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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
1981-05-16 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 43726 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:48
Houston Astros defeated Chicago Cubs 6–1. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 5th. Nolan Ryan earned the win and Joe Sambito picked up the save. Craig Reynolds went 4-for-5 with 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
W: Nolan Ryan L: Randy Martz SV: Joe Sambito
Umpires — HP: Terry Tata · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Satch Davidson · 3B: Dick Stello · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivan de Jesus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Joe Strain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Buckner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Leon Durham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Henderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Scot Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken Reitz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Blackwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Randy Martz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Dillard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Morales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hector Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terry Puhl | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Craig Reynolds | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Denny Walling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jose Cruz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Heep | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Art Howe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alan Ashby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rafael Landestoy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nolan Ryan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gary Woods | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Martz | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
 Doug Capilla | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Lee Smith | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken Kravec | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
 Joe Sambito | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ivan de Jesus: W
- Joe Strain: SB2
- Joe Strain: 7
- Bill Buckner: W
- Leon Durham: 3/G.2-3;1-2
- Steve Henderson: K/C
Bot 1
- Terry Puhl: 5/P
- Craig Reynolds: T8
- Denny Walling: 43
- Jose Cruz: 7
Top 2
- Scot Thompson: 8
- Ken Reitz: K
- Tim Blackwell: K/C
Bot 2
- Danny Heep: 7
- Art Howe: S8
- Alan Ashby: 341/G.1-2
- Rafael Landestoy: 3/P
Top 3
- Randy Martz: K
- Ivan de Jesus: S8
- Joe Strain: SB2
- Joe Strain: E3/G.2-3
- Bill Buckner: 7/SF.3-H(UR)
- Leon Durham: 8
Bot 3
- Nolan Ryan: S7.B-2(E7)
- Terry Puhl: 43.2-3
- Craig Reynolds: S3/G3S.3-3
- Denny Walling: W.1-2
- Jose Cruz: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Steve Henderson: K
- Scot Thompson: 31
- Ken Reitz: S8
- Tim Blackwell: 31
Bot 4
- Danny Heep: 8
- Art Howe: 53
- Alan Ashby: 8
Top 5
- Randy Martz: K/C
- Ivan de Jesus: S9
- Joe Strain: CS2(26)
- Joe Strain: 63
Bot 5
- Rafael Landestoy: K/C
- Nolan Ryan: W
- Terry Puhl: S9.1-2
- Craig Reynolds: T9.2-H;1-H
- Denny Walling: 9/SF.3-H
- Jose Cruz: 4/P
Top 6
- Bill Buckner: S9
- Leon Durham: 64(1)/FO
- Steve Henderson: 54(1)3/GDP
Bot 6
- Danny Heep: 7
- Art Howe: 4/P
- Alan Ashby: W
- Rafael Landestoy: W.1-2
- Nolan Ryan: K
Top 7
- Scot Thompson: K/C
- Ken Reitz: D7
- Tim Blackwell: S8.2-3
- Jim Tracy: SB2
- Jim Tracy: K
- Ivan de Jesus: W
- Joe Strain: 8/P
Bot 7
- Terry Puhl: 6/P
- Craig Reynolds: 5/P
- Denny Walling: W
- Jose Cruz: S9.1-3
- Danny Heep: 46(1)/FO
Top 8
- Bill Buckner: 6/P
- Leon Durham: 8
- Steve Henderson: 8
Bot 8
- Art Howe: S8
- Alan Ashby: S9.1-2
- Rafael Landestoy: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Gary Woods: SB2
- Gary Woods: IW
- Terry Puhl: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
- Craig Reynolds: T9.3-H;1-H
- Denny Walling: 7
Top 9
- Steve Dillard: W
- Ken Reitz: 9
- Jerry Morales: W.1-2
- Hector Cruz: 54(1)3/GDP