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Candlestick Park, Attendance: 16,824 |
Sunday, September 20, 1981 Time of Game: 3:04 |
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Astros
7
54-43
Won 2
3rd, 5 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Astros 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 16 0
Giants 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
W: Nolan Ryan (9-5), L: Gary Lavelle (0-6) |
Giants
3
48-50
Lost 2
4th, 11½ GB
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Batting Stats
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details D Thon 3B 6 1 2 0 0 0 .232 .600 1 3 P Garner 2B 6 0 2 0 0 0 .254 .641 2 4 SB T Scott CF 5 2 4 1 1 0 .273 .683 4 0 HR,2B,SB J Cruz LF 3 2 1 1 2 1 .261 .729 1 0 A Howe 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .314 .810 9 0 G Woods RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .559 0 0 T Puhl PH-RF 3 1 2 2 2 0 .256 .689 0 0 2B,IW K Garcia SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 .273 .667 2 5 L Pujols C 5 0 2 2 0 0 .234 .605 8 0 N Ryan P 5 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .432 0 0 Totals 42 7 16 0 6 4 27 12
Batting Events
2B: T Puhl (17, off A Ripley); T Scott (16, off G Lavelle).
HR: T Scott (4, off A Holland; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: T Puhl (4, by F Breining).
TB: T Scott 8; T Puhl 3; A Howe 2; L Pujols 2; P Garner 2; D Thon 2; J Cruz; K Garcia.
RBI: T Puhl 2 (26); L Pujols 2 (13); K Garcia (14); J Cruz (52); T Scott (37).
2-out RBI: L Pujols 2.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 5 for 20.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. D Thon-P Garner-A Howe; K Garcia-A Howe.
Baserunning Events
SB: P Garner (8, 2nd base off A Ripley/M May); T Scott (15, 2nd base off F Breining/M May).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Morgan 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .241 .742 3 0 E Cabell 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .251 .587 6 1 J Clark RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .797 3 1 GDP D Evans 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .246 .749 1 3 L Herndon LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .282 .722 1 0 SF J Leonard CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 .265 .730 3 0 M May C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 .750 4 1 J LeMaster SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .604 4 3 GDP D Bergman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .731 0 0 G Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .944 0 0 A Ripley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .267 0 0 F Breining P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0 B Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .519 0 0 A Holland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .347 1 0 M Venable PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .421 0 0 B Tufts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 J Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .656 0 0 Totals 31 3 7 0 4 8 27 9
Batting Events
SF: L Herndon (3, off N Ryan).
TB: E Cabell 2; J Leonard 2; J Clark; M May; L Herndon.
GIDP: J LeMaster (9); J Clark (11).
RBI: J Leonard 2 (20); L Herndon (32).
2-out RBI: J Leonard 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
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 N Ryan, W (9-5) 9 7 3 3 4 8 0 1.85 36 - · · 12· 5· 0· 7 65 - 1.04 0.09 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 8 0 36 - · · 12· 5· 0· 7 -
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 G Lavelle, L (0-6) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 0 4.23 5 - · · 0· 1· 0· 3 28 - 1.27 -0.20 A Ripley 1.2 6 1 1 1 2 0 4.07 12 - · · 0· 3· 0· 6 3-3 1.31 -0.30 F Breining 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.95 11 - · · 1· 8· 3· 0 2-0 0.97 0.19 A Holland 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 2.52 10 - · · 3· 2· 0· 3 0-0 0.49 -0.11 B Tufts 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 2.45 10 - · · 3· 1· 0· 4 0-0 0.16 0.01 Totals 9 16 7 7 6 4 1 48 - · · 7·15· 3·16 5-3
A Ripley faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: N Ryan 2 (14); A Ripley (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: F Breining (7; T Puhl).
