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Astros 4 @ Cardinals 3
Busch Stadium
May 20, 1981

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on May 20, 1981 at Busch Stadium. The home team Cardinals were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1981 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 11 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 11
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 3 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJoe Niekro  
Losing PitcherBruce Sutter  
SaveJoe Sambito  
Game Winning RBIRafael Landestoy 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1981 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Visiting Starting PitcherJoe Niekro  
Home Starting PitcherLary Sorensen  
BallparkBusch Stadium 
CitySt. Louis 
StateMO 
Attendance19,175 
Time of Game2 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Doug Harvey
1B: Nick Colosi
2B: Frank Pulli
3B: Eric Gregg

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Terry Puhl  Center Fielder 
Craig Reynolds  Shortstop 
Denny Walling  Right Fielder 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Art Howe  Third Baseman 
Danny Heep  First Baseman 
Alan Ashby  Catcher 
Rafael Landestoy  Second Baseman 
Joe Niekro  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Garry Templeton  Shortstop 
Tony Scott  Center Fielder 
Keith Hernandez  First Baseman 
George Hendrick  Right Fielder 
Dane Iorg  Left Fielder 
Ken Oberkfell  Third Baseman 
Gene Tenace  Catcher 
Tom Herr  Second Baseman 
Lary Sorensen  Pitcher 
Whitey Herzog  Manager 

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Astros 4 @ Cardinals 3
Busch Stadium
May 20, 1981

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/20/1981 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI
Puhl T, cf            5  0  0  0   Templeton G, ss       5  1  2  0   
Reynolds C, ss        5  0  1  0   Scott T, cf           5  0  1  0   
Walling D, rf-1b      4  1  1  0   Hernandez K, 1b       4  1  2  1   
Cruz J, lf            5  2  3  1   Hendrick G, rf        4  1  0  0   
Howe A, 3b            5  0  2  1   Iorg D, lf            5  0  1  1   
Heep D, 1b            5  0  0  0   Sutter B, p           0  0  0  0   
Woods G, rf           0  0  0  0   Oberkfell K, 3b       4  0  1  0   
Ashby A, c            4  1  1  0   Tenace G, c           5  0  1  1   
Landestoy R, 2b       5  0  2  2   Herr T, 2b            5  0  2  0   
Niekro J, p           4  0  1  0   Sorensen L, p         4  0  0  0   
Pittman J, ph         1  0  0  0   Kaat J, p             0  0  0  0   
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   Landrum T, lf         0  0  0  0   
                                   Lezcano S, ph         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  4 11  4                        42  3 10  3

Houston          012 000 000 01 --  4
St.Louis         300 000 000 00 --  3

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niekro J (W)         10.0 10  3  3  3  8
Sambito J (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sorensen L            9.0  7  3  3  2  3
Kaat J                1.0  2  0  0  0  0
Sutter B (L)          1.0  2  1  1  0  1

E -- Oberkfell K
DP -- Houston 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Houston 8, St.Louis 9
2B -- Iorg D, Herr T, Cruz J
3B -- Cruz J, Templeton G, Landestoy R
SB -- Templeton G, Hernandez K, Scott T, Herr T, Howe A
T -- 2:47
A -- 19175

    

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