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Standings
KCR
@BAL		10
0
KCR
@BAL		3
4
CHW
@BOS		1
8
MIL
@CLE		4
9
TOR
@DET		4
3
OAK
@MIN		3
4
TEX
@NYY		4
5
CAL
@SEA		4
1		 
(11)
NYM
@CHC		7
4		 
(10)
CIN
@LAD		5
8
STL
@PHI		11
3
MON
@PIT		3
2
ATL
@SDP		4
3		 
(11)
HOU
@SFG		5
4
Wednesday, August 12, 1981
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 8,707, Time of Game: 2:51
Astros
5
30-30
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 8 GB
 at Giants
4
28-34
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
W: Joe Sambito (3-3)
L: Al Holland (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  3   0  1  0   0  1  0    5 14  2
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    4  7  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Scott CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .233 .579 -0.059 1.02 0.059 -0.118 -1.5 4 0 CS
Joe Pittman 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .314 .754 -0.064 0.66 0.046 -0.111 -1.1 3 3 2B,SB,CS
Cesar Cedeno 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .309 .758 -0.055 0.73 0.011 -0.066 -0.5 9 0
Jose Cruz LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .279 .792 0.034 0.81 0.092 -0.058 0.7 2 0
Art Howe 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .327 .850 -0.008 0.62 0.054 -0.062 0.2 1 1
Luis Pujols C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 .672 0.070 0.72 0.087 -0.017 0.4 4 0
   Kiko Garcia PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233 .551 0.069 2.93 0.069 0.000 0.2 0 1
Terry Puhl RF 3 1 3 0 0 0 .274 .715 0.073 1.07 0.076 -0.003 1.2 0 0 SH
Dickie Thon SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 .182 .522 0.146 0.98 0.171 -0.025 1.8 2 3 2·2B
   Harry Spilman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .582 0.019 3.63 0.019 0.000 0.2
   Alan Ashby C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .675 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Vern Ruhle P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .958 -0.041 0.83 0.000 -0.041 -1.1 0 1 SH
   Joe Sambito P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Denny Walling PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .225 .720 0.148 4.40 0.148 0.000 0.7
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 5 14 5 2 2 .378 .870 0.332 1.00 0.832 -0.501 1.2 27 11
2B: D Thon 2 (3, 1 off A Holland, 1 off V Blue); J Pittman (3, off F Breining).
SH: T Puhl (3, off A Holland); V Ruhle (2, off V Blue).
TB: D Thon 4; J Pittman 3; T Puhl 3; J Cruz 2; A Howe; T Scott; L Pujols; D Walling; C Cedeno.
RBI: D Thon (3); J Cruz (38); T Scott (20); D Walling (14); A Howe (18).
2-out RBI: A Howe; J Cruz.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Sambito-D Thon-C Cedeno.
E: K Garcia (5); D Thon (5).
Baserunning
SB: J Pittman (2, 2nd base off V Blue/M May).
CS: T Scott (8, 2nd base by V Blue/M May); J Pittman (4, 3rd base by F Breining POCS).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .761 -0.025 1.01 0.019 -0.044 -0.3 2 1
Enos Cabell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .258 .603 -0.150 1.28 0.027 -0.177 -0.8 10 0 2B,GDP
Jack Clark RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .235 .685 -0.032 1.07 0.050 -0.082 0.4 1 0
Darrell Evans 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .239 .757 0.119 1.07 0.191 -0.072 1.3 1 3 HR
Larry Herndon LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .310 .782 0.002 0.89 0.057 -0.055 0.4 1 0
Jerry Martin CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .231 .624 0.291 1.62 0.347 -0.056 0.8 6 0 HR
Milt May C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .733 -0.053 1.95 0.033 -0.085 -0.1 4 1 SH
Johnnie LeMaster SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .596 0.000 1.37 0.058 -0.058 -0.3 2 4
   Jim Wohlford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .637 -0.129 4.82 0.000 -0.129 -0.3
Vida Blue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .530 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Fred Breining P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.014 0.57 0.000 -0.014 -0.1 0 1
   Jeffrey Leonard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .443 -0.030 1.23 0.000 -0.030 -0.4
   Al Holland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.017 2.45 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Greg Minton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Dave Bergman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .692 -0.130 4.84 0.000 -0.130 -0.3
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 1 5 .212 .660 -0.168 1.49 0.782 -0.949 0.2 27 13
2B: E Cabell (12, off V Ruhle).
HR: D Evans (10, off V Ruhle; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Martin (3, off V Ruhle; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: A Holland (5, off J Sambito); M May (2, off B Smith).
TB: J Martin 4; D Evans 4; E Cabell 2; L Herndon 2; J Clark; J LeMaster.
GIDP: E Cabell (4).
RBI: D Evans 2 (33); J Martin (14); J Clark (26).
