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1981 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 3
1981 postseason: WS: LAD-NYY / ALCS: NYY-OAK / NLCS: LAD-MON / Div. Series: NYY-MIL / OAK-KCR / MON-PHI / LAD-HOU

Game 1
HOU  3
LAD  1

Game 2
HOU  1
LAD  0

(11)
Game 3
LAD  6
HOU  1
Game 4
LAD  2
HOU  1

Game 5
LAD  4
HOU  0


Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 46,820

Friday, October 9, 1981
Time of Game: 0:00
Astros
1
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  2
Dodgers         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    6 10  0
W: Burt Hooton (1-0), L: Bob Knepper (0-1)
Dodgers
6

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .462              1   0   
P Garner 2B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .200  .585              2   1   
T Scott CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308              1   0   GDP
J Cruz LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .692              5   0   2B
C Cedeno 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .580              6   0   GDP
A Ashby C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .200 1.229              6   1   
A Howe 3B                     2   1   1   1    1   0  .200  .833              2   2   HR
C Reynolds SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .667              1   2   
  D Thon PH-SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800              0   1   
B Knepper P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  H Spilman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  G Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       28   1   3   1    4   5                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: J Cruz (1, off B Hooton).
HR: A Howe (1, off B Hooton; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: A Howe 4; J Cruz 3.
GIDP: C Cedeno (1); T Scott (1).
RBI: A Howe (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: C Cedeno (1); J Cruz (1).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .250  .690              2   2   IW
K Landreaux CF                4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500              2   0   SH
D Baker LF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .641              2   0   2B
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   2  .333 1.167              8   3   HR
P Guerrero 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .182  .523              1   2   2B,IW
R Monday RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .522              2   0   
  D Thomas PH-RF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
S Yeager C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .400 1.000              5   0   
B Russell SS                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .111  .444              3   2   
B Hooton P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  R Smith PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   SF
  B Welch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
Totals                       34   6  10   6    3   6                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: D Baker (1, off B Knepper); P Guerrero (1, off J Sambito).
HR: S Garvey (2, off B Knepper; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: R Smith (1, off J Sambito).
SH: K Landreaux (2, off B Knepper).
IBB: D Lopes (1, by J Sambito); P Guerrero (1, by B Knepper).
TB: S Garvey 5; D Baker 3; P Guerrero 2; R Monday; D Lopes; B Russell; S Yeager; K Landreaux.
RBI: S Garvey 2 (3); R Smith (1); B Russell (1); D Baker (1); K Landreaux (1).
2-out RBI: K Landreaux.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. P Guerrero-D Lopes-S Garvey; S Garvey-B Russell.

