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Standings
DET
@BAL		5
4
MIL
@BOS		5
2
CAL
@CHW		7
4
CAL
@CHW		1
2		 
(10)
NYY
@CLE		2
7
KCR
@MIN		4
5
SEA
@TEX		5
3
OAK
@TOR		6
5
CIN
@LAD		4
16
PIT
@MON		1
5
CHC
@NYM		2
3
STL
@PHI		1
6
ATL
@SDP		1
5
HOU
@SFG		1
6
Sunday, May 31, 1981
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 20,626, Time of Game: 2:34
Astros
1
24-24
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 9 GB
 at Giants
6
25-25
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 9 GB
W: Tom Griffin (4-3)
L: Nolan Ryan (4-3)
S: Al Holland (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Giants          1  0  0   2  0  0   2  1  X    6 10  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Terry Puhl RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .249 .692 0.082 0.76 0.127 -0.045 0.4 3 1
Craig Reynolds SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .259 .718 -0.009 1.03 0.086 -0.095 -0.2 0 4 2B,CS
Denny Walling CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .197 .682 0.019 0.95 0.069 -0.051 0.0 1 0
Jose Cruz LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 .741 -0.004 1.19 0.087 -0.090 -0.3 2 0 2B
Danny Heep 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .524 -0.102 1.25 0.000 -0.102 -0.7 7 1
   Gary Woods PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .148 .492 0.000 -.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Dave Roberts 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .618 -0.086 1.12 0.000 -0.086 -0.6 2 3
Alan Ashby C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .252 .662 -0.021 1.08 0.021 -0.043 -0.2 4 0
Joe Pittman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .345 .873 -0.088 1.21 0.000 -0.088 -0.6 5 2
Nolan Ryan P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .325 -0.040 0.81 0.000 -0.040 -0.3 0 1
   Kiko Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .565 -0.010 0.41 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Vern Ruhle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.067 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 1 7 .194 .477 -0.259 0.95 0.390 -0.650 -2.8 24 12
2B: C Reynolds (5, off T Griffin); J Cruz (9, off T Griffin).
TB: C Reynolds 3; J Cruz 2; G Woods; T Puhl; D Walling.
RBI: C Reynolds (18).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Reynolds-J Pittman-D Heep; D Roberts-J Pittman-D Heep.
E: D Roberts (4); C Reynolds (6).
Outfield Assists: T Puhl (J LeMaster at 1st base).
Baserunning
CS: C Reynolds (1, 3rd base by T Griffin/M Sadek).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Enos Cabell 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .273 .630 0.084 0.91 0.123 -0.039 1.5 2 1 SB
Larry Herndon LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .315 .769 -0.069 0.55 0.000 -0.069 -1.7 1 1 GDP
Jack Clark RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .209 .659 0.051 0.43 0.063 -0.012 0.6 0 0 2B
Darrell Evans 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .221 .691 -0.026 0.67 0.015 -0.041 -0.4 8 0
Jerry Martin CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .631 -0.100 0.88 0.002 -0.102 -1.0 2 0 GDP,IW
Rennie Stennett 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .232 .549 0.147 1.00 0.165 -0.018 1.9 2 1
   Joe Pettini PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Johnnie LeMaster SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .267 .631 0.039 0.76 0.067 -0.028 0.8 3 1
Mike Sadek C 3 0 1 2 1 0 .182 .614 0.145 0.77 0.162 -0.017 0.8 8 1 2B
Tom Griffin P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .136 .447 -0.030 0.63 0.009 -0.040 -0.3 0 1
   Al Holland P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.4 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 10 4 6 4 .303 .774 0.242 0.72 0.607 -0.366 2.6 27 7
2B: M Sadek (3, off N Ryan); J Clark (8, off N Ryan).
IBB: J Martin (1, by N Ryan).
TB: R Stennett 2; E Cabell 2; J Clark 2; M Sadek 2; J LeMaster 2; A Holland; T Griffin.
GIDP: L Herndon (5); J Martin (4).
RBI: M Sadek 2 (3); R Stennett (7); J LeMaster (10).
2-out RBI: J LeMaster; R Stennett.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Sadek-E Cabell.
E: T Griffin (2).