2-out RBI: J Martin.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: D Evans (9).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Ruhle 5.2 6 4 4 0 4 2 3.29 24 45 -0.230 0.83 -1.5
Joe Sambito, W (3-3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.53 5 0 0 0.096 2.01 0.5
Dave Smith, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46 3 0 0 0.128 1.77 0.4
Billy Smith, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 4 0 0 0.173 4.58 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 1 5 2 4.00 36 45 0 0 0.167 1.00 -0.2

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue 2.2 6 3 3 0 1 0 2.46 13 35 -0.227 0.89 -2.1
Fred Breining 2.1 4 1 0 1 0 0 2.27 11 2 0 0.002 0.59 0.2
Al Holland, L (3-3) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.04 10 0 0 -0.045 1.10 0.4
Greg Minton 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.61 7 1 1 -0.063 1.81 0.3
Team Totals 9 14 5 4 2 2 0 4.00 41 35 3 1 -0.333 1.49 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: A Holland (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: F Breining (1; J Pittman, 3rd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Lanny Harris.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 8,707.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Tony Scott CF 1 Joe Morgan 2B
2 Joe Pittman 2B 2 Enos Cabell 1B
3 Cesar Cedeno 1B 3 Jack Clark RF
4 Jose Cruz LF 4 Darrell Evans 3B
5 Art Howe 3B 5 Larry Herndon LF
6 Luis Pujols C 6 Jerry Martin CF
7 Terry Puhl RF 7 Milt May C
8 Dickie Thon SS 8 Johnnie LeMaster SS
9 Vern Ruhle P 9 Vida Blue P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 3-4 2 --- R SFG J. Martin V. Ruhle -21% 48% Home Run
b6 1-4 1 1-- RR SFG D. Evans V. Ruhle -19% 67% Home Run; Clark Scores
t8 4-4 1 1-3 R HOU D. Walling G. Minton 15% 80% Single to LF; Garcia Scores; Spilman to 2B
t3 0-0 0 1-- R HOU D. Thon V. Blue 15% 69% Double to LF; Puhl Scores
b7 4-4 1 12- OO SFG E. Cabell J. Sambito 14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-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' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU T. Scott V. Blue -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU J. Pittman V. Blue -1% 46% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno V. Blue -1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG J. Morgan V. Ruhle 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O SFG E. Cabell V. Ruhle 1% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- O SFG J. Clark V. Ruhle 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Cruz V. Blue -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU A. Howe V. Blue -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU L. Pujols V. Blue -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O SFG D. Evans V. Ruhle 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- SFG L. Herndon V. Ruhle -3% 45% Single to RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O SFG J. Martin V. Ruhle 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O SFG M. May V. Ruhle 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- HOU T. Puhl V. Blue 4% 54% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- R HOU D. Thon V. Blue 15% 69% Double to LF; Puhl Scores
t3 1-0 0 -2- O HOU V. Ruhle V. Blue -1% 68% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thon to 3B
t3 1-0 1 --3 R HOU T. Scott V. Blue 6% 74% Single to CF; Thon Scores
t3 2-0 1 1-- O HOU J. Pittman V. Blue -3% 71% Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 2-0 2 --- HOU J. Pittman V. Blue 1% 72% Single to LF
t3 2-0 2 1-- HOU C. Cedeno V. Blue 1% 73% Pittman Steals 2B
t3 2-0 2 -2- HOU C. Cedeno V. Blue 1% 74% Single to 3B; Pittman to 3B
t3 2-0 2 1-3 R HOU J. Cruz V. Blue 8% 82% Single to LF; Pittman Scores; Cedeno to 2B
Fred Breining replaces Vida Blue pitching and batting 9th
t3 3-0 2 12- O HOU A. Howe F. Breining -2% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- O SFG J. LeMaster V. Ruhle 2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-3 1 --- O SFG F. Breining V. Ruhle 1% 83% Strikeout
b3 0-3 2 --- O SFG J. Morgan V. Ruhle 1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Fred Breining facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- HOU L. Pujols F. Breining 2% 86% Walk
t4 3-0 0 1-- HOU T. Puhl F. Breining 3% 88% Single to RF; Pujols to 2B
t4 3-0 0 12- O HOU D. Thon F. Breining -3% 86% Flyball: CF
t4 3-0 1 12- O HOU V. Ruhle F. Breining -2% 84% Foul Flyball: C
t4 3-0 2 12- O HOU T. Scott F. Breining -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- O SFG E. Cabell V. Ruhle 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- O SFG J. Clark V. Ruhle 1% 85% Strikeout
b4 0-3 2 --- O SFG D. Evans V. Ruhle 1% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Fred Breining facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- HOU J. Pittman F. Breining 3% 89% Double to LF
t5 3-0 0 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno F. Breining -4% 85% Pittman Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-SS-3B)
