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September 17, 1981

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 9 14 0
Padres 0 5 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 9 14 0
Padres 0 5 4

Ruppert Jones Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .247
OBP .000 .320
At Bats 3 344
Hits 0 85
• Singles 0 49
• Doubles 0 31
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 0 35

Joe Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 7 0
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Jack Murphy Stadium - September 17, 1981
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Out
Joe Niekro
Alan Ashby
Danny Heep
Joe Pittman
Dickie Thon
Bert Pena
Alan Knicely
Scott Loucks
Tim Tolman
Ruppert Jones
Alan Wiggins

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 9 14 0 11
San Diego Padres 0 5 4 4
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Steve Mura
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Danny Heep
Attendance 2,428
Time of Game 2 hours 14 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Bert Pena now playing shortstop. Alan Knicely now playing left field. Tim Tolman now playing right field. Ramirez is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Alan Knicely pinch hits for Terry Puhl. Knicely hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pena moves to second.
Top 9 Niekro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flannery settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Bert Pena pinch hits for Craig Reynolds. Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Tim Flannery now playing second base. John Urrea now pitching. Ashby strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Bass hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thon is called out on strikes.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Tolman hits a line drive into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Perkins hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Loucks is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Joe Pittman pinch hits for Phil Garner. Pittman strikes out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bass scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out.
Bottom 6 Jones hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Richards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Perkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dickie Thon pinch runs for Art Howe. Ashby is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Richards. Howe reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 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.
Bottom 5 Bonilla hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bonilla for the out.
Bottom 5 Jose Moreno pinch hits for John Littlefield. Moreno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Salazar moves to second.
Bottom 5 Bass hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Salazar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 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.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bass scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 5 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Richards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 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.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Howe is walked intentionally.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. Garner moves to second.
Top 4 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Puhl moves to second.
Top 4 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 John Littlefield now pitching. Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Salazar fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Steve Swisher pinch hits for Danny Boone. Swisher hits a popup towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bass hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a popup towards the mound. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jones. Ashby reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Howe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bass settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Salazar hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Scott strikes out.
Top 2 Garner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third.
Top 2 Puhl hits a line drive for a double.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bonilla hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Danny Boone now pitching. Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Richards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Ashby strikes out.
Top 1 Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. Heep moves to second.
Top 1 Heep hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garner scores. Scott scores. Cruz moves to second.
Top 1 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Garner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bonilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out.