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Tolman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Niekro
Perkins hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Niekro
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolman vs. Armstrong
Tolman hits a line drive into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Armstrong
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Armstrong
Thon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Niekro
Bass hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flannery vs. Niekro
Tim Flannery pinch hits for Mike Armstrong.
Flannery hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonilla vs. Niekro
Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Urrea
Tim Flannery now playing second base. John Urrea now pitching.
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Urrea
Bert Pena pinch hits for Craig Reynolds.
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Urrea
Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flannery settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knicely vs. Urrea
Alan Knicely pinch hits for Terry Puhl.
Knicely hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pittman vs. Urrea
Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Niekro
Bert Pena now playing shortstop. Alan Knicely now playing left field. Tim Tolman now playing right field.
Ramirez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Niekro
Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Niekro
Alan Wiggins pinch runs for Gene Richards.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/1981 -- Houston at San Diego (N) Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI Puhl T, rf 5 1 2 0 Bonilla J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Knicely A, ph-lf 1 0 1 0 Urrea J, p 0 0 0 0 Garner P, 2b 4 2 2 0 Smith O, ss 2 0 0 0 Pittman J, ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Ramirez M, ss 2 0 0 0 Scott T, cf 4 2 2 1 Richards G, lf 4 0 2 0 Loucks S, cf 1 0 0 0 Wiggins A, pr 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 3 2 0 0 Jones R, cf 4 0 0 0 Tolman T, lf-rf 1 0 0 0 Kennedy T, c 3 0 1 0 Heep D, 1b 5 1 2 4 Perkins B, rf 3 0 0 0 Howe A, 3b 3 1 2 0 Salazar L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Thon D, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Bass R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ashby A, c 3 0 1 1 Mura S, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 0 1 3 Boone D, p 0 0 0 0 Pena B, ph-ss 1 0 1 0 Swisher S, ph 1 0 0 0 Niekro J, p 5 0 0 0 Littlefield J, p 0 0 0 0 Moreno J, ph 1 0 1 0 Armstrong M, p 0 0 0 0 Flannery T, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43 9 14 9 31 0 5 0 Houston 500 400 000 -- 9 San Diego 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Niekro J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 2 San Diego IP H R ER BB SO Mura S (L) 0.2 5 5 5 1 1 Boone D 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 Littlefield J 2.0 4 4 3 1 0 Armstrong M 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 Urrea J 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 E -- Bonilla J, Smith O, Kennedy T, Perkins B DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 11, San Diego 4 2B -- Scott T, Puhl T, Ashby A, Howe A 3B -- Reynolds C T -- 2:14 A -- 2428
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score