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May 15, 1981

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Top 6 R H E
Cubs 0 2 0
Astros 3 6 0
Top 6 R H E
Cubs 0 3 0
Astros 3 6 0

Joe Strain Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .258
OBP .500 .343
At Bats 2 31
Hits 1 8
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 1

Joe Niekro Season Stats

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3 3 0
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Astrodome - May 15, 1981
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Single
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Danny Heep
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Denny Walling
Joe Strain
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Strain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
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.