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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

1981-05-24 Β· Day game Β· Astrodome Β· Att: 34922 Β· 72Β°F, dome, dry Β· 2:26

San Francisco Giants defeated Houston Astros 2–1. Vida Blue earned the win and Greg Minton picked up the save. Luis Pujols went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
SFN10001000029
HOU00001000015

W: Vida Blue   L: Don Sutton   SV: Greg Minton

Umpires β€” HP: Charlie Williams Β· 1B: John McSherry Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Dave Pallone Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Joe Morgan412010
Enos Cabell500002
Larry Herndon210111
Milt May402100
Jerry Martin400002
Dave Bergman401001
Billy Smith401002
Johnnie LeMaster402001
Vida Blue301000
Greg Minton100001

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Terry Puhl300001
Art Howe401001
Cesar Cedeno301010
Jose Cruz401001
Denny Walling400001
Kiko Garcia301000
Luis Pujols311101
Rafael Landestoy200000
Don Sutton200001
Joe Pittman100000
Gary Woods000010
Craig Reynolds100000

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Vida Blue7.1526
Greg Minton1.2000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Don Sutton8.0728
Joe Sambito1.0202

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Joe Morgan: 7
  • Enos Cabell: 63
  • Larry Herndon: W
  • Milt May: SB2
  • Milt May: S9.2-H
  • Jerry Martin: K

Bot 1

  • Terry Puhl: K
  • Art Howe: K
  • Cesar Cedeno: S7
  • Jose Cruz: K

Top 2

  • Dave Bergman: K
  • Billy Smith: 7
  • Johnnie LeMaster: S8
  • Vida Blue: S9.1-2
  • Joe Morgan: W.2-3;1-2
  • Enos Cabell: K

Bot 2

  • Denny Walling: 8
  • Kiko Garcia: 9
  • Luis Pujols: 9

Top 3

  • Larry Herndon: 43
  • Milt May: 7
  • Jerry Martin: 7

Bot 3

  • Rafael Landestoy: 8
  • Don Sutton: 13
  • Terry Puhl: 1/L

Top 4

  • Dave Bergman: D9
  • Billy Smith: K
  • Johnnie LeMaster: K
  • Vida Blue: 2/FL

Bot 4

  • Art Howe: T9
  • Cesar Cedeno: 3/FL
  • Jose Cruz: 5
  • Denny Walling: K/C

Top 5

  • Joe Morgan: D9
  • Enos Cabell: 9.2-3
  • Larry Herndon: 7/SF.3-H
  • Milt May: S9
  • Jerry Martin: K

Bot 5

  • Kiko Garcia: 3/FL
  • Luis Pujols: HR/8
  • Rafael Landestoy: 43
  • Don Sutton: K

Top 6

  • Dave Bergman: 9
  • Billy Smith: S9
  • Johnnie LeMaster: 53.1-2
  • Vida Blue: 8

Bot 6

  • Terry Puhl: 2/FL
  • Art Howe: 2/FL
  • Cesar Cedeno: W
  • Jose Cruz: S9.1-2
  • Denny Walling: 9

Top 7

  • Joe Morgan: 3/FL
  • Enos Cabell: K
  • Larry Herndon: K

Bot 7

  • Kiko Garcia: S8
  • Luis Pujols: K
  • Joe Pittman: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 8

  • Milt May: 63
  • Jerry Martin: 8
  • Dave Bergman: 7

Bot 8

  • Gary Woods: W
  • Terry Puhl: 14/SH.1-2
  • Art Howe: 43.2-3
  • Cesar Cedeno: 43

Top 9

  • Billy Smith: K
  • Johnnie LeMaster: S7
  • Greg Minton: K
  • Joe Morgan: S9.1-2
  • Enos Cabell: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

  • Jose Cruz: 8
  • Denny Walling: 43
  • Craig Reynolds: 8