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - John McSherry, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Paul Pryor.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 16,824.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Dickie Thon 3B 1. Joe Morgan 2B 2. Phil Garner 2B 2. Enos Cabell 1B 3. Tony Scott CF 3. Jack Clark RF 4. Jose Cruz LF 4. Darrell Evans 3B 5. Art Howe 1B 5. Larry Herndon LF 6. Gary Woods RF 6. Jeffrey Leonard CF 7. Kiko Garcia SS 7. Milt May C 8. Luis Pujols C 8. Johnnie LeMaster SS 9. Nolan Ryan P 9. Gary Lavelle P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b1 | 2 | -23 | RR | -16% | 59% | 1-4 | SFG | J. Leonard | N. Ryan | Single to RF; Clark Scores; Evans Scores | |
| t1 | 2 | 123 | RR | 13% | 85% | 2-0 | HOU | L. Pujols | A. Ripley | Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Howe Scores; Puhl to 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | 9% | 59% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Scott | G. Lavelle | Double to LF; Thon to 3B | ||
| t6 | 1 | --- | R | 9% | 88% | 5-3 | HOU | T. Scott | A. Holland | Home Run | |
| t1 | 1 | 123 | R | 8% | 78% | 1-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | A. Ripley | Walk; Scott Scores; Cruz to 3B; Howe to 2B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | 4% | 54% | 0-0 | HOU | D. Thon | G. Lavelle | Single to CF | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | HOU | P. Garner | G. Lavelle | Flyball: CF | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | 9% | 59% | 0-0 | HOU | T. Scott | G. Lavelle | Double to LF; Thon to 3B | ||
| t1 | 1 | -23 | R | 8% | 67% | 0-0 | HOU | J. Cruz | G. Lavelle | Single to RF; Thon Scores; Scott to 3B | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-3 | 3% | 70% | 1-0 | HOU | A. Howe | G. Lavelle | Walk; Cruz to 2B | ||
| Allen Ripley replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 9th; Terry Puhl pinch hits for Gary Woods (RF) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| t1 | 1 | 123 | R | 8% | 78% | 1-0 | HOU | T. Puhl | A. Ripley | Walk; Scott Scores; Cruz to 3B; Howe to 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | 123 | O | -5% | 73% | 2-0 | HOU | K. Garcia | A. Ripley | Flyball: SS | |
| t1 | 2 | 123 | RR | 13% | 85% | 2-0 | HOU | L. Pujols | A. Ripley | Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Howe Scores; Puhl to 2B | |
| t1 | 2 | 12- | O | -2% | 84% | 4-0 | HOU | N. Ryan | A. Ripley | Strikeout | |
| 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Terry Puhl moves from PH to RF | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | -3% | 81% | 0-4 | SFG | J. Morgan | N. Ryan | Walk | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | -5% | 76% | 0-4 | SFG | E. Cabell | N. Ryan | Single to 3B; Morgan to 2B | ||
| b1 | 0 | 12- | O | 5% | 80% | 0-4 | SFG | J. Clark | N. Ryan | Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Cabell to 2B | |
| b1 | 1 | 12- | -4% | 77% | 0-4 | SFG | D. Evans | N. Ryan | Wild Pitch; Cabell to 3B; Clark to 2B | ||
| b1 | 1 | -23 | -2% | 75% | 0-4 | SFG | D. Evans | N. Ryan | Walk | ||
| b1 | 1 | 123 | RO | 0% | 75% | 0-4 | SFG | L. Herndon | N. Ryan | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cabell Scores; Clark to 3B; Evans to 2B | |
| b1 | 2 | -23 | RR | -16% | 59% | 1-4 | SFG | J. Leonard | N. Ryan | Single to RF; Clark Scores; Evans Scores | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 62% | 3-4 | SFG | M. May | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Giants' Allen Ripley facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 60% | 4-3 | HOU | D. Thon | A. Ripley | Flyball: LF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | 2% | 62% | 4-3 | HOU | P. Garner | A. Ripley | Single to CF | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | 2% | 64% | 4-3 | HOU | T. Scott | A. Ripley | Garner Steals 2B | ||
| t2 | 1 | -2- | 5% | 68% | 4-3 | HOU | T. Scott | A. Ripley | Single to LF; Garner to 3B | ||
| t2 | 1 | 1-3 | O | -6% | 62% | 4-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | A. Ripley | Strikeout Looking | |
| t2 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -4% | 58% | 4-3 | HOU | A. Howe | A. Ripley | Flyball: SS | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 60% | 3-4 | SFG | J. LeMaster | N. Ryan | Flyball: CF | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 62% | 3-4 | SFG | A. Ripley | N. Ryan | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | -1% | 60% | 3-4 | SFG | J. Morgan | N. Ryan | Walk | ||
| b2 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 63% | 3-4 | SFG | E. Cabell | N. Ryan | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Giants' Allen Ripley facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | 6% | 69% | 4-3 | HOU | T. Puhl | A. Ripley | Double to LF | ||
| t3 | 0 | -2- | R | 7% | 76% | 4-3 | HOU | K. Garcia | A. Ripley | Single to RF; Puhl Scores | |
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | 4% | 80% | 5-3 | HOU | L. Pujols | A. Ripley | Single to LF; Garcia to 2B | ||
| t3 | 0 | 12- | 3% | 83% | 5-3 | HOU | N. Ryan | A. Ripley | Wild Pitch; Garcia to 3B | ||
| Fred Breining replaces Allen Ripley pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | 1-3 | O | -4% | 79% | 5-3 | HOU | N. Ryan | F. Breining | Flyball: P | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-3 | O | -5% | 74% | 5-3 | HOU | D. Thon | F. Breining | Lineout: 3B | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -3% | 70% | 5-3 | HOU | P. Garner | F. Breining | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 73% | 3-5 | SFG | J. Clark | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 75% | 3-5 | SFG | D. Evans | N. Ryan | Flyball: CF | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 75% | 3-5 | SFG | L. Herndon | N. Ryan | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Giants' Fred Breining facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | 3% | 78% | 5-3 | HOU | T. Scott | F. Breining | Walk | ||
| t4 | 0 | 1-- | 2% | 80% | 5-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | F. Breining | Scott Steals 2B | ||
