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Houston Astros @ San Francisco Giants

1981-09-20 · Day game · Candlestick Park · Att: 16824 · 3:04

Houston Astros defeated San Francisco Giants 7–3. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 1st. Nolan Ryan earned the win. Tony Scott went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	16
SFN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7

W: Nolan Ryan L: Gary Lavelle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: John McSherry · 1B: Fred Brocklander · 2B: Charlie Williams · 3B: Paul Pryor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dickie Thon	6	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Garner	6	0	2	0	0	0
Tony Scott	5	2	4	1	1	0
Jose Cruz	3	2	1	1	2	1
Art Howe	4	1	2	0	1	0
Terry Puhl	3	1	2	2	2	0
Kiko Garcia	5	0	1	1	0	2
Luis Pujols	5	0	2	2	0	0
Nolan Ryan	5	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Morgan	2	0	0	0	2	0
Enos Cabell	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jack Clark	4	1	1	0	0	1
Darrell Evans	3	1	0	0	1	1
Larry Herndon	2	0	1	1	1	0
Jeffrey Leonard	4	0	2	2	0	1
Milt May	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnnie LeMaster	3	0	0	0	0	0
Allen Ripley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Smith	1	0	0	0	0	1
Max Venable	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Bergman	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jerry Martin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nolan Ryan	9.0	7	4	8

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gary Lavelle	0.1	3	1	0
Allen Ripley	1.2	6	1	2
Fred Breining	3.0	0	2	0
Al Holland	2.0	3	1	1
Bob Tufts	2.0	4	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dickie Thon: S8
Phil Garner: 8
Tony Scott: D7.1-3
Jose Cruz: S9.3-H;2-3
Art Howe: W.1-2
Terry Puhl: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Kiko Garcia: 6
Luis Pujols: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Nolan Ryan: K

Bot 1

Joe Morgan: W
Enos Cabell: S5.1-2
Jack Clark: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Darrell Evans: WP.2-3;1-2
Darrell Evans: W
Larry Herndon: 8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jeffrey Leonard: S9.3-H;2-H
Milt May: K

Top 2

Dickie Thon: 7
Phil Garner: S8
Tony Scott: SB2
Tony Scott: S7.2-3
Jose Cruz: K/C
Art Howe: 6

Bot 2

Johnnie LeMaster: 8
Allen Ripley: 43
Joe Morgan: W
Enos Cabell: 8

Top 3

Terry Puhl: D7
Kiko Garcia: S9.2-H
Luis Pujols: S7.1-2
Nolan Ryan: WP.2-3
Nolan Ryan: 1
Dickie Thon: 5/L
Phil Garner: 3/FL

Bot 3

Jack Clark: K
Darrell Evans: 8
Larry Herndon: 53

Top 4

Tony Scott: W
Jose Cruz: SB2#
Jose Cruz: 6
Art Howe: 9
Terry Puhl: IW
Kiko Garcia: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Jeffrey Leonard: S7
Milt May: 46(1)/FO
Johnnie LeMaster: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Luis Pujols: 6/L
Nolan Ryan: 93/L9S
Dickie Thon: 8

Bot 5

Billy Smith: K
Joe Morgan: 63
Enos Cabell: K

Top 6

Phil Garner: 9
Tony Scott: HR/9
Jose Cruz: W
Art Howe: S9.1-3
Terry Puhl: S1.3-H;1-2
Kiko Garcia: K
Luis Pujols: 63

Bot 6

Jack Clark: S7
Darrell Evans: WP.1-2#
Darrell Evans: 7
Larry Herndon: W
Jeffrey Leonard: K
Milt May: 43

Top 7

Nolan Ryan: 31
Dickie Thon: 8
Phil Garner: 53

Bot 7

Johnnie LeMaster: 53
Max Venable: 63
Joe Morgan: 63

Top 8

Tony Scott: S8
Jose Cruz: W.1X2(24)
Art Howe: S7.1-2
Terry Puhl: 9
Kiko Garcia: K

Bot 8

Enos Cabell: S8
Jack Clark: 6(1)3/GDP
Darrell Evans: K

Top 9

Luis Pujols: 53
Nolan Ryan: 63
Dickie Thon: S8
Phil Garner: S6.1-2
Tony Scott: 54(1)/FO

Bot 9

Larry Herndon: S7
Jeffrey Leonard: 64(1)/FO
Milt May: S9.1-3
Dave Bergman: K
Jerry Martin: K

Notes & reviews

Tony Scott running on the pitch called ball four; he did not know Jose Cruz walked and neither did 2B umpire Charlie Williams, who called out Scott on a tag; Scott left the bag and was tagged again

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