May 30, 1981 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 4
@BAL 1 BOS 7
MIL 6
(10) CHW 9
CAL 0 NYY 1
@CLE 0 KCR 6
@MIN 5 TEX 6
SEA 0 TOR 6
OAK 5 CIN 9
@LAD 1 PIT 3
@MON 2 CHC 10
@NYM 3 PHI 10
STL 2 SDP 11
ATL 1 HOU 9
@SFG 8
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 8,869

Saturday, May 30, 1981
Time of Game: 4:33

Astros

24-23

Won 1

3rd, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   3  1    9 21  5
Giants          4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   3  0    8 11  4

W: J Andujar (2-3), L: F Breining (1-1), S: V Ruhle (1)

Giants

24-25

Lost 1

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     7   2   1   1    1   2  .249  .696    0    2   0   SB,GDP
C Reynolds SS                 6   1   2   2    1   1  .253  .704    0    2   4   
C Cedeno CF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .293  .718    0    0   0   2B
  G Woods CF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .132  .466    0    6   0   3B
J Cruz LF                     6   0   2   1    1   1  .265  .742    0    4   0   
D Heep 1B                     7   0   2   1    0   0  .216  .544    0   11   2   2B,GDP
A Ashby C                     7   0   2   0    0   1  .256  .668    0    9   1   
J Pittman 2B-3B               5   1   2   0    1   1  .385  .967    0    7   2   2B,CS
  J Andujar P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .692    0    0   0   
  V Ruhle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.067         0   0   
K Garcia 3B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .246  .572    0    0   4   SB,SH
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Roberts PH-3B             2   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .670    0    1   1   
J Niekro P                    3   0   3   1    0   0  .200  .450    0    0   2   SH
  F LaCorte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  A Howe PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .369  .961    0    0   0   
  D Thon PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .396         0   0   
  D Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Landestoy 2B              1   1   0   0    0   0  .151  .495    0    0   0   SB,SH
Totals                       57   9  21   9    4   8                    42  16

BATTING

2B: D Heep (2, off A Ripley); C Cedeno (8, off A Ripley); J Pittman (1, off A Ripley).

3B: G Woods (1, off G Lavelle).

SH: J Niekro (3, off A Ripley); R Landestoy (4, off G Lavelle); K Garcia (2, off G Minton).

TB: J Pittman 3; J Niekro 3; G Woods 3; K Garcia 3; D Heep 3; J Cruz 2; A Ashby 2; C Cedeno 2; C Reynolds 2; A Howe; T Puhl; D Roberts.

GIDP: T Puhl (2); D Heep (2).

RBI: C Reynolds 2 (17); D Heep (3); K Garcia (5); C Cedeno (16); T Puhl (13); J Cruz (30); G Woods (3); J Niekro (3).

2-out RBI: C Reynolds 2; J Cruz; G Woods; T Puhl; D Heep.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 10 for 21.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Pittman-C Reynolds-D Heep.

E: R Landestoy (4); K Garcia (3); C Reynolds 3 (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Landestoy (4, 2nd base off F Breining/M Sadek); T Puhl (14, 2nd base off A Ripley/M Sadek); K Garcia (1, 2nd base off A Ripley/M Sadek).

CS: J Pittman (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by G Lavelle).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .706    0    0   0   
  J Martin CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .643    0    2   0   
E Cabell 3B                   7   1   3   0    0   1  .268  .619    0    0   3   2B,SB
J Clark RF                    6   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .653    0    1   2   HBP
D Evans 1B                    6   1   0   0    1   1  .225  .699    0   11   8   
L Herndon LF                  7   1   2   0    0   1  .324  .791    0    2   0   SB
R Stennett 2B                 5   2   1   2    0   0  .212  .504    0    7   3   SH
J LeMaster SS                 6   1   1   2    0   2  .260  .620    0    4   5   2B,GDP
M Sadek C                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .557    0    9   1   2B,SH
A Ripley P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    3   0   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   SH
  D Bergman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .737    0    0   0   
  G Minton P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  J Wohlford PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .281  .732    0    0   0   SF
  G Lavelle P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    1   1   CS
  M May PH                    1   1   1   3    0   0  .286  .708    0    0   0   HR
  F Breining P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       52   8  11   8    2   8                    42  24

BATTING

2B: J LeMaster (4, off J Niekro); M Sadek (2, off J Niekro); E Cabell (11, off V Ruhle).

HR: M May (1, off J Andujar; 13th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: J Wohlford (1, off F LaCorte).

SH: R Stennett (1, off D Smith); M Sadek (2, off J Niekro); A Holland (4, off J Niekro).

HBP: J Clark (1, by D Smith).

TB: M May 4; E Cabell 4; M Sadek 2; L Herndon 2; J LeMaster 2; G Lavelle; R Stennett; J Martin.