Outfield Assists: L Herndon (G Woods at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: E Cabell (5, 2nd base off N Ryan/A Ashby).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nolan Ryan, L (4-3) 7 8 5 5 6 4 0 1.59 35 39 -0.236 0.79 -2.0
Vern Ruhle 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.97 4 0 0 -0.005 0.04 -0.6
Team Totals 8 10 6 6 6 4 0 6.75 39 39 0 0 -0.241 0.95 -2.6

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, W (4-3) 6.2 5 1 1 1 6 0 3.34 25 65 0.176 1.08 1.6
Al Holland, S (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.55 7 2 0 0.083 0.48 1.2
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 7 0 1.00 32 65 2 0 0.259 0.72 2.8
Balks: N Ryan (1).
WP: N Ryan 3 (9).
HBP: None.
IBB: N Ryan (1; J Martin).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 20,626.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Terry Puhl RF 1 Enos Cabell 3B
2 Craig Reynolds SS 2 Larry Herndon LF
3 Denny Walling CF 3 Jack Clark RF
4 Jose Cruz LF 4 Darrell Evans 1B
5 Danny Heep 1B 5 Jerry Martin CF
6 Dave Roberts 3B 6 Rennie Stennett 2B
7 Alan Ashby C 7 Johnnie LeMaster SS
8 Joe Pittman 2B 8 Mike Sadek C
9 Nolan Ryan P 9 Tom Griffin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 1 -23 RR SFG M. Sadek N. Ryan 15% 82% Double to RF; Stennett Scores; LeMaster Scores
t4 1-1 0 12- OO HOU J. Cruz T. Griffin 14% 53% Double Play: Strikeout, Reynolds Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t4 0-1 0 --- HOU T. Puhl T. Griffin -13% 51% Single to P; Puhl to 3B/Adv on E1
t7 1-3 0 --- HOU J. Cruz T. Griffin -9% 75% Double to LF
b1 1-0 1 12- OO SFG J. Martin N. Ryan -7% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Puhl T. Griffin 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU C. Reynolds T. Griffin 1% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU D. Walling T. Griffin 1% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SFG E. Cabell N. Ryan 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- SFG L. Herndon N. Ryan 3% 61% Cabell Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- SFG L. Herndon N. Ryan 3% 64% Balk; Cabell to 3B
b1 0-0 0 --3 R SFG L. Herndon N. Ryan 1% 66% Wild Pitch; Cabell Scores
b1 1-0 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon N. Ryan -2% 64% Strikeout
b1 1-0 1 --- SFG J. Clark N. Ryan 2% 66% Walk
b1 1-0 1 1-- SFG D. Evans N. Ryan 2% 67% Wild Pitch; Clark to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- SFG D. Evans N. Ryan 1% 69% Walk
b1 1-0 1 12- OO SFG J. Martin N. Ryan -7% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz T. Griffin 2% 64% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 1 --- O HOU D. Heep T. Griffin 2% 66% Flyball: SS
t2 0-1 2 --- O HOU D. Roberts T. Griffin 1% 67% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O SFG R. Stennett N. Ryan -2% 65% Flyball: LF
b2 1-0 1 --- O SFG J. LeMaster N. Ryan -1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- SFG M. Sadek N. Ryan 1% 65% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O SFG T. Griffin N. Ryan -2% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O HOU A. Ashby T. Griffin 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O HOU J. Pittman T. Griffin 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O HOU N. Ryan T. Griffin 1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O SFG E. Cabell N. Ryan -2% 66% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 1 --- O SFG L. Herndon N. Ryan -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- SFG J. Clark N. Ryan 1% 66% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Clark to 1B
b3 1-0 2 1-- O SFG D. Evans N. Ryan -2% 64% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- HOU T. Puhl T. Griffin -13% 51% Single to P; Puhl to 3B/Adv on E1
t4 0-1 0 --3 R HOU C. Reynolds T. Griffin -6% 46% Single to CF; Puhl Scores
t4 1-1 0 1-- HOU D. Walling T. Griffin -7% 39% Single to RF; Reynolds to 2B
t4 1-1 0 12- OO HOU J. Cruz T. Griffin 14% 53% Double Play: Strikeout, Reynolds Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t4 1-1 2 1-- O HOU D. Heep T. Griffin 3% 56% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- O SFG J. Martin N. Ryan -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- SFG R. Stennett N. Ryan 3% 56% Walk