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Knepper, L (0-1)             5     6   3   3    2   4   1   5.40   25     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 6     45    -     0.73  -0.16
F LaCorte                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.04
J Sambito                      0.2   4   3   3    1   0   0  16.20    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.27  -0.05
B Smith                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   6    3   6   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·10          2-0 
Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hooton, W (1-0)              7     3   1   1    3   2   1   1.29   25     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 2     66    -     1.01   0.20
S Howe, H (1)                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.97   0.13
B Welch                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9     3   1   1    4   5   1          32     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1· 2          1-0 
B Hooton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Knepper (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: J Sambito (1; D Lopes); B Knepper (1; P Guerrero).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Ed Montague, LF - Jerry Dale, RF - Jim Quick.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 46,820.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            Los Angeles Dodgers                          
1. Terry Puhl                   RF       1. Davey Lopes                  2B
2. Phil Garner                  2B       2. Ken Landreaux                CF
3. Tony Scott                   CF       3. Dusty Baker                  LF
4. Jose Cruz                    LF       4. Steve Garvey                 1B
5. Cesar Cedeno                 1B       5. Pedro Guerrero               3B
6. Alan Ashby                    C       6. Rick Monday                  RF
7. Art Howe                     3B       7. Steve Yeager                  C
8. Craig Reynolds               SS       8. Bill Russell                 SS
9. Bob Knepper                   P       9. Burt Hooton                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 -2- RR 14% 82% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey B. Knepper Home Run; Baker Scores
b1 1 -2- R 11% 67% 0-0 LAD D. Baker B. Knepper Double to LF; Lopes Scores
t3 0 --- R -9% 74% 0-3 HOU A. Howe B. Hooton Home Run
t8 0 --- -7% 82% 1-3 HOU A. Howe B. Hooton Walk
t2 0 1-- OO 7% 84% 0-3 HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 HOU T. Puhl B. Hooton Flyball: RF
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 HOU P. Garner B. Hooton Walk
t1 1 1-- OO 5% 54% 0-0 HOU T. Scott B. Hooton Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes B. Knepper Walk
b1 0 1-- O -2% 57% 0-0 LAD K. Landreaux B. Knepper Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lopes to 2B
b1 1 -2- R 11% 67% 0-0 LAD D. Baker B. Knepper Double to LF; Lopes Scores
b1 1 -2- RR 14% 82% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey B. Knepper Home Run; Baker Scores
b1 1 --- O -1% 81% 3-0 LAD P. Guerrero B. Knepper Strikeout
b1 2 --- 1% 82% 3-0 LAD R. Monday B. Knepper Single to CF
b1 2 1-- O -1% 81% 3-0 LAD S. Yeager B. Knepper Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- -3% 77% 0-3 HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton Single to CF
t2 0 1-- OO 7% 84% 0-3 HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 84% 0-3 HOU A. Ashby B. Hooton Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 LAD B. Russell B. Knepper Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O -1% 83% 3-0 LAD B. Hooton B. Knepper Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- O -0% 82% 3-0 LAD D. Lopes B. Knepper Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- R -9% 74% 0-3 HOU A. Howe B. Hooton Home Run
t3 0 --- O 2% 76% 1-3 HOU C. Reynolds B. Hooton Strikeout (foul bunt)
t3 1 --- O 2% 78% 1-3 HOU B. Knepper B. Hooton Groundout: 1B-P
t3 2 --- O 1% 79% 1-3 HOU T. Puhl B. Hooton Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O -1% 77% 3-1 LAD K. Landreaux B. Knepper Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- 1% 79% 3-1 LAD D. Baker B. Knepper Single to CF
b3 1 1-- O -2% 77% 3-1 LAD S. Garvey B. Knepper Strikeout Looking
b3 2 1-- 2% 79% 3-1 LAD P. Guerrero B. Knepper Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Baker to 3B; Guerrero to 2B
b3 2 -23 O -4% 76% 3-1 LAD R. Monday B. Knepper Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 2% 78% 1-3 HOU P. Garner B. Hooton Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 80% 1-3 HOU T. Scott B. Hooton Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 81% 1-3 HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O -1% 79% 3-1 LAD S. Yeager B. Knepper Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- O -1% 79% 3-1 LAD B. Russell B. Knepper Popfly: SS
b4 2 --- 1% 79% 3-1 LAD B. Hooton B. Knepper Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