GIDP: J LeMaster (3).

RBI: M May 3 (15); J LeMaster 2 (9); R Stennett 2 (6); J Wohlford (6).

2-out RBI: M May 3; R Stennett 2; J LeMaster 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Evans-J LeMaster-G Minton; R Stennett-J LeMaster-D Evans.

E: J LeMaster (5); B North (3); M Sadek 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Herndon (11, 2nd base off J Niekro/A Ashby); E Cabell (4, 2nd base off J Niekro/A Ashby).

CS: G Lavelle (1, 2nd base by D Smith/A Ashby).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro                       8.1   7   5   0    1   5   0   2.05   35     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 7     63    -     1.55  -0.12
F LaCorte, BS (3)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.77    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          1-1    3.62  -0.11
D Smith                        2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   5.45   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    2.67   0.26
J Sambito                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.65    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.44   0.10
J Andujar, BS (1), W (2-3)     1     1   3   0    1   1   1   4.94    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.12  -0.47
V Ruhle, S (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.76    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    4.73   0.17
Totals                        14    11   8   0    2   8   1          59     -       ·  ·     21·15· 1·11          3-1

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Ripley                       3.2   8   5   5    1   2   0   3.18   20     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 8     26    -     1.13  -0.47
A Holland                      3.1   3   0   0    1   1   0   3.82   13     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 3          1-0    1.03   0.17
G Minton                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.60    8     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.01   0.07
G Lavelle                      4     7   3   3    1   5   0   3.86   19     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 7          0-0    2.08  -0.10
F Breining, L (1-1)            1     1   1   0    0   0   0   2.30    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.84  -0.33
Totals                        14    21   9   8    4   8   0          64     -       ·  ·     25· 5· 1·21          1-0

Balks: A Ripley (1).

WP: J Niekro (4); D Smith (3).

IBB: None.

PO: G Lavelle (2; J Pittman, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: D Smith (2; J Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 4:33.

Attendance: 8,869.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. T Puhl               RF    1. B North              CF 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. E Cabell             3B 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. J Clark              RF 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. D Evans              1B 
5. D Heep               1B    5. L Herndon            LF 
6. A Ashby              C     6. R Stennett           2B 
7. J Pittman            2B    7. J LeMaster           SS 
8. K Garcia             3B    8. M Sadek              C  
9. J Niekro             P     9. A Ripley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b13   2  8-5  12-     -49%  47% M May           J Andujar       Home Run; Stennett Scores/unER; Sadek Scores/unER; May Scores/unER
   t13   2  5-5  --3      35%  84% C Reynolds      G Lavelle       Single to LF; Roberts Scores
   t14   2  8-8  --3      34%  83% T Puhl          F Breining      Single to LF; Landestoy Scores/unER; Puhl out at 2B/RF-C
   b14   0  9-8  ---     -24%  58% E Cabell        V Ruhle         Double to LF
   b 1   2  2-2  12-     -20%  26% J LeMaster      J Niekro        Double to RF; Herndon Scores/unER; Stennett Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Allen Ripley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  T Puhl          Walk
          1--      56%  C Reynolds      Puhl Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Flyball: RF; Puhl to 3B
   R      --3      63%  C Cedeno        Double to LF; Puhl Scores
   O      -2-      60%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      70%  D Heep          Double to LF; Cedeno Scores
          -2-      71%  A Ashby         Single to 2B; Heep to 3B
   O      1-3      68%  J Pittman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  B North         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      67%  E Cabell        Single to RF
          1--      66%  J Clark         Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      68%  D Evans         Walk
          12-      64%  L Herndon       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cabell to 3B; Evans to 2B
   RR     123      46%  R Stennett      Single to LF; Cabell Scores/unER; Evans Scores/unER; Herndon to 2B
   RR     12-      26%  J LeMaster      Double to RF; Herndon Scores/unER; Stennett Scores/unER
   O      -2-      28%  M Sadek         Lineout: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Allen Ripley facing 8-9-1
          ---      32%  K Garcia        Single to CF
   O      1--      30%  J Niekro        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Garcia to 3B
   O      --3      23%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  A Ripley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  B North         Strikeout Looking
          ---      25%  E Cabell        Single to LF
   O      1--      26%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Allen Ripley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      24%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      22%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      23%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---      21%  L Herndon       Single to RF
          1--      20%  R Stennett      Herndon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      22%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      24%  J LeMaster      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Allen Ripley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  A Ashby         Strikeout
          ---      30%  J Pittman       Double to LF; Pittman to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      --3      36%  K Garcia        Single to LF; Pittman Scores
          1--      43%  J Niekro        Garcia Steals 2B; Garcia to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3      50%  " "             Single to RF; Garcia Scores
   O      1--      47%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  C Reynolds      Balk; Puhl to 2B
   R      -2-      63%  " "             Single to LF; Puhl Scores; Reynolds to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Al Holland replaces Allen Ripley pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      60%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
          ---      51%  M Sadek         Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  A Holland       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Sadek to 3B
   O      --3      61%  B North         Groundout: 1B-2B
   O      --3      66%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Al Holland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  J Cruz          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      62%  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  A Ashby         Single to 3B
   O      1--      61%  J Pittman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
                  Gary Woods replaces Cesar Cedeno playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---      64%  J Clark         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      67%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  L Herndon       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Al Holland facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Martin replaces Billy North playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      66%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      68%  J Niekro        Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  T Puhl          Strikeout
          1--      68%  C Reynolds      Walk; Niekro to 2B
   O      12-      63%  G Woods         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
          ---      57%  R Stennett      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      70%  J LeMaster      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  M Sadek         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Al Holland facing 4-5-6
          ---      75%  J Cruz          Single to CF
   OO     1--      68%  D Heep          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Al Holland batting 9th
   O      ---      72%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  J Martin        Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      77%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Greg Minton facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Minton replaces Dave Bergman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      80%  J Pittman       Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  K Garcia        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Pittman to 2B
          -2-      80%  J Niekro        Single to SS; Pittman stays at 2B
   OO     12-      73%  T Puhl          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Stennett      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Greg Minton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  G Woods         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      83%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  J LeMaster      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      74%  M Sadek         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B
                  Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Greg Minton batting 9th
          -2-      61%  J Wohlford      Wild Pitch; LeMaster to 3B
                  Frank LaCorte replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3      47%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; LeMaster Scores/unER
   O      ---      50%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 5.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Jim Wohlford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  A Ashby         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  J Pittman       Strikeout
          ---      44%  K Garcia        Single to LF
                  Art Howe pinch hits for Frank LaCorte batting 9th
          1--      48%  A Howe          Single to LF; Garcia to 2B
                  Dickie Thon pinch runs for Art Howe batting 9th
   O      12-      38%  T Puhl          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Smith facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Smith replaces Dickie Thon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  E Cabell        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      47%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 5.