b4 1-1 1 1-- SFG J. LeMaster N. Ryan 4% 60% Single to 3B; Stennett to 2B
b4 1-1 1 12- SFG M. Sadek N. Ryan 7% 67% Wild Pitch; Stennett to 3B; LeMaster to 2B
b4 1-1 1 -23 RR SFG M. Sadek N. Ryan 15% 82% Double to RF; Stennett Scores; LeMaster Scores
b4 3-1 1 -2- O SFG T. Griffin N. Ryan -2% 80% Flyball: 2B
b4 3-1 2 -2- SFG E. Cabell N. Ryan 1% 81% Single to SS; Sadek to 3B
b4 3-1 2 1-3 O SFG L. Herndon N. Ryan -3% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- O HOU D. Roberts T. Griffin 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- O HOU A. Ashby T. Griffin 2% 82% Strikeout
t5 1-3 2 --- O HOU J. Pittman T. Griffin 1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
b5 3-1 0 --- O SFG J. Clark N. Ryan -1% 82% Flyball: CF
b5 3-1 1 --- O SFG D. Evans N. Ryan -1% 81% Strikeout
b5 3-1 2 --- O SFG J. Martin N. Ryan -1% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
t6 1-3 0 --- O HOU N. Ryan T. Griffin 3% 83% Strikeout
t6 1-3 1 --- O HOU T. Puhl T. Griffin 2% 85% Flyball: 2B
t6 1-3 2 --- HOU C. Reynolds T. Griffin -3% 83% Double to LF
t6 1-3 2 -2- O HOU D. Walling T. Griffin 4% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
b6 3-1 0 --- SFG R. Stennett N. Ryan 2% 88% Single to RF
b6 3-1 0 1-- O SFG J. LeMaster N. Ryan -2% 87% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stennett out at 3B/1B-3B
b6 3-1 1 1-- O SFG M. Sadek N. Ryan -1% 85% Groundout: RF-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-1 2 1-- SFG T. Griffin N. Ryan 1% 86% Single to LF; Sadek to 2B
b6 3-1 2 12- O SFG E. Cabell N. Ryan -2% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Giants' Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
t7 1-3 0 --- HOU J. Cruz T. Griffin -9% 75% Double to LF
t7 1-3 0 -2- O HOU D. Heep T. Griffin 6% 81% Flyball: SS
t7 1-3 1 -2- O HOU D. Roberts T. Griffin 5% 86% Flyball: SS
t7 1-3 2 -2- HOU A. Ashby T. Griffin -2% 84% Walk
Al Holland replaces Tom Griffin pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-3 2 12- O HOU J. Pittman A. Holland 6% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
b7 3-1 0 --- O SFG L. Herndon N. Ryan -1% 89% Groundout: P-1B
b7 3-1 1 --- SFG J. Clark N. Ryan 2% 91% Double to LF
b7 3-1 1 -2- O SFG D. Evans N. Ryan -1% 90% Flyball: RF
b7 3-1 2 -2- SFG J. Martin N. Ryan 0% 90% Intentional Walk
b7 3-1 2 12- R SFG R. Stennett N. Ryan 5% 95% Single to CF; Clark Scores; Martin to 3B
Joe Pettini pinch runs for Rennie Stennett (2B) batting 6th
b7 4-1 2 1-3 R SFG J. LeMaster N. Ryan 2% 98% Single to LF; Martin Scores; Pettini to 2B
b7 5-1 2 12- O SFG M. Sadek N. Ryan -0% 97% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Giants' Al Holland facing 9-1-2
Joe Pettini moves from PR to 2B
Kiko Garcia pinch hits for Nolan Ryan (P) batting 9th
t8 1-5 0 --- O HOU K. Garcia A. Holland 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-5 1 --- O HOU T. Puhl A. Holland 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 1-5 2 --- O HOU C. Reynolds A. Holland 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
Vern Ruhle replaces Kiko Garcia (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-1 0 --- SFG A. Holland V. Ruhle 0% 99% Single to RF
b8 5-1 0 1-- SFG E. Cabell V. Ruhle 0% 100% Single to LF; Holland to 3B
b8 5-1 0 1-3 ROO SFG L. Herndon V. Ruhle -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Holland Scores/No RBI
b8 6-1 2 --- O SFG J. Clark V. Ruhle -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 6.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Giants' Al Holland facing 3-4-5
t9 1-6 0 --- O HOU D. Walling A. Holland 0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
t9 1-6 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz A. Holland 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Gary Woods pinch hits for Danny Heep (1B) batting 5th
t9 1-6 2 --- O HOU G. Woods A. Holland 0% 100% Single to LF; Woods out at 2B/LF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 6.

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