| t4 | 0 | -2- | O | -3% | 77% | 5-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | F. Breining | Flyball: SS | |
| t4 | 1 | -2- | O | -2% | 75% | 5-3 | HOU | A. Howe | F. Breining | Flyball: RF | |
| t4 | 2 | -2- | 1% | 75% | 5-3 | HOU | T. Puhl | F. Breining | Intentional Walk | ||
| t4 | 2 | 12- | O | -3% | 72% | 5-3 | HOU | K. Garcia | F. Breining | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | -5% | 67% | 3-5 | SFG | J. Leonard | N. Ryan | Single to LF | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | O | 4% | 72% | 3-5 | SFG | M. May | N. Ryan | Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 6% | 78% | 3-5 | SFG | J. LeMaster | N. Ryan | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Giants' Fred Breining facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 76% | 5-3 | HOU | L. Pujols | F. Breining | Lineout: SS | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 75% | 5-3 | HOU | N. Ryan | F. Breining | Lineout: RF-1B (Short RF) | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 75% | 5-3 | HOU | D. Thon | F. Breining | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Billy Smith pinch hits for Fred Breining (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 78% | 3-5 | SFG | B. Smith | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 79% | 3-5 | SFG | J. Morgan | N. Ryan | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 81% | 3-5 | SFG | E. Cabell | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Giants' Al Holland facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Al Holland replaces Billy Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 79% | 5-3 | HOU | P. Garner | A. Holland | Flyball: RF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | R | 9% | 88% | 5-3 | HOU | T. Scott | A. Holland | Home Run | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | 1% | 89% | 6-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | A. Holland | Walk | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | 3% | 92% | 6-3 | HOU | A. Howe | A. Holland | Single to RF; Cruz to 3B | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-3 | R | 3% | 95% | 6-3 | HOU | T. Puhl | A. Holland | Single to P; Cruz Scores; Howe to 2B | |
| t6 | 1 | 12- | O | -1% | 94% | 7-3 | HOU | K. Garcia | A. Holland | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 2 | 12- | O | -1% | 93% | 7-3 | HOU | L. Pujols | A. Holland | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | -3% | 90% | 3-7 | SFG | J. Clark | N. Ryan | Single to LF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | -1% | 88% | 3-7 | SFG | D. Evans | N. Ryan | Wild Pitch; Clark to 2B | ||
| b6 | 0 | -2- | O | 3% | 91% | 3-7 | SFG | D. Evans | N. Ryan | Flyball: LF | |
| b6 | 1 | -2- | -2% | 89% | 3-7 | SFG | L. Herndon | N. Ryan | Walk | ||
| b6 | 1 | 12- | O | 3% | 93% | 3-7 | SFG | J. Leonard | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | 3% | 95% | 3-7 | SFG | M. May | N. Ryan | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Giants' Al Holland facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 7-3 | HOU | N. Ryan | A. Holland | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 7-3 | HOU | D. Thon | A. Holland | Flyball: CF | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 7-3 | HOU | P. Garner | A. Holland | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 96% | 3-7 | SFG | J. LeMaster | N. Ryan | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| Max Venable pinch hits for Al Holland (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 3-7 | SFG | M. Venable | N. Ryan | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 97% | 3-7 | SFG | J. Morgan | N. Ryan | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Giants' Bob Tufts facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Bob Tufts replaces Max Venable (PH) pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 0% | 98% | 7-3 | HOU | T. Scott | B. Tufts | Single to CF | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | O | -0% | 97% | 7-3 | HOU | J. Cruz | B. Tufts | Walk; Scott out at 2B/C-2B | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | 0% | 98% | 7-3 | HOU | A. Howe | B. Tufts | Single to LF; Cruz to 2B | ||
| t8 | 1 | 12- | O | -1% | 97% | 7-3 | HOU | T. Puhl | B. Tufts | Flyball: RF | |
| t8 | 2 | 12- | O | -0% | 97% | 7-3 | HOU | K. Garcia | B. Tufts | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | -2% | 94% | 3-7 | SFG | E. Cabell | N. Ryan | Single to CF | ||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 4% | 99% | 3-7 | SFG | J. Clark | N. Ryan | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 99% | 3-7 | SFG | D. Evans | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Giants' Bob Tufts facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 7-3 | HOU | L. Pujols | B. Tufts | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 99% | 7-3 | HOU | N. Ryan | B. Tufts | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | 0% | 99% | 7-3 | HOU | D. Thon | B. Tufts | Single to CF | ||
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 99% | 7-3 | HOU | P. Garner | B. Tufts | Single to SS; Thon to 2B | ||
| t9 | 2 | 12- | O | -0% | 99% | 7-3 | HOU | T. Scott | B. Tufts | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | -2% | 97% | 3-7 | SFG | L. Herndon | N. Ryan | Single to LF | ||
| b9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 99% | 3-7 | SFG | J. Leonard | N. Ryan | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| b9 | 1 | 1-- | -3% | 96% | 3-7 | SFG | M. May | N. Ryan | Single to RF; Leonard to 3B | ||
| Dave Bergman pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster (SS) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 1 | 1-3 | O | 3% | 99% | 3-7 | SFG | D. Bergman | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| Jerry Martin pinch hits for Bob Tufts (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 1% | 100% | 3-7 | SFG | J. Martin | N. Ryan | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 3. | |||||||||||
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