t5 3-0 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno F. Breining -1% 85% Flyball: RF
t5 3-0 2 --- HOU J. Cruz F. Breining 1% 86% Single to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on E5
t5 3-0 2 -2- R HOU A. Howe F. Breining 5% 91% Single to CF; Cruz Scores/unER
t5 4-0 2 1-- O HOU L. Pujols F. Breining -1% 91% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
b5 0-4 0 --- SFG L. Herndon V. Ruhle -3% 87% Single to CF
b5 0-4 0 1-- O SFG J. Martin V. Ruhle 3% 90% Strikeout
b5 0-4 1 1-- SFG M. May V. Ruhle -3% 87% Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Herndon to 2B; May to 1B
b5 0-4 1 12- O SFG J. LeMaster V. Ruhle 4% 91% Strikeout
Jeffrey Leonard pinch hits for Fred Breining (P) batting 9th
b5 0-4 2 12- O SFG J. Leonard V. Ruhle 3% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Al Holland facing 7-8-9
Al Holland replaces Jeffrey Leonard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-0 0 --- HOU T. Puhl A. Holland 1% 94% Single to CF
t6 4-0 0 1-- HOU D. Thon A. Holland 2% 97% Double to RF; Puhl to 3B
t6 4-0 0 -23 O HOU V. Ruhle A. Holland -1% 96% Strikeout
t6 4-0 1 -23 O HOU T. Scott A. Holland -2% 94% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 4-0 2 -23 O HOU J. Pittman A. Holland -1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b6 0-4 0 --- O SFG J. Morgan V. Ruhle 2% 94% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 0-4 1 --- SFG E. Cabell V. Ruhle -3% 91% Double to LF
b6 0-4 1 -2- R SFG J. Clark V. Ruhle -5% 86% Single to CF; Cabell Scores
b6 1-4 1 1-- RR SFG D. Evans V. Ruhle -19% 67% Home Run; Clark Scores
b6 3-4 1 --- O SFG L. Herndon V. Ruhle 3% 70% Flyball: 2B
b6 3-4 2 --- R SFG J. Martin V. Ruhle -21% 48% Home Run
Joe Sambito replaces Vern Ruhle pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-4 2 --- O SFG M. May J. Sambito 2% 50% Lineout: 2B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 4.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Giants' Al Holland facing 3-4-5
t7 4-4 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno A. Holland -4% 46% Flyball: CF
t7 4-4 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz A. Holland -3% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 4-4 2 --- O HOU A. Howe A. Holland -2% 42% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Astros' Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
b7 4-4 0 --- SFG J. LeMaster J. Sambito -6% 36% Single to SS
b7 4-4 0 1-- O SFG A. Holland J. Sambito 2% 38% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; LeMaster to 2B
b7 4-4 1 -2- SFG J. Morgan J. Sambito -2% 36% Walk
b7 4-4 1 12- OO SFG E. Cabell J. Sambito 14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 4.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Giants' Al Holland facing 6-7-8
t8 4-4 0 --- HOU L. Pujols A. Holland 7% 57% Single to RF
Kiko Garcia pinch runs for Luis Pujols (C) batting 6th
t8 4-4 0 1-- HOU T. Puhl A. Holland 7% 64% Wild Pitch; Garcia to 2B
t8 4-4 0 -2- O HOU T. Puhl A. Holland -0% 64% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Garcia to 3B
Greg Minton replaces Al Holland pitching and batting 9th
Harry Spilman pinch hits for Dickie Thon (SS) batting 8th
t8 4-4 1 --3 HOU H. Spilman G. Minton 2% 65% Walk
Denny Walling pinch hits for Joe Sambito (P) batting 9th
t8 4-4 1 1-3 R HOU D. Walling G. Minton 15% 80% Single to LF; Garcia Scores; Spilman to 2B
t8 5-4 1 12- O HOU T. Scott G. Minton -3% 77% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Spilman to 3B
t8 5-4 2 1-3 O HOU J. Pittman G. Minton -4% 73% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Dave Smith facing 3-4-5
Dave Smith replaces Denny Walling (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Alan Ashby replaces Harry Spilman (PH) playing C batting 8th
Kiko Garcia moves from PR to SS
b8 4-5 0 --- O SFG J. Clark D. Smith 6% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-5 1 --- O SFG D. Evans D. Smith 4% 83% Flyball: CF
b8 4-5 2 --- O SFG L. Herndon D. Smith 3% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Giants' Greg Minton facing 3-4-5
t9 5-4 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno G. Minton -1% 84% Flyball: LF
t9 5-4 1 --- O HOU J. Cruz G. Minton -1% 83% Flyball: CF
t9 5-4 2 --- O HOU A. Howe G. Minton -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Billy Smith facing 6-7-8
Billy Smith replaces Dave Smith pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-5 0 --- SFG J. Martin B. Smith -13% 69% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b9 4-5 0 1-- O SFG M. May B. Smith 5% 74% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Martin to 2B
Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster (SS) batting 8th
b9 4-5 1 -2- O SFG J. Wohlford B. Smith 13% 87% Strikeout
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Greg Minton (P) batting 9th
b9 4-5 2 -2- O SFG D. Bergman B. Smith 13% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4.

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