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May 15, 1981

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 4 0
Astros 5 9 0
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 0 4 0
Astros 5 9 0

Jim Tracy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .217
OBP .000 .296
At Bats 3 23
Hits 0 5
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Astrodome - May 15, 1981
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Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Danny Heep
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Jim Tracy
Bill Buckner
Joe Strain

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 0 4 0 5
Houston Astros 5 9 0 10
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Bill Caudill
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Alan Ashby
Attendance 23,718
Time of Game 2 hours 16 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Tracy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Durham hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Buckner takes first base on ball four. Strain moves to second.
Top 9 Strain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Walling strikes out.
Bottom 8 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strain fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Puhl takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 De Jesus hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Davis takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out.
Bottom 7 Landestoy hits a popup towards third. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ashby is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Lynn McGlothen now pitching. Hector Cruz now playing third base. Howe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. Walling scores. Heep moves to second.
Bottom 7 Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Reitz hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tracy hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Durham hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howe tags and scores. Landestoy tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howe moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Bottom 6 Landestoy is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Ashby bunts between the mound and first base. Kravec scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ashby for the out. Howe moves to second.
Bottom 6 Ken Kravec now pitching. Howe takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Buckner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Strain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 De Jesus strikes out. Ashby drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws De Jesus out.
Top 6 Mike Tyson pinch hits for Bill Caudill. Tyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Heep strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 5 Walling hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashby scores. Landestoy moves to third.
Bottom 4 Niekro strikes out.
Bottom 4 Landestoy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ashby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Ashby reaches second base with a double. Heep scores. Howe scores.
Bottom 4 Howe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Howe reaches second base with a double. Heep moves to third.
Bottom 4 Heep hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Tracy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 4 Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buckner moves to third.
Top 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Strain hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 De Jesus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Puhl strikes out.
Top 3 Caudill hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Niekro hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ashby moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ashby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Caudill covering, for the out.
Top 2 Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reitz for the out.
Top 2 Tracy hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Tracy 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. Puhl moves to third.
Bottom 1 Reynolds hits a popup towards short. De Jesus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Davis and he is safe. Puhl steals second.
Bottom 1 Puhl is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Buckner strikes out.
Top 1 Strain hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.