Astros @ Cardinals
May 20, 1981

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Bottom 11 R H E
Astros 4 11 0
Cardinals 3 10 1
Bottom 11 R H E
Astros 4 11 0
Cardinals 3 10 1

Sixto Lezcano Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .411
At Bats 0 74
Hits 0 20
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 12

Joe Sambito Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 2
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Busch Stadium - May 20, 1981
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Out
Joe Sambito
Alan Ashby
Denny Walling
Rafael Landestoy
Art Howe
Craig Reynolds
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl
Gary Woods
Sixto Lezcano

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 4 11 0 8
St. Louis Cardinals 3 10 1 9
Winning Pitcher Joe Niekro
Losing Pitcher Bruce Sutter
Save Joe Sambito
Game Winning RBI Rafael Landestoy
Attendance 19,175
Time of Game 2 hours 47 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Sixto Lezcano pinch hits for Tito Landrum. Lezcano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Herr hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Joe Sambito now pitching. Gary Woods now playing right field. Denny Walling now playing first base. Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Joe Pittman pinch hits for Joe Niekro. Pittman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 11 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott who is chasing the ball. Landestoy reaches third base with a triple. Ashby goes all the way around to score.
Top 11 Ashby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 11 Heep strikes out.
Top 11 Bruce Sutter now pitching. Tito Landrum now playing left field. Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Iorg hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Cruz reaches second base with a double. There goes Walling trying to get to home. Hendrick throws the ball in to Herr who relays the ball to Tenace, who tags Walling, who came all the way from first, for the out.
Top 10 Walling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 10 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Jim Kaat now pitching. Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 9 Scott hits a fly ball into right field. Walling settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Templeton hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Niekro is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Landestoy hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sorensen strikes out.
Bottom 8 Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tenace bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Heep hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Howe. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Howe steals second.
Top 8 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 8 Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Iorg strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hernandez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Templeton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl who is chasing the ball. Templeton reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reynolds for the out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Niekro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sorensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Herr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puhl. Herr reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Tenace strikes out.
Bottom 6 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 6 Ashby hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Iorg hits a line drive towards third. Howe catches it and throws to first to double up Hernandez.
Bottom 5 Hendrick hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cruz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Bottom 4 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herr moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Herr. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Herr steals second.
Bottom 4 Sorensen bunts towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Puhl hits a popup, foul, towards third. Oberkfell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Landestoy hits a line drive into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tenace strikes out.
Bottom 3 Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Iorg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores.
Top 3 Cruz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Scott who is chasing the ball. Cruz reaches third base with a triple. Walling goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Walling takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Scott. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Scott steals second.
Bottom 2 Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Landestoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell juggles the ball. That's an error on Oberkfell. Ashby moves to third. Landestoy moves to second.
Top 2 Landestoy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Ashby moves to second.
Top 2 Ashby takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third.
Top 2 Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sorensen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Herr strikes out.
Bottom 1 Tenace hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hendrick scores. Iorg moves to third. Oberkfell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Oberkfell is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Iorg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Iorg reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. Hendrick moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hendrick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Hernandez. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Hernandez steals second.
Bottom 1 Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Templeton scores.
Bottom 1 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. Templeton moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Templeton. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Templeton steals second.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walling is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl is called out on strikes.