b4 2 1-- 1% 80% 3-1 LAD D. Lopes B. Knepper Single to CF; Hooton to 2B
b4 2 12- O -3% 78% 3-1 LAD K. Landreaux B. Knepper Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O 3% 81% 1-3 HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 1 --- -3% 77% 1-3 HOU A. Ashby B. Hooton Walk
t5 1 1-- O 2% 80% 1-3 HOU A. Howe B. Hooton Groundout: 3B-1B; Ashby to 2B
t5 2 -2- O 4% 83% 1-3 HOU C. Reynolds B. Hooton Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Bob Knepper facing 3-4-5
b5 0 --- O -1% 82% 3-1 LAD D. Baker B. Knepper Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- 1% 84% 3-1 LAD S. Garvey B. Knepper Single to LF
b5 1 1-- 1% 85% 3-1 LAD P. Guerrero B. Knepper Wild Pitch; Garvey to 2B
b5 1 -2- 1% 86% 3-1 LAD P. Guerrero B. Knepper Intentional Walk
b5 1 12- O -2% 83% 3-1 LAD R. Monday B. Knepper Strikeout Looking
b5 2 12- O -2% 81% 3-1 LAD S. Yeager B. Knepper Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 9-1-2
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bob Knepper (P) batting 9th; Harry Spilman pinch hits for Bob Knepper (P) batting 9th
t6 0 --- O 3% 84% 1-3 HOU H. Spilman B. Hooton Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1 --- O 2% 85% 1-3 HOU T. Puhl B. Hooton Flyball: CF
t6 2 --- O 1% 87% 1-3 HOU P. Garner B. Hooton Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 8-9-1
Frank LaCorte replaces Harry Spilman (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Frank LaCorte replaces Harry Spilman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 0 --- O -1% 86% 3-1 LAD B. Russell F. LaCorte Strikeout Looking
b6 1 --- O -1% 85% 3-1 LAD B. Hooton F. LaCorte Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- O -1% 84% 3-1 LAD D. Lopes F. LaCorte Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 3% 87% 1-3 HOU T. Scott B. Hooton Popfly: 2B
t7 1 --- -6% 82% 1-3 HOU J. Cruz B. Hooton Double to RF
t7 1 -2- O 5% 86% 1-3 HOU C. Cedeno B. Hooton Groundout: 2B-1B; Cruz to 3B
t7 2 --3 O 4% 90% 1-3 HOU A. Ashby B. Hooton Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Frank LaCorte facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O -1% 90% 3-1 LAD K. Landreaux F. LaCorte Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- O -1% 89% 3-1 LAD D. Baker F. LaCorte Groundout: C-1B
b7 2 --- O -0% 89% 3-1 LAD S. Garvey F. LaCorte Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Dodgers' Burt Hooton facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- -7% 82% 1-3 HOU A. Howe B. Hooton Walk
Steve Howe replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 9th; Steve Howe replaces Burt Hooton pitching and batting 9th; Dickie Thon pinch hits for Craig Reynolds (SS) batting 8th; Dickie Thon pinch hits for Craig Reynolds (SS) batting 8th
t8 0 1-- O 6% 88% 1-3 HOU D. Thon S. Howe Flyball: RF
Gary Woods pinch hits for Frank LaCorte (P) batting 9th; Gary Woods pinch hits for Frank LaCorte (P) batting 9th
t8 1 1-- O 4% 92% 1-3 HOU G. Woods S. Howe Strikeout Looking
t8 2 1-- O 3% 95% 1-3 HOU T. Puhl S. Howe Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 5-6-7
Joe Sambito replaces Gary Woods (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Joe Sambito replaces Gary Woods (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Dickie Thon moves from PH to SS; Dickie Thon moves from PH to SS
b8 0 --- 1% 96% 3-1 LAD P. Guerrero J. Sambito Double to LF
Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Rick Monday (RF) batting 6th; Derrel Thomas pinch hits for Rick Monday (RF) batting 6th
b8 0 -2- O -1% 95% 3-1 LAD D. Thomas J. Sambito Fielder's Choice P; Guerrero out at 3B/P-3B
b8 1 1-- 1% 96% 3-1 LAD S. Yeager J. Sambito Single to LF; Thomas to 2B
b8 1 12- R 3% 99% 3-1 LAD B. Russell J. Sambito Single to LF; Thomas Scores; Yeager to 3B; Russell to 2B/Adv on throw
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Steve Howe (P) batting 9th; Reggie Smith pinch hits for Steve Howe (P) batting 9th
b8 1 -23 RO 0% 99% 4-1 LAD R. Smith J. Sambito Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Yeager Scores; Russell to 3B
b8 2 --3 0% 99% 5-1 LAD D. Lopes J. Sambito Intentional Walk
b8 2 1-3 R 1% 100% 5-1 LAD K. Landreaux J. Sambito Single to RF; Russell Scores; Lopes to 3B
Billy Smith replaces Joe Sambito pitching and batting 9th; Billy Smith replaces Joe Sambito pitching and batting 9th
b8 2 1-3 O -0% 100% 6-1 LAD D. Baker B. Smith Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 6.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
Bob Welch replaces Reggie Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Bob Welch replaces Reggie Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Derrel Thomas moves from PH to RF; Derrel Thomas moves from PH to RF
t9 0 --- -1% 99% 1-6 HOU P. Garner B. Welch Walk
t9 0 1-- O 1% 100% 1-6 HOU T. Scott B. Welch Strikeout
t9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 1-6 HOU J. Cruz B. Welch Groundout: 1B-P; Garner to 2B
t9 2 -2- O 0% 100% 1-6 HOU C. Cedeno B. Welch Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Dodgers 6.

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