Final
CHC 1 — HOU 6
5/16/1981 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU198105160
Complete available game record for CHC at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan De Jesus | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Strain | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Durham | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Henderson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Art Howe | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Dillard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scot Thompson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Ashby | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Reitz | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Landestoy | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Blackwell | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Morales | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Ryan | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Martz | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lee Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Cruz | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Tracy | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Capilla | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Woods | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Martz | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Nolan Ryan | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Doug Capilla | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Sambito | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Lee Smith | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Ken Kravec | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Martz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan De Jesus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Reitz | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Durham | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Henderson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Strain | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Scot Thompson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Capilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kravec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Blackwell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Woods | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Heep | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Art Howe | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rafael Landestoy | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Puhl | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Reynolds | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Ryan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sambito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denny Walling | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denny Walling | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Ashby | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→0 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/G.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | T8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 341/G.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→1 | E3/G.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H(UR) | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.B-2(E7) | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 43.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S3/G3S.3-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 31 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | S9 | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 1–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 63 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | T9.2-H;1-H | 1–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K/C | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D7 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | NP | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | W | 1–3 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 8/P | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S9.1-3 | 1–3 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 46(1)/FO | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 6/P | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 8 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S9.1-2 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 54(1)/FO.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9/SF.3-H;2-3 | 1–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | T9.3-H;1-H | 1–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9 | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 1–6 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 1–6 |