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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros
1981-10-07 · 1981 Division Series · Game 2 of 5 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Day game · Astrodome · 11 innings · Att: 42398 · dome, dry · 3:39
Houston Astros defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 1–0. Joe Sambito earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
W: Joe Sambito L: Dave Stewart SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jim Quick · 1B: Satch Davidson · 2B: John McSherry · 3B: Lee Weyer · LF: Ed Montague · RF: Jerry Dale
Los Angeles Dodgers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Davey Lopes | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ken Landreaux | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dusty Baker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Garvey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick Monday | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pedro Guerrero | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Scioscia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Jerry Reuss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Derrel Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Yeager | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terry Puhl | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Garner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Scott | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Cruz | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Art Howe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dickie Thon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Pujols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Niekro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gary Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Pittman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denny Walling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Reuss | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Steve Howe | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Stewart | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Forster | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Niedenfuer | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Niekro | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 Dave Smith | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Joe Sambito | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Davey Lopes: K/C
- Ken Landreaux: 43
- Dusty Baker: W
- Steve Garvey: 63
Bot 1
- Terry Puhl: 7
- Phil Garner: 53
- Tony Scott: 63
Top 2
- Rick Monday: 6/P
- Pedro Guerrero: 63
- Mike Scioscia: S8
- Bill Russell: W.1-2
- Jerry Reuss: K
Bot 2
- Jose Cruz: 53
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Art Howe: 6/P
Top 3
- Davey Lopes: S9
- Ken Landreaux: 7
- Dusty Baker: S8.1-2
- Steve Garvey: 2/FL
- Rick Monday: 63
Bot 3
- Dickie Thon: 43
- Luis Pujols: 9
- Joe Niekro: 9
Top 4
- Pedro Guerrero: 2/FL
- Mike Scioscia: 5/FL
- Bill Russell: 63
Bot 4
- Terry Puhl: 3/G
- Phil Garner: 43
- Tony Scott: K
Top 5
- Jerry Reuss: K
- Davey Lopes: 63
- Ken Landreaux: S9
- Dusty Baker: 9
Bot 5
- Jose Cruz: 43
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Art Howe: CS2(2E6)
- Art Howe: 8
- Dickie Thon: S6.2XH(62)
Top 6
- Steve Garvey: 8
- Rick Monday: S8
- Pedro Guerrero: S9.1-2
- Mike Scioscia: 7
- Bill Russell: W.2-3;1-2
- Jerry Reuss: K/C
Bot 6
- Luis Pujols: 63
- Joe Niekro: 43
- Terry Puhl: S8
- Phil Garner: 564(1)/FO
Top 7
- Davey Lopes: D8
- Ken Landreaux: 13/SH.2-3
- Dusty Baker: 53
- Steve Garvey: 63
Bot 7
- Tony Scott: 53
- Jose Cruz: S8
- Cesar Cedeno: SB2
- Cesar Cedeno: K
- Art Howe: IW
- Dickie Thon: 31
Top 8
- Rick Monday: 6/P
- Pedro Guerrero: 7
- Mike Scioscia: 8
Bot 8
- Luis Pujols: K
- Gary Woods: 63
- Terry Puhl: 63
Top 9
- Bill Russell: 6/P
- Jerry Reuss: K
- Davey Lopes: K
Bot 9
- Phil Garner: S8
- Tony Scott: 3/FL
- Jose Cruz: S9.1-2
- Cesar Cedeno: 3/FL
- Art Howe: 5(2)/FO
Top 10
- Ken Landreaux: 5/FL
- Dusty Baker: 8
- Steve Garvey: S8
- Derrel Thomas: K
Bot 10
- Dickie Thon: S7
- Luis Pujols: 14/SH.1-2
- Joe Pittman: 8
- Terry Puhl: 63
Top 11
- Pedro Guerrero: 8
- Steve Yeager: D7
- Bill Russell: W
- Reggie Smith: K
- Mike Marshall: K
Bot 11
- Phil Garner: S8
- Tony Scott: S7.1-3
- Jose Cruz: 7
- Cesar Cedeno: IW.1-2
- Art Howe: K
- Denny Walling: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2