Top of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Gary Lavelle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  G Woods         Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Smith facing 5-6-7
          ---      30%  L Herndon       Single to LF
   O      1--      31%  R Stennett      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Herndon to 2B
          -2-      18%  J LeMaster      Wild Pitch; Herndon to 3B
   O      --3      38%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  M Sadek         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 5.

Top of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Gary Lavelle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      45%  D Heep          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      41%  A Ashby         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  J Pittman       Walk
   O      1--      38%  K Garcia        Pittman Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 12th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Smith facing 9-1-2
          ---      30%  G Lavelle       Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  J Martin        Lavelle Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      47%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      44%  E Cabell        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      40%  J Clark         Hit By Pitch; Cabell to 2B
                  Joe Sambito replaces Kiko Garcia pitching and batting 8th; Rafael Landestoy replaces Dave Smith playing 2B batting 9th; Joe Pittman moves to 3B
   O      12-      50%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 5.

Top of the 13th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Gary Lavelle facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Roberts pinch hits for Joe Sambito batting 8th
          ---      58%  D Roberts       Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  R Landestoy     Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Roberts to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  T Puhl          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Roberts to 3B
   R      --3      84%  C Reynolds      Single to LF; Roberts Scores
   R      1--      94%  G Woods         Triple to RF; Reynolds Scores
   R      --3      97%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Woods Scores
          1--      97%  D Heep          Single to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-      97%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 13th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-8, Joaquin Andujar facing 5-6-7
                  Joaquin Andujar replaces Joe Pittman pitching and batting 7th; Dave Roberts moves to 3B
   O      ---      99%  L Herndon       Strikeout
          ---      96%  R Stennett      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stennett to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  J LeMaster      Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-      96%  M Sadek         Walk
                  Milt May pinch hits for Gary Lavelle batting 9th
   RRR    12-      47%  M May           Home Run; Stennett Scores/unER; Sadek Scores/unER; May Scores/unER
   O      ---      50%  J Martin        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Giants 8.

Top of the 14th, Astros Batting, Tied 8-8, Fred Breining facing 7-8-9
                  Fred Breining replaces Milt May pitching and batting 9th; Denny Walling pinch hits for Joaquin Andujar batting 7th
   O      ---      45%  D Walling       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  D Roberts       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      44%  R Landestoy     Groundout: RF-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  T Puhl          Landestoy Steals 2B; Landestoy to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      83%  " "             Single to LF; Landestoy Scores/unER; Puhl out at 2B/RF-C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 14th, Giants Batting, Behind 8-9, Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 7th
          ---      58%  E Cabell        Double to LF
   O      -2-      74%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      85%  D Evans         Flyball: CF; Cabell to 3B
   O      --3     100%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Giants